The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
LieHTnING's WORK.

several Large Tanks of Oil at Lima, o.,
Struck and Entirely Dcstroyed-Graat
Havoc Results from storms of Rain,
Wind and Hail in Several Western and
Southern States.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. PA wind and
electric storm ragged yesterday in the conn-
ties OF Wyandotte, Seneca, Champaign and
Alien. A Lima dispatch says: This city
VAS startled at seven a. m. by a terrific
Flap OF thunder. In few moments black
,louds of smoke were seen rolling up from
one of the oil-wells on the Brotherton
land. The fire at once communicated
with tank, and in a few minutes all
was on fire. At the same time the
gas in a tank 800 yards west ig-
nited. All the machinery, tanks, and
about 2,4o0 barrels OF oil were
consumed. At one O'Clock the der
rick at the gas works oil-well was struck,
and the entire structure, with its machine
y and tanks and 1920 barrels OF oil, was
burned. The gas works and all the ma
ehinery connected Herewith were saved.
The railroad bridge was set on fire
several times by burning oil, but was saved
without much damage. About this time
high columns of black smoke were seen
southeast from the city. Five wells are
reported struck by lightning and destroyed
-Hogle No. 2, Shoekey, MeLain, Holmes
and Bowman. Rain has been falling in
torrents. The thunder and lightning ex-
! eeeded anything OF the kind known here.
The loss to the oil men thus far is estimat-
ed at $50, 000."
A special from Urbana says that wind
Wednesday night blew the roof off the
Catholic convent and did considerable
damage to fruit and shade trees. The rail-
road station at Button and at least a
dozen barns in different sections of the
county were burned by lightning.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. PA terrific
thunderstorm, with hail accompaniment,
swept over the city about 1880 yesterday
morning. The rainfall was very heavy.
During the prevalence of the storm the
heavens were almost as dark as night.
The house of Robert j. Arthur, on the
vest side, was badly wrecked by thunder
bolt and Mrs. Arthur dangerously injured.
Madison reports severe hail-storm,
which riddled tobacco leaves damaged
shade trees, killed hundreds of birds, and
smashed about 5000 panes of glass,
chiefly in greenhouses and Photographic
studios. The storms approach was her.
aided by heavy rambling sounds and
intense heat, and fears of tornado were
so general that hundreds of families fled
to their cellars.
OCoNoMowoc, Wis, Sept. 24.-During a
violent thunderstorm yesterday morning
Mrs. Hans Hanson ran down cellar with
her little girl and fell dead of fright.
WABASH, Ind, Sept GA ball of fire of
dazzling brilliancy passed through an
open window OF the residence of A l..
Rohbock during heavy storm yesterday,
and played fantastic capers around a
bronze eornice in the parlor. Then it ex-
ploded with a deafening report filing the
house with flame and smoke and throwing
Mrs. Rohbock to the floor unconscious
and seriously injured. The bronze work
III the parlor was destroyed.
GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 24.-UnusuallY
heavy rains have visited this section dur
ing the last forty.eight hours, but no dis
astrous results are apprehended, as low
tides have prevailed. Indianola reports
the wind to be blowing fifty miles an hour
and the streets to be three feet under
water. Efforts are being made to remove
the few inhabitants still there to higher
ground. The telegraph operator has
moved his office TO a box-car four miles
this side of Indianola. No loss of life is
anticipated, and as little remains there in
the way of property no serious damage is
likely to occur.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. PA terrific
wind-storm struck Midway, KY, last even.
ing, unroofing MANY houses and blow.
ing in walls. A negro settlement near the
place is reported to be DESTROYED.