New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
WIDESPREAD ID DAMAGE BY STORMS.
LOSSES CAUSED IN VARIOUS STATES.

NARROW ESCAPE OF RAILWAY TRAIN-RUIN OF
THE TOWN or DUXKIRK, OHIO.
CHICAGO, May ia train On the Pittsburg
ana Fort WAYNE road which lett Chicago at 3l5 p H.
yesterday, had a narrow escape from being pio"h
away. As II was large tree was thrown against
oach which injured at least dozen passengers
slightly. One mans leg broken and his eye goneed
out The storm seemed 10 take its course along tho
Blanchard River, and the track Is strewn with cntte
and debris OF ruined buildings this morning. SHORTY
after II o'clock tho storm struck the town OF Dun Rrh'
Hardin County Dunkirk has a population OF apou'
800 Nearly every in bed at the time Ipo
tornado lifted many buildings from their foundations
and wrecked them completely Others were unrooieu
and soon the OF human beings could lie near"
above the roar of tho elements. -Four persons were
picked mn dead These were william McI,lrce, Mrs.
Ruins Less and two McIilrse children Eish'ceh
wounded persons have esdy been found.
Edward Mnrehonse. q railroad man. walked from
DAYTON O. to Xenia and back yesterday, being anxious
about bis relatives wEo live In Xena. Al lre"e'n
Station while being ferricd the Little Mlai
River, he and tho oarsman discovered ma q emu
clingbg TO drfted troe-top. They rescued the ei''
who had log and arm broken. He had drifted four
miles down Shawnee Creek from Xcnia into the iA''o
Miami Tie child died before they reached Nenia
Its estimated that the losses 10 nine counties III oho
devastated by the flood and wind-Grcene, Clark
Madison Miami, Darke, PTebe, Montgomery, Butler anu
Harren-will lie s., 100000.
A tornado formed a mile north OF Lansing MICH. III
the edge OF Joncs's Lake, last night and swept IN u
northeast erection leveling fences and WOODS anu
tearing buildings into fragments So far heard from
no one was killed seriously injured. The whirl"lh'
seemed to stand still for moment in tho road ana 'hen
moved about az fast as could walk, gradually ih'
creasing in size AMI velocity ii moved IL was o"o
black in color and funnel shapcd. II hugged the eI"u
all the way and did not touch the conds above IL e"V
n clean swaib quarter OF n mile wide thronSh III 'o
woods and orchards that came in its way Inc "rsoS'
building destroyed the barn OF Mr. shutter Oh tue
Downcr road which was torn 10 minute fragments
His horses were IN the OF the barn and one was
sucked up and left the hay NOW, wh'le inc oth'i
was buried uudcr the ruins. The house ana puiiuhs'
of family named Fairbanks were all blown 10 pieces
The whirlwnd passed across the Big chandler 'rs"'
four miles from here. nearly in the middle striking
Mich can Central freight train. unrOOhh8 chrs anu
hurting Conductor Kane into the ditch
heavy wind and rain storm struck Albion, Mirh' a1
; sc H. H. Yesterday flooding the streets within loh
minutes from the time il began. Five oithe seven
stores in W. H. Brockways brick block were unroofeu'
All the stocks badly damaged. Circus biilooarus
and small wooden buildings near by we're unhistur"'"
The merchants moving ont their goods as rapidly a'
possible The damage Is estimated al from F-o'oo' '"
$50 000
tornado yesterday swept away portion OF TIE low"
OF Meridian Kan. About 10 o'clock in the morning Il
black cloud cane up suddenly from the southeast anu
sweeping through the eastern portion OF tue low" ' W
fearful work ir almost q moment. large number OF
buildings were destroyed. The house occuniel ny D.
T. Uar ze and family lifted from the Sr"uhi
and carried a distance OF eight feet one chih WIS
seriously hurt and will die. with this exception tue
family escaped Eighteen twenty persons were ore
or less injured T. L. McKidGcn was picked rom t"c
sidewalk and carried into the air about hfy feet and
thrown a,apst wire fence His injuries, while severe
are not fatal. Trees torn M by the roofs
Forest Ohio was visited by tornado last night a'ou'
II o'clock The air nlled with balls OF fire when
exploded with n loud swapping sound The storm came
from the southwest and tended northeasterly dl-
rection. Full particulars, except that brought Dy
farmers living near the track OF the storm, cannot be
obtained There are kLown to have been five persons
killed and number injured. two prob NY fatally. ne
Moore John Thompson and j. lickrt seriously nul no.
In .al, The Big oak schOOhOu-e ana chufch' wv
,rtIcs northeast OF town. reported dts loyru.
samuel Uuckarl was fatally hurl and his VIE Injured
by The blowing down or his house lLc CehteIloo'
House one mile west OF town, vas destroyed