Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-15
BY WIRE TO-DAY.
Forrest, Ohio, Badly Torn by
Last Nights Tornado.
Kansas and Michigan Also
Severely Shaken by
Similar Vista
tions
IA Passenger Train on the Pittsbure
eft. Wayne Runs Through
a Twister and
Escapes.
THE DEADLY CYCLONE.

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FURTHER DESTRUCTIVE AND FATAL EX-
P%ERIENcEs WITH ToRMs IN VARIOUS
PORTIONS OF THE coUNTRY-GHE oHIo
RECORD.
Chicago, May 1.-THE Daily News
Forrest, Ohio, special says: About mid
night q terrible cyclone passed over this
county. about two miles west of this
place. Young forests were blown down
and huge trees hurled into the air. Farm
houses add outbuildings were demol-
ished and scattered like straw.
A train on the Pittsburg & Fort
Wayne, which left Chicago at 3:15 yester-
day, had q narrow escape from being
blown away. Large trees were thrown
against the coaches, I'M aring twelve pas
sengers slightly.
The storm took u course along
Blanchard river. It's track is strewn
with cattle and the debris of ruined
buildings.
FOUR KILLED.
West Forrest, Ohio, May 15-A farmer
named McElroy, his two children and
Mrs. Lease, were killed in the house
which blew down.
A FORREST ACCOUNT.
Forrest, Ohio, May May 15-The all
WAS filed with balls OF fire, which ex.
pioded with a loud, swapping sound
The storm came from the southwest
-Four persons are known to have beer
killed ard a number injured, two prob
ably fatally. The residence of W.
McElree was totally destroyed, killing
McE.lree and his mother-in.law.
Several buildings were destroyed
along the Fort Wayne, Indiana, Bloom
ington and Western railroads. A Metho
dist Episcopal church was DEMOLISHED
and many shade and fruit trees broker
Three deaths are reported from soutl
of Dunkirk.
ANOTHER FATAL VISITATION.
This morning shortly after 10 o'clocl
q cyclone struck Dunkirk, lifting man,
buildings from their foundations an,
completely wrecklng them. Other
were unroofed. The screams of huma.
beings could be heard above the roar G
the elements. Ii ia not known how man
we're fatally injured. Four were pickle
up dead and eighteen wounded person
have already been found.
THE sIoRM STRUCK TRAIN.
Pittsburg, May 15-The Chicago 9,
press which passed through the tornad
Of Forrest, Ohio, last nighs, arrived hel
this morning, two hours late. Almos
every window in the car is broken and
number of passengers are slightly hui
from the flying glass. G. G. Bow, {
Canton, Ohio, had his right eye d,
stroyed by a piece of glass. The storl
is reported the worst ever experienced.
a KANSAS EXPERIENCE.
Topeka, Kansas, May ia destru
tive cyclone struck she northern part
this county and sweFs=.ys portion
Meridian. About ften O'Clock g lare
black cloud came up and struck I'll
the town. A large number OF building
were destroyed. The residence occupie
by Hartzsll and family Was lifted fro,
the ground and carried eight feet. Or
child was seriously injured and will M
live. The others escaped. Eighteen +,
twenty paople are more or less injure'
Aman named MiohHiiidadaen was picked u
and carried twenty feet in the air an
landed agai nat y wire fence. He W;
seriously injured. Trees were torn u
and nothing remained in the path OF til
tornado. The damage is thought to b
very great.
NEAR LANSING, MICHIGAN.
Detroit, May 15-The Evening jour-
ais Lansing special says: A cyclon
formed north Of here last night an
swept north, leveling fences aud wood
AND Gearing buildings into fragments
Nobody was killed or seriously injured
40 far as known. The whirlwind passe,
Big Chandler marsh, four miles fror
here, striking a Michigan Central frelgh
train, unroo1ng the cars and hurting til
conductor into o ditch.
AT ALBION MICHIGAN.
The Evening Journals Albion specia
says: A heavy wind and rain Etorn
struck this city at $50 yesterday after
noon, flooding the streets. Five OF seyel
stores in a brick block were ~unroofe,
and q hall over two of the stores wa