The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-03
SWEPT FROM EXISTENCE
Is the Report From an Indiana
Town. m
Many Lives lost and Much Property
Destroyed by Cyclones
I'm Indiana, Ohio and South Cnrorina~s
A state Hsuse Roef Blown Off and Tels
egraph Wires All Down. Il
Work of a Tornado.

CINCINNATI, O., April 2.-Reports from Eastern
Indiana and Wes'ern Ohio say that the storm last
night was very severe. The wind blew hurricane
prostratng fences and telegraph lines, and commu-
nication is badly interrupted
Near Greenville the storm was also very severe,
and houses, barns and trees were blown down. NO
lives are reported lost.
The town of oakville, Indiana, a little villageo
200 inhabitants, ten miles from Newcastle, was de
stroyed by the tornado. Five persons were killed
and several others wounded. Owing to the prostra-
ton OF the wires, particulars not be obtained
COLUMBIA, S. c., April "a fearful hurricane
has prevailed here since a. m. Trees were up
rooted miles of fencing leveled gardens destroyed,
windows demolished and outhouses blown down
throughout the city. The iron roof Of the State
House, which cost So, 0o0 has been blown of, and
the Palmetto monument greatly damaged, 1t is re-
ported that village In Lexington county has been
completely destroyed, and several persons we're In
tured. The wires are down and details are not OBJ
tainable.
PITTsBURG Pa, April IA terrific wind storm,
accompanied by thunder, lightning and hail, passed
over this city at 10 o'clock this morning. doing
siderable damage to property and injuring num-
Der Of persons. Oliver & Roberts wire mill was
blown down and two workmen seriously injured.
one will probably die. A number Of other persons
were injured by falling chimneys and signs.
A special dispatch from Petrolier reports great
damage from storm there about 1880 a. m. At
Homestead q frame house In course of erection was
demolished and six men who were at work in the
building were injured, one of them very seriously
COLUMBUS. April IA destructive wind storm
passed over Reynoldsburg In southeasterly direc-
ton last zht. Several houses barns and bridges
were blown down and still o greater number un-
rooted Five miles of telegraph poles along the
National roai were torn down. So far as learned no
VQQ nj a1fh
was killed.
MuNCIE. Ind, April "a destructive cyclone
struck this county about four O'Clock yesterday af
ternoon, wpiDg Oakvile, seven miles south of here
on the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville rail
road entirely out of existence and doing unestmata
bic damage to life and property. At about five
O'Clock heavy black cloud came driving from the
west, and another from the north. The two clouds
met at the House Of Tevis Cochrane two miles W st
OF 0asvile lifted it from its floors aud Foundation
and tearing it into kindliug wood deposited it at
distance OF two miles and a half away. A minute
Later 1t struck Oakvlle carrying death and destruc
ton In its track.
OF thirty houses in Oakville, all but three were
torn down. Six persons were killed in Oskvile and
nifty are reported wounded. large warehouse
aud saw mill are in RUNS and the ecene is chaos Of
rubbish Christian Swain lost everything and had
his house blown from his head, bat escaped
unhurt. new house was removed entirely from
It's foundation. The path of the cyclone was about
quarter of mile wide and everything in its track
was destroyed.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April PA cyclone 100 |
Jub Hluo passed. InlFIy miles De0W THIS city last
night, going in northeasterly direction. Seven
deaths are reported. Trees on the mountain were
torn up by the roots, trees blown acro-s the
track Of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad and
the night express was thrown from the rails by the
oostrucd N: The fireman was killed and the engi- |
neer injured.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April "a destructive cy- |
clone passed through the southeast portion of this
county last night greatly damaging timber and |
blown away. Mrs White and her moth |
er-iu-law were killed. baby was carried several
miles and deposited in the woods where it was found
alive this morning. Several persons sustained Sc
rious injuries. |
CINcI MATT, April lat Dublin, Fanklin |
county, the Christian church unroofed several
arms and oathouses were removed from their foun-
DAFT ms aud some were carried great distance. /
amount of stock killed by falling
barns but no estimate of damage can be made. Ne r
Joysville twelve bars destto Yed four horses
killed and three persons badly hurt. AT Mechanics
burg many trees were blown down and several |
buildings we're nnroofsd Spd nRtBf nHb
It is reported that he storm did the greatest dam
age in the vicinity of Mutual and Bowlersvile the
track being third of mile wide The destruction
of timber has heavy.