davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
AT DAYTON, o.
All Communication Shut Of-Enormous
Damage to Property.

All Communication Shut OH-Enormous
Damage to Property.
DAYTON. o., May l3-Dayton is isolated, no
trains in or out, telegraph and telephone wires
all down. A storm Of wind rain and hail big as
hens eggs, struck Dayton and vicinity at s
O'clock last evening. Small streams became
rushing torrents, and the Miami mighty food,
rising nine feet in three hours, inundating fifty
acres of houses in the Fourth ward of Dayton,
drowning horses and COWS, and terrifying the
city. The streets were turned into river beds
and merchandise in cellars ruined Bridges in
all directions were swept away, farm buildings
and dwellings demolished, and all kinds of crops
totally ruined. Hundreds of horses are drowned.
crippled or killed, and other live stock Jared the
same way The greatest destruction by the cy-
clone is in track east from the Big Miami to
the Little Miami. The Zionsville brick Reform
Church, four miles south Of Dayton, is total
wreck church was overturned where
prayer meeting was in progress and the building
demolished, but none of the panic-stricken wor-
shippers were seriously hurt. Dwellings were
twisted from their foundations and great de-
struction DONE Shaker Village, three
miles east, was terribly shaken, many
buildings there being unroofed, barns blown
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

down and cattle injured A special train bear
ing Superintendent Tucker. was wrecked near
Osborne, and Tucker and six others injured.
They were brought to Dayton. north bound
freight on the c., Fl. & d. dashed into wash
out at Possum run, FIVE miles south of Dayton,
and the thirty-ton locomotive was carried one
hundred and fifty feet down the torrent before
sinking, and rolled over and over. At daylight,
farmer mile across the waters, noticed sig
nails of distress, and rescued the freight crew
from the tree-tops Engineer John McCutcheon
and his fireman were seriously injured.
Not one person went to bed in Dayton until
after the second storm, which came at 1:30 A. NJ
The rainfall was four and a half inches in three
hours There has been much destruction along
the Big and Little Miami rivers from their
sources to the Ohio river, and additional dis
asters, reported by country people, are con-
stantly coming in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
HURRICANE IN SPAIN.
Seventy Persons Killed and Two Hundred
Injured in Madrid.

Seventy Persons Killed and Two Hundred
Injured in Madrid.
MADRID May IA terrible hurricane has
just swept across the middle of Spain. In this
city seventy persons are known to be killed,
and two hundred others have been seriously in
jured. The wind struck the city with the sud-
denness of lightning. Tram cars and cabs were
overturned and broken into splinters. Roofs
were dislodged, and telegraph wires everywhere
torn from their poles The parks in and about
the city were devastated, and in some cases
entirely denuded. A church tower was blown
down, and q number Of houses in the suburbe
were wrecked, and Of the many cottages in the
outskirts of the capital which were blown from
their foundations and wrecked some were so
completely and quickly broken up and scattered
by the wind that they may be said TO have sim
ply vanished before the storm. Telegraphic
communication has been so completely cut of
that it is impossible, as yet. to obtain news from
the provinces. but it is believed that tho ruin
wrought by the hurricane has been widespread.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
AT Upton.
Several Persons Nortaliy Injured, and Prop
erty Seriously Damaged.

Several Persons Mortaiiy Injured, and Prop
erty Seriously Damaged.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
Upton, May 13-One of the most terrific
storms within the history of Upton visited this
place yesterday evening, at about 6 80. 1t came
in from the west and al along its line of travel
the scene is one of wreck and destruction. Trees,
fences houses and everything was swept before
it like so many straws. At Mouldentown and
Petersburg six miles west of here, several barns
and buildings were blown down, but no one was
hurt. At this place four houses were blown
down, and four people hurt At March Tuck
er's, across the creek, the wind lifted the side of
the house and roof off, leaving the floor and
foundation. Mrs. Tucker ran outside, and was
by falling tree Several cattle aud hogs
were killed south Of town.
The cyclone seemed to concentrate east of
town, and that is where most of the damage was
DONE A very old couple. Mr.. vawter and wife,
had their house torn into thousand pieces
Both are bruised and cut considerably. Jast
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
AT ATTICA.
One Life Lost and Five Persons Fatally
Hurt-Heavy Loss of Property.

One Life Lost and Five Persons Fatally
Hurt-Heavy Loss of Property.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ATT1cA May 13-The most dreadful vista
ton this beautiful little city of three thousand
inhabitants has ever suffered came last evening
in the form Of tornado The storm struck the
place in it's greatest fury near the center Of the
city, and the destruction of property will
amount to fully three hundred thousand dollars.
Saddest Of all is the loss Of human life and the
wounded, some of whom may not recover.
while others will remain crippled through life.
The list of casualties is as follows:
Mrs j. A DAVIS, killed.
Mrs MoREHEAD and MRS. ABRAM NATHAN,
fatally wounded.
COURTNEY MoREHEAD, son of Mrs. More
head, fatally wounded.
WILL vANDEvENTER, JAMES IDLE Mrs.
KIRBY and son, REED BRADY, ROBERT PARIS,
MRS. MOORE, seriously hurt.
Tie property injured and destroyed included
about seventy dwellings, new MILL the Revere
House and the Chicago & Great Southern rail
way Offices The wagon bridge over the Wabash
river was torn down. A number of persons,
whose names are not now known, were on the
bridge when it was struck by the storm, and are
all supposed to have been swept into the river
and drowned.
There is already suffering for supplies Of food,
but the neighboring towns and cities are coming
to the relief of the unfortunates Medical relief
has already been afforded. 1t will doubtless be
two or three days before full list of the miss
ing is obtained.
The heaviest losers by the cyclone are Fisher,
Arbogast 8 Co., carriage makers. $25. 600 to $780,,
00O this firm had some sixty finished carriages
in their repository ready to be sold. Hess &
Harvesxesagons $l5. 900; David Smith, wagons,
s.. 500, topera- house, 81, 500; City Milling Com
pany. 81, 600; Revere House, $40, ,00O Lamont NJ.
Green, So 900; Thomas Hemphill S., 600; Attica
Bridge Company, 500, 600; James Martin, 1000;
Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway Company $2,-
000 There are scores whose individual losses
ranged from $1,000 to $4,000. The aggregate
losses will be in the neighborhood of
5000, 900. Seventy buildings were hit
hard, ranging from half demolished to
entirely annihilated, and as many more were in
jured in various degrees sustaining damages Of
from few to several hundred dollars. One of
the many heavy losses will be of valuable shade
trees, the district swept over being almost
entirely devastated in this respect.
The funeral of the hrst victim, Mrs. Davis,
took place to-day.
Every carpenter in the city was set to work at
once, and many of the unroofed houses are be-
ing repaired, while hundreds Of citizens are busy
clearing away the rubbish OF their ruined homes.
There is general good feeling expressed that so
few lives were lost, and the sentiment is that
the best should be made of the situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
AT WILKINSON.

Two Persons Killed and Others Fatally
Hurt-Town Almost Obliterated.
Speciai to the Indianapolis Journaa.
GREENFIELD, Ind, May IA messenger
arrived this evening from Wilkinson, fifteen
miles northeast of here, the Indianapolis,
Bloomington & Western road, and reports that
cyclone passed there yesterday evening, blow
ing down all the buildings in town except three.
Samuel White was killed, and his wife fatally
injured; a boy named Shaffer was also killed,
and nearly twenty seriously wounded, several
of whom will die. All kinds of stock were
killed, and the loss Of life and property will be
great.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
DIVIDED DEMOCRATS.
Split in the Twelfth District-LoWry Re-
-nominated-Anothsr Convention Called.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, May 13-The Democratic
convention for the Twelfth congressional district
met to-day at Auburn in the opera house. It is
estimated that 5000 people were in town. It
was the most excited and disorderly convention
In the memory of the present generation. 1t
was called to order at 1130 A. NJ by Chairman
Gerter, of Noble county. Professor Luke. of
Albion, was chosen presiding officer. receiving
so votes to % cast for Judge Mcclellan. This
was a clear victory for the Lowry faction. Col.
!. B. Mcdonald, of the Fort Wayne Journal, was
made secretary. The usual committees were ap-
pointed, and recess taken for dinner By this
time the antiLowry men realized that the
convention was completely packed for
the Judge. Chairman Lake was a
partisan of Howry, and every member of the
committee on credentials Lowry Office holder
except one
When the convention reassembled, at p. NJ,
county sent double delegation, representing the
Two factions. The committee on credentials re-
ported in favor of dividing the same. giving each
side three and a half votes The question of the
adoption of the report precipitated an explosion.
The Lowry men moved the previous question,
cutting off all debate. This course was persisted
In, under the lead of Hon. r. c. Bell Of this
city, who was the floor with Lowry proxy.
The gag was sternly applied to the ant-Lowry
men at every point the chair appar
emily aiding and abetting They were ruled out
of order or howled down. They retaliated, and
the confusion deepened. The Chair lost his grip
on the body, and was openly guyed and insulted
By the anti-Lowry faction. After an uproar and
wrangle of about an hourthe report of the COM
mittee was adopted Pending the call of COM
nlittees to ballot for nominations, the conven-
ton began to break to pieces. Hon. S. S. Shut
and Hon. Montgomery Hamilton were with
drawn. Mr. Ballow stating for Mr. Shut that ne
(Shutt) "would appeal to the people," All the
delegates from DeKalb but one, the solid delega-
hons from Steuben and Lagrange and fourteen
delegates from Allen then walked out After
tLs secession Mr.. Lowry was formally nomi
mated. The record will say he had seventy five
votes. with ten scattering but the truth is there
were not to exceed fifty delegates in their seats
when the roll-call was finished.
After the result was announced, Judge Lowry
made conciliatcry speech. The convention
passed no resolutions; indeed, no committee on
resolutions was appointed. Immediately after
the adjournment of the convention the anti
call convention at Kendallville inside of thirty
days, to nominate an independent Democratic
candidate for Congress. 1t is understood that
Mr. Shut, who makes the appeal TO the peo-
ple' will be the canddate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
AT OTHER POINTS.

Damage in and About Hamilton, Ohio
Railway Travel Blockaded.
HAMILTON, O., May 13.-The wind and thun-
der-storm which passed over Butler county on
Wednesday night hos cut off Hamilton from all
telegraph, telephone, railroad and mail commu-
nication with the outside world, except with
Cincinnati. Reports from the surrounding
country come in slowly, aud they are very mea-
gre. -Four barns were struck by lightning and the
buildings and contents lost Seven bridges in
this county were carried away-two railroad
bridges on the Cincinnati, Richmond q Chicago.
and two on the Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Dayton.
No trains are running on the Cincinnati Rich
mond & Chicago or on the Cincinnati Hamilton
IL Dayton. The loss in grain, trees. houses. etc.,
in Butler county is very heavy. The roof of
Schwab's big brewery was carried off, So far,
no loss of life is reported.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
Heavy losses at Logansport.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LoeANsToRT. May ia terrific wind, rain
and hail-storm passed over this city last night,
carrying destruction everywhere. Between
twenty and thirty business places were more or
less damaged. The high-school building, the
electric-light house. Hardy Sc Mitzgsr's oil mill,
Smithson College and other buildings were
urroofed and otherwise damaged The large
smokestack of the light building was lev
eled to the ground. The King drill works was
damaged $1,000. number of plate glass fronts
were blown in and immense shade trees
blown in every direction Some Of
the streets this morning were utterly impassa-
BILE. Scarcely sign in town was left hanging.
while bil-boards lie scattered on all sides.
There but one report of personal injury.
Edward Pottmeyer was caught beneath falling
bill board and painfully but not dapgerously
injured. The damage will reach 800, 900. Tele-
graph, telephone and electric light poles and
wires were leveled on all sides and there was no
communication with the outside world until to-
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
At Shelbyyille.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, May l3.-Between 10 and Ia
o'clock last night terrific storm passed over
this county, doing great damage. In this city,
Conrey, Wallar & Deprezs furniture factory was
damaged $500 to $500, and the north wall
of E. B. Amsden's brick residence was
badly cracked. Many shade trees were
blown down. In Hanover township
DR.. Charles Robinson lost at least 81 900 by prop,
erty destroyed. and Hiram B. Cole was damaged
to the extent of 81, 900. In other parts of the
county, and in and around Manila, Rush county,
the storm did great damage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
A Call for Assistance.

F. W. Macoughtry, Mayor of Attica yesterday
sent telegram to Governor Gray, stating that
help. in money and supplies, was needed at that
point in consequence of the losses inflicted by the
great storm of Wednesday night. The Governor
expresses the hope that the people of the State
will respond literally to the Mayors call for re-
lief to the citizens of Attca.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
THE xENIA DISASTER.
Twenty-Five Bodies Recovered and Eleven
Persons Still Missing.

Persons Still Missing.
COLUMBUS, O., May 13.-The State Journals
Xenia special says: About o'clock last evening
terrible clouds were seen gathering, and terrific
lightning was followed by peals of thunder.
This lasted till o'clock. when an extraordinary
clap of thunder seemed to open the gates end
the rain fell in torrents. The people living in
houses on Water stfeet escaped fy every way
possible. The spout seemed to vent its fury on
that portion of the city. For stretch Of $50
yards the Little Miami railroad is swept away.
The spout struck the houses or Water street
A resident of the street states that within two
minutes after the clap of thunder, he stoUd in
water to his waist. he being about twenty-five
yards from the creek. When the waters reached
the residence of Aaron Ferguson, it was swept
away, with nine inmates, and lodged against
bridge. where they were afterward rescued
The next damage was at the coal-yard Of
Samuel Clark, in which was located a tenement
house occupied by family named Powell, nine
in number Up to 8 p. NJ. none of them had
been heard from. The next point of destruction
was in what is known as the bottoms A dozen
houses. occupied mostly by colored people, were
here swept away Dozens of horses were lost.
The railroads leading out Of the city were dis
abled, so that it is impossible to hear from out
side points. At least dozen trains are here
and within few miles of the city. Telegraph
wires are down and business has been sus-
pended.
There was terrible wind and rain storm at 10
O'clock last night, with wonderful electric dis
play. Water backed up at the east end of town
to a lake against the Panhandle railroad. The
bank gave way suddenly, and the food came
dashing through town, along Shawnee creek, in
waves fifteen or twenty feet high, and swept
twenty or thirty houses away, and did $1o0, 900
worth of damage. The gas-works were flooded,
and the town was left in darkness and terror.
The cries of the people in the flooded district
were awful to hear. Many acts of heroism, in
saving the drowning, are reported. Bonires
were lighted, and the people worked all night.
Twenty bodies were recovered, and there are
still a number missing. Whole families pershed
in the flooded districts. There was great damage
to property all around in the country, and the
damage to property cannot now be approximated.
The work of searching for bodies still contin-
ues tonight The Mayors Office has been turned
into a morgue and there are now twenty two
bodies there. The scenes are heartrending.
Whole families lie disfgured on cots. The fol-
lowing is a list of the killed:
Mrs. LINDSAY (colored
Mrs. CASEY (colored.)
MRS. ANDERSON (colored.
A CHILD named Anderson.
Mrs. CRANE
A CRIPPLED IDIOT named Crane.
Mr.. and MRS. LEWIS and son.
STEPHEN DUNDoS.
ORIN MORRIS, wife and Ave children
WILLIAM PAUL tcolored), wife and five
children.
WILLIAM EVANS aad wife.
One family, by the name Of Morris, were
swept away. The last seen Of them was at the
Miami street bridge, when . man was seen at .
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
The Loss Of Life.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
TIpToN. Ind, May 13.-One child of Mr..
Gatess died this evening from bruises received
during the cyclone. Mrs. Gates is lying at the
point of death. Two persons east of town are
reported dead, and several others in dangerous
condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14

Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind, May IA violent wind aud rain-
storm, accompanied by hail and intense binding
sheets OF lightning occurred last evening The
fury of the storm was terrific. and 1t seemed aa
though tho heavens were emptying themselves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14

Result of the Chicago Bomb Throwing.
CHICAGO, May 13.-The police department has
just issued its official report Of the bomb-throw-
Ing affair. The list of injured officers shows
that sixty six were wounded. FIVE of whom died,
ten returned TO duty, and ffty.one are still un-
der the surgeons care.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
Damages in and Around Richmond.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, May IA heavy storm, ac-
companied by wind hail and lightning, prevailed
during last night, infiictine no little damage in
the city and vicinity, and in the southeastern
part of the county it developed into regular
hurricane razing and unroofrg buildings level
ing fences and uprooting trees; one large barn
was fred by lightning and totally consumed.
Horses and cattle were also killed and crops de-
stroyed. Several losses are estimated from
S. 500 to So 600 in that locality but none in ex
cess Of $40, 900. A big washout in the railroad
embankmens east of the city was caused by a
food OF water from the lake in Glen Miller Park
This and smaller washouts put stop to the
running of trains on the Panhandle from Chi
cago Indianapolis and Columbus, the Little
Miami from Dayton. the c. Ell. tS D. and Fort
Wayne roads. to and from this city, and tele-
graph and telephone wires are down in all direcs
tions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
Damage at Liberty.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LIBERTY, May 13-One of the most terrific
rain storms for many years passed over this
place last night 1t commenced about 9 o'clock
and continued uninterruptedly for one hour and
half. The rain fell in torrents during the
whole time AS the ground was thoroughly
saturated before. much damage was done by
washing. large fill, half mile west of
town, on the pike. was completely
washed out The shops of the Reide
Bros. Manufacturing Company were unroofed,
entailing loss Of about $500, besides several
days time that will be required to make the
necessary repairs All the telegraph and tele-
phone wires are damaged so that the town is cut
off from the outside world. In Harrison town
ship, this county, many barns and other build
ings were unroofed, while much damage was
done to fences and other property. The barn of
Albert Mitchell was unroefed, while his wood
house and buggy-shed were blown down and bis
carriages and buggies completely demolished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
HAVOC OF THE CYCLONE
Appalling Results of the Wind and
Rain-Storms of Wednesday Night.

A Railroad Culvert of insufficient Capacity
Proves the Direct Cause of the Death of
Thirty or More People at Xenia, 0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14

iF your blood is vitiated. cleanse II without de,
lay by the use Of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Safe and
effective.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
Several Indiana Towns Suffer Severely
in Losses Of Life and Property.

One Person Killed, Five Mortally Injured, and
100000 Worth of Property Destroyed at
Attica-AssiStance Called For.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14

The Gas Works Submerged and the Town Left
in Darkness Searching for the Dead by the
Aid Of Flaring Torches and BonfreS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
Twenty-Five Bodies Recovered and
Eleven Persons Yet Unaccounted For.

The Water Forms Vast Reservoir Behind
Railway Embankment, Which Yields to
the Pressure and Releases the Flood,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14

Which Rushes Through the Streets in
Waves Ten to Fifteen Feet High.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
Two Persons Killed, and Nearly a Score
Seriously Injured at Wilkinson.

Upton County Visited by the Storm, and Sew
eral People Fatally Injured-Enormous
Damage to Railway and Other Property.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
WHEN INDICATIONS.
FRIDAY-.Locaz rains, slight
Manges an temperature.

Virtue may flourish in an old Cravat."
Emerson.