Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-29
4 Bosom Of Destruction.
Havoc Wrought by the Ele'
ments in Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois.
Great Loss Of Life and Property al
xenia.
A Portion OF the Place wiped Out by
ater-Spout-AttIca and Several
Other Indiana Towns Saoiy
Stricken

COLUMBUS, o., Special, May L.. lhe
most disastrous storm ever known IN thlS in
section of the state occurred last right. W
Early in the evening heavy dark clouds
gathered over the city, and the electrical
phenomena was simply wonderful. ms
lasted until nearly 10 o'clock, when the
clouds broke and the rain fell i'll torrents :.
for about three hours. No serious damage y
| is reported here, although the wind uprooted
trees and the rain filled the easements and :"
cellars of many houses in the western por-
ton of tine city, While Central Ohio was i
not affected to any great extent the light ="
ming and rain played havoc few miles to
the southwest, leaving destruction and
death in its march. The course of the storm
was eastward and passed through tract =
about forty miles wide. 1t has been almost
impossible until late to-day to get cOmmu-
nicatiOn with
THE UNFORTUNATE TOWNS.
All telegraph and telephone wires were
down and no trains have arrived from the
south during the day. On the Little Miami
railroad, which runs through the devastated
region, The bridges are all badly injured OF
washed away. Near Xenia there is a place
where two miles of track is carried on the
right of way. The bridges 1T Nenia, one
an iron girder, the ether stringer bridge,
: are washed out and all the abutments are
, gone. The former is on the Springfield and
n Xenia and the latter on the Dayton West
0 road. Many of the bridges on the ID. 4 W.
are entirely gone and their washouts VIII
lhave to he trestled, thus causing long de-
!, lay in repairing. /
+ The storm reached its worst stage at
II Xenia and Da, ton and the result in the
:. former city is most appalling. Xenia is sit
mated on Archer creek and Shawnee rum
It Roth are small streams, but they Filed so
q rapidly last night that It was Impossible 10
If move from their banks before they were
'd oyerfiowed and many unsuspecting persons
we're drowned. The bright May sunshine OF
n this morning fell on deSOlatc and stricken
IN town. After night of darkness and terror
II was grateful to have light and sun, but
IN WHAT AN AWFUL SCENE
&c IL reyealed-hOmes laid waste, property
n. swept away and worse than all. the whole
sale destruction life. Like al calamltles'
81 81 the awful story we must relate is OF dlsas-
be ter that no one would ever have suspected
Ot could or would happen to Xenia-a Hood
le' carving death and destruction in its pain.
,,S vO About o'clock last night wonderful ram,
wind and electrical storm came up, which
as continued win unabated fury Tor three
sc sc hours. The wind came in continual gale,
10 with an occasional gust which broke down
trees, slammed shutters and DID Other daIh
age. The rain fell in sheets while the SKY
o, III was Iiyid with wave after wave of electrica
ere disturbances and the muttering of the thun
dor WAC boarse and continual Most fami
lies we're huddled together in fright, TOT n'
ua one knew at what moment the storm migh
was terminate in a cyclone; but few person
dreamed that flood was coming, whlcl
would sweep away part of the town an
ilc., c drown MANY souls. In the midst OF TN
do storm about 10 o'clock, the fire bells ran
ont their wild alarm, but no great number
- people responded to the call, as they thOugl
il was Oily fire and that it could not O
much harm in such storm, but directly Ut
second alarm came and brought out u
whole town, so to speak. The streets we
IN dark and the rain was coming down In 10
90 rents but 1t was soon learned that the to
n BILE was that Shawnee creek, that heretofo
gt harmless llttle Su ucdiii, hau o0No"o N- W.
n was out of its banks and
SWEEPING EVERYTHING BEFORE 1T.
Standing on the banks of this nigh
Q stream in the rain and darkness, it was
~ appaIling situation. There was no hg
80 and above the roar of the angry waters
% the flashing lightning and thunder came
5 cry for help from frightened and, In ma
9 q instances, drowning people. Men rusi
Ss franticalIy from the shore into the wat
VI others ran i'm other directions for ropes, i
a. ders, lights and boats. At the corner
81 Detroit and Water streets a bonfire of ST
SS boxes. kent ND with coal oil, was built, VIII
3 CO gave light to work by, but which thre
10 iurid glare over the untold and fearful see
10 Here Morris. Tarbox and Byers did hel
work in rescuing nine persons from the
941 guson house, and also some people from
% old HeatOn house.
Further down at what is known as Ba
hottom. a strip of low land right along
SIS creek, ascene OF
80 TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION
e@ was witnessed. bonfire was built VI
Il threw a glaring light out on the dark
se rushing waters and everything was dont
81 the assistance of the people Of that unft
81 nate locality that could be accomplis
y" of the fifteen or twenty houses that
pied the fat only two or three could be
Im the rest having gone with the mighty
q At the Main street bridge the terrible
mSo had fairly piled the debris OF ruined nc
10 % in an awful mass, among which Sc
sW dead bodies were found this morning
Morris, wife and seven children lived
little frame house on Second street. L
, 40 raised from its moorings and fioated to'
90 the Main street bridge. Cries came II
% and 2 man was seen at the window
81 LIGHT when it struck and was smashed,
IN Iv sinking. The light went out and a
still: Mr.. Morris and his little famil
met their awful fate. From the shore
o IS was no way to reach them, and there
GO way for them to escape. Afterwards
his little boys were rescued alive cl
a 81 to debris down the creek.
. 80 VICTIMS.
3 ..... The following are the killed and m
u "., Mrs. Nellie Anderson and sister,