Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-10
~ ONO CYCLONE.
Great Damage 20 Property and Sew
eraI Lives Lost.

OINcINNArI, Sept 9.-The Commercial
Gasette has telegraphicadviee from Wash
| inrton Court House, Ohio, that terrific
| cyclone pissed over that neighborhood
| Inst night, doing great damage
to property. Several lives were
lost. A Bloomingburg special 10 the
same pnper adds that that town IL in
rims. Owing TO the condition of the tele-
graph wires details cannot be given.
A violent electrical disturbance was
seen to the north from Cincinnati last
night although the storm here was not
very heavy.
HELP SENT TO DESTITUTE FAMILIES.
CoLuMBus, o., Sept. !.--Most alarming
reports ARE current here regarding the
loss of life and property at Wash
| inyton Court House, where cy-
clone Quilted the city last night.
Help was sent early this morning
TO the destitute families. At Plain City,
| 1S miles from this city, a carriage factory
| and mill were demolished and other
| buildings unroofed. This place is
on q direct line north of Washington
| Court House and all along south TO the
| Ohio river, the trail of destruction is re-
ported in like manner
| CLEVELAND, O., Sept "a Leat5t7'
special from Springfield says: terrible
| cyclone struck Washington Court House,
| a city of i 900 inhabitants rs miles west
of here. Mt s o'clock last night, and
almost literally swept it from the earth.
| II came from the northwest and broke
/ upon the town very suddenly,
carrying everything before IL. The
| tornado whirled up Court street,
| the main business thoroughfare, and
| ruined almost every business block on it,
at least 40 or 50 in all. Hardly private
| residence in the town escaped, fully 400
buildings going down. The Baptist, Pres
| byterian and Catholic churches all suf-
| fered the common fate. The Ohio
| Southern Pan Handle, Narrow Gauge and
| Midland railroad deputs We're blown
into ''smthereensn and every building in
| the vicinity was carried away, milking in
gress or egress almost impossible. Every
wire within circuit of two miles is
| down. The reports received of the
catastrophe are froma telegraph operator
who tapped wire two miles west of the
town and sitting i'll heavy rain worked
| his instrument.
The panic-strieken people were taken
completely unawares, and fled from the
| tnmbling buildings in every direction
/ through the murky darkness. mad
frenzy seemed to seize them, and they
hurried hither and thither III their wild
distraction, little knowing whittier they
were fleeing. After the whirlwind, which
lasted about 10 minutes, heavy rain set
in, which continued undated during the
night. As soon rs few of the cooler
heads recovered their senses, searching
parties were organized and the sad work
of looking for the dead began. So far Is
bodies have been recovered from the
debris of various ruined buildings, and
the dreary work is just beginning to
get under way. II is probable us
many more will be found The
glimmer of lanterns procured from farm
houses in the vicinity and from the few
houses left standing was the only light
they had to work by. Two or three bodies
were stumbled upon in the middle of the
street where they were stricken down by
flying bricks or tiInhers. The cellars
of houses and every sort Of
refuge were filled with shiverine
people, budding together il
the vain attempt to keep warm. One
babe in arms has died from exposure. The
morning trains will carry plenty of assist
ance.
DAMAGE IN INDIANA ALSO.
CiNcINNATI, Sept. 9.-Reports from
various parts Of Ohio and Indiana shoy
that yesterdays storm which devastated
Washington Court House was widespread
In Miami county, Ohio, its course wa
due east. At ColcsyilIe in that county two
barns were blown down and the dwelling
| of Mr. Winterslen was carried around an
one side and end blown away. Thre
members of the family are seriously huri
!. On the other side of the Miami river
a grain house was blown away and Berr
/ Ramsey's frame hovse was blown from il
y Foundation and wrecked. The path {
: the storm was from 40 rods to half mil
g wide.
i At Cambridge City, Ind, NJ. Shank
s house was blown down and Mrs. Shanl
y was injured. AT Dublin several housC
e were wrecked. At Seymour, Ind, and
It Napoleon, Ohio, mueh damage is reported
g but no lives were lost.