The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-17
SPRING STORMS.
Disastrous Results Of Yesterdays Blow.
Special to the Star.

DAYTON, O., April 17.-The wind-storm
yesterday did much damage. North of
Dayto the tobacco shed of a farmer named
Weaver was caught up and demolished.
Mr.. George X. Mumma and family we're re-
turning from the city in covered wagon,
when they were struck by the wind.
The wagon was capsized and the top torn
of. None of the party were hurt, but the
horse ran of.
At Snyder's mills, south of Dayton, cy-
clone passed over, tearing up trees fences
and sheds in the same manner, and doing
general damage.
HopK1NsvILLE, April 17.-Our city has
been visited BY a severe storm and con-
siderable damage was sustained. The Henry
Block, corner of Main and Nashville streets,
was badly damaged, a portion of the wall
being blown down and nsarl y all the roof
blown off.
A part of the building is occupied as an
undertaker's establishment and coffins
were hurled from the second story to the
pavements. Jessup & Nelson's warehouse
was also partly unroofed, and the Meth.
odist Church slightly damaged. The roof
of the female department of the Western
Lunatic Asylum was blown of. The hall
occupied by the Knights of Honor and the
Knights of Pythias was unroofed.
J. F. Corder of Louisville, who was struck
by falling. brick. is the only person in the
city who received any bodily injury. Gal.
bert's mill and house in the country were
blown down. A lady was killed by the
falling of the house. but her little infant,
which was in her arms at the time, was un-
injured.
SPRING LAKE, KY, April ia very de-
srructive raip-storm visited these parts last
night, doing considerable damage
to farmers. A large oak tree
blew down on stable in which
a horse was standing the property of Andy
McCandies, smashing the roof in and kill
ing the horse. James Mcdaniel, who lives
| lhree miles north Of here, had his barn
blown down.
National Associated Press to the Star.
| WHEELING, w. Va, April 1.-THE wind
here Yesterday unroofed several foundries
and did much damage.
MuKroRDsvILLE, KY, April 17.-Poyntel
& Co.'S mill. Taylor's photograph gallery
and part of Mckay u Bailey's store were
destroyed by the wind storm at Horse Cave
yesterday.
LEBANON, O., April 17.-The Lebanon
House was unrooted and much damage
done by the wind here yesterday.
PRINCETON. KY, Aprl 17.-R. B. Rattiffe'.
valuable barn, worth 10,000, was totally
demolished. Work at the Big Spring -four.
ing mill is suspended on account of the
snokestack having been blown down. The
tin roof covering Princeton College, wa.
blown up into coils. The tin roof on thu
new Methodist Church was blown Off Al
Ferdonanda dwelling-house was blown
down and the eyes of child put out by
the falling timber. Three fine horses of j
E. Orders farm, Of the same place, were
killed at Crofton. A great deal of stocl
was killed, and a woman named Mrs
Stephens was killed by falling dwelling
CANAL DOVER, April 17.-Half the larg,
roling-mll IL was blown down, damaging il
to the extent of several thousand dollars
The fences and buildings OF the Tuscarawa'
County Agricultural Society was demol
ished.
PORTSMOUTH, O., April 17.--Damarin 4
Co. 8 building and other houses here wer'
damaged 81, 900 by the storm.
DELAWARE, O., April 1.-THE wind yes
terday blew down trees, fences and the tir
roof completely off Burr & Humphrey
hardware store, and Mrs. G. G. Chamber
lain's dwelling, on North Sandusky street
damaging it to the extent of $40O.
RAvENNA. April ia violent wind, ap
preaching hurricane, yesterday after
noon partly unroofed Reeds Opera-house
damaging the building to the amount o
$500.
OBERLIN, April IA very eavy wind
storm passed over Oberlin Yesterday, ant
completely wrecked Joe Newhall's resi-
dence and barn owned by A. Hart, and
played havoc with Coles lumber.yard.
SAN FRAFcrsco, April 1.-THE storm
which prevailed throughout the State 70
several days has been the severest evel
known on the line Of the Central Pacific
Through the mountains snow-sheds wert
broken down between Emigrant Gap ant