Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-03
STORMS.
Two Persons Killed by Lightning in
Holly Springs-A Tornado Passing
Through Indiana and Ohio
Destr Oys Great Deal
Of Property.
Philadelphia Flooded by Heavy Rain
Illinois and Iowa, Visited by Wind,
Rain and Lightning Lose Much
in Houses and CrOps-SeV-
eral Persons Injured.
Two Persons Killed by Lightning at
Holly Springs.

Two Persons Killed by Lightnin. at
Holly Springs.
Special to the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS, August Dur
ing a heavy rain-storm here this afternoon,
James Briggs, a lad aged sixteen, and Louisa
Malci, aged fourteen, while in their respect
i've homes, in the suburbs of this place, were
struck by lightning and instantly killed. A
streak entered the telegraph Office, and spent
its force in the brick wall back of the switch.
Several persons were stunned in different
parts of the town during the storm.
Tornado In Indiana and Ohio.
CINCINNATI, August q dvices from
southeastern Indiana state that tornado
swept through that country yesterday, dam
aging crops and buildings quite seriously.
At Liberty a Methodist church was badly
damaged, and the residence of ]. NJ. Darco
partially burned. AT Eaton, Ohio, the corn
wgs hattened out over large area, and
vicinity of the orchards. Reports of the same
tenor were also received from Greenville,
West Alexandra, and Rushville, Ohio.
Fr5ghtfuI storm in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, August 1.-Two heavy
rain storms, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, swept over the city this evening,
doing considerable damage to the exposition
the roof of Wannamakers establishment
fell under the weight of water. but only one
salesman was slightly injured. Cellars were
flooded on a level with the street in many
cases. doing immense damage to goods
Culverts were choked, trees blown down, and
roofs demolished.
Disasters by storm and Lightning.
DEsMoINEs, Ia, August 2.-Warren Coop
er, brother to the postmaster at Winters,
lla1 NV toh
terday, while stacking hay. His companion,
MIR. Hildebrand, was severely stunned. Two
horses were killed, and the stack set on fire.
The ampitheater and Judges stand at the
fair grounds at WInterset were totally de-
stroyed by the storm last night Other dam
ages, but generally of trifiing character, are
reported from along the rlver. The severity
of the storm was very unusual, and some
fears are entertained OF damage to the crops.
At Various Points in Illinois.
CHICAGO, August "A telegram from
central Illinois states that Wednesday
nights storm did considerable damage to the
crops and barns. In Clinton and vicinity the
loss is estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
The storm was less destructive but unusually
violent in Champaign, Havana, Springfield,
Bloomington, Decatur and Tuscola. At Pc
kin the loss is twenty thousand.
Terrific wind and Rain storm in South
ern Indiana.
LOUISVILLE, August 2-The Netos has in
telhgence of a most terrific wind and rain
storm that visited large portion of southern
Indiana yesterday afternoon, the extreme
southern edge reaching within about ten
miles of this city. A gentleman who was at
Bloomington, Indiana, informs US that very
large quantity of fine timber was blown
down, fences Frustrated, barns leveled or
unroofed, and many buildings damaged
The growing corn was torn up, twisted off,
or laid fiat on the ground, many hundreds of
acres being destroyed. On the line of the Ohio
and Mississippi railroad, from Lexington
northward much damage was done to crops,
fences and forests. The rain poured down In
broad sheets, fairly flooding the entire coun-
try and swelling the streams to an I'M
usual hight, washing away fences
aud grain-stacks, and sweeping off acres Of
corn. The track of the storm was very wide,
extending half across the State of Indiana.
Passengers by the Jacksonville, Madison
and Indianapolis railroad reportit very heavy
in western Indiana and Illinois, and quite as
| destructive as IN southern Indiana. 1t ex-
tended into western Ohio, where much dam
age was done.
storm in Kansas.
TOPEKA, August "A heavy wind and
ram storm, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, visited this section of country early
| this Morning and II Ia tho1 obi has injured