Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-30

| Demolished, Accompanied With Loss of
Life-Further Particulars of the Rail
Horror in Mexico-Other Casualties.
STORM RUcTIoN AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, June 29.-About o'clock last
night terrific wind and rain storm burst
over the city, which did considerable damage
in the way of blowing down houses, ,unroofng
buildings, uprooting trees, etc. Several horses
we're struck by lightning and killed. At
Austin, a suburban town, the Episcopal
church, not yet completed, was prostrated to
the ground. No loss of life reported. The
storm appears to have covered a wide extent
| of country. The weather last night was sui
| try, but after the shower it became bright
and pleasant, though rather warm.
TORNADO IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FRANKLIN, N. H., June ga destructive
tornado swept this village yesterday afternoon
accompanied by tempest of hail, thunder and
lightning The hail stones measured more
than an inch in diameter. Everywhere houses
in town had windows shattered, chimneys
swept down, trees uprooted and gardens
ruined. The damage seems to be mainly con-
fined to Franklin and the valley fer mile or
two each side of town, the path of the lorna
do was not more than two miles wide. Many
houses were severely damaged the Methodist
church of WestiV Village among them, by floods,
hail and rain which passed through the win
dows. The Catholic church was moved six
inches away ffrom the foundation
and twisted and badly damaged. A wo.story
house and frame barn were blown down and
George Il. brakes house was lifted and
twisted several feet from the foundation.
Freight cars at the depot were blown off the
track. Great damage was done through town
by the furious sweep of the water, though the
continuation of the torrent was scarcely Is
minutes. At II o'clock last night the tornado
was succeeded by a furious storm, accom-
panied by heavy thunder and lightning, the
rain falling for two hours.
DAMAGE IN OHIO.
CINCINNATI, June 29.-This has been dccid-
edly the hottest day; the thermometer ranged
from 80 to 81 in the shade, and it has been op-
pressive and sultry. Late this afternoon a num-
Der of heavy showers fell, accompanied by light
hail Tonight the temperature is more pleas
ant. The wires have been in bad condition all
day, and special dispatches show tonight that
heavy wind and rain storms have prevailed
over large portion of Ohio. At Columbus
the roof of Simm's car works were blown off
and the last end of the building blown down.
The Pan Handle round house and the Scraper
works were badly damaged Advices from
points in the northwestern part OF the
State tell the same story of destruction
to roofs, trees, fences and crops. At Mar ietta,
nine girls swimming in floating bath narrowly
escaped drowning, the bath house being blown
to pieces. Houses and barns in the country
were unroofed. The storm Was very severe
at New Lexington, Perry county. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the damage, but the
oipfc ipdi ell q xridn holt nf
has been visited by the storm more OF less
severe and crops, especially wheat, much dam
aged. No loss of life is report ed except as
above.
TERRIFIC FUN COTTON EXPLOSION.
TUCSON, June 2S.-A powder house contain
ing two car loads of English gun cotton and
powder exploded at II O'Clock last night.
Windows IN the city were broken, doors burst
in and crockery demolished. The concussion
broke lamp in the residence of NJ. Katz, set.
ting the house on fire and badly burning sew
eral inmates The county hospital was ruined
but none of the patients injured. Total loss
about 100000.
TORNADO IN ONTARIO.
ERIN, Ont June 29-A destructive tornado
passed over this town last evening, leveling
barns and crops. Fifty acres of bush was al
most completely uprooted.
TEN YEARS FOR KIDNAPPING.
CINCINNATI, June 29.-Kate Fitzgerald, con-
victed of stealing an infant of Theodore Kel
ler, in this city, was to-day sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary for kidnapping.
RAIN IN IOWA.
BURLINGTON, ,kIa, June 29.--On Tuesday af-
ternoon the thermometer indicated the highest
temperature of this year, IS degrees, and the
air was unusually sultry. The mercury went
lower in the barometer than at any previous
time in ten years. This morning storm set
in, followed by high winds. The storm ex-
tended west as far as Albion. At the agency.
considerable hail fell. Within the last thirty
davs we have had in the locality nearly one
hird the annual rain fall.
AT PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, June 29.-About noon to-day
one of the most terrific tornadoes accompan-
led by thunder and lightning, wind and rain,
that ever visited Pittsburgh, passed over this
section.
TWO MEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
MARROW, ILL.,, June 29.-A terribls storm
passed over this place this morning. Rain fell
in torrents, doing much damage to crops.
Two men were killed by lightning and three
houses Q6mOllSn6Q.
DROWNED.
ST. JOHN, N. B., June 29.-Six of the crew
of the French fishing boat, Emil Ernestine,
were drowned, and the vessel sunk, in col
lision with French bark.
DAMAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
MAcREs, Pa, June "a tornado swept
the upper part of Delaware county this after
noon, doing considerable damage. Houses
were unroofed, trees uprooted, fences pros
trated and grain fields laid waste.
BREAK OF RESERVOIR
CINCINNATI, Jnne 29.-The reservoir on
Prices hill, in the extreme western part of
the city, burst at II o'clock tonight, and the
water run with such force as to move the
whole structure, which is of iron, about 200
feet from its position. 1t is an iron tank
forty feet high, with a diameter of
100 feet. 1t was full except
eight feet, and had not yet been used. Several
houses we're washed from their foundations
and other serious damage done, roughly es-
fin, od Of e1SO 0On t6e ,,,o+o,