The Meeker herald., 1885-09-19
An OHIO CYCLONE.
A Town Of 1000 People Has~d Ia the
Ground.

| SLkttIAND, oHiO, Sepis - Leu"e'
special from sprinlhcl Ohio, says a terrible
cyclone struck Washington Court House, =
city o' 400 Inhabitants, twenty-five miles
vert Of he,e, Al p. IN. and a'most literally
swept 1t from the earth. It came from the
northwest and broke upon the town suddenly,
carrying everything before It. The tornado
whirled up Court thee', the main business
thoroup hfar-, and ruined almost every busi
ness block on II, u, least 10 or 20 In all. Hard
iys private rciid.nee In the town escaped,
fully 400 building, went down. The Baptist,
Prrsby,e erian AID Catholic churches all suffered
the eomron fs,e. Tn. Ohio Southern, Pan
handi.. Marrow Gusgu and Midland railroad
depots ~,re blown To smith. reebs and every
suiding Ia II. si.iniiy was carried a~sy, max
ing ingr-ss or .gress slnio't ippcssitae.
A. every vii. within a circle of two miles Ia
down, II I. utterly imuos,ibl' To get aeeui ate
details Of the esiastrrpsr. The only reports
that eau h- go'tsn .rr through MI operator
who tilpsd a wire two miles west Of the town
sni 4. sitting In heavy storm to work hi, in-
-am.n,s.
kA1t.tni ,rneien people were taken com
K 4un..sf.. and Ned from the ,umbiinr
|buii.tsgs IL every direction through the
mu'ky sAi Aikn.... A mad frenzy seemed to
s-ir. than, and the, hurried li,hsr and ihiiher
In th.ir viii distraction, lii,le kno.ing
~hiih-r they ~rfc heeing. After the ~hiri-
| wind. which lasted about ten minut-s, heavy
rainfall .., In which s,ili continues undated
., this writing.
A.. ,o1n a. few Of the cooler h-sds rceoy-
cred their s.p,ss, ssarshin. p.rii'. were or
ssnirei and n. ,sd work Of looking for the
,i-Ai hsgsn. So far hfissn ts-iles hav. b-en
recovered from the i' hri' Of the yi'iou. ruined
buildings. shi the dr.ary work I. just hs.in-
ming To g., under way. II I. probable as
many morr .Iii h. found before morning. The
| giifninrf Of lsnirrns procured from farm
ho,i,-. IN tho vicinity and from the f.~ house.
left nshiirg Ia the ohi, High; they have TO
work by.
Tso OF three bsiis- have i--n stumbled up
on In the middle Of the street where they --rr
STRICKEN down by nyirr brick. OF iirn'-rs- The
e-iisr. 81 house. and ever sori II rfurv u.rr
niiei Nth .hiy-finr p~op,-. huaii,d 'oxr'hsr
In thr vain attempt to kr.p uarm. One hsi-
Ia arm. hes di.i from exposure. The morn
Ing trains -iii carry plenty Of a'.i'iansr. hut,
strange Ia .,y. to,oir though, of sending =
| special train TO the .crs- Of the catastrophe
To nish,.
LATrE PARTICULARS.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. September .
wAhitr-oa C,uf; iioas-, III, 'e-n- o' the
mo-, d'.p,ruas Visitation By tho .i.nrnis
Las, night, I. tho county scat o' ray-'ir epsn'
~. 4, ha, bal mo-. -r,rao, ,iinaEy tn,in.ss
srp-,h within the pss, n',s~n yssf,. and. b.
Ing ,h- s-n,sr Of rich agricultural ii.'rie'.
.iih excellent r,iifosa f,eiii'i.., 4; hal grown
To h. a hu,inc.. p'se- of eunsiisrahls import.
sn-r i,,. t,su,ifai ,o~p. ui,h tasteful .ur-
roaa.,irs.. sni u. r-ren,i, epenpl',c'' eoar'
huu,- "a. ono Of the t--,' In the state. To-
| day ,his prosperous town is . mas. of ru'ns-
kt.S nights .Ir~st~ne- ot us inhats,Ast. has
| m psfsii-i IN the experience Of Any town 10
| OhS,.
| A h-arr rAinfsii b~Ss m s,.oa, O'Clock isss
ni-hi That a.i daftns., drove everybody
Into shsi,rr, 81 that .hii- ,h-r- arc somr -ho
ssy ihry az ignnsi-.hst~,i clouds. =, ao-. hot
.-- IN t.os.'hic ,hs, ,h.r- could have t-rn much
o's~rs.'ion o' ,hr h-.rrn.. SHORTLY a''sr 'hr
rain '~ran tho rini came nth . ,rsrt'r.
ins spun.i. IL, pprk uAs sinnc., 'ns.srisn-
-ups- aud te,pi- 'aT I, -. over In 'so min
u,-.. ba, nobody osaii take no'r OF time In
such fearful .to-'isner. Th- hsfcc roaring
Of ,he ,.rr,b,r Irnsio. tho era,hitr o' hrulrn
AMI falling huiidinEs. Tho sharp ss.h-. Of
iishininr. tho roiiln. ',ha.icr sni The ii'iic..
rsin. oosnbinoi 10 produce s.r,s,,ons of . rrsp.;
bo-''y'ns character.
When ~. asr,.nr.. q. tho storm had p,.-i
.n.i mrn coaii communicate Nth zach other.
/, uss found thu; all -crr In d,fsn's. IN.
"a. york. we're DESTROYED and ali ,,~ s'rv.s
iis;,. ,f- usl. ualy ny she lightning fAshe.
u.rv the frightened people shl- 10 catch
giimy.ss Of the j..oia'ion ihs, had ur-sksi
ih.ir itc city Bsea af-. -rr- lighted and infche.
inprorlsci. sni ~hcp-r.r eric. -cf- heard
r,aiiy ALL -ss r'vsu. p,ne. of .uch house. as
scr. 10, destroyed s,rr og-nsi for ihc bntnc-
ie.. ones. To. nigh; 80. fearful ono. bat |.
"a. full 81 h-irsui work fs- the stronger. Tho
sheriff eaiie,i uton The militia TO sc, . guard
over the srp,,c,i s;ock. Of all The business
hous~s.
With daylight cam, . m,', di.hr,r,cnine
spectacle. The fair town 81 Yesterday lay torn
,ni wrecked in disordsr.i h.sp,. Tho street.
we're ~cll nigh impossible. The ~ors; Of all
"a. III, .iTh, of the poor, -ho hal lost all
Tl,ry wandered hor~lcssiy ssou, a. n 'h,y ~.re
Strangers.
Governor iiosiiy -. rfssep, to-day and
subscribed pioj for relief. lie returned to
Coiurpbas. saying he would i..uc an srpcai to-
nigh, 10 the p-onle OF o,io for aid for the .u'
fssvr.
Ex-senator John Little estimates that The
lc.. from the storm In wsshin s.ou sni vloini.
~ viii no, fall .hor' of o, i,oo.1o. Il 1. .a,im.
s,.d ihs, 2s, coo visitors we're prc.on, in VAST
inRion to-day.
Mos fDulyARss.