New-York tribune., 1886-05-14

Trains for Cincinnati tue Pan Handle are Iorcen 10
reach Cincinnati by gong By OF Dresden. 100 miles
east, and taking the Muskingum road. Reports from
London indicate immense damage to fruits and all
crops Springfield Mount Sterling. Circeville. Shawnee
and many smaller towns report unprecedented storms.
There Is we'd apprehension in this vicinity Tonight
because weather indications for another violent
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SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. May l3 tSpeciaDA terrific storm
OF wind and rain ragged here for five hours last night
Rivers two feet deep through the streets. Mill Fun
| Creek 0verf0wed Its banks and volume OF water
rushed through a railroad cut, carrying away new
SO, 900 bridge and sweeping through Easements OF
houses two-year-od child OF Ephraim Williams was
| drowned. The Burns distlery was damaged $1,000.
feet OF sand deposited In the streets and on
the floors OF houses The storm predicted TO the
very day published weeks ago By Jonas Drnry,
| venerable weather prophet Of this city.
HAMILTON, Ohio. May 13.-The wind and thunder
| storm winch passed over Butler County Wednesday
night Hamilton all telegraph, telephone.
railroad aud mail connection with the outside world,
cept with Cincinnati Reports from the surrounding
country come in slowly ana are very measrc. Four
barns struck by lightning and buildings and con-
burned Seven bridges In this county were Carried
away, two railroad bridges the Cincinnati, Richmond
and Chicago, and the Cincinnati Hamilton and
Dayton No trains running either Of these roads
The loss on grain trees houses etc. In Butler County
heavy The roof OF schwabs big brewery was carried
| off SO far no loss OF life is reported.
INDrANAPOLIs, Ind, May 13-The eastbound passen'
ger train indianapolis, Bloomington and western
Railroad, which left here at o'clock last night, ran
into washout near Newcastle. Henry County, toward
midnight with terribly fatal effect The engine baggage
car and the first passenger car plunged into
| the abyss. j. V. Treynar. engineer. and
James Hudson fireman. both OF this city. and an un'
known passenger instantly killed in the crush, ana
the baggageman and conductor severely injured.
All passengers less bruised. but none
seriously Trains will be delayed all day by the
| wreck.
storm passed over Kempton. thrtynine miles east
Of Lafayette Oh the Lake Erie and Western Railroad.
about half past O'Clock last evening. unroofns houses
tearing and fences, and carrying everything
before One killed, and others are reported
| seriously wounded. There several washouts be
| low here on the Louisville. New-Abany and Chicago
and Wabash roads, and trains from eight to twelve
hours late Several buildings struck by lightning
and considerable property destroyed but no one was
| injured.
The railways leading from Indianapolis are seri-
ously crippled On tho Pan Handle Is said that the
amount OF track washed out between here and Brad
ford will aggregate I've miles. The damage on the Bee
Line also vcry heavy. and the eastern division OF the
Indiana Bloomington and Western crippled that the
company will attempt to run trains before Monday.
The Wabash st. Louis and Pacific east bound passen'
ger struck washout six miles below Lafayette at 23o
this morning. throwing the whole train OF seven coaches
from the track Inc were pcu up oh CAV" o'"'i
promiscu0usly but one was hurt except baggage
man whose injuries were not The baggage and
| express wreck. Trains were delayed ABOUT
six hours.
more general superintendeut of tho Washington Tele-
phone Company. and William G. X. stump. manager oi
The lines IN this city. nearly lost their lives last nght
at o'clock while crossing the Opeqlon XIV er cohine
from Bcrryve. IIenkle cut the horse from the wagon
| and with stump who has only one hand. cung to the
animal and were brought safoly to the bank. Henry
Mayhew. repaIrer OF lines, remained In the wagon ano
drowned.
ODELr. Ill. May 13 Lottie Zurefeld one OF the ehld
victim. OF the storm died this norn%s ~ Rosa Make Hsr
| feared The others injured Will recover.
| KANSAS CITY. May 13-The excitement caused by the
Tuesdays disaster mas subsded. Tho search tor the
bodies in the rams has been discontinued. as Is con
funerals were to-day. one two Of the injured
| are still in a critical condition.
| Sparta. H., May 13. 3.-On tho approach OF the
storm yesterday evening, Alexander Mcintyre, we'll
known living three miles south or here wie in
the field covering corn, was struck ny HShthihS anu
Instantly killed
| CHESTER H., May l3.-Tuesday afternoon this city
was visited by hurrisane, ~bich continued fully an
| hour and caused great damage to property hut by
Almost n miracle no serious injury was done any
person. II the most disastrous storm that has
| visited this place in years
ATWOOD. H. May ia bolt struck tho Methodist
church yesterday afternoon snatterng one end OF
the structure Hail stones OF remarkable size also lei
stripping the trees OF fruit'
L,yARK. H. May 13.-There was heavy rain, hail
and wlnd storm here last evening at o'clock, when dht
greet dan property aud caused the loss OF a e"s
ou. life William Hxnn a butcher OF this place drove
under she'd to escape the fury of the storm. The shed
was blown down. and one OF the foundation stone,
struck the head facturing his skull He died
| about two hours later.
ST GENEvIEvE. Mo-. May 13.-A tremendous storm OF
wind ana rain swept this yesterday afternoon
1t lasted for one hour but Fortunately no lives a weag
lost The iron roofing ot bone mills was r"e
up ike a scroll and blown into the street. Inc roor OF
Charlie, Burgers smithy also torn OIL Fruit trees
we're stripe demolishd aid the creeks III me
vicinity overiowed their banks The tempest was the
most severe for years The MssssiIp is rising rapidly