The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-22

lue tcIIlDIS IOdIiDS hOioC' ANOe'i'J
every one was in bed at the time.
The tornado lifted many buildings
from their foundations and wrecked
them completely. Others were un-
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. They
are VIM. McElree, Mrs. Rufus Leas,
the two McElree children. Eighteen
wounded persons have already been
found. They are being cared for at
the homes of friends.
DAYTON, o., May 15.-Edward
Morehouse, a railroad man, walked
from here to Xenia and back yester-
day, being anxious about his rela-
tives, who live in Xenia. At Treble
in Station. while being ferried across
Little Miami river, he and the oars
man discovered living boy child in
a drifted tree top. They rescued the
child. who had an arm and leg
broken. He had drifted four miles
down Shawnee creek from Xenia in
to the Little Miami. The child died
before they reached Xenia. 1t is es-
timated that the losses to nine coun.
ties devastated by the flood and wind
Greene, Clarke, Madison, Miami.
Darke, Preble, Montgomery, Butler,
Warren-will foot up two million
dollars.
CHICAGO, May 15.-Despatches
from Bloomington, Jacksonville and
Morrisonville, Illinois, and several
points in western Indiana, report a
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 were 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
very black cloud came up suddenly
from the southeast, and, passing
through the eastern portion of the
town, did its fearful work in almost
a moment. A large number of build
ings were destroyed. The residence
occupied by j. l.. Hartzell and fam
lily of five was lifted from the ground
and carried distance of eight feet.
One child was seriously injured and
will die. With this exception the
family escaped. Eighteen or twenty
people were more or less badly in
jured. R. F. McKidden vas picked
up from the sidewalk and carried in
to the air about fifty feet and thrown
against a wire fence. His injuries,
while severe, are not fatal.
From Michigan, also. come reports
OF tornado's work of destruction, 1t
seemed to start north of the town of
Lansing, and moved northeasterly.
After forming, the whirlwind SEEM
ed to stand still for a moment. and
then moved about as fast as one
would walk, gradually increasing in
size and velocity as it moved. 1t was
blue-black in color and funnel-shap.
ed. 1t Rugged the ground all the
way and did not touch the clouds
above. 1t cut clean swath a quar-.
ter of mile wide through all the
woods and orchards that came in its
way. The largest building destroyed
was a barn of Mr.. Shutter, on the
Downer road, which was torn to frag-
ments. His horses were in the base
ment of the barn, and one was suck
ed up and left on the hay NOW, while
the other was buried under 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, unroofing cars. and hurl-
ing Conductor Kane into the ditch.
STAUNToN, VA. May ia ter
rible wind and rain storm occurred
here tonight. Barnum's circus was
exhibiting at the time. and when the
performance was half over the first
gust came. People were notified to
get out, and the tent was lowered.
The crowd made rush, but the cool
ness of the managers prevented
general stampede. A few persons
were hurt, but none seriously.
CINCINNATI, May 13.-The storm
struck Xenia between 8 and 0 o'clock
last night. Immense black clouds
gathered in the heavens and in
moment rain poured down in tor
rents, Shawnee rnd Wolf creeks,
running through the city, rose rapid
ly. and before the situation was real
lied the creeks overfowed their
banks, and the whole town was
flooded. Over one hundred houses
Wnrn WaShnd ouav Tbara a.o on