Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-21
THE NATION.
THE WINDS WORK.
Several Sections of the Country Visited by
Cyclones.


Cyclones.
a terrible cyclone struck Odcll, ILL.,, on
the 18th inst which demolished one } rick
block, wrecked three warehouses, unroofed
the hotel, Masonic hall, and four store
buildings, also the upper story of the
Agell block in which was the Odell bank
and Oddfellows lodge was completely de
stroyed Scarcely n store in town escaped
injury. The loss will amount to $4,000.
Houses, barns and sheds were twisted OFF
their foundations and completely de
stroyed. Trees foot in diameter were
twisted up. The storm did not last over
five minutes. Ten minutes before it the
air seemed to get green. Two clouds
seemed to advance one from the south
east and one from the southwest, and met
over the town, forming monstrous
whirlwind. The large livery barn of Hord
Bros. was completely demolished. A
large three story mill was blown off its
foundation and wrecked. The two story
brick hardware store of SIS. Cole is Il total
wreck; the hotel is injured badly; not n
whole window remains in the building.
y number of residences were badly
bers, board fences tin roofs and prostrat-
ed trees. The new school building is
partly unroofed. A one-story school
building is completely destroyed The
Congregational church is twisted in bad
shape. The Methodist church had one
steeple blown Off. Those fatally injured
are: Lotte Zwifile, 10 years old, was
carried over POO feet in the air and fell on
the railroad track, smashing her skull;
George and Charles Hoke, liverymen.
5. :. Cole, hardware merchant, and two
children of John Miller are seriously hurt
The children had taken refuge in the brick
building and were buried in the ruins.
Telegraph wires were all blown down and
communication with the outside world
was completely cut off. The damage in
the surrounding country is slight
a cyclone struck Williamsport, Ind, on
the evening of the 18TH destroying every
thing in its track. Several houses and
barns in the north end of the town were
carried away. 1t seemed to have formed
about two miles northwest of the town and
took a southwesterly direction, travelling
about thirty miles an hour, striking the
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Reports come from Attica, about two
miles east of Williamsport, that it struck
that place about the center of the town
and destroyed several of the business build
ings, including a new mill, the Revere
house, and the Chicago d Great Southern
railway offices. The wagon bridge over
the Wabash river was torn down. Several
persons were on the bridge at the time and
went down, and all are supposed to have
been killed.
At the Revere house severar are reported
to have been killed At indianapolis two
brick houses belonging to Henry Butt were
torn down, and Mrs. Butt badly injured
Aside from her the people escaped injury
fearful storm passed over Winchester
Va, the same evening lasting fifteen
minutes. Two clouds met and burst i'm
mediately over the city The wind at
tanned a great velocity. Uailstones the
size of walnuts fell TO the depth of from
two inches TO three feet and trees stripped
Every house with a western exposure had
all window glass destroyed. Carriages
were overturned on roads and occupants
narrowly escaped with their lives The
storm extended only a mile on either side
of this place. Three persons are reported
killed
A fearful thunder storm visited Dayton.
Ohio, on the 18th, commencing at 500 p.
m. and lasting nearly three hours. The
electrical display was decidedly brilliant,
and the rains fell very heavy, flooding
many cellars in various parts of the city,
particularly among the business houses on
Main street between Third and Fourth
The loss will reach many thousand dollars.
The storm was accompanied by heavy
fall hail. which lasted about ten minutes
The hail stones were large and solid, and
did great damage to windows, to shrub
berry, flowers and fruit
Dispatches from points along the Come
maugh valley, in Pennsylvania, report
several persons seriously injured 10y n
tornado which passed over that section on
the 18th. Mrs James Brett who had given
birth TO n child about three hours before
and was in bed, was carried out over a
fence into field. She is not expected to
i've. BERTHE Foust, a friend Of Mrs. Brett,
was carried some distance and had her
face terribly lacerated. John Foust's
house was blown down.
Sedalia, Usage City and Vichy Springs in
Missouri, were each visited by destructive
storms the sumo day of the terrible lorna
DO which wrought so much ruin in Kansas
City. At these points no lives were lost,
out buildings iof every description were
oent and broken like pipe-stems A mum
Der of persons were injured.
In Joliet, H., a deluge of rain, thunder
and hail inundated the earth. The thun-
lerbolts were deafening and 1.-THE electric
display unparalleled. A circus show was
having performance, and in the midst of
The performance the storm struck the tent,
turning the whole show upside down.
Women screamed, animals raved. A gem
.ral stampede, amid sheets OF lightning,
lrenching rain and the resistless gala re-
suited Three persons were seriously in
lured by the falling poles, and number
we're hurt slightly.