The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-19
HURRICANE HORRORS.
The Town Of Forest, Ohio, and Vicinity
V.s;ei By Destructive Tornado
FIVE KILLED AND A NUMBER INJURED.
Jones Lake, Michigan, Swept by Furious
Cyclone.
Houses and Buildings Torn to Pieces
Freight Cars UnroOfed aud the Train
Hurled Into the Ditch-A POr-
tiOa of the Town OF BIeriden,
Kansas. Blown to Atoms.

FOEE>f. o. Nay 15.-This place and vicinity was
visited D. tornado last night about IL O'Clock.
The al was filed by balls OF fire, which ex-
ploded with a loud swapping sound. The storm
came from the southwest and tended to north
westerly direction. Full particulars, except that
brought by farmers living the track OF the
storm. can net be obtained. There are known to
be five persons killed and a number injured, two
probably fatal. The residence Of W. MeElree was
totally des rOyed, killing McElree and his mother
1n-law Ms. Higgins. A house near by was de-
strOyed. ne house OF Thomas Moore is RACED to
the ground, iniuring Mr.. Moore, John Thompson
and J. Picket seriously, but not fatally.
The BIZ Oak sehoOl-hOuse and church, two
miles nor hosSt Of town, are reported destroyed.
Mr. sam Packard was fatally hurt and his wife in
1ured by TIRE blowing down OF his residence. The
Center Scs0O.-hOEse, one mile west OF town, was
laid to the ground. IN the Blanchard River Val
ley the tr'.t e.. telegraph poles, trees and many
houses wee laid low. and il will be few DAYS be-
fore the Vi-es can be fixed again along the Pitts
burg. T'.f Wayne and Chicago Railway. The
wires O. tt- Indiana. Bloomington and Western
Railwsy down north OF town.
In 70. the Methodist Protestant Church
BuildiuE demolished and many shade and
iruit tgt, ere broken. Three deaths are Just re-
ported Cd the south OF DuDkirk. Names not
ASorHER ACCOUNT
The S. ~ here last night was one of the most
try II NE - suddenly about 10 O'Clock, the
1nky b. Cuds being livid with brilliant
light wb l.ate the atmosphere bright a. day.
A rOarin- accompanied the storm. In this
vicinity swept clean track hall mile in
width and ne miles in length. not striking the
town to any extent William McElree, wife and
two children. and mOther-in-law. Mrs. Higgins
were buried the ruins OF a large brick house
and the first named killed. The rest were injured,
the last named fatally Mrs. McElree dug the
Others tom the ruins MIS- Lease
killed II ter house. Isaac Lambert eighty years
of age. 70, 5a.ied under his house and fatally
injured A. J. PeckeIt was fatally hurt by fall
ing tImbei~. lOmas Moore buried under
the rUiI> o. arge frame house ana badly hurt.
$. Packe.- and James Thompson, sleeping in tie
same bed ia this house, were carried a long dis
lance anded safely in the bed. Thomas
Hart anO lie were blown from bed in the second
story snd iae latter perhaps iatslly hurt. A ten
year-Old s,'s. az Joseph RumHei had his collar
bone bro4 81 snd was otherwise hurt. Two
hurcbeS. The Union Bethel, and the
'IethOdiSg Protestant were destroyed The
astCT o. the latter had succeeded
payioe IT, .arge debt a few days ago. Two brick
lOOi-h,'s--' were destroyed, the bell of one be-
carr lei q quarter Of a mile. Large stones aud
ans wei- Carried long distances. Trees were
pTOOted he acre and hundreds OF orchards
e completely gone. Some farms are swept clean
ii every thing \ large number OF sheep and
horses We:- killed. Feathers were blown from
chickens Tees were stripped of their bark. The
gIOund W. proved up and devastation and ruin
side.