Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-01
TERRIFIC CYCLONE.
Dayton and the Region South Swept
by a Storm.

DAYTON, April ga terrific wind
storm passed over here this afternoon,
creating great damage. Communica-
ton with outside towns was almost en-
tirely cut off. Half u mile of the T., c.
& st. l.. track south of here was torn up
and blown away. At Alexanderville
and Carrollton houses were raised from
the ground, and in some instances were
entirely torn asunder. In both places
about 80 houses were destroyed and
damaged. The cyclone was seen to
form near this point. In these places,
and between there and Woodburn,
horses and cattle were killed, by the
barns falling in on them. Large forests
were swept away. The trestle work of
the S., c. & st. l.. road near there,
about 500 feet i'm length, was wrecked
and scattered over the country.
Reports of people being killed and in
jured are frequent. From this point
the cyclone took northeasterly course,
striking Xenia, where the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home was seriously
damaged. Quite number of the chill
dren were injured, but none fatally.
Miss Harney, a matron, was seriously
hurt about the head, and Night Watch
man Robinson sustained serious injur-
les. All this part of the country was
terribly damaged. Reports from
Jamestown, east of Xenia, say nearly
the entire town wrecked. -Four people
were killed there.
ATJAMESTOwN.
JAMESTOWN, O., April ga terrible
cyclone struck jamestown about 5
o'clock this afternoon. Two-thrids of
the town was completely ruined. Six
persons were killed.
CINCINNATI, April 2S.-The NeUs
Journals Xenia special says: The scene
at jamestown this morning was even
worse than was expected. Fully one
third of the town is in ruins. The
force of the wind was terrific. Houses
not entirely demolished were torn in
two and lifted from their foundations.
The damage is estimated at from $50,
600 to 100000. The principal losses are
the Methodist church, $4,000; Chris
tian church, $1,000; fair ground, $1,000;
school buildings, $4,000; A. L. Wicker
sham, $1,000; Eliza M. Slowney, Sc, 5000;
Mrs. s. Adams; 81, 900; fire engine house,
SIS, 900; Baptist church, $1,000. The in
dividual losses number 1876. In many
cases the home and its entire contents
are all gone. Furniture and bedding
were blown into the tree tops long
distance from the houses.
The damage in the country is very
great, but the particulars are not YET
known. The roads are impossible in
the direction of the storm. Much live
stock was killed, and barns, houses
fences and trees swept away. A meet,
ing was held tonight to organize relie1
for the suffering,
i CINc1NwArI, April 29.-The Xenis
relief committee, Hon. John Little, E
L. Miller, A. HI. Brundage, Leigh Nc
Chung, and NJ. H. Cory, make an ap
beal for help for Jamestown, saying
this village of !, 200 inhabitants lost 13(
dwellings by the cyclone, with all the
household goods, the total loss reaching
100000.
Many families are left homeless ant
entirely destitute. They ask contribu
tions of money, clothing, building ma
terial, etc. Contributions should b'
sent to the Farmers and Traders bank
jamestown, or to John Little, chair
man of the relief committee, Xenia.