The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-15

cast. The ram iell in torrents Tor q sAof'
time.
Last night about sunset another shorI
but heavy rain sat in, In North Wheel
ing and further up the river considerable
hail fell, which Increased the damage by
wind to the growing vegetation.
THE STORM WEST OF HERE,
At Barnesville, Ohio, the storm amount
ed to 9 small cyclone, as will be seen BY
the following from the Republican OF thaI
place:
The frat rain Of nots for nearly three
weeks past, fell at 4 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. IT was preceded by q violent
wind storm that did some damage In this
section in the way Of blowing to the
ground trees and small buildings. A
genuine cyclone passed from tho south
west to northeast across the southeast
part OF town, and while II cut q swath
not over fifty yards wide, tho destruction
was complete. The large barn belong
ing to DR.. ]. A, Judkins was blown tc
Fragments, The stock therein was not
hurt, although a COW and a calf had
a tight squeeze between lie and
death. Trees were torn up or broken
like pipe stems; fences on the land oil
Nick Morrow and I. Il. Moore we're swept
away and the rails scattered like
George Oolvin's stable was
completely wrecked. From there II
the residence OF Wash Thornberry
demollshing two Chimneys, besides up.
shade and fruit trees. A hay
stack was blown away, and the residence
Of Thomas Banister badly shaken. Our
reporter followed in It's wake for two
and scattered fences, broken trees,
damaged corn and oats fields lay in ita
path. A few years ago a violent wind
storm played much mischief in pretty
much the same strip Of country. No loss
Of life is reported. During the rain storm
the wind was strong and swift, the thun.
der had a disposition to growl loud and
the lightning flashed In all directions. 1t
was n Of those vigorous outbreaks that
generally follow a hot wave. Continued
OF damage come in. Individually
the loss is small, but collectively the
amount will be considerable.
FREAKS OF II WIND.
The Enterprise furnishes the following
additional details OF the work OF the wind
in and near BArnGsville:
The cyclone passed over Isaac Wallis
place, twisting ot'trecs and leveling a hun
dred yards Of fence. Passing over the hill
1t struck q little stable on George Colvin's
place aud made kindling wood oft. Nov
Ing on, II demolished a chimney on Mr..
Wash Thornberry's house, twisted of two
fhe shade trees, and wrecked o carriage.
Swooping down into Mr.. ThornbeFry's
meadow, 1t distributed q haystack over the
Held and tore on to create havoc in the
beyond. In crossing Mr.. T. g
Moore's place, thirty or forty rods OF fence
we're leveled to tho ground. and at one
point growing potatoes were blown out OF
ground. On Mr.. Wallis place a Clump
locust trees was twisted clearly Of some
EN- feet from the ground, and all the fruit
blown of from one side OF large apple
rec, the other side being uniujured.
A special from Newark says there was a
tornado there, the worst expert.
sncsd In many years. 0ut.buildings were
blown down, residences unroofed, fences
swept away and crops damaged.
AT Alliance lightning struck and burned
.hree barns.
UP THE RIVER.
An Associated Press dispatch dated at
last evening says:
A severe electric and wind storm, &C.
,ompanied by rain and hail, visited this
section early this morning, doing great
TO fruits and cereals. The storm
broke over the city about 2 o'clock and
continued without abatement for three
hours, and during that time the rain fall
vas / inches. Along the Ohio river be-
,ween Steubenville and this city the
torn was particularly severe, and tho Of.
leOts Of 1t are shown in ruined fields OF
wheat, oats, corn, grass and fruits. Small
houses were lifted from their foundations,
buildings unroofed, fences and trees blown
lown and outhouses torn to pieces. In
he city cellars and Easements were inun.
lated, but no serious damage resulted. No
casualties were reported.
A MILL uNRooEED.
AT Mingo, the roof OF the casting house
the Junction Iron Works was blown OF
md several Chimneys Of the heating
furnaces blown down, Part OF the plate
mill roof was also demolished, the whole
being considerable. The small
buildings about the old coal shaft were
also demolished.
Out near Fernwood the roof OF VIM.
Whites residence was uplitted as were
,he roofs Of the barns oil Davidson Gault
and David Thompson.
The Wheeling workmen at the Mingo
mill, who furnished the 1NTELLlGENcRR
with particulars Of the ravAges there, say
hey never saw anything like the storm.
were snapped as Il they were pipe
items. Gas derrlcks at Wellsburg sue.
to the force OF the storm like
Itruetures Of straw.
Great damage was done at Smithheld,
he roofs being blown from both Burns
md Litten'B hotels.
AT New Alexandria, Ohio, the roof Of
he NJ. L. church was blown oil, and
Iamos Pencils new store, q large build.
ny In the course OF erection, was blown
,ut Of line. MCGrew's barn was unrooiod,
md the damage to trees and crops cannot
70 computed.
The path Of the storm or cyclone
vas plainly down Gross Greek and the
damage done was along that
Near Gould's Station the storm
made q path Of nearly q hundred yards
vide through a small forest, and the track
} plainly discernlble along both banks Of
he creek.
AT s%TEUnRNviLIE.
The stoubenyllle Gazette saysi The
done about here was compare.
lively slight, the worst being the uptoot.
ng Of several hne Bhadc trees and the de-.
trhCtlon Of flowers and garden truck. In
font Of NiOkOlBon's, on Fifth street, three
lrge silver leaied pOplars we're torn upj
leo q large tree upfootgd In front Of Mrs,
iCCarty'B, Oh North Fifth. Trees were
lsn broken In front Of Dr.. Fishers resi-.
once, on South Forth, Ia front Of William
lays, on South, In front Of the store at
10 corner Of South and Fourth, In front