St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
A DISASTROUS CYCLONE.
Jamestown, Ohio, Almost Wiped Out
of Existence.
Six Persons Killed, Twenty Wounded and
Much Property Destroyed.
The Country Deso1ated in its Track, and
Some Strange Freaks in its
Course.

JAMESTOWN, Oreene county, W. aprI 81
"A terrible cyclone struck jamestown about
5 O'Clock this afternoon, and two-thirds of
the town is in ruins. Six persons were
killed, namely:
Miss Stella Jones, aged fifteen, of Esalopia
Springs, Ky.
Mrs. Ann Carpenter.
Lettie jenkins, daughter of G.. K. Jen-
kins.
Miss Kate Boleler.
Mrs. Stewart, a colored woman.
A son of John Paulls.
Several were badly wounded. Hundreds
of people are turned out of their homes. No
estimate of damage is possible now.
Further details cannot be given at this
time.
DAYTON, O., April 27.-Shortly before 3
O'Clock this afternoon the most destructive
cyclone ever known in this part of the coun-
try passed over the southern part OF Mont
gomery and Creme counties, devastating
everything in its course. 1t appears to have
originated near WOODBURY., a small town ten
miles south of here, and eye witnesses de-
scribe it as appalling in its fury. An au-
thentic statement is, the cyclone was formed
by the union of two light storm
clouds from the south and northwest,
which Immediately assumed the form of a
water spout, rising and descending like the
waves OF the sea, and destroying everything
in its way. Mr.. E. Best, of this city, who
was close enough to observe it accurately,
says that it was fully one-eighth of a mile
wide and moved about over the country like
an immense cloud of smoke, while every
where in its path the air was dark with trees
and ruins of houses. FORESTS were moved
down like weeds, fences destroyed for
miles, and is estimated in this county alone,
at least twenty residences are in ruins to
say nothing Of the loss on other buildings,
live stock and farm property.
At Alexandersville, six miles south of
here, several people are known to be in
jured, and one lady is reported killed, while
a saw mill, barns and other buildings are de-
stroyed. At Carrollton, Friends paper mills
and other buildings are badly damaged, while
a number Of residences are destroyed. Tele-
graph lines are down in all directions, and
the roads are impossible from ruins that fill
them. Near Woodburn residences and
other buildings, belonging to Edward Wheat
ley, were destroyed, with other property,
amounting in all to 81 1000. Two
farm hands are reported missing.
Buck school house No. 9 is destroyed and
the roof carried 500 yards. Mr.. Harris
house and barn were destroyed. One child
was caught in the cyclone and carried 200
yards and dropedto the earth slightly injured.
Mr.. Mitchells house and barn are partly
ruined. Mr.. RedeL ours property is badly
damaged. Abner Harris barn and other
bulldogs are destroyed. The names of the
other losers canno be ascertained, but con-
sideringthe large number Of houses dstroyed
there must be a heavy loss Of life.
In the neighborhood of Miamisburg there
is heavy damage. In this city there was
heavy rain and hail, but little wind. One
freak of the cyclone is, that in DAYTON and a
few miles south of it there was rain and hail,
while south of it there was rain and no hail,
still further hail and no rain, and in the sec
ton of country devastated neither rain or
hail. AT Bellbrook, Greene county, at least
fifteen farm houses are more or less dam
aged, but the families generally escaped by
taking refuge in the cellars.
From Carrolton the cyclone took an easter
ly direction, and its JORGE was not in the
least spent when it reached jamestown, a
thriving village of 600 inhabitants, which is
reported entirely destroyed, with only a few
buildings standing. The meagre telegraph
reports state that four persons are known to
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jured. Among others the residence Of L.
Wickersham, was lifted from its foundation
aud carried quite a distance. Owing to the
sparse settlement of the county, and the
blockaded ROADS, accurate details
cannot be obtained, but with such
loss of property and that of life must be
terrible. Near Xenia there was considerable
destruction. The soldiers and sailors
orphans home was badly damaged. The
barn, laundry and other buildings were de-
stroyed, while the hospital and others were
unroofed. Miss Harvey, matron, and night
Waterman Richardson injured, but no
children were hurt. Between Jasper and
Cedar Creek, on the n~arrowgauge road,
the damage was great to farm property, and
at this point trains were unable to move on
account of the wind, while others did not
dare to pass over Cedar creek trestle during
the cyclone. In all directions, south and
east of here, the scene of desolation defies
description, whole forests were cut down
like weeds, trees and smaller buildings car
ried a long distance. Later reports to-
morrow must bring news of an appalling loss
of life,