The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-05-20
THE STORM FIEND!
Plows Through Preble
County!
Spreading Death, Destruction and
Desolation!
Into Hundreds of Homes!
Houses Demolished in an
instant!
And their inmates Driven
into the Storm!
Bridges Disappear like Water
BubbIes!
Wheat, Corn and Dat Fields
VViDed OutS
Houses Demolished in an
instant!
And their inmates Driven
into the Storm!
Bridges Disappear like Water
Bubbles!
Wheat, Corn and Dat Fields
Wiped out!
Horses, Cattle and Hogs find
Watery Graves!
The Loss in the County over HALF a
Million Dollars!

Million Dollars!
On Wednesday evening of last week about
TX o'clock a terrific storm of wind, rain and
hail visited this vicinity, lasting about three
hours, deluging the streets, flooding the
streams away over any depth known by the
Oldest inhabitant of our city, sweeping away
bridges, barns, sheds, fences, fields of wheat,
corn and oats, and spreading desolation and
destruction in every direction. The rain SEEM
ed to come down in sheets, hail fell as large
as hen eggs, the wind was furious and the
thunder and lightning terrific, fash following
fash, brilliantly and brightly Illuminating the
sky. The storm came from the west, its de-
structive path covering an area of about two
miles in width, and it is hard to DECIDE wheth-
er the worst damage was done by food or by
wind. The loss to the county and the farming
community cannot be estimated. Fifteen
iron Bridges have been swept from their
places in this county, which will cost not less
than $50, 900 to replace! The Dayton, Eaton
and Richmond turnpike company suffer Sc
verely by the loss of bridges and the washing
out of the roads; SO also the railroads. In all
directions the water fall done immense and
irreparabie damages.
We append a list of the sufferers as far as
ascertained in this county:
WEST OIL ATOM.
Joseph Fleisch, dwelling and outbuildings
damaged, heavy loss to timber, orchard de-
stroyed, fences all flown down, and a number
of hogs killed.
William Toney, frame dwelling, wood house
and barn. completely demolished, fruit trees
and fences destroyed. Mr.. Toney, wife and
five children were in the house when it blew
over, but all escaped injury.
Arch. Toney, house blown down. Loss
about $4,000.
The Joe Fleisch brick school house was
completely blown down, and the roof carried
away some seventy-fve yards.
Thss. Wear, dwelling slightly damaged and
fences all down.
Michael Fleisch, heavy loss of timber and
nine head of fine cattle killed. Roof blow
from unoccupied brick tenant house.
Concord Church unroofed and otherwise
badly damaged.
House and barn on the farm of W. C. Dove
uioWh uoWh. Mr.. routS anu vile WHO Occu'
pied the dwelling escaped with severe bruises
West Florence church unroofed.
Brick school house west of the Huffman
farm blown down.
The Huffman farm sugar camp completely
destroyed.
Frank Dunlap's large frame tobacco shet
demolished and his bottom land considerably
washed out.
Brick dwelling on the farm of John Cool
unroofed.
The barn on the farm of widow Duggins un.
rooted.
West end of barn on farm of Geo. Brous,
blown away.
Corn crib blown down, orchard and timber
badly damaged on the farm ofJ D. Hickman
Widow Norman suffered from destruction
of timber and fruit trees.
Frame house on the farm of B. P. Kenne
day blown down-occupied by Larry Kerwil
and family. Nobody injured.
Thos. McLanahan, on the Railsback farm
heavy destruction of timber.
The dwelling houses of Nicholas and Franz
Druly, just over the Indiana line, were all de
molished.
SOUTH n SOUTH EAST.
Der of the old Railsback farm, it seems to hav
jumped a ive-mile scope of country, almos
on a direct line, when its destructive fur
dropped dow on the farms of William Jeffer
son, lately purchased by Henry McNeal, an
Jehu Campbell, two miles south of Eaton, O
the Hamilton turnpike. Mr.. McNeal is al
most ruined from the destruction of frui
trees, fences and wash out of bottom land.
On the farm of Jehu Campbell, the bar
was blown down and a rafter twenty feet i
length driven half way through the south en-
of the farm dwelling. Mr.. Ashworth lives o
the farm, and beside the miraculous escap
of his family, suffers severely from loss {
crops.
The dwelling and tobacco shed of uncl
Billy Wright was inundated with water, an
his entire crop of tobacco washed away.
is a heavy and severe loss to the old man.
The Mary Van Ausdal farm, the Man
farms, Josiah Campbell farm, John SwoI
farm, all suffer severely from high water, los
of crops, timber and fences.
Cornelius Reedy, tobacco shed and bar
blown over.
Henry Brubaker, barn unroofed.
Laban Fisher, house and barn unroofed.
Joe-Furry, barn and carriage house unroo
ed.
Philip Rhinehart, barn unroofed, corn CT
blown away and some stock killed.
David Alderman, house and barn unroo
ed, orchard and timber damaged.
Henry Brewer, house and barn unroofed.
Widow Ridenour, tobacco shed blown dow
John Lesh, barn blown over and farm in
PIGMENTS destroyed.
Eli Halderman, barn unroofed and blov
forty rods, and heavy loss of timber.
Wilson Eby, house and barn unroofed al
otherwise damaged.
Abraham Halderman, brick residence par
ly destroyed and barn unroofed. Family c
capped to the cellar.
Warren Fouts, barn blown over.
Jacob Fisher, barn destroyed, house u
rooted and badly damaged.
Joseph Mcbride, barn destroyed and DIVE
ing slightly damaged.
Katy Brewer, tobacco shed and barn bio,
away.
John CHAMBER, barn entirely demolished.
James VanAusdal, house unroofed.
Isaac Campbell, barn blown down.
Joseph Black, barn badly wrecked.
Jerry Bishop, house and barn unroofed.