The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-03
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The Town of jamestown, Ohio, Nearly
Swept + way by n Cyclone-six Persons
Killed and a Large Number Injured
Much Property In the Vicinity Destroyed.
DAYTON, o.. April 2s.
News Is received of a 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 population of about six hum
dred or seven hundred souls. The cy-
clone that struck the place also did
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 III
teen minutes after five O'Clock in the af-
ternoon, and did its terrible work with
lightning-like rapidity. Over half--some
say two thlrds-the buildings were CON-
pletely wrecked, and six people were
killed outright, while three times as
many received serious injuries. The fol-
lowing are dead:
DEAD.
Letta jenkins, daughter of G. X. Jep
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 obtail
anything like an accurate list of the
wounded; in fact, details of the storms
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. A special
train, containing q 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 cyclone commenced its destructive
| rth -
amisburg and formed circuitous route
east around the hills, unroofng barns
and houses, uprooting trees and doing
serious damage to all property in it:
course. 1t just missed Carrollton, ant
passing around the hills swept the sur
rounding country. 1t appeared like 8
dense volume of smoke and after travel
ing half mile assumed a funnel shape
but further on appeared like balloon
without basket. The path of the cy
clone at the widest point was about two
hundred yards, but everything in its patti
was seized by a terrific whirlwind and al
most totally demolished.
wHIRLED AWAY.
Near Carrollton Frank Euchert's hous
and number of other buildings wer,
seriously damaged. The cyclone mex
struck Centreville and passing on to
point near Xenia it ragged with disastrou
results. At the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home, where the hospital ant
industrial buildings were unroofed an,
the laundry almost totally wrecked, tn
loss is estimated at from $500
to $4,000. Anna Arby, super
intendent of the laundry, is re
ported as being crushed to death by fall
ing timbers. Night-watchman Robin
was seriously injured. The farm resi-
dence of Captain Mcdowell was torn t.
splinters, and his barn demolished, kill
ing large number of cattle.
The barn of Mr.. Avery was also de
moished and one of his children carrie,
300 feet without injury.