The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
LIVES LOST IN TIE STORM.
A TORNlDd sWEErING OrER CENTRAx
INDIANA IND OlIfO.
Houses Lifted Trom Their Foundations anA
Spiintercd Five Members OF Family
KILLED -Shurchc. blown 90 the Ground.

spiintercd Five Members OF Family
htned-Churches Blown 10 the Ground.
CINCfNNATI, July 2.-Thc storm Of wind
and rain Of Saturday night last was even more
dcstru tive Of life and property than the pro-
vous one. It's path seems TO have been through
the country in Indiana and Ohio. lying "a littls
south of the centre Of the States AT Wnvcrley.
johnson county. Indiana. at about O'Clock NJ
night the storm stru k tho residence Of George
Drcssler. blowing II entirely away, md leaving
fruit cans in tho cellar undisturbod. Drcsslcr
was found near by with his feet laccratrd and
his chest badly injured. Ills wife and two chill
dren were killed. Another child. aged twelve
years. died yesterday. while fourth child. nine
years old, received u bad alp wound aud had
ITS ankle dislOtatcd, and is not cXpcctcd 10 re-
cover.
Tno residence Of james Armstrong was nearly
h"Wn down; one child was gu d gnl another
has s.n'O died. Near st. Paul, Int. barns,
dwellings,. "A church anl 5 ,hool house wore en-
urely destroyed. Michael 'hcsli h was killed:
Mrs. Richer was intllly Injured; {. Jupp 'nlais
int rnally injured; and John Lewis had his
collar bone broken. AT jolly. lni. ..n now church
was torn To pieces The farmers lOse heavily.
Many cattle were Killed. fences lfvuled. and
burns and outhousos destroyed Corn wn ~
high. WIS literally torn 10 shrrds and ploug ghcd
ground carried away. The storm wis quartz 4
To han "A mile IN width. train eastward hound
tornado near knightstown. and n tree fell "a ross
the forward end OF the postal cur crushing il,
hut hoihS no Othtr uullusc, US tno tfdln was
moving slowly.
LEBANoS, N H.. July "A heavy thunder-
storm yesterday covered the Northc I'm Railroad
for some distance with earth ~ Il depth of from
Is to "a lnches. A large force OF latorers are
clearing the track.
LOWELL. July 2.-Jamcs T. Burnap of Dun-
stable was Killed bv lightning on SUNDAY eycn-
ins. H. was u director of the Boston. Nashua
and Acton Railroad. and had served in tn Log
Islaturr.
hoSDouT. July 2.-This place was visited yes
t'rdhy at rnpon 10y a terrlil, storm OF thunder
and lightning wind and rain, 10y wni h grrilf
u diiuuge WAS done Fences. barns and out
buildings were blown down. and sheep and
cltil" Killed. \ hOus" owned by Patrick q Brien
was Destroyed. Fart OF Man street. with q
costly wall, WAS un lermincd.
PARKsBugG. Pa. July about o'clock yes-
tnrdny afternoon roaring sound, which was
10y muny taken Tor thunler was heard. This
continued Tor Il quarter Of an hour. Then tho
storm burst IN nh It's Jury. II first siru'k tho
barn OF r. H. Young, completely dcmoshng
II; next the house Of Superintendent PiNson u
tue L. II. Railroad WIS lifted from ts founda-
ton and portions of il carried nearly mile
away. The end Of Mrs. Tutton's house was
blown out ana tnn furntur att rcd in every
direction. A house IN the cuur-" Of erection.
owned hy Vincent Rice. was destroyed also tho
house AMI barn of Samuel .hSun. Mr. jack
son was slightly wound 'd. The course Of tho
storm WAS through a thick!y populated distri1
krENE. y. II. July 2.-Tntc on Sunday after
noon 4 tornado struck the woods at Surrey,
passed through the south part of Gilsum. and
spent itself in sullivan. Twenty barns and
sheds wrre blown down. I'm q lsum chlmneys,
timber. and iruit tire were prOsiratcd.