Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-18

these counties are the towns of Day
ton, Springfield, Hamilton, Lebanon
and Xenia. In the eastern country
of Indiana, adjoining this district is
Connersville. At all these places the
rain of last night was of the heaviest
volume ever known. Dayton meas
ured four and one-half inches in
about three hours.
OTHER DEATHS AND DAMAGES.
WILKINSON, IND, May 14.-Tho
cyclone of Wednesday night lasted
only about five minutes, but totally
destroyed nine houses. The killed
were: Samuel White, farmer, aged
30, crushed into a shapeless mass /;
Glen Smith, 4 year old, sou of j. W.
Smith, wounded; j. w. Smith, wife
and child; Eli Cross and family /;
Mrs. Ada White and daughter. Ira
Shaffer and several others were
slightly injured,
ALBANY, o., May IA "A tornado
passed through Columbia township
Mcigs County, about five miles from
this place Wednesday night, between
10 and IL o'clock, carrying death and
destruction with it. Mrs. Margaretta
McComas, aged GO, was instantly
killed, also her nephew, Hatchman
McComas, aged 81, Lizzie McComas
was seriously injured, but will prob
ably recover. The house in which the
McComases were killed was entire
ly demolished and reduced to kind
ing wood. Mark Meningitis house
was entirely demolished and himself
and wife badly hurt. Noah Stouts
storehouse, large building, was
moved a distance of six feet and the
roof torn off.
TIPToN, Nd, May 14.-The family
of Uriah Gates, five in number, are
lying at the point of death. One Of
them, Oracle, 8 years old, is dead.
Miss Barger is still alive, but uncon-
scious. Mrs. Marsh Tucker and one
of her children are seriously injured,
The family of Lou Deal has been
brought to Upton for treatment
Samuel Vawter and wife are consid-
cred out of danger. The damage in
that vicinity is estimated at from
$4,000 10 100000.
ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT.
FOREST, Ono, May15.--This place and
vicinity was visited by a tornado last
night about IL o'clock. The air was
filed with balls of fire which explod-
cd with loud swapping sound. The
storm came from.the southwest and
tended to a northwesterly direction.
Full particulars, except that brought
by farmers living near the track OF
the storm, cannot be obtained. There
are known to be five persons killed
and a number injured, two probably
fatal. The residence of w. McElrie
was totally destroyed, killing McEr-
rie and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Hig-
gins. A house near by was destroy
ed, killing the man (name not given)
The house of Thomas Moore is razed
to the ground, injuring Mr.. Moore,
John Thompson and j. Picket SER
iously but not fatally. The Big Oak
school house aud church, two miles
northeast of town; are reported de-
stroyed. Mr.. Samuel w. Pickard,
fatally hurt and his wife badly in
jured by the blowing down of his
residence. The Central School house,
one mile west of town, was laid to
the ground. In the Blanchard River
Valley the fences, telegraph poles,
trees and many houses were laid low,
and it will be few days before the
wires can be fixed again along the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Railway. The wires of the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western Railway are
down north of town. In Forest the
Methodist Protestant Church build
ing was demolished, and many shade
and fruit trees were broken. Three
deaths have just been reported from
the south Of Dunkirk. The names
were not ascertained.
FoRT WAYNE, May l5.-At West
Forest, Ohio, William McElroy, a
farmer, his two children and Mrs.
Lease were killed in the house which
blew down, they being buried in the
ruins. Ten passengers on the east
bound Chicago, Pittsburgh & Fit
Wayne train were injured, but none
dangerously.
TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, May l6.-A special TO the
Evening Journal from Lansing, Mich.
says: A cyclone formed a few miles
north of Lansing, at the end of Jones
Lake, last night, and swept in 9
northeast direction, leaving fences
and woods and tearing buildings in
to fragments. So far as heard from
no one was killed or seriously injured
Active, Pushing and Reliable.
j. r. Armistead can always be re
lied upon to carry in stock the pures
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