Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-07-07
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During the heaving wind storm to-day
William Hesket, aged fifty years, was
instantly killed near Painteld, ten miles
south of here. by tree falling upon
him. His mangled body was found a
short distance from his home near the
harvest field in which he was working
when the storm came up.
CINCINNATI AND OTHER POINTS.
Special dispatches tonight show that
a heavy wind and rain storm prevailed
over a large portion of Ohio to-day. At
Springfield the storm came at in the
morning. Among the losses there were
a portion of the fair ground buildings.
A carpenter on ladder on a new house
was blown to the ground and suffered
fatal injuries. At Columbus the roof of
a car works factory was blown off, and
the east end of the building blown down.
The Panhandle round house, and the
scraper works were also badly damaged.
Adviees from points in the northwest
ern part of the state tell the same story
of destruction to roofs, trees, fences and
crops. At Lancaster the damage is
very severe in the south part of the city.
The freight depot of the Muskingum
Valley railroad had the roof blown off
and part of the wall blown in. The
roof and one side of the round, house of
the same road, was also blown off. The
whole top of the large building of the
lfoo ofr II
pany was torn off and part Of the wall
blown in. A large frame buildinf of
Michael O'Gara, inst under roof, was
completely wrecked. At Marietta nine
little girls swimming in Il .AOating bath
narrowly escaped drowning, the bath
houses being blown to pieces. Many
houses and barns in the country were
unroofed. The storm was very severe
in New Lexington, Perry county. 1t is
impossible to estimate the damage, but
the points indicated show that wide
belt of covntry across the state Ias been
visited by storm more or less severe
No loss of life is reported, except as
above.
AT PITTSBURGH.
F.. About noon to-day one of the most
terrific tornadoes accompanied by thun-
der, tightening and rain that ever visit
ed Pittsburgh passed over the hill dis
trict, including the thirteenth and four
teenth wards. The wind seemed to
come from the northwest, and uprOoted
trees, blew down several houses and
stables, and carried away several fences.
The only casualty so far reported is that
of Jacob Schuster, a butcher, who was
driving in wagon when he was struck
by lightning and knocked insensible.
AT sTEUBENvILLE.
One of the severest storms Of the sea-
son passed over this city about II o'clock.
About two-thirds Of the roof on the
Jefferson nail works was carried away.
Ninety men were at work in the mill at
the time, but fortunately no one was
injured.
AT CAMBRIDGE.
The wind storm arrived here about 9
o'clock this morning. The weather Yane
of the Union school-house and one of
the chimneys were blown off. The wind
was followed by rain.
Commissioner LOclfary came in from
Knox Township this evening. He re-
ports great damage to the wheat along
the road. 1t was regular cyclone in
some respects. Whole forests of large
oak trees were leyeled or torn up by the
roots. The wind seemed to strike with
a terrific and destructive force hereto
fore unknown in this part. Great damage
was done to timber and crops.
The storm was most severe in the
western tiers of the townships of Guern-
sey County. Many of the roads were
closed by the fallen timber. Narrow
are reported by persons travel
ing, who we're obliged to tie their horses
and hold their vehicles on the road. For
a distance of fifteen miles east, the Ma
tional road was strewn by limbs from
the adjacent forest and shade trees, and
in places whole fields of wheat shocks
were scattered.