Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-15
WIND AND RAIN.
VIOLENT STORM IN THE NORTHWEST,
Great Destruction Of Property - Church
Demolished at Cairo-HOuses Un-
rooted, Fences, Bridges and
Telegraph Lines Frustrated.
Indiana.

TERRE HAUTE, November l4.-A vio-
lent storm OF wind and rain prevailed
here this morning, few miles south OF
this city. Mr.. Blacksome's barn was de-
molished, horse and mule killed, and
two valuable carriages crushed. The
slate Ioof on his house was blown off
and the Honey Greek bridge destroyed.
The gale did great damage to the trees
and fences at Hon. r. w. Thompson's
Spring Hill home, and the Farmers Inn
in the vicinity suffered considerable loss.
Tie Wabash has begun to rise,
much rain having fallen lately.
Illinois.
CAIRO, November IA tornado, ac-
companied by hail and heavy rain,
struck the city at l O'Clock this after
noon, demolishing the African NJ. +.
Church, on Eighteenth street, and Brad
ley's Colored Baptist Church, on Fiji
teenth street, and partially unrOofng the
Custom House and several small cot
tages in the northern part of the city.
Alice Morris, aged IL, was blown
through the door of a hub factory to the
ground and killed.
Ohio.
CINcINNATI, November IA high
wind from the south and southwest pre-
vailed all forenoon. Showers fell in the
morning and at noon. Late in the al
teanoon a steady rain began, and at
hali-past 10 o'clock 6-l00 inches had
fallen. Reports from Indiana and Ohio
sho that at Paola and Princeton, Ind,
the wind amounted TO a tornado, un-
roofing houses and blowing down fences.
At Paola, two houses were blown down.
In Ohio the reports show that at Ham,
ilton, about noon, severe wind storm
blew down the steeple OF church and
did other damage.
Specials to the Commercial say that at
Troy. o., the storm came about IL
O'Clock A. NJ, and blew down miles OF
fences. A buggy, in which Il gentleman
was driving into town, was caught by
the wind and blown into fence cor
ner, doing slight injury to the occupant.
At Urbana the wind was violent, but
no lives were lost. At Mount Vernon
the storm came about noon and lasted
only about ten minutes, but blew down
Bryant's livery stables, f.. Miller's resi-
dence. Earrings saw mill, and injured
two railroad bridges. The telegraph
lines have been prostrated in almost
eveay direction, and communication
with the northwest especially, have
been difficult all day.
Kentuckey.
PAUUCAA, November l4.--A heavy
storm passed over this city at o'clock
and was accompanied by heavy thun-
der, lightning and hard wind and the
hardest rain we have had for years. The
roof of Chas Morton's dry goods store
was blown off and his stock OF goods
damaged. One-third OF the iron roof OF
the round house OF the Z. 4 W. road
was blown of. The belry of the
University, near the depot, was blown
down, which SO alarmed the young
ladies' that they rushed pellmell out OF
the building into the drenching rain.
Fences and trees were blown down and
there were slight injuries 10 a number
OF buildings. The steamer Hattie Bliss
was caught i'm the storm when nearly in
front OF the city and blown to the ferry
landing on the Illinois shore. She had
a barge with 800 sacks OF wheat for this
city. The amount of damage sustained
by her cannot be ascertained. No other
damage was done on the river.