The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-15
STORY. or DESTRUCTION.
Further Details OF tho Great Storm
at the West:
Crops Destroyed, Buildings Wrecked
and Lives Lost.
Nine Houses Destroyed In Five Min
utes at wilkinson, Ind.

CINCINNATI, May i4.-News of damage by
the storm of Wednesday night continues.
Madison County, KY, suffered to the extent
of more than 100000. The streams in that
county are generally low-banked and the un-
precedented floods caused nearly all the
bridges to be carried off. In Fayette county
the waterspout was so pronounced that a
flood of eight feet came tearing down Paint
Creek yesterday into Washington Court
House and increased until in four hours it
had risen IS feet, the highest ever known.
All the lower part Of the city was inundated
and many people driven from their homes.
Dozens of bridges were washed away. In
Clinton County the chief damage was by
wind. Five barns are reported destroyed and
timber prostrated over large area. In But
Ter county also there was much damage by
wind. Fifty feet of the Woodsdale bridge
over the Miami river was blown off, and a
fine iron and wood bridge on the Elliott turn
and many small barns were torn down; the
house of j. A. Carson, in Lamont township,
was demolished and domestic was hurt
The family had a narrow escape. In the vii
lage of Seven Mile the streets were impassa-
BILE from fallen trees. The public school
building was badly. damaged The roof OF
the Methodist church was lifted and hurled
against the parsonage, crushing in its walls.
The ministers family narrowly escaped
death. A half dozen barns were blown down.
At Middletown the damage was great. Trees
were torn up and the river is higher than it
has been since 1875. 1t was yesterday full of
wrecks of houses, barns, fences, etc. 1t was
mile wide. The mills are all stopped, and
all access to the town cut off, Heavy damage
by wind occurred south of Middletown.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 1.-THE rains
of the past few days have caused White Xiv
er and tributaries to rise to a dangerous and
damaging height. Reports from the sur
roundingscountry state that great loss OF
growing crops has been caused, many bridges
are washed away, and at Broad Ripple the
dam is gone, with three hundred feet of the
Chicago and Indianapolis Air Line division
of the Louisville. New Albany and Chicago
road. On the other roads the trains are still
badly delayed.
TIpToN, Ind, May 14.-The buildings on
the fair grounds were destroyed and many
private residences in and near the city badly
wrecked by Wednesday nights storm; Mrs.
Marsh Tucker was fatally injured. The resi-
dence of Uriah Gates was destroyed, and
Mrs. Gates and child killed. Philip Beskey
and family saved themselves after their dwell
ing was blown away Miss Barger, visiting
at Lemuel Deals, was terribly injured, and
has since died. Large numbers OF horses ana
cattle were killed and timber Frustrated. In
White county the tornado was terrible In Its
effects. Many farms were swept clear OF
residences, barns, outhouses and orchards
and much stock killed.
LATER.
Asa result of the storm, the family of
Uriah Gates, five in number, are lying at the
point of death. and one of them, Grace, nine
years old, is dead. Miss Barger is still alive,
but unconscious. Mrs. Marsh Tucker and
one of her children are seriously injured.
The damage in this vicinity is estimated at
100000
ATTIcA, Ind, May 14-Mrs. Nathan, Court
ney MOrehead and James Idle are not expect
ed to recover. The distress Of the sufferers
is great and will have to be alleyiated by out
side aid This mornings estimate OF the loss
has been raised to $350,o00.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, May 14.--A terrific
wind storm devastated a large section OF
country few miles north of this city last
night. Many farm dwellings and orchards
were destroyed but fortunately no lives were
lost
WILKINSON, Ind, May 1.-THE cyclone of
Wednesday night lasted only five minutes,
but it totally destroyed nine houses. The
killed are Samuel White, farmer, aged 30,
and Glen Smith, son of j. w. Smith; wound
ed, j. w. Smith, wife and child, Eli cross
and family, Mrs. Ada White and daughter
Ira Shaffer and several Others were slightly
injured.
ALBANY, O., May 14.-A tornado passed
through Columbia township, Meiggs county,
about five miles from this place, Wednesday
night between 10 and u o'clock, carrying
death and destruction with it. Mrs. Marga-
retta McComas, aged 60, was instantly killed,
also her nephew, Hatam McComas, a. Lizzie
McComas was seriously injured, but will
probably recover. The house in which the
McComas family were killed was entirely de-
molished and reduced to kindling wood.
Mark Meningitis house was entirely demol-
ished, and himself and wife badly hurt. Noah
Stout's storehouse, a large building, was
moved distance of six feet and the roof
torn off. The Kentucky & Ohio Railroad de-
pot at Carpenter had the warehouse entirely
destroyed Stephen Wilcoxs house was COM
pletely demolished and Wilcox was severely
hurt. Tom Jackson's house and barn were
destroyed Ed Fosters house was unroofed.
Many other buildings we're destroyed and
persons slightly injured. The storm was in
tornado style, and by far the most severe
ever known in this part of Ohio. 1t was
from one-fourth to ane-half mile wide.