St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
Storms and Cyclones Cause Ruin
and Devastation in Indi-
ana and Ohio.
The Town of OakvilIe Wiped Out of
Existence, and Many Killed
and Injured.
Pittsburg Is also Visited, Having Much Prop
erty Destroyed, With Large Num-
Der Of Persons Severely Hurt.
Some Miraculous Escapes, With Unheard
of Freaks of the Storm King in
His Mas Career.
A HURRIANE.

last night was very severe. The wind blew
hurricane, Frustrating fences and tele-
graph lines and communication is badly in
terrupted. Near Greenville the storm was
very severe, houses, trees and barns were
blown down, but no lives are reported lost.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2.-Word was re-
ceived here this morning of destructive
wind storm that passed over Reynoldsburg,
twelve miles east of Columbus, and in a
southeast direction, last night. Several
houses, barns and bridges were blown down,
and still greater number unroofed. Fences
and fruit trees were laid waste, and five
miles of telegraph poles, along the National
road torn down. So far as learned no per-
son was seriously injured, though some
stock were killed. The effects of the cyclone
did not touch Columbus except in a heavy
hail and rain storm.
THE RAvAGEs OF THE STORM.
The accounts of the destruction by the
cyclone from points northwest last night,
show, that at Dublin, O., the Christian
church was unroofed, causing damages over
81 600. Several barns and outhouses were
removed from their foundations, and some
carried great distance. The farm house of
2. Wolf three miles east, was completely
demolished, and the family wedged in the
ruins, but rescued with slight injuries. A
considerable amount of stock was killed by
falling barns, but no estimate of damage
made, as distant parts of the country are not
heard from. The direction of the storm was
northeast and extensive in its range. As
Arcanum, o., near Joysville, twelve barns
and four houses were destroyed and three
persons badly hurt. At Mechanicsburg, O.,
many trees were blown down and several
buildings unroofed and upturned. The cy-
clone came from the northwest. At Urbana,
o., in the vicinity of Mutual and
Bowlersville, the storm did the greatest dam
age to tract about one-third of mile wide
The destruction of timber is heavy. No lives
are reported lost.
INJURED BY THE STORM.
PITTsBUKG, April "A terrific wind storm,
which was accompanied by thunder, light
ming and hail, passed over the city at 10 this
morning, doing considerable damage to
property and injuring a number of persons.
Oliver & Roberts new wire, large iron struc-
ture, Ninth street, south side, was blown
down, and two workmen, VIM. Lacey and
James Donahue, seriously injured. Lacey is
hurt internally and will probably die.
A frame house on Twenty
eighth, just completed, was also
demolished. but no one was hurt. A carpen-
ter, named Robinson, erecting the scaffold
upon which Geo. Jones is to be executed to-
morrow, was struck by beam and quite Sc
riously hurt. A number of other persons
were injured by falling chimneys and signs.
special from Petrolia, Pa, reports great
damage by the storm, which passed over the
town about half past ten O'Clock.
At Homestead, eight miles from the city,
frame house in course of erection, belong
ing to Patrick Oneil was dem olished and six
men at work injured one of them, Robert
Irwin, very seriously. A carpenter shop adj
joining was crushed by the falling timber,
and five men barely escaped with their lives.
The house owned by John Randolph on hill
side was also wreaked, but nobody hurt
Damage will amount to several thousand
dollars.
DEVASTATION.
By the cyclone which passed over the Mon
ongahela valley this morning, property
was damaged several thousand dollars, and
twenty-one persons were injured, four proba-
bly, fatal. The sun was shining brightly at
half past 9. A few minutes later the sky be-
came overcast, hail commenced falling, and
there were flashes of lightning, with loud
peals of thunder. The terrific gale followed,
which leveled the fences, wrenched signs
from the fastenings, and demolished several
houses. On Twenty-eighth street
frame house was completely
demolished, and on Wylie avenue, the roof
of the residence of VIM. Rosenberg was
blown off, and a brick partition overthrown,
burrying Mrs. Rosenberg, Fanny Skaulkin
and baby, and ipjuring them so severely
that it is doubtful if they recover. A large
sign was blown frow building on Fifth aye
nue., and struck boy named Portzel, and
slightly injured him. Several other persons
were hit by flying debris, but none seriously
hurt.
IN RUINS.
The most serious damage in the city is to
Oliver & Roberts wire mill, south side,
which is completely wrecked. The building
was 200 feet square, and almost entirely of
iron construction. 1t had not vet been
placed under roof, and about 100 men were
engaged inside putting in the engines when
the storm rent the building in twain, the
heavy iron grders fell with crash, and the
men scattered pell nell, seeking places of
safety. All but six escaped uninjured,
and only one of these, William
Lacy, was seriously hurt. He was
caught and crushed down by an iron pillar,
and will hardly recover. The storm con-
tinued its course along the south side of
Mononghela river, sweeping small out
houses anG fences from its path until Home
stead, Pa, was reached, where it seemed to
gather new force. A frame house owned
by Evan Jones was blown down, and men
working on the building were more or
less injured. A carpenter shop and
shoe-shop adjoining were crushed by
the falling timbers, and two
cobblers hurt slightly. In another part of
the town, a frame house, owned by John
Randolph, was lifted from its foundation
and carried some distance, but, miraculous
as it may seem, the family escaped uninjured.
The dwelling of Mrs. Eccles was next struck
by the gale and badly damaged, and the
storm passed up the valley, but so far no
other damage is reported.
DEATH IN ITS TRACK.
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, April "A destructive
cyclone passed through Henry and Blackboard
counties, Ind, five miles south of Muncie,
passing in northeast direction, last night,
causing great loss of life and property.
Oakyille, town OF 2OO Inhabitants, in Black
ford county, on the Cincinnati, st. Louis s.
Louisville railroad was almost entirely swept
away, leaving but two houses standing.
Three women and two men were instantly
killed and several dangerously wounded in
this village alone, and several in
the county are known to have been killed.
Two of the the women killed in Oakville
were picked up by thu wind and carried fully
half mile and deposited in the woods.
Twelve other houses were literally shattered
into splinters. A large number of horses,
cattle and sheep were killed. Telegraph
poles were Frustrated for mile and half.
Tt is believed the loss of life in the country
to1n fna