Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-29
THE STORM IN OHIO.
runraEn DETAILS or IFS RA,Aa,s.
Macy Houses Blown Down, Invol,ioG the
Death or serious ipjury OF
TneIr Inmates

Shortly before o'clock Sunday after
noon the most destructive cyClDne over
known in OHIO passed over the southern
part of Montgomery and Green counties,
dyyaa;a ing everything in its course. II
appears to have originated near Wood
burn, a small .ovn ten miles south OF
Dayton. aud eyewitnesses describe 1t as
appalling In it's fury Au authentic
statement is that the cylone was formed
by the union Of two light storm clouds
from the south aud northwest, which im
mcdiatcly assumed the form OF q water
spout, rising and descending like waves OF
the sea aud destroying everything in It's
way.
At Carrolltou Friand's paper mill and
other buildings were badly damaged and
it i reported that number Of residences
were destroyed. The telegraph lines are
down in all directions and the roads ore
impossible. Near Wuodburn the residence
aud other buildings belonging to Edward
WheatClCy weTo destroyed, with other
property. Two farm hands are reported
missing. BRICK school house No . was
destroyed aud the roof WAS carried 800
yards Mr. Harris house and barn were
destroyed. 4 child was caught in the
cyclone, carried 200 yards and dropped O.
the eartu slightly injured. Mr.. NitChel1s 5
house aud barn were partly ruued. Mr..
R,denour's property was badly damaged
and AbuCr Harris barn and other build
ings were destroyed. The names Of the
other losers cannot be ascCrtaIned.
Considering the large number of houses
destroye ed the loss of life must have been
heavy. In the ueiIhborhoOd Of Miamis-
burg the damage S heavy. In Dayton
- - a lt
hail, but thcrc was little wind Ons freak
Of the cyclone WAS that in Dayton and five
miles south there were rain and hail. still
farther south tall and M rain, and in
some sections uf tho country devastated
there was neither rain nor hail
At Bilbrook, Grrenc county, ut least
fifteen farm houses were more or less dam.
aged, but the occupants generally sCaped
by taking refuge III the cellars. From
Carrollton the oyClDue took a direct east
erly course and ia force was not in the
least spent when II reached JamestowD, a
thriving village OF 600 Inhabitants. which,
it is reported, was entirely destroyed, only
few bulldogs beng left standing. The
yerv moagre telegraph reports received
state that SIX pcrSous arc known 70 haTe
been killed, while twenty were more or
less injured.
Among other residences that o. l.
WiSkersham was lifted from its foupda
tlOus and carried quite distance OSrrE
to the country beIug SpIrsely setti.d aui
the bl1ckadei condition of the roads, ac-
cuvate details cannot be obtained. but
with such destruction of property the l0Ss
of life must be terrible. Near Xsnia there
was considerable destruction. The Sol
diers and sailors orphans home was
badly damaged and the barn, laundry aud
other buildings We're destroyed. The hos
pltal and other STRUCTURES were unrOofe6.
Mrs. Harvey, mal-on, and Night Watch
mau Richardson were injured, but none Of
the children were huyt. Between Jasper
and Cedar creek, on the narrow gauge
railroad, the damage is great to farm
property, and AZ this point some trains
were unable 10 move on account Of the
wind, whiiN others did not dare pass over
the Cedar creek trestIe duri0g the cyclone.
10 all directions south and east the scene
Of destruction Gtties description.
\ cyclone near Kings City, hlty miles
from st. joseph, Mo, Saturday night,
destroyed five houses, No lives were lost,
out four persons were injured. \ number
Of cattle were killed.