Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21

COLUMBUS, o., May l3.--RepOrtS from
Springfield announce great destruction
by lightning and flood. a portion of two
trains were derailed, but with no loss of
lie. The foundations of several build
lngS were washed out, allowing them to
tumble down and several houses in the
city and country were burned from being
struck by lightning.
Tracks Washed Away, Cattle Drowned
and Houses Destroyed by the Flood.
DAYTON, Ohio, May 13-Dayton is iso-
lated, with no trains or mails in or out.
and telegraph and telephone wires are
down. The storm of wind, rain and hail
struck this vicinity at eight last night.
Small streams became rushing torrents
and the Miami river a mighty flood, rising
nine feet in three hours, inundating so
acres of houses in the fourth ward, drown
ing horses and COWS. Merchandise in eel
lars was ruined. Bridges in all directions
We're swept away and farm buildings and
dwellings demolished All kinds of crops
are ruined. The greatest destruction is in
a track east from Big Miami to Little
Miami. Zlonville brick Reform church,
four miles south of Dayton, was RACED.
Paramount is total wreck. The church
at Beavertown was demolished The
dwellings there were twisted from their
foundations. At Shaker village buildings
were unrooted, barns blown down and
cattle injured. A special train was wreck
Ell near Osburn and seven were injured
The north bound freight train on the Gin
clnnati, Hamilton and Dayton dashed into
a waShout at Postum Rum and the 30 ton
locomotive was carried $50 feet down a
mighty torrent before sinking, then rolled
over and over At daylight a farmer a
mile across the waters, noticing signals of
distress rescued the freight crew from the
tree tops, Engineer John McCutcheon and
ms fireman being seriously injured. The
ram fail was four and half inches in
three hours.
Thirty-two Victims of the Kansas CITY
Storm.
KANSAS CITY, May 13-From evidence
so far collected it is probable that thirty
two persons have lost their lives in the
storm of yesterday The buildings select
ed for destruction were those which were
filled with human beings, and the
consequences were simply appalling The
undertakers' rooms have been, since the
storm, occupied with bodies manned and
crushed, in some instances beyond recog-
ton. The killed at the school building
numbered fifteen, all children between the
age OF nine and twelve years at the over
all factory seven, probably ten, if the
three missing men are found in the ruins
at Smith a. Moffatt's coffee and spice
mills, four; at the court house, two IA
uePuty SHtrll ana lne deputy recorder
in West Kansas City, one: total % or 30
injured at the school, -, two perhaps IA
tally ut the factory. II, three may die at
the court house, four at the United
states engineers Office, four; total 81.
The storm Coming East.
The conditions are favorable for severe
local storms in western New York and
West Virginia
Floods Caused by IA Great Ohio Rainfall
Many Lives Lost.
CINCINNATI, May 13.-Xenia is reported
to be inaccessible by rail from any direc
ton because of washouts caused by last
nights storm. Archer creek, which flows
through culvert under the railroad
damned the culvert with drift, formed n
great reservoir which broke the railway
emOankment, swept through the town
carrying houses away and is reported
causing loss Of life besides sweeping away
600 feet of railway track The rain FIJI
was the worst ever known in this part Of
the state. IL was heightened cloud burst
beginning at O'Clock and CONTINUING fiji
after 10, Shawnee Run, running through
Il portion OF the town, with cottages
punt ON It's banks, rose to an uuprece-
dented height Exactly how the great
volume OF water acted, whether being
damned and then breaking, or by IFS di9
rect course Is not yet known, but from 80
70 loO buildings were swept from their
FOUNDATIONS, the inmates suddenly becom-
ing helpless in the angry Hood. How
many lives were lost is not yet known.
but at 1890. q bodies had been secured
1t was estimated that a number more
would be found, The storm is described
as the most disastrous ever known on the
Little Miami railroad The nearest mn.
proach any train could make to the CITY |
was three miles. The bridges were ali |
washed away, trees were blown down, |
nd
will require days to repair the railroad