Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-03
THE RAGING STORM.
Snow With Thunder and Lightning in
Canada-Heavy Gales and Cyclones
Throughout the West.
ToRoxro. Ont. April 2.

ToRoxro, Ont, April 2.
About ak inches of snow fell throughout
Ontario last night. At London q cold east
wind prevailed all day. At about eight
o'clock driving and binding snow squall
set in, accompanied by loud peals Of thunder
and remarkably vivid lightning. The storm
lasted all the evening.
CINCINNATI, April ?.
Reports from Eastern Indiana and West
Ohio say the storm last night was very Sc
we're, the wind blew a hurricane, prostrating
fences and telegraph lines and communica-
ton is badly interrupted. Near Greenville
the storm was also very severe and houses,
barns and trees were blown down. No lives
are reported lost.
FoRr WAYNE. Ind. April ,.
brief telegram was received last evening
from Springport, Ind, stating cyclone had
destroyed the town OF Oakviile. killing five
persons and wounding several others. 0w-
ing TO the prostration of wires particulars
cannot be ascertained 0akville is a village
of 200 inhabitants, ten miles from New
Castle.
COLUMBIA, 5. C., April l.
fearful hurricane has prevailed here
since A. NJ. Trees were uprooted, and
miles of fence levelled. gardens DESTROYED,
and outhouses blown down throughout the
city. The iron root of the State house, which
cost $1,000, has been blown off. The Pal
metto monument was greatly damaged. 1t
is reported that village in Lexington was
completely destroyed. The wires are down,
and the details are not obtainabe.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April ..
cyclone 100 yards wide passed 80 miles
below the city last night, going in north
easterly direction. Seven deaths are report
ed. Trees on the mountain were torn up by
the roots. Trees were blown across the track
of the Alabama Great Southern railroad. and
the night express was thrown from the rails
The fireman was killed and the engineer in
jured.
PIrrsBuRG, Pa, April 2.
A terrific wind accompanied bv thunder
and hail passed here at 10 o'clock A NJ,
doing considerable damage and injury to a
number of persons. Oliver Roberts wire
mill was blown down and two men were Sc
riously injured, one will probably die.
A special dispatch from Petrolier reports
great damage from the storm there this fore.
noon.
At Homestead a frame house in the course
of erection was demolished and six men, who
were at work on the building, were injured,
| one very seriously.
COLUMBUS, o., April 2.
destructive wind storm passed over
hevnOlusOurg last night. several houses.
barns and bridges were blown down and still
a greater number unroofed. Five miles of
telegraph poles along the national road were
torn down As far as known no person was
seriously injured, though some stock wac
killed.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April 2.
A cyclone passed through the southeast
part of the county last night, damaging tim
Der and fencing. The house of family
named White was blown away. Mrs. White
and her mother-in-law were killed. baby
was carried several miles and deposited in
the oods, where it was found alive. Sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
CINCINNATI, o., April 2.
At Dublin, Franklin county, the Christian
church was unroofed. Several barns and
outhouses were removed from their founda-
tions and some were carried great distance,
considerable amount of stock was killed
by falling barns, but no estimate of damage
can be made.
AT Mechanicsburg many trees were blown
down and several buildings unroofed and up
turned. The cyclone came from the north
west. From Urbana it is reported the storm
did the greatest damage in the vicinity of
Mutual and Bowlervile, the track being a
third of mile wide. The destruction of
timber WAS heavy.