Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-16
4 TRAIN IN A STORM,
A Night Express on the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway
Tussles with a Cyclone.
The Inmates Entertained by n Concert
Of the Elements Tho Iron Horse
Comes Ont Victorious.
Right Deaths Reported from Forest, Onto.
Terrible kavages OF tho winds
in Michigan.
EXPERIENCES or AN rxrnrss THAN.

PirTsBuRo, Pa, May IA Tho Chicago
express on the Fort Wayne railway had
rough experience passing shrough the
tornado which struck Western Ohio last
night The lightning flashed continuous
ly from the time the train left Fort Wayne
at p, m, and the rain descended almost
solidly until Lima, Ohio, was passed
Such storm the passengers had never
seen before, and the ladies, of whom quite
number were on the train, were greatly
F, frightened, and the gentlemen were too
! scared themselves 70 be of much service
i In allaying their fear. The wind steadily
Increased Ia fury, and the breaking OF
trees aud the rafting Of telegraph wires
made concert of wild sounds The
train passed Forest, 229 miles weat OF
| Pittsburg, about 1880. The engineer
was then sending the locomotive along
at about thirty miles an hour. The
engineer put on more steam, and
| when about three miles from
| Kirby the storm was NJ It's height. Sud
denly there was duh roar In the dis
tance aud the cyclone tore ncroes tho level
| plain on the south side Of the track, and
catching a big tree tore II up by the roots
and flung lt across the cars. One limb
struck the locomotive aud cut the COW.
catcher In two. Another limb foil
on the platform Of the first car and de-
molished 70. Other branches smashed the
windows along the three ordinary cars
aud two Pnllman sleepers. The tele-
graph poles came dancing down az the
same time, and rocks aud bushes new
through the air In riotous order. The car
windows were smashed 10 pieces, and
splinters and glass flew IN every
direction. Tho train kept on the track,
and the engineer applying the air brakes
hroughtit to standstill within 900yerds.
Every passenger was In parnXysm OF
fear. The sleepcrs we're transferred into "
} dense crowd Of wildly excited men and
women, The railway men kept cool, and
ns fur assthey could asslatcd IN the
restoration Of confidence Tho
storm continued. The air was stlll illlcd
with branches aud stones, while The glare
OF tho electricity liberated from the
clouds intensified the horror OF the scene.
. Every window In the sleepers Baden lIa'
! den aud Salamia we're fractured and al.
J most every pane in the other coaches was
. smashed. II Is remarkable that very few
passengers were hurt.
j WMr G, c, Baw, q merchant OF Canton
Ohio, was In his berth In the sleeper
!, Calamis, when the tree shlyered the glass
above him and drove one niece nnderhl'
a right eye with such force that his eye was
: lite ally cut out. A lady Ia the Same cal
, who refused TO give her name was also
cut, though not seriously, about
: the face. a few others had their hands
cut, The storm did not abate much ex
y cept that the tornado passed away. An
idea of its force may be conceived from
, the fact that rocks were blown into the
cars on the south side with such fore,
j as TO pierce the western window,
!. as clean az II they were bullets from !
gun None Of the roofs Of the cara werJ
much damaged, hut tine locomotive boiler
i, was dented IN several places aud tli,
" emoke.staCk was Knocked out of
Y straight line. After about an hours dplR,
y the tram started, and In due time reached
- Creslinc without further accident. Their
~ locomotive was procured aud the bat
y tered cars came on 70 Pittsburg, reachini
y the Union depot one hour and half late
Z good deal OF time being made up OF
y the run. when the train arrived here !
- looked as II II had been rddled by sharp
y shooters and battery OF heavy artillery
20 MORE FATALITIES
= FoRgsr, ONO, May l5.--Thls pluc
y aud vicinity was visited by tornado las
y night about II o'clock, lilied With balls o
/
~ plug sound. Full particulars, excep
70 those brought by farmers Twin
., near the track OF the storm, canno
y be obtained. There are know
Y ', 10 be 1--we persons killed and a plumber IN
~ iured, two probably fatally The RES
y dence OF w. Mclslree was totally dt
y stroyed, killing McEiree and his motbo
~ In the house. Mrs. Higgins house nea
" by WINS totally destroyed billing a ma
whose name Is not given. The house q
!, Thomas Moore was raised from III
y grounG, iDju1ng Moore, Jno. Thomaso
~ aud @. Plckel, not fatally
y, BID oak hool.housc and church tw
Y miles nor beast Of town was destroyer
u Samuel picktrd was fatally hurt. III
Y wife was injured by tho blowing down ,
We tho residence. The Center sehool-honkS
~ one mile west of the town, was laid (
IS the ground. In the Blanchard river va
~ ley, fences, telegraph poles, trees m
! many houses were laid low, and II wi
es DO few DAYS before the wire
o. can be fixed. Along tho Pittsburl
y Fort Wayne & Chicago railway, ana "a
W Indianapol q, Bloomington Western RAJ
" way the wires are down IN Forest vi
w Methodist Episcopal church building Ht
- demolished. Many shade and irult trp,
u were brJkci. Three deaths are reportc
~ from south OF Dunkirk. The names a
lu not be aseertaiDed.
~ IN MICHIGAN.
- LANSING, MICH, May l5.--A cycl0I
~ formed mile Dorih Of LANDING RI n
~ edge OF jones' lake last night aud swel
y, IN northeast direction, leycling fence
~ aud woods and tearing buildings inl
~ fragments 80 far as hsaid fro
4, no one was Killed or seriously u
iured. 1t cut clear swain
quarter Of o mile wide through 8
~ woJds and orchards that cauc IN Il
~ way. The largest building destroy ed VI
~ barn OF Mr. Siller'a on The Down
~ road, which was torn % minute fra
~ mcnts. His horses, which were 10 q
~ basement Of the barn, were sucked 4
~ and left on the hay-mow, while 0ihe
TX were buried under the ruins. The hou'
w aud buildings Of family named kai
Ky banks were all blown 10 piece
20 Where the wind paced acrofs IRE b
" Chandler mArsh, four miles from her
nearly 10 the middle, II struck MIG
VI sgan Central freight train, untoohng u
20 cars and hnrlinR Conductor Kane into
ditch.
special 20 tho ETenlng Journal fro
Il Albips. Mieh., says q heavy wind 40
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