Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-21
track is IA series of small and great
WashOnts.

track is a series Of small and great
washOuts.
HAMILTON, o., May 13.-The
storm which passed over Butler
county Wednesday night carried
away two railroad bridges on the
Cincinnati, Richmond and Chicago,
and TWO on the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton. The loss on grain,
trees, houses, d., in Butler county,
is very heavy.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May ID.
eastbound passenger train on the
indianapolis, Bloomington and
Western Railroad ran into wash
out near New Castle, Henry county,
toward midnight. The engine, bag
gage car and the first passenger car
plunged into the abyss. }. V.
Treynar, engineer, and James
Hudson, fireman, both of this city,
and passenger were killed in the
crash, and the baggage man and
conductor we're severely injured.
All OF the passengers were more or
less bruised, but none seriously hurt.
The Wabash, st. Louis and Pa
cfc eastbound passenger train
struck a washOut six miles below
Lafayette at 2:3O this morning,
throwing the whole train Of seven
coaches from the track. The cars
were piled up on each other pro
mIscuously, but no one was hurt
except baggage man.
WILLIAMsPORT, Ind, May b.
A cyclone struck this place last
evening, destroying everything in
its track. Several houses and
barns in the north end Of the town
were carried away. At Attlca, two
miles east of here, 1t destroyed
several Of the business buildings,
bridge over the Wabash river and
the Revere House. Several per-
Sons were on the bridge at the time
it went down, and all are supposed
to have been killed. Several in
mates of the Revere House were
severely injured.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. May 13.-A
storm passed over Kempton, thirty
nine miles east Of Lafayette, on the
Lake Erie and Western Railroad,
about half-past five o'clock last
evening, unrOOfing houses, tearing
down trees and fences and carry
ing everything before it. One man
was killed and a number are re-
ported seriously wounded.
a Greenfield (lud.) special re-
ports that news has reached that
point from Wilkinson, - miles dis
tant on the Indiana, Bloomington
and Western Railway, that the
storm yesterday blew down all the
buildings in town except three.
Samuel White was killed aud his
wife fatally injured. A boy named
Shafier was also killed, and about
20 persons seriously hurt, several
of whom will die.
CHICAGO, May 13.-Dispatches
from Mount Carroll, Glaesburg,
Rockford, Marshall, Tuscola and
Streator, H., and other points in
Eastern Iowa, Southern Wisconsin
and Northern Indiana indicate that
the storm of last evening was gener-
al throughout the localities named.
Great damage was done to build
ings in the towns and crops and
fruit in the country.
CHESTER, LII, May 13.-Tues-
day afternoon this city was visited
by a hurricane, which continued
fully an hour aud caused great
damage to property. Houses were
unroofed and IN some cases com
pletely demolished. The Buena
Vista sch0olh0use and residences
and stores in all parts OF the city
were badly damaged.
LANARK. ILL.,, May l3.-There
was heavy ram, hall ana WIND
storm here last evening. VIM.
IIixou, butcher, OF this place, was
killed.
SPARTA, ILL. May 13.-During
the storm yesterday evening Alex
ander Mcintyre, a farmer, while in
the field, was struck by lightning
and killed. His daughter, who
was standing a few feet from him,
was not injured.
ST. GENEyIEyE, Mo-, May 10
4 tremendous storm of wind and |
rain swept over this town yester- |
day afternoon. The tempest was |
the most severe for wears.