The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-18
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
Loss of Life and Property in the
East and West.

East anu NcSC.
A fierce storm attended with loss of life
and great destruction Of property has visited
portions of the East and West. Particulars
are given in dispatches as follows:
A Lima Ohio telegram says: This morn
ing terrible wind storm passed over this
section of the country. Allentown and
Vaughnsville, near here, were almost wiped
out OF existence The rain poured down in
torrents, and the shrieks OF the wounded
wer, heartrending. There was absolutely
no help to be given, people fearing
houses remain standing in either of the towns
A wrecking party with several physicians
has LETT here for Allentown and Vaughns-
vile with medicine and surgical inStru-
ments to relieve the unfortunates who are
buried in the debris. The messenger reports
both towns completely wrecked. He says
that family named Bowler, consisting of
husband, wife and two daughters, wers
killed outright by being crushed by the fall
ing Of their home, and that three nen-
bers Of the family of Jesse Lazarus
were killed. They were struck by a
heavy timber, dashing out their brains. A
livery stable, in which were some fifteen
horses, was blown to the ground and all the
animals persisted.
At Lewis Centre, Ohio, house was blown
down and five lives lost Many houses were
blown down or unroofcd at Marion and
Delaware. At Columbus the streets were all
flooded, and many houses unroofed and more
or les damaged. The building of the Co
lumbus rolling mill, on the wet side, was
entirely demolished, and several men in
jured. There were twenty-five or thirty men
at work in the mill at the time, and all were
more or less hurt.
A Boston (Mass.) dispat:h says: Not for
years has lightning causel such destru tion
and loss Of life and property a. occurred this
morning. For hours the heavens were ablazo,
and bolts could be seen running down in
forkcd ladders in all directions. There was
not so much damage done in this city
as throughout New England A house
and barn on Madison avenue, in the
Bright in district, was struck, and now lies
fat on the ground. The four families in the
] house were removed, but several horses were
stable and blacksmith shop attracted fiery
bolt and burst into flames. Mr.. B. F. Pack
ard, OF Attleboro, was wakened out OF a
sound sleep by vivid flash, and jun ced
from his bed in fright Another
flash followed instantly and he fell
dead, his body being terribly disfg.
ured.. At North Hatfield lightning struck
| and killed Arthur G. Harris, 6 young
farmer, and his horses were killed. Light,
ming struck large stock barn at Aga
wan belonging to Hensdale Smith, rich
tobacco dealer, and the building was burned
with its contents. At Uxbridge, Henry An
thony, hostler, and two valuable horses
were killed.
The storm was equally severe in Connect
J icuS. In East Hartford two large barns
were struck and burned with heavy loss In
Wetherstield a vigorous cyclone tore up large
trees and Frustrated the growing crops. The
| loss to the tobacco and corn crops is eStl
mated at s20,0l9. In South Windsor two
barns and tobacco she'd, belonging to Will
lard G. Burnham, were struck and burned
In Portsmouth James Sanford's house aat
barn were struck and consumed.
In Valley Falls, r. l., John Simpson was
struck by lightning and fatally burned.
An Albany IN. " dispatch says: In ths
northwest and north, many head of livt
stock were pros.ratei by heavy electric
storms during the night. Trees were. shiv
cred to splinters and farming imple
ments destroyed. Lightning struck the well
filed barns Of Charles d. Miller and Garret
Van Vrauken, near Morrisville, and botf
were entirely consumed. At Eagle Bridge
about twenty farms were consumed and acre
Of crops leveled. The damage in that vicin
ity amounts to $4,000.
From Corning, Canajoharie and Other
towns in New York came similar reports
the storms destructive work.
At Coney Island, which was crowded wit
visitors. the storm ragged with unprecedente
fury. The wind broke the lamps and tor
the tent covering of the amphitheatre at Mar
haitian Beach. The people under it, VIII
were listening to Gilmores concert, fled Il
alarm, but none were injured. Five me
were stunned by lightning. at the Grov
House. in Sheepshead Bay village