Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-05-19
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
Exciting Experience u q Express
Train which CrssseA ~ PatA u
the Tsrnads.

the Tsrnads.
A terrible cyclone passed oves ths town of
Forest, Ohio. II came up suddenly, inky-
black clouds being livid with lights which
made the atmosphere - black = night, and
! roaring noise accompanied Tie STORM. +
swept clean track Of half I mile In width
and nine miles IN length, NOT striking ths
earth TO any extent. Wn. NICE, ~, wifs
and mother in-law, Mrs. HIeeins, wess bar
led IN TIE ruins 81 large 6iEk house, and
the last-named was killed. Mrs. Lee was
killed in her house. Isaac Lambert was
buried under house and fatally injured.
Thos. Moore was buried under the ruins Of
. large frame house and badly hurt. Chas.
Psckert and ]. v. Thompson, sleeping in
the same bed in this house, were carried
a long distance and landed safely in the
bed. Thomas Hart and wife were blown
from bed In the second story, and the
latter perhaps fatally hurt. The lO-year-cld
SON Of Joseph Rummel had his coliar-bone
broken and was otherwise hurt. Two
churches, the Union Baptist and Methodist
Protestant, were destroyed. The pastor Of
the latter had succeeded in paying its large
debt few days ago. Two brick school
houses were destroyed, the bell Of one be-
ing carried quarter Of mile. Large
stones and beams were carried long dis
tance. Trees were uprooted by the acres,
and hundreds Of orchards are completely
gone. Some farms are swept clean OF
everything. A large number OF sheep and
horses were killed. Feathers were blown
from chickens, trees were stripped OF their
bark, ground was pio~ed up, and deyasta-
ton and ruin are on every side. On the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
way the passenger train had every window
blown from the cars. The pilot was blown
of and the engine steps blown away. The
telegraph wires were al blown down. The
storm went in a northeasterly direction, in
Wyandotte County. doing great damage.
There, also, the village Of Lovel is reported
destroyed. Great damage IL reported in
Seneca County. One man Gays the air was
filled with balls Of FIRE. He saw strange
light. Others corroborated this. The Light
under the dark cloud looked like that from
. large gas well. A great number OF peo-
ths track ~ the storm i Z terrible one.
Some farms ara made almost vorthless.
The lose Il shont 13so OctI or e400. .0)() q
ths present cet;mst.
p;ttshrr, d;snotch c;vas tha follo~inO
p,rt;cnlar. concar1,inO Ia err,erianca a tlhe
eyrress train which nasee1 fhrnnoh TIA
cyclone. The lichtn;no 6sshad sontinnouslv
from ~. t;ms tRe tram ieSt Fort Wavne q
an ~ srd the rain daeceraea ai,,,rsf al.
id{v nnt;i Lima Ohio. ~ nessed. aueh
! Storm the nassencers had ssver seen -
fore, and the isdiss' NJ vhnn auite 4 n,rrr .
ber we're 81 - frain. - Srse1lv frirIIf-
enei, .,d ~ ~11es.sr ,r,'sss 1Se.
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wur slcSaiIy 1ulcao 12 Jsa 15s &
the breakinr an " 3roeG a11l2 +
sibilation of Llecrarh wirnS ,ssile = sss1seel2|
Of wild sounds. Tke train nassed Fcresk
229 miles west az Pitfaburr n 1(.36. The
engineer was then sendinr tie locomotive
along at about thirtv miles ~ hour. The
engineer mt on more steam. and when
about three miles from Kerbv the storm Wa
at its height. Suddenly there vss : dull
roar in The distance anx then the cvclona
tor. across the level plain IN tha south side
Of the track. and. catchinr : bio tree. tore
Il mn bv the roofs and finnO Il across the
cars. One limb struck tho locomotiye md
cut the COW catcher in two. Another limb
fell on the platform ana stens of the art ca
and demolished Il. Other branches smashed
in the Windows along thres ordinary carr
and two Pullman sleepers and telecraph
poles came dancing down A. tie ssms time
and rocks and brushes iev throuoh the Ar
in n riotous scurrv. The car Window vero
smashed to pieces, cracked and splintsred