Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-21

Tucker aud six others were Injured. A
norlhb0und freight on the Cincinnati
HAMILTON 4 Dayton dashed into wash
Gus at Possum run, i've miles south o.
Dayton, and thirty ton locomotive wal
carried 100 feet down the mighty torrent
before sinking, and then rolled over anf
over Az daylight farmer mile across
the waters noticed signal OF distress
and rescued the freight's crew from Tn,
tree tops. Engineer John McCu'cheor
and the fireman were seriously Injured
The rainfall was four and a half inches
In three hours There was much de
structIon In the Big and Little Miami
valleys from the sources to the ONO
river, aud additional disasters reported
by the country people are constantly
coming In.
AROUND DAYTON.
DAYTos, Ono, May 10 The storm o.
last night resulted In considerable dam
age. The rainfall filled both the Miami
rivers banksfull. The drainage Of thu
city led the water 10 Main street, where
business blocks occupy oil the ground,
The thoroughfare became river and
flooded all the store cellars, destroying
goods. Arnold & Son cialm loss OF
$4,000. Wolf creek levee broke,
flooding tho West side, under
mining structures and turning families
out Of small tenements. The patrol
system carried women and children out
Of danger The Big Miami rose nine
feet between O'Clock and midnight,
which indicates great loss so farmers and
gardeners Of the valleys. Railway bridges
and culverts are washe out and telegraph
communications are shut off from Pay
ton. Trains are all behind, and several
hundred people are detained In the city.
The washont on the Bee Line four miles
south Of Dayton took away 200 feet OF
embankment. Like washouts are re.
ported on every road out Of Dayton.
All kinds Of extrayagant rumorB are
aHont.
Senator Kemp left for Dayton on re-
ceipt OF the news that his home had been
washed away and bis family could not be
found, This IL unconilrmed.
Reports from Springfield announce a
similar destruction by lightning and
food. Portions OF two trains were de-
rallied, but no loss OF life occurred. The
foundations Of several buildings were
washed out, allowing them to tumble
down. Several houses in the city and
surrounding country were burned down
from being struck by lightning.
PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., May l3.--The Wa
bash, ST. Louis 4 Pacific east.bound pas
senger struck washout six miles below
La Fayette at $50 this m0rniug, throw
Ing the whole train Of seven coaches from
the track The cars were piled upon
each other prOmlscuously, but no Que
was hurt except the baggageman, whose
Injuries were not serious,
THE RAILWAYS CRIPPLED.
INptANAPolis, INp.. May l3--The
railways leading east from Indianapolis
are severely crippled On the Panhandle
~ Is said tho amount Of track washed out
between here and Bradford will aggre.
gate five miles. The damage ON the Bee
line is also very heavy The Eastern
division of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western is 80 crippled that the company
will not attempt 10 move trains before
Monday.
THE STORM IN ILLINOIS.
OpELIl Ill May 10 Yesterday aft,
ernoon a terrible cyclone struck this
village 1t demolished Que brick block,
wrecked three warehouses, unroofed the
hotel, Masonic hall, four shoe buildings,
and also the upper story Of the Angel
block. Scarcely q store In town es-
capped Injury. The loss will amount 90
$4,000 Houses, barns aud sheds were
twisted OF their foundations and COM
pletely destroyed. Trees one foot IN
diameter were twisted up. The storm
did not last over 1--we minutes. The
fatally Injured are;
Lo1TIE ZwIFLE, ten-year-old girl,
carried over 200 feet in the air and fell
on the railroad track, smashing her skull
GEoRGE aud CHARLES lIoRE, livery
men.
5, 5 COLE, hardware merchant, and
Two children of Charles Miller are
hurt. The children had taken
refuge IN brick building and were
buried in the rains, The damage In the
Surrounding country is comparatively
slight.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
ArTICA, IND, May 10 The following
Is l'st OF the dead and injured from yes
/, rday'. storm:
Killed, Mrs. JoT DAVIS
Fatally wounded, MRs. MoREHnAp.
Mrs. ARE NATHAN.
WILL VANpKvKNTER.
JANIS Idle,
SERIOUSLY Injured! MRs LmnY REED
and aon.
Bon HARRIS,
Mrs. MooRrHEAD.
COURTNEY MooREHEAp, the last
named, son OF Mrs. Moorehead, Is fatally
injured The loss Will exceed 100000.
ANoruRR Account,
NESiA, Quo, May 10 About z O'Clock
Tar ikl. al.
gatnering and terrible lightning followed
oy peals OF thunder. This lasted till 0
O'Clock when an extraordinary clap OF
tnuhuer seemed TO open the gates, and
ram ieli In torrents. The people living
III houses on water street escaped by
every way possible, The spout seemed
10 vent It's Jury on that portion OF the
city For 100 yards the Little Milan,
railway Is swept away. The spout struck
me houses on Water street and tore
them to pieces as n they were shells.
resiuent OF the street states that within
Two minutes after the clap OF thunder he
stood In wator up 90 his waist, he being
anont twenty-five yards from the creek,
When the waters reached the residence
oi Aaron Ferguson II was swept away
win nine inmates and lodged against the
bridge, whore they were afterwards rns.
cueu. The next damage was al
tho coEl-yard OF Samuel Clark, In
whieh was located u tenement
mouse occupied 10y a family named Pow.
~, pine IN number. up to p, m. none
OF them mad been heard from The next
point OF obstruction was on what Is
ghown as the Bottoms. These houses,
occupied mostly hyoolored people, were
swept away Dozens Of horses were lnst
and me railroads leading out Of the city
were swept away, so u is Impossible
70 near from outside points. At
least dozen trains are within few
miles Of lilo city. Telegraph wires Ara
down and husinesa IA susnendaa o.