The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-16
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
cxneriences of the Big Blow
in Eastern Ohio.
ERROR ON ARAILwAY TRAIN.
.ut,dings Raced. Trees UProoted'
San. Women and Children
killed by the Wind.
AFearfuI Cyclone.

AFearful Cyclone.
p,rrsBURG. May 15.-The Chicago
.,,-sss on the Fort Wayne Railroad
cd q rough experience passing through
no tornado, which struck Eastern
. obio last night. The train left Fort
4 Vevne at pm. and the rain descended
4 ,Inost solidly until Lima. Ohio, was
,.ssed. Such a storm passengers had
ever seen before, and the ladies. of
Thom quite number were on
he train, were greatly fright
med and the gentlemen were
J % scared themselves to be of much
ssTyice in allaying their fears. The
Tind steadily increased in fury, break
& mo of the tiles and the rushing sibilla-
ion Of the telegraph wires made con-
cori OF wild sounds. The train passed
Forest. 229 miles west of Pittsburg.
/ 1bout 1875. The engineer was then
j sending the locomotive along st about
thirty miles an hour. The engineer
mi on more steam and when about
three miles from Kirby, the storm was
At its height. Suddenly there was a
4 duu roar in the distance and then
cyclone tore across the level plain on
i he south side OF the track, and catch
az big tree tore 1t up by the roots and
ing il across the cars. One limb
rruck the locomotive and cut the cow
stcher in two; another limb fell on the
. ,latform and steps of the frst car and
demolished il. Other branches smashed
in the windows along three ordinary
cars and two Pullman sleepers. Tele-
graph poles came dancing down. and at
he same time rocks and bushes blew
through the air in riOtOus scurry. The
ar windows were smashed to pieces,
tracked and splintered, and glass few
n every direction. The train kept on
the rails, and the engineer, applying the
sir-brakes. brought it to a standstill
Eithin 200 yards. Every passenger was
in 4 paroxysm of fear. The sleepers
were transformed into dens of wildly
excited men ard women. the rail
way men kept fairly cool, and,
IS soon as they could, assisted
N the restoration Of confidence. The
storm continued. The air was still
illed With flying branches and stones
while a glare of electricity liberated
rom the clouds intensified
THE HORROR OF THE sCEEK.
i Though every window in the sleep ers
Baden" and "Salamis, ;" were fractured
md almost every pane in the other
coaches smashed, it is remarkable that
Ts-y few passengers were hurt. Mr.. G.
c. Bow, merchant of Canton, Ohio, was
IN his berth n the sleeper "Salamis,
Ehen the tree shiyered the glass above
him and drove one piece under his
light eye, with such force that The eye
vas literally cut out. A lady in the
same car. who refused to give her
name, was also cut, though not
seriOusly, about the face. A
isF others had their hands cut.
he storm did not abate much. except
hat the tornado passed away. An idea
din force may be conceived from the
ilsihat rocks were blown into the cars
nthe south side, and had sufficient
Epetus left to pierce the western vim
ioTs as clean as if they were bullets
ION gatling gun. None of the roofs
d the cars were much damaged, but |
ne locomotive boiler was dented in |
eyeral places and the smoke stack was |
Knocked out of straight line. After 4
shout an hours delay, the train started !
sgsin and in due time reached Crist- |
line, without further accident. There !
locomotive was procured and the bat
tered cars came to Pittsburgh. reaching |
ne union depot one hour and q hall f,
lste, good deal of time being make up
on the run. When the train arrived |
here, 1t looked as If it had oeen riddled |
BY sharpsnooters and a battery of 1
heavy artillery.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May ia Kenton,
Ohio, special TO Leader says: One of the |
most terrible and damaging storms ever |
known IN this section of the country pas /
sed over the northern part of this county |
last night about IL O'Clock causing \
widespread destruction an d death. The /
storm commenced on . farm known as
he Whiteside farm, about eight miles /
north of the City of Kenton. On it
stood a new brick, two-story house,
which now lies in ruins. From this
point the storm moved eastward, and
y vas destroying lite and property. The
t oarn owned by Henry Gerlach was
oioEn offlts foundations. The orchard
ot Michael Zigler was totally destroyed
mo the roof blown off his barn. The
so9Ses belonging to James Fisher and
l. NJ Surplus were totally DESTROYED
ano members Of the families badly
aurt. William McElree was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. The h
;nurcn known as Higgins Church, was
blown fat TO the ground. David
higgins house was Shattered. The
shool mouse, in the centre of
JACKSON Township, was entirely
SGestroyed. a new barn be-
sas blown into fragments. The dam
lge cannot be estimated, but il will
each into hundreds of thousands.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 16.-The Lead
Is special from Forest, Ohio. saws:
ne storm here last night was one of
se most fearful that ever visit,d this
scuon OF the country. Il came IN
ssdcenly, about 10 O'Clock, inky- black
-sods being liyid with a br1lIis I light
,Ich made the atmosphere as bright 1
lay, ATumbling noise accompanied 4
storm IN this vicinity. 1t swept a +,
-s2n track half mile in width and
ne s-ee miles IN length, not striking The
"a 20 am extent. Wm. McElree. wife
" Two children and mother-in.I law
Of hIlggins, were buried in the ruins
large hrIpt