Huntsville gazette., 1884-05-03
NEARLY WIPED OUT.
The Town of jamestown, Ohio, Nearly
Swept Away by n CyclOne-Six Persons
Killed and Large Number injured
Much Property in the Vicinity Destroyed.

Inc 1oWn OF oameStoWb, ohio, Nesi'y
Swept Away by n CycIone-Six Persons
Killed and Large Number Injured
Much Property in the Vicinity Destroyed.
DAYTON, o., April rs.
News is received Of terrible cyclone
that almost wiped the town OF James
town out of existence, killing and wound
ing many people. The place is in Green
County, about thirty miles from Dayton,
and has a population of about six hun
dred or seven hundred souls. The cy-
great deal of destructive work in the
country round about, prostrating tele-
graph wires, rendering communication
SO difficult that only the meagrest details
of the affair have been received.
From various reports received, more or.
less contradictory, it is Learned that the
whirling bosom of destruction came ca
vorting into the doomed town about fif-
teen minutes after five O'Clock in the af-
ternoon, and did it's terrible work with
lightning-like rapidty Over half-some
say two thirds-the buildings were COM
pletely wrecked, and six people were
killed outright, while three times as
many received serious injuries. The fol-
lowing are dead:
Letta Jenkins, daughter Of G.. X. Jen.
kins.
Mrs. Mary Stewart, colored.
Miss Katie Boteler
Stella Jones, of Esculapia Springs, Ky,
aged fifteen years.
Mrs. Anna Carpenter.
George Paul, son of James Paul, prom
inent citizen.
1t has been utterly impossible to obtain
anything like an accurate list of the
wounded; in fact, details of the storms s
work are not obtainable. Two or three
hundred people were rendered homeless
almost in the twinkling of an eye.
CARS WRECKED.
On the Toledo, Cincinnati & st. Louis
Railway, near jamestown, eleven loaded
coal cars were whirled from the track
and completely wrecked. special
train, containing number of directors
Of the road, who were on tour of in
spectiOn, was missed by the cyclone
by about 100 rods. The track of the
cyclone near jamestown was about
800 yards wide, and the damage is most
terrific.
From reports received here it seems
the cyclons commenced its destructive
career at point mile northwest of Mi
amisburg and formed circuitous route
east around the hills, unroofing barns
and houses, uprooting trees and doing
serious damage to all property in its
course. 1t just missed Carrolton, and
passing around the hills swept the sur
rounding country. 1t appeared like a
dense volume of smoke and after travel
ing half mile assumed a funnel shape,
but further on appeared like a balloon
without a basket. The path of the cy-
clone at the widest point was about two
hundred yards, but everything in its path
was seized by terrific whirlwind and al
most totally demolished.
wHIRLED AWAY.
Near Carrollton Frank Euchert's house
and number of other buildings were
seriously damaged. The cyclone next
struck Centreville and passing on to a
point near Xenia 1t ragged with disastrous
results. At the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home, where the hospital and
industrial buildings were unroofed and
the laundry almost totally wrecked, the
loss is estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000. Anna Arby, super
intendent of the laundry is re-
ing timbers. Night watchman Robbins
was seriously injured The farm resi-
dence of Captain Mcdowell was torn to
splinters, and his barn demolished, kill
ing large number of cattle.
The barn of Mr.. Avery was also de-
molished and one of his children carried
800 feet without injury.