Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-04-04
TwnTeo WIND.

time, and had taken refuge in the barn !.
was instantly killed. At. the town Of
Murray, 9 family Of eight persons had
their house blown to spllnters and the
father, William Lines, Ras killed out.
right. The others escaped nniDiured.
w. Frank Painter, four milesevest
of Oakville. while ont onahisl farm,
vas caught by the storm
aud INSTANTLY killed. IT, coudi.
tion Of the .denissns Of -0Akvi|le. Il. ter
rlbie to think OF. without houses, cloth.
ing, food or bedding, they we're found
standing IN q cold binding snowe storm,
or shiverinR in. the freiess houses thai
yet remain, The people moro fortunate
have thrown open their houses to the
suffering. aud are M king arrangements
to feed the hungry until such time q
they may be able to suktain themselves.
Columbus, April Word was received
THIS morning Of destructive ,4.ud
storm that passed over ReynoldsburR,
twelve miles east of Columbus, and in q
southeast direction. last nix ht. Several
houses, barns aud bridges were blown
down, aud stiila greater number un
rooted. Fences sasnd fruit treess wert.
laid waste and. five miles Of tsleeraph
poles slong the national road were torn
down. So far as learned, no persons
were seriously injured. Some stock was
killed. The effects of.the cyclone did
not touch Columbus, except in heavy
hail and rain storm.
Columbus, April 2-Dispatohes from
various points in northwest Ohio. kive
further accounts Of, the destruction .by
the cyclone last st.ni9ht. At Dublin, o..
q achurch and several barns we're unroofed
and considerable stock is reported killed
At Arcanum, near the Indiana line,
twelve barns and four houses were de.
stroyed, and three peesons hurt. . At
Mechsnlcsburg. many trees, were blown
down and several buildings untoofed. Al
Bowlersville and Mutual the storm did
considerable damage totimbef and barns,
The track of the storm was about one.
third of mile wide. Fortunately nc
large towns were in the track Of the
storm.
PittsburR, April IA terrific wind
storm. accompanied with -thupder, light.
ming and hail, passed over the city at II
O'Clock this morning, doing considerable
damage to property and inJuring : nam
Der OF persons. Oliver & ltoberts' new
wire mill. large sheet iron structure on
Ninth street. south side, was blown dowr
and two woskmen,- VIM. Lacy and Jamea
Donahoe. seriously lnjnred. A trans
house not yet completed was demolished
but no one hurt. A carpenter named
Robinson, erecting the scadold upor
which George Jones j. 70 be executed
tomorrow, was struck BY . beam and
quite seriously hurt. A number ol
other persons .were injured BY falling
chimneys aud aiens.
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heavy damage from the storm vhicl
O'Clock.
| Pittsburg, April 2-By. the ,cycloo,
which passed over the Mononssheia val
ley this morning property was damaged
several thousand dollars and twenty.onl
persons were injured, four probably
fatally. A few minutes past nine it be
gan mailing. Vivid flashes Of sliRhtninl
and loud pesls OF thunder and . terrif,
gale followed. which leveled feaoaa
vrencled signs from their fastenings ant
demolished several houses. The roof o
VIM. Rosenberg house Was blown of ani
Mn. Rosenberg, Fanny Skulkin and
baby were injured severely BY tho falling
walls. Several persons were hit by fall
ing signs and shutters. Oliver 1
Roberts wire mill ON the south side va
completely wrecked. The building ~
200 fset square and almost entirely Q
iron. Ono hundred men we're at work i,
the building when it fell With . crash
Allbut si1 escaped uaiujarsd and only
| A. Homestead. eight miles from thi
eisy: .sea,t on the, ,, R,.sburs. vissinia an,
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