The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-29
WILD WIN DS.
Houses URreOfed. People Killed,
and Crops Damaged.


WILD WINDS.
Houses URrsOfed. People Killed,
and Crops Damaged.
Various poins in the West were Wis.,
tied on Saturday afternoon by destruc-
tive tornadts. AT Muncie, Indiana,
trees were torn down and houses un-
rooted. Jan, Boyce's bssging ware
rooms were unroofed and his buildings
otherwise damaged. The residence of
George Hawk was struck by lightning.
A small child WIS badly but not fatal
ly injured. Coles circus pavilion,
which was erected in the city, was
made almost total wreck. The streets
were flied with PROSTATE shade trees.
Wheat is badly dana sed through the
country.
At indianapolis, Ind, the steeple of
st. Paups Episcopal cathedral was
blown down and fell through the roof,
damaging the church several thousand
dollars. A number of other buildings
were slightly damaged during the
storm, A party crossing the Baltimore
railroad i wagon were struck by an
engine: one of them, J. K. Mann, was
badly injured, necessitating the ampu-
talon Of En- arm. A colored boy was
also fatally injured by an ice house
blowing down upon him.
A Cherokee, Ia, special says:
a re=n ofo pLnv
| morning did considerable damage at
and near the town of Peterson, and
south and north of here. At Peterson
q store, four or five dwellings end a
stable were blown down. -Four miles
north OF there four farmhouses we're
leveled killing q woman and child and
wound ng several others. A few miles
this side several more farmhouses were
leveled and others damaged. At South
erlan0 three stores, blacksmith shop
and seven or eight dwellings went
down. There are rumors of other
damage in the surrounding country,
but no pariicr!ars.
An Angola special to the Des Moines
Ia. Register of the 25th, says:
Twenty houses were demolished, five
person killed and twenty five wound
q hurricane yesterday. In mmetts-
burg five houses were blown down and
others dsmaged. One man was thrown
ON hot stove and burned, and three
carried off and badly hurt. A child,
carried sevecsl rods. will die. In Fen
ton township, Ksssuth county, all OF
William Myers family were hurt and
his house blown down. Near Wesley
g. w. Adams and child were injured
| A Sioux City dispatch of the 25tL
says:
The cyclone struck this town from
the west, parted at the west side of the
town, one part going east, the other
southeast. A large new school house
was totally wrecked. The buildings
of James Boswell and George w. Ev.
crest were totally destroyed, many
store fronts blown down, and several
buildings wrecked. A. P. Eddie and
Gales buildings were uaroofed, and
the depot OF the Burlington Railroad
partly unroofed by the wind. Miles
Of the Burlington and Milwaukee
roads were blown down. Mrs. J. p
Whites millinery and dressmaking
establishment was unroOfed. The turn
table at the Burlington Railway was
turned up and smashed, iron rods sew
eral inches in diameter were broken
and twisted into frag ments. Many
small residences and numerous barns
were blown to atoms. Mrs. Croswel
he's a shoulder broken, and is other.
wise seriously injured. A child Of Jas
Boswell is badly injured. Mrs. Forrest
and child were badly injured, the child
being blown ten rods and found naked
on the prairie with it's skull cracked
George Sondre was badly burned by 9
stove falling on him. Loss in the tow u
$25, 900. In the country many farm
houses and barns and schoolhouses
were blown down. Mr. Fogan ha,
three children badly injured. The
daughter of John Wilson is badly hurt
Some stock was injured, and some cat
|. tie and horses killed by lightning
Rain fell in torrents during the storm
An Omaha, Neb,, dispatch of tn,
25th says:
A sewers storm of wind and rain
accompanied in some localities by hail
passed from the central to the eastern
r portion of the State this morning. Z
flooded cellars. blew down trees, dam
aged gardens, and unroofed one or two
houses in this city, the whole damage
being estimated at $4,000 Portions
Vi IOAl COultlcS III uIA6FcuG D0TLIOui
Of the State in the path Of the storm
report some damage to crops from tn,
hail. The only casualties reported ar.
the killing Of two trackmen at Tai
mage.
A Wheeling, w. Va, telegram o
the 25th says:
Martins Ferry, Ohio, was visited by
the most severe STERN known for many
, years, about two o'clock this evening
and much damage done. The new
building of the Union Glass Company
was partially destroyed, as was also 8
: large warehouse filled with goods be-
longing to the Buckeye Glass Compa
ny. The casting house of the Ben.
wood blast furnace was totally demol
ished, and sections of the irol. roo
blown several hundred feet. ,ch
damage was done to fruit and shade
trees in various parts of the town. Nc
casualties are reported.
At Trenton, n. j., the Globe Rub
Der Csmpany's Building, Titus WOODEN
mill, and number of buildings were
unroofed.
WHILE the Republican Committee
atWashington is levying contributions
by the millions of dollars upon the
office-holders throughout the country
T. H. L