The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-29
A Cyclone WhirlS Through
Eastern Towns.
Carrying Death and DeStruc-
ton With 1t.
And Rendering Hundreds of
People Homeless.
A Long List of Other Casu-
ualtieS.
The Cyclone.

Cincinnati, q Commercial Gaz-
ette's Jamestown, Green County,
OHIO: A terrible cyclone struck
jamestown about O'Clock this
afternoon. Two thirds Of the town
was completely ruined; six persons
were killed, namely: Miss Stella
Jones, aged Is, of Esculspia Springs,
Ky Ms. Ann Carpenter, Letitis
Jenkins, daughter Of @. K Jenkinf;
Miss Kate BOteler, Mrs. Stewart, a
colored woman and son, james
Paulls. Several were badly wounded.
Hundreds of people are turned out
Of their homes. No estimate Of the
damage is possible now.
Dayton, 27-Shortly before five
O'Clock this afternoon the most de.
Istructive cyclone ever known 10 thls
part of the country passed over the
southern part of Montgomery and
Greene counties, devastating every
thing in its course. It appears to
have originated near Wooubine,
small town ten miles south of here,
and an eye witness describes 1t as
appalling ic its fury. An authentic
statement in that that the cyclone
was formed by the union OF two
light storm clouds from the south
and northwest, which Immediately
assumed the force Of a wsterspOut,
rising and descending like the waves
of the sea and destroying everything
in its way. MIR. E. Best, of this
city, who was near enough TO OBJ
serve accurately, says it WAS fully
one-eigth of mile wide and moved
about oyer the country like an i'm
mense cloud of smoke, while
everywhere in lis path the air was
dark with tees and the ruins
of houses. Forests were moved
down like weeds, fences destroyed
for miles, and it is estimated thatin
this county alone at least twenty
residences are in ruins, to cay moth
ing OF the los on other buildings,
live stock and other property. AT
Alexanderoyille, six miles south of
here, several people are known to
have been injured, and one lady is
reported killed, while sawmills.
farms and other buildings are de-
stroyed. At Carrollt0n, Friends
papsr mill and other buildings are
badly damsged, while 8 number of
residences are reported destroyed.
Telegraph lines are down in all di.
rectl0ns, and roads are impossible
from the ruins that fill them.
Near Woodbine, residences and other
buildings belonging to Edward
Wheatley were destroyed with
other property amounting in all to
50, 900. Two farm hands are re
ported missing. A brick school
house, No. 9, is destroyed and the
roof carried five hundred yards. Mr..
Horrie's house and barn were de-
stroyed. One child was caught in
the cyclone and carried 200 yards
and dropped to the eartn slightly
injured. Mr.. MitchelPs house and
barn were partly ruined Mr.. Red
enour's property was ba ily dam
aged.
At Bellebfooke, Greene County,
at least fifteen farm houses are
more or less damaged, but the fami-
lies generally escaped by taking
refuge in cellars. From Carrollton
the cyclone took a direct easterly
course and its force was not in the
least spent when it reached James
town, q thriving village of 600 in
habitants, which is reported entirely
destroyed, with only a few build
ings standing. Meagre telegraph
reports state that four people are
known to be killed, while twenty
are more or less injured Owing to
the sparse settlements of the county
and blockaded roads, accurate de-
tails cannot be obtained, but with
such less of property that of life
must be terrible. Near Xenea there
was considerable destruction. The
soldiers and sailors orphan home
was badly damaged. The barn,
laundry and other buildings were
destroyed, while the hospital and
other buildings we're unroofed.
Miss Harvey, mstrOn, and Night
Waterman Richardson were injured,
but no children were hurt. Between
Jaspar and Cedar Greek, on the mar
row guage road, the damage is great
to farm property, and at this point
trains were unable to move on &C.
count OF the wind, while
others did not dare at
tempt to pass over Ced Creek
trestle during the cyclone. In all
directions sOutheast of here the
scene OF destruction bsff1es descfip-
ton. Whole forests were cut down
like weeds, and trees AMI smaller
carried away long dis
tances in tbs air. Later reports to-
morrow must bring news OF appal
ling loss Of life.