, 1888-05-30
WIND AND HAIL.
Further Particulars of the
Storms in the East.
Loss of Life and Much Damage
Reported.
Gen. Sheridan's Condition Still
Improving.
a Storm.

~PTTsBURG, May GA storm which
swept over Eastern Ohio, West Virginia
and Western Pennsylvania yesterday alter
loon was of a very destructive character
and the aggregate loss to buildings, crops
and railroad and telegraph lines will foot
up many thousand dollars. Several lives
were also sacrificed and a number of per-
sons injured.
About Point Pleasant and Huntington,
w. Va, az Canton, o., Beaver county,
Pa, and through the oil regions the storm
was particularly severe, the hail falling
in torrents, while the wind was very vio-
lent.
ACCIDENTS.
Near Ravenswood, Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Powell were killed by the lightning
while sitting in their home. AT Charles
town, w. Va, Mrs. Robert Shannon was
killed by a falling tree. At BRIDGEPORT,
o., a 6 year-old son of Joseph Powell
was caught by a rush Of water in a ravine
and drowned. Two companions made a
narrow escape.
AT Bellaire, o., a railroad brakeman
named Costello was killed while endeav-
oring to manage a train during a storm.
IN THE SWEEP.
At Canton, o., the houses were lifted
from their foundations and the steeples of
several churches were wrecked. The
south wing of the New Hampden watch
works, 200 feet in length and three stories
high, was blown down and is a total
wreck. The Deuber watch case works
were badly damaged.
At Oil City the roof of the Arlington
hotel was blown off, and the guests rushed
from the building panic stricken.
Titusyille also suffered severely. Frank
Burchfield of Pleasantyille, while crossing
Pine creek bridge ma buggy, was blown
over into the water. The vehicle was re-
duced to splinters and the horse lifted
bodily and carried 100 Yards away.
About this city the storm was not so
heavy, but specials from many other
points represent the hail falling as large
as hens eggs. Telegraph lines are down
badly, and in many places the railroad
tracks are covered with debris from the
hills. The damage to orchards has been
particularly heavy, many trees in the re-
gions visited by hail being stripped of
every leaf. Other crops suffered in a
corresponding degree. The total loss will
probably reach several hundred thousand
dollars.
FURTHER WEST.
CHICAGO, May 29.-Dispatches re-
ceived this morning show that destructive
rain storms prevailed all through Kansas,
Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Dakota, Iowa
and Nebraska Sunday and yesterday. In
Illinois considerable damage was done to
crops, and a number of cattle and horses
killed by the hail. In Iowa the rain de-
scended in torrents and the hail was ter
rifle. The hailstones were as large as
eggs, and were piled up on the ground
from two to four feet deep in places. The
damage to crops and fruits is very heavy.
In Nebraska two children we're drowned
while crossing a little stream which had
grown into a torrent by the heavy rains.
Near Sioux City, Ia, the Missouri river
is again on the rampage. doing great dam
age. In Kansas small grains were hurt.
Hail fell with great force, tearing shingles
off the houses and cutting live stock till
they were covered with blood.
CHURCHES DAMAGED.
WELTSvILLE, NY, May 29.-Twenty
business blocks were unroofed and the
Baptist church badly damaged yesterday
afternoon. Only W. or three persons
were injured. The heavy rain added to
the damage. Windows were broken by
hundreds. The storm swept violently
eastward through Southern New York,
Telling trees and doing general damage. A
church and several buildings were wrecked
at Allentown, and many derricks in the
Allegheny field blown down.