Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-05-22


Gates and child killed, Philip Bes-
key and family saved themselves
after their dwelling was blown away.
Miss Barger, visiting at Lemuel
Deals, was terribly injured and has
since died. Large numbers of horses
and cattle were killed and timber
Frustrated.
I In White county the tornado was
terrible in its effects. Many farms
were swept clear of residences, barns,
out.houses and orchards and stock
killed. The losses are now estima-
ted at sS50,000. It only required
five minutes for the storm to demol-
ish nine houses IN Wilkinson, Ind.
At Danvilley ILL.,, n score of farm
houses in the neighborhood were dc.
stroyed, and the United Brethren
Church was torn iuto splinters. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Miller and the in
FAINT son of John A. Shaw were kill
ed. Mr.. Shaw himself was fatally
injured.
FOREST, OHIO, May 15.-This
place and vicinity was visited by
tornado last night about eleven
O'Clock. The air was filed with balls
of fire, which exploded with a loud,
swapping sound. The storm came
from the southwest, and passed in
northeasterly direction. Full par
ticulars, except those brought by
farmers living near the track of the
storm, cannot be obtained. There
are known to have been five persons
killed and a number injured, two,
probably, fatally.
A train on the Pittsburg aud Fort
Wayne road, which left Chicago at
3:15 p. NJ. yesterday, had narrow
escape from being blown away. AS
| it was, a large tree was thrown
against coach, which injured at
least a dozen passengers slightly.
One mans leg was broken and his
eye gouged out, The storm seemed
to take its course along the Blanch.
ard river, and the track is strewn
with cattle and debris of ruined
buildings.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the
storm struck the town of Dunkirk,
Hardin county. Dunkirk has pop.
ulation of 1900 persons. The first
thing known there of the danger
was the terrible roaring noise. Near
ly every one was in bed at the time.
The tornado lifted many buildings
from their foundations and wrecked
them completely. Others were I'M
rooted, and soon the screams of hu.
man beings could be heard above
the roar of the elements. 1t is not
known yet how many were fatally
injured, but four were picked up
dead.
CHICAGO, May l5.-Despatches
from Bloomington, Jacksonville and
Morrisonyille, Illinois, and several
points in western Indiana, report q
terribly severe rain and wind storm
last evening. Rain fell in torrents,
accompanied by a high wind and
some hail. Much damage was done,
but no lives we're lost. A tornado
struck the northern part Of Topeka
county, Kansas, and swept away
portion of the town of Meriden.
About ten o'clock in the morning q
very black cloud came up suddenly
from the southeast, and, passing
through the eastern portion of the
town, did its fearful work in almost
moment. A large number of build.
ings were destroyed.
From Michigan, also, come reports
of tornado's work of destruction.
1t seemed to start north of the town
of Lansing, and moved northeastern
ly. After forming, the whirlwind
seemed to stand still for q moment,
and then moved about as fast as
one would walk, gradually increas-
ing in size and velocity as it moved.
1t was blue-black in color and fun
nel-shaped. Il Rugged the ground
all the way and did not touch the
clouds above. 1t cut clean swath
a-quarter Of a mile wide through all
the woods and orchards that came
in its way. The largest building de-
stroyed was barn of Mr.. Shutter,
on the Downer road, which was torn
to fragments. His horses were in
the basement of the barn, and one
was sucked up and left on the hay
NOW, while the other was buried I'M
der the ruins. The residence and
other buildings Of a family named
Fairbanks were all blown to pieces.
The whirlwind passed across the
Big Chandler marsh, four miles from
here, nearly in the middle, striking
Michigan Central freight train, un-
roofing cars, and hurting Conductor
Kane into the ditch.
STAUNToN, VA, May ia ter