Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-14
DAMAGE IN OHIO.
The Greatest Storm Ever Known in Many
Places.

The Greatest Storm Ever hnoWn IN many
Places.
r',.-~CINxATI, May l3.-The storm OF last
IL, vn:oh did such fearful work in
XsDis, Ohio, was far reaching. ltis heard
of in Illinois, through Indiana and oh'o
and at Winchester, Va. Here 1t mas Osen
an unusual electrical disturS lance lot the
past three nights. On Monday night s:iSS'e
was almost uninterrupted lightning from
l o'clock in the afternoon 10 9. q. m.
Tuesday night q similar condition existed,
accompanied by heavy rains aud hail, tne
latter of very narrow range. Last night
there was another electrial storm with
wind. heavy rain and hGil. The Aenia
storm. however, was much more furious
The counties Of Montgomery, Clarke, But
Ter Warren and Green are adjacent III
Ohio and form an an elevated plateau
with but shallow valleys aud low bills. In
these counties are the towns OF Dayton,
Snringdeld, Hamilton, Lebanon and Aenls
In the eastern county OF Indiana adjoining
this district is Connersyille. AT sll these
nlaees the rain OF last night was the hssy
isst volume ever known Dayton
measured four and halt inches IN ABOUT
,hree hours. Nenia was situated so as
N meet the worst results Shawnee run
,rsyerses the portion of the city soJ AGENT
10 the Little Miami Railroad, which hes
lower than the main portion OF the elty'
| The railroad embankment rises above the
general level and stream flows through II
| in large eulvert. Last nights rainfall
was entirely too.much for the capacity OF
that culyert. The water rose, and at last
swept AWAY the embankment, and with &C
cumulsted force rushed on the small cot
tavss located in the low banks and without
warning bore them from their foundations.
Al Soring6eld the food was nearly
of equal volume, but the drainage was bet
ter. East high street bridge was under
mined, and is q mass OF ruins. 10 the
eastern aud southern portions OF the cry
DNpy families were driven from their
bon,,s by the eucroschiDg flood. Dozens
- b,idges over the streams were washed
80 The losses cannot De estimated, but
Iii IA exceedingly heavy. At Lebanon
the NerhrSist Episcopal church. the Leo
snon House, Erjst mil, warehouse snc
savsrsl residenses we're unroofed, shsdt
50 we're blown dowa sna every railro 4c
across the State was crippled. Some VII
, require several days for repairs.
DEGD AND IYJUsED.
An Attica, Indians, special to the Jour
l nal giyes the folloEing list of dead aud IN
p iured in yesterday storm:
Ell Killed
} MRs JoT DAVIS.
o Fatally wounded
e MR4 MOREHEAD,
Mas ABS NATHAN,
WV YASDETER,
JAMES IDLE,
= Seriously injured
, Mas KIRBY and son,
J, REED BRADY,
e BOB PARIS,
D MRs. moore,
n COURTNEY MoREHEAD.
10 The loss viii exceed $4,000.
Is LEBANON STRUCK By \ CYCLONE.
y LEBANON, o Nay ia cyclone str1C
this town az 10 o'clock LAST night. lL can
from the northwes,, and WAS sccompsul'
by rain aud hail. The Lebanon Hou
vas unreofed, also the Methodist Episcop
church and Union school house. Was
- in0,on Hall wss unroeisd, destroying 1
The scenery of the G. A. l. 3 loss OF aho
"a S7eO There were no serious casuslii
rsnorted. Every shade tree in town
rs damaged and not less than forty residsnc
ah show tfscs Of ths great blow.