The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-22


der storm visited this city last evening,
commencing at half-past eight O'Clock
and continuing several hours. The cleo
trical display was decidedly brilliant, and
the rainfall very heavy, flooding many
cellars in various parts of the city, par
ticularly among the business houses on
Main street between Third and Fourth
streets. The loss will reach many thou
sands Of dollars. The storm was accom-
panied by heavy fall of hail, which last
ed about ten minutes. The hail-stones
were very large and solid, and did great
damage to windows, shrubbery, flowers
and fruit.
The levee broke at midnight, washing
away the Pan-H Handle railroad bridge and
a large wooden carriage bridge. Tele-
graph and railroad communication Is cut
off from the West. The water flooded the
business portion of the city, and damaged
goods over fifty thousand dollars. Trains
are all being held.
The Bee Line midnight express for the
East is held four miles south of Dayton,
by a two hundred foot washout. The
Dayton & Michigan trains are held at
Tippecanoe. The Dayton & Western and
Panhandle trains are held at Trotwood.
Four houses in the submerged district
floated away with their occupants, but the
latter We're rescued by swimming horses
Ito them. One family is missing.
Horses, cattle, wagons, etc, were swept
away. The steel tubular bridge over the
Miami was broken by the floating debris.
1t is impossible TO estimate, the loss, as
all Is tumult.
SPRINGFIELD, o., May l3.-The storm
last night did frightful damage in and
about Springfield. The East High street
bridge, recently completed, was under
mined and is now mass of ruins. Hun
dreds of families have been driven from
their homes in the eastern and southern
portions of the city, many barely awak-
ening in time to escape with their lives.
The scene in that quarter is one of fright
full devastation. Dwellings are washing
full of soil and debris and the railroads
are all blocked up.
York street sewer broke and tossed the
boiler, engine and heavy machinery of the
Common Sense Engine Company and the
immense Ohio Southern railroad shops
| like feathers, and a four hundred foot
| bridge over the East Fork of the Little
Miami river near Harmon was swept away
and went surging down the stream. On
its way 1t tore down the iron bridge two
miles below. Dozens of turnpike bridges
In the country are reported swept away.
No loss of life is reported, but there were
many narrow escapes. The loss will
mount up in the hundreds of thousands
OF dollars.
CINCINNATI, May l3.-About ten O'Clock
last evening a terrific hail and rain storm
swept over this city. Numerous win
dows and skylights were demolished and
many chimneys blown down. Tele-
graphic communication was entirely cut
off from the city for several hours. The
loss, considering the violence of the
storm, was very small, the heaviest loser
being A. Il. Burkhart, who estimates his
loss from broken plate glass and sky
lights, at about five thousand dollars.
MnMsBURG, o., May l3.-Trains are
all held by washout. Miller, O'Key &
Freeman's circus train struck washou
at Cold Springs, ditching the engine ant
four cars. No lives are reported lost
Four bridges are down between Dayton
and Greenville. No trains are running
except on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton and the Bee line, and those only II
the direction of Cincinnati.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 13.-RepOrt'
come from Attica, in Fountain County
that cyclone struck that place about thu
center of the town and destroyed aevcra
of the business buildings, including anew
mill, the Revere House and the Chicago
& Great Southern railway offices. TIL,
wagon bridge over the Wabash river wal
torn down. Several persons were on thu
bridge at the time 1t went down, and al
are supposed to have been killed. At tn,
Revere House several are reported to hayt
been killed.
A report from Williamsport, Ind, say
q cyclone struck that place last evening
destroying every thing in its track. Sew
cral houses and barns in the north end o
the town were carried away. 1t Seemet
to have formed about two miles west o
the town, and took a southWeStery di
rcction, travelling about thirty miles al
hour, striking the extreme north end o
the place.
LoGANsPoRT, Ind, May ia terrif
cyclone struck this city last night. Hun
dreds of houses were unrooied ant
fences, trees and houses blown down
The high school and American Norma
college lost their roofs. Thousands 0
trees block the country roads. TIL
lightning struck several houses, and thei
inmates were badly shocked, but Their
was no loss of life. Damage abOd
$4,000
WEST POINT, Ind, May IA tornad
struck Attica at ten minutes past 81
Wednesday evening. In five minutes 20
houses were destroyed, among whic
were the Revere House and the Chicag
& Great Southern freight depot. Man
business houses and residences are |
ruins, and about seventy people are il
iured. A Mrs. Davis was found dead
the ruins of her house. Many telegrap
lines are down in the track OF the storm
The midnight express train on the Wabas
road ran into a washout and was dltcheC
1t is a total wreck, The mailing cleI