Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20

ward, drowning horses and COWS. Mer
ehandise in cellars was ruined, anC
bridges in all directions were swept nway
and farm buildings and dwellings demol
ished All kinds of crops are totally
ruined. The greatest destruction is in {
track east from the Big Miami TO the
Little Miami.
Zionville Reform Church, four miles
south of Dayton, was razed.
Fairmount is wofully wrecked.
The church ut Beavertown, where
prayer meeting was in progress, was de.
molished, but none of the panic stricken
worshipers were seriously hurt. Dwell.
lings there were twisted from theiI
| foundations.
Al Shakerville, three miles east, many
buildings were unroofed, barns blown
down and cattle injured.
A special train, with Superintendent
Tucker, was wrecked near Osburn.
Tucker and six others were injured. They
were brought to Dayton.
A north. bound freight train on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton dashed
into washout at Possum run, five miles
south of Dayton, and the 30-ton locomo-
tive was carried $50 feet down the mighty
torrent before sinking, and then rolled
over and over. At daylight farmer, a
mile across the waters, noticed signals of
distress, and rescued the freight crew
from tree tops. Engineer John Nc
Outcheon and his fireman were seriously
injured. The rainfall was Al inches in
three hours. Additional disasters are be-
constantly reported by country people.
Peru, IND, May 13.-A terrible storm
passed over this city last night, unroofiDg
houses and destroying grain and trees.
The damage will amount to at least
$3.50, 900.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May 13.-A storm
passed Kempton, SO miles east of Lafa.
yette, on the Lake Erie d Western railroad
about $50 o'clock last evening, unroof-
ing houses, tearing down trees and fences
and carrying everything before it, One
man was killed, and a number are re-
ported seriously wounded.
WEST POINT, IND, May 13.-A tornado
struck Attica ut 6.10 last evening. IN five
minutes several houses were destroyed,
including the River House and the Chicago
d Grand Southern freight-house. Many
business houses and residences are in
ruins. The casualties as far as known
are 4: Killed, Mrs. Jot Davis; fatally in
jured, Mrs. Morehead, Mrs. Abe Nathan,
Will Vandeventer and James Idle; seri-
ously injured, Mrs. Kirby and son, Reed
Brady, Bob Paris, Mrs. Moore and Court
ney Morehead, fatally. The loss will ex-
ceed $4,000. The midnight express
train on the Wabash road ran into wash
out and was ditched. The mail clerk was
slightly injured.
WILKINSON, IND, May 13.-This town
was visited by o cyclone at 0 o'clock last
evening. Thirteen houses weru blown
down, and Samuel White was killed and
his wife and child fatally injured.
small child named Shaffer was alko killed.
Many persons were injured, some fatally.
Everything in the track of the storm vls
totally demolished.
CHICAGO, May 13.-The Daily NescS
Odell, ILL.,, special says Lottie Zwieteld,
one of the child victims of the cyclone,
died this morning. Rosa Miller is in q
critical condition, and the death of George
Hoke is feared. The others injured will
recover.
KANKAKEE, ILL.,, May 13.-NIichael
Brock, an unmarried farmer, while row.
ing in skiff across the Kankakee river.
near Momence yesterday evening, during
the terrific thunder storm, was killed by
lightning. The sklff was torn to pieces.
SPARTA, ILL, May 13.-Durlng the ap-
proach of the storm yesterday Alexander
Mcintyre, farmer living three miles
south of here, while in the field covering
corn, was struck by lightning and killed.
ST. GENEvIEyE, No., May 13.-A tre-
mendous storm of wind and rain swept
over this town yesterday afternoon. 1t
lasted for one hour, but no lives were
lost. Fruit trees were stripped, fences
demolished, and the creeks in the vicinity
overflowed their banks.
WINCHESTER, VA, May 13.-F. Y.
Henkle of Baltimore, general superinten-
dent of the Washington Telephone Com
pany, and William O. II. Stump, Manager
of the lines in this city, nearly lost their
lives last night while crossing the 0pe-
quan river, coming from Berryville.
Henkle cut the horse from the wagon, and
with Stump, who has only one hand,
clung to the animal and were brought
safely to the bank. Henry Mayhew, re-
pairer of lines, remained in the wagon
and was drowned.