The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-26
YESTERDAYS STORM.
Casualties and Damages

Last evening, about O'Clock, the
storm which had yesterday been raging,
as was seen in our telegraphic columns,
in the Northern and Western States,
reached this city. 1t came with blind
ing cloud of dust, vivid lightning and
deafening thunder, followed by deluge
of rain,
The hurricane snapped trees in twain,
unroofed houses, carried off signs and
shutters, and played havoc in general.
The following are the particulars OF the
storms devastation:
Two men were engaged in securing
the cornice OF house at the foot OF Lib
erty street, when the raging wind came
along, and tearing off the roof threw
named Stephen Forderer, was swept
away with the ruins, and struck with
his head on the sidewalk. He was taken
to his home, No. IT Sherman avenue,
where he died about two hours after
ward.
An old lady named Hausman, walk
| ing along on Sixth street, near Plum,
was bodily picked up, whirled through
| the air, and then dashed to The ground.
| She suffered fracture of one OF her
arms.
In Columbia new frame building COL
lapsed beneath the force OF the storm,
and buried some OF the workmen. One
Of them, named Burgess, had his ribs
broken.
A portion of the roofs of the Indianap-
oils u Cincinnati shops was lifted.
Some OF the temporary trestles of the
| ri N Rui RpiI
were, blown out OF place, but not enough
| to WORK serious damage,
| The wind carried off the roof of the
baseball building, and dumped it in a
bGan-paLch near by. The building is in
sured.
| AT Spring Grove maple trees were
broken of in numOers and sped through
tue air threatening everything WlLh
ruin.
The same thing was done in Cummins-
vile with The trees. Here the roof of Il
small house on Colerain Pike near Blue
ROCK street, was lifted off and blown
away.
The windows of Lutz's grocery, on
Elm and McMicken avenue, were
broken by Il torn down tree.
| A house near East End Garden re.
ceiVe, slight stroke VI lightning, but
none oil the inmates were injured.
| A tree was blown down ON the corner
OF Freeman and Everett streets; one in
front oil the school, -house ON Findlay
street, and three on Race street, be.
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
One was Knocked down on Vine and
Il cen streets, and IA large one acros :
the Cathedral fence, on Eighth anu Plum
streets. Oue was LuroWn across IAm!l.
ton Road, near WOol street, and its
branches smashed IN the windows of a
drug store.
A lamr-pOst was wrecked at the cor.
ner of Dayton aud Whitman streets.
The iron frame aHd windows OF DR..
R:um's drug store, on Filth and Broad
way, were pressed III and broken.
| The pavement on Vine near Liberty
street caved in under the deluge of wat
Ell that swept oYerlt.
AT the southwest corner of Ninth and
John streets, a cellar was flooded, the
sidewalk caYed I'D, aud the house was
made so insecure that the family moved
out.
large number of glass was bro
ken at the Bellevue House.
| The lightning did some trifling DAM
age to Mr.. MollenkamVs house al Main
aud Mulberry streets.
| IN Chiffon the j8hthlug blasted sever
al irnlt trtes, especially on the premises 5
| OF MI. Andrews, and trees were blown
down i'll every direction throughout tuaL
yillage.
A "gW, unoccupied house, belonging
to Nj. Paul A4oDarry, ou Columbia ave-
nue., near Cruwhsn Creek, was blown
Gown. Mr.. Mooarry was III Inc house
at the time, but Was not injured.
house ON l,OU AZ ink ,,o.,r .no
Strcet-car stables, III Penuieton, was
struck by lightning. Tue chimney was
Knocked down and large hole Knocked
nto tue roof.
One ol the trees in the Eas -and Gar.
den Iell while picnic party was ON Inc
grounus, but lucGily NO one was ill.,
ljured.
The hre-alarm bell in Pendleton was
| sounded no less than one hundred and
hiteen times uuIing tue storm, owing 70
lle llSntElng Striking the Wlres