The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-03
THE CYCLONE.
1t Races Across the Middle States
Again

Muncie, lnd., "A OeS rue w
cyclone struck this county on SAT
urday afternoon, completely wlplng
out Oakville, Sven miles south or
here, and doing inestimable uatn-
age to life and property. ABOUT D
O'Clock q heavy black cloud came
from the north; two clouds met at
the house of Lous Cochran, Two
miles from Oakville, ii ted it bodily,
AMI tearing it into klndllng
wood, deposited the fragments
TIVE miles and one halt distant. A
minute later it struck Oakvli'e, car
rying desth and destruc ton IN It's
track. Of thirty houses in OAkVllie
all but three were torn to atoms.
Five persons were killed outright
and the six til died this nnOroing. A
large NUMBER were injured. Fifty
are reported wounded. The large
warehouse and sawmill adjoining
the town are in ruins, and the scene
is a chaos OF rubbish, of whose own
ership it IS impossible to tell.
Ann Dearborn, an old lady, and
her sons, Col. Johnson and j. James
Saneers were killed, and two other
persons, whose names were not as
certained, were also fatally Injured.
Christian Swain lost everything
and had lis house blown from over
his head, but he escaped unlnJ ured-
Columbus, O., "A destructive
wind storm passed over Reynolds
burg, twelve miles east, last night.
Several houses, barns and bridges
were blown down and many build
ings unroofed. Five miles of rele.
graph poles were torn down. No
persons are known to have been
seriously injured, though some
stock was killed. The effects of the
cyclone did not touch Colgmbus ex-
cept In heavy rain and sleet storm.
Muncie, Ind, April 2.-The fol-
lowing persons were killed. Mrs. a.
Dearmond, widow, aged SO, and
Susan Hills, aged Is. When dis
covered, the latter was in an almost
nude condition, her clothing having
been literally blown from her per-.
son. A babe of c. @. Johnson's was
found in field $50 yards from where
the house stood, with its head bad
ly crushed, and a baby of Chss.
Brown was injured. TNcner john
son, 12-year old IN Of G.. G. John.
son, was blown twenty yards and
skull crushed-will probably die.
Mary Myers, 60 years of age, had
her arms broken; l.. Myers, aged 13,
arm broken; John huffman and
wife are both badly bruised in their
heads and otherwise injured; JEFF
Hooper, the engineer at the sawmill,
has his leg broken in two places and
injured internally will probably |
die; JEFF Miller, hip dislocated; Mrs.
Jeff Miller, badly bruised; Fred |
Coldsbock, of Shelbyville, has three
ribs broken, and Widow Homer is
badly cut in the shoulders Fifteen
others were more or less injured. |
Among the houses smashed was
that of John 9, Sullivan, in which
were himself, wife and six children, /
the youngest babe two weeks old. /
It was most miraculous. None of
the family were injured in the
east. The baby was found in bed
covered with debris but unhurt.
At Dublin, Ohio, the Christian
church was unroofea and several
)arns and outhouses were removed
rom their foundations and some
,arried great distance. The farm
house of Philip Wolf two miles
,ast, was com pletely demolished
md the family wedgeG in the ruins,
but were rescued with slight IN Il
ury. Considerable Stick wss kill.
I'd, but no estimate If the damage
AN be made, as distant parts of the
county are not heard from. The
direction of the storm was north
east.
Arcanum, o.. near Jerseyville, ,
welve barns and four houses were j
destroyed. Three persons were ]
BADLY hurt. In the path of the
torn for five miles east and west, !
lamage is equally great. Every /
arm passed over was made per II
ect wreck. barns, houses, orchards s
nd forests being blown down and {
enees leveIed to the groHad. Every.
hing presents scene of desoIstion.
IN the farm OF Joseph Sanders, four
niles east of Middletown, his barn
nd house are completely destroyed. 4
anders, who was a merchant in
1iddletoWn, was out on the place +
the time, and had taken refuge y
l the barn, was killed. At the y
OWN Of Murray a family of eight +
eTsons had their house blown to 9.
pl1nters and the father, William
ines, was killed outright; the
theirs escaped. w. Frank, painter,
,ur miles west of Oakvilie, while a
1T on his farm, was caught by the ii
orm and instantly killed. The b
,ndition OF denizens of Oak vile IA
terrible. Without homes, clothes, "
cd or bedding they were found ii
anding in the cold, binding ct
low storm or shivering in the few IL
'elesS houses that still remain. IS
3ople more fortunate have thrown IL
zen their homes and are making til
to feed the hungry re
Il they are able to sustain them.
Ives.
Fort Wa ne, "A destructive
clone passed through Honey and
ackford Counties, Indians, Gye -;
lies south, passing In q north VI
StorlY direction. lasf nipht- caus- ~