Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-20
STILL ANOTHER.
Ohio visited by Terribly Destructive
Tornado.

In Ohio detail the effects OF another terrible
wind storm on the night of the iith. A For
est, Ohio, special says: About midnight a ter
| rible cyclone passed over the country about
two TITLES west OF this place. Young forests
were blown down and huge trees hurled into
tho air, farm buildings aud cuthouses demol-
ished and scattered like straws, A train on
the Pittsburg " Fort Wayne road, had mar
row escape from being blown away. A large
! tree was thrown against one of the coaches,
lnjuring twelve OF the passengers slightly. The
storm took its course rlong the Blanchard rlv-
er, its track strewn with cattle and ths debris
of fallen buildings
This morning, the 18th, shortly after IL
o'clock, u cyclone struck Dunkirk, lifting
many houses from their foundations aud COM
..letely wreeAIug them. Others were unroofed
and the screams Of human beings could DO
heard above the roar of the elements, 1t ia
not known how many were fatally Injured
Four were picked up dead, Eighteen wound
ed persons have already been found.
The air was filed with balls Of fire, which
| exploded with loud swapping sound, The
storm came from the southwest, Five per-
sons are known to have been killed, and n
number injured, two probably fatally The
residence of w, L. McElrcc was totally de-
stroyed, killing McElrec and his mother In
law A house near by was destroyed, killing
one man, and several moro buildings were de-
stroyed, The wires along the 1T, Wayne aud
Indiana and Bloomington II Western rail-
roads are down. The Methodist Episcopal
chdrcn was demolished, and IN any shade aud
fruit trees broken down. Three deaths are ro-
poltcd south Of Dunklrk,
A Kenton, Ohio, special says that one Of
the most terrible storms ever known IN this
section Of the country passed over the northern
part of that county aud its pathway Is marked
with widespread destruction and death. Tho
storm commenced on the Whltesido farm,
about eight miles north OF the city OF Kenton,
and on II stood new brick house, which now
lies In ruins. From this point the storm
moved eastward. A barn owned by Henry
Gerlac was blown of its foundation. The
orchard OF Michael Zeigler was totally destroy
Cd and the roof blown oiIhls barn. The house
belonging to James Fisher aud J. n Surplus
were totally destroyed and members Of the
families badly hurt. William McElrce was
struck by lightning and instantly killed. Tho
lliggens church was blown Hat 10 the ground.
David Higgins house was shattered. The
school house In Center Jackson township was
entirely destroyed. A now barn belonging 10
W. II. Fleming, was blown into fragments.
The damage cannot be estimated but Will reach
into hundreds Of thousands Of dollars.
Another special from Forest, Ohio, says
the storm was one Of the most fearful that
ever visited that section Of country. 1t came
up suddenly, the iLky black clouds being lyld
with light, which made the atmosphere black
as night. A roaring noise accompanied tho
storm. In that vicinity n swept clean track
half mile In width and nine miles In length,
not striking the town TO any extent. VIM
McElrec, wife and mother-in law, Mrs Hig-
gins, were buried In the ruins OF II large brick
house and the first named killed The rest
were injured, the last named fatally. Mrs,
Lee was killed in her house Isaac Lombert
was buried under the house and fatally injured.
A. l.. Packcrt was fatally hurt by
falling timber. Thomas Moore
was buried under the ruins of
a large frame house and badly hurt Charles
Ilackert and j.. v. Thompson, sleeping In the
same bed In this house, were carried long
distance aud landed safely In the bed Thomas
Hart and his wife were blown from their bed
in the second story and the latter perhaps IA
tally hurt. The ten year old son OF Joseph
Rummel had his collar bone broken and was
otherwise hurt Two churches, tho Union
Bethel and Methodist were destroyed; the
pastor Of the latter has succeeded IN paying
its large debt n few days ago. Two brick
school houses were destroyed, the bell OF one
being carried a quarter Of n mile. Large
stones and beams were carried long distance.
Trees were uprootcd by the acre and hun
dreds Of orchards are completely gone. Some
farms are swept clean OF everything, AMI
large number OF sheep and horses were killed.
Feathers were blown from the chickens Trees
were stripped Of their bark, the ground was
plowed up and devastation and ruin are on
every side. On the Plttsburg, f. Wayne Il
Chicago Railway, passenger train had every
window blown from the cars The pilot was
blown of the engine and the steps blown
away. Telegraph wires were lifted from the
poles and carried long distances.
The storm went in northeastcrly dlrectlo.
striking Wyandbtte county, doing great dam
age there also. The village OF Loycl Is report
ed destroyed. Great damage Is reported In
Seneca county. One man says the air was
filled with balls Of fire. and he saw a strange
light Others corroborate this story. The
light under the dark cloud looked like that
from a large gas well. A great number OF
people are without homes and the sight along
the ira eek Is a terrible one. Some farms are
made almost worthless. The loss is about
$3.50, 900 or 400 900 at the present estimate.