The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-16
THUNDER STORM,
WITH HEAVY RAISASD HARD WIND,
DO Considerable Damage In Various
Sections of OhIO-RiVeFS overflow
Their RAnks-RuIldInGS DC.
StFoyed by Lightning,

CINCINNATI, May l5,-A heavy thunder
storm, accompanied by wind, hail and
rain, visited this city last evening. There
were number Of accidents by wind and
lightning, The large 6ve'story building,
No, 1870 West Fourth street, occupied by
Il. F. West 4 Co.. was struck by lightning,
and q portion oil the rear torn away and
dashed to the yard below. No one was
hurt. A frame building on Sixth street,
near the Southern railroad bridge, owned
by Wm, MearG, was struck by lightning
and slightly dsmsged, A large smoke
stack in the stone yard on Fifth street,
near Wood, was blown down, doing rou.
siderable damage and tearing down q mum.
Der Of fire alarm and police telephone
wires. On East Walnut Hills the awning
In front OF Norwood's drug store was blown
down, striking Mr. Norwood on the head
and IL jnJiDg him severely, A Tin roof oD
2. g. ElChenlaub's house, al tue corner q
Highland avenue and Goodman street,
was blown of, resulting in damsge to the
extent Of nearly 500.
The Lightning struck the ten.pin alley
in Inwood Park, setting fire to the build.
ing. Fortunately couple Of gas.flters,
who were at work III the vicinity, were
able to ex.ipguish the flames bsIoro they
had Caueed much trouble,
A couple Of trees at the Lookout House
were also struck By Lightning aud shattered
to pieces,
Reports from the interior Of the State
say that the storm was general and
severe. Several cities In Indiana and
Kentucky also suffered. Ia Champaign
county, rear the Logan county line, a
barn was blown down and scattered for
some distance.
The MaCaCheek as well as the Mad
River Valley, four miles north Of Urbans,
is flooded with water, which will effect
more or less damage to crops,
The dwelling house Of Mrs. Orats was
blown down, and Clothil g and bed equip.
ments blown in every direction. One
c 'loIed man was blown eighty fee! with.
out injury,
DAYTON, O., May 1.-THE wind storm
this afternoon did much more damage
than was first AsCertained, Not less th4n
forty houses and factories were partially
or totally unrooied and otherwise dam
aged. The dwelling houEe Of Adam
SChaniz Dayton View, was unIoOIed and
the walls partly blown dOwn. A stable
on the premises Of Oapt Stevens wGs
turned upside down and now stands on
its rOol. S,oddSId's rske factory, Farm,
eTB' Friend buiIdiDg, May street Lutheran
Church and Commercial B!rvet Chapel
were severely damaged. The wonder Is
that only one person was Injured lie was
blown Ola smuke stack and l.ll adlslSuCe
OF thirty leet, alighting on u pile OF brick.
Both shoulders we're disloCaled, collar
bone broken, and a deep gash cut in HE
head, but be will likely recover.
SPRiSGvIEED, o., May IA 4-The storm
10 night WAS very severe In this neighbor.
hood, lightning striking in several places
aoutb Ul the city. Jno. Paige'a barn, near
OliitOn, was badly wrecked and two men
and Two horses prOGHated The men
were insensible for time, but recovered
to-day. Henry Grams house was dam.
Aged In the roof, also new hougs belong.
ing to Robert Shaw, on the jackson road.
The light ol fire was seen toward Yellow
Springs, but the cause Ia unknown. Slight
damage was done at the east county
building In tho city, and several trees
were also RplintsTed.
Tho Gaistle's Hillsborro special reports
that lightning killed James Ross and four
horses near there yesterday. Ross was
farMer and took refuge undera tree.
STORMS IN ONTARIO.
TORONTO, May l4,--A heavy lightning,
thunder, rain and hail storm pAaaod over
western and central Ontario tonight.
Considerable damage to fruit trees report.
ed. This was the first rain oil any Conse.
querCe for seven weeks,