The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-06-07
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In Various States Create Great Havoc
Several Lives Lost-Iive Stock Injured
Farm Lands Flooded and Crops Ruined.
WHEELING, W. Va, May GA fierce
thunder storm, with gale of wind, hail
and almost unprecedented rainfall, pre-
vailed here and for $50 miles down the
river yesterday afternoon. At Bridgeport,
over the river, 6-year-old son Of Joseph
Taylorwas caught in swelling stream and
drowned. The tent of Clements & Russell's
circus on Wheeling Island was almost de-
molished. At Ravenswood, jackson Coun-
", hail-stones weighing four ounces fell,
many windows were broken and fruit
trees badly damaged. Near Charleston
Robert Shannon was struck by tree
which was blown down and his neck
broken AT Stevensville, opposite Ravens
wood, Mrs. William Powell was killed by a
stroke Of lightning while sitting in her
house The Ohio river train from here to
Parkersburg had every pane Of glass
broken by hail.
WELIsvn.LE, N. \, May 29.-Twenty
business blocks wel q 'rnroofed by cyclone
which struck this place ut 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The Baptist church, fine
brick structure was badly damaged.
The roof was carried away and the
interior wrecked. Parts OF the roof
were carried long distances, striking other
buildings and doing general damage. Win
dows were broken by the hundreds, some
Of them very valuable ones. The storm
swept violently east telling trees and do
ing general damage.
The church and several buildings were
wrecked at Allentown, N. ", and many
oil derricks in the Allegheny field were
blown down.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, May 29-The cyclone
which struck this city at 2 80 p. m was ac-
companied by cloud burst which deluged
the city. Whole avenues of trees were
blown out smokestacks and chimneys de-
molished, outhouses and barns lifted into
the air and thrown down and smashed to
atoms. Mrs. J. r. Barber and family were
thrown from a buggy and slightly injured.
Frank Barchfield met with a similar ex-
perience and was badly hurt.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, May ga heavy
thunderstorm, accompanied by high
winds and hail, passed over Western Penn
sylvania last evening, doing great damage.
Churches, public buildings and dwellings
were unroofed, trees uprooted and fences
and barns blown down. A number of per-
sons were injured.
CLEVELAND, o., May ga fierce wind
storm passed over Eastern Ohio and West
ern Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon Az
Niles and Millersburg, o., great damage
was done to fruit and shade trees and a
number Of buildings unroofed.
At Sharon, Pa, the brick foundry of the
Sharon stove works was wrecked and
other buildings damaged. At Sharpsville,
Pa, houses and shops were unroofed and
chimneys blown down. At New Castle,
Pa, Traverse's cigar store was wrecked
and the residence of DR.. Green badly dam
aged by lightning.
MoRENcI, Mich, May ga heavy thun-
der-storm swept over this end of Lenawee
County Sunday night 1t was accompanied
by cyclone some miles northwest Of here.
Fences were torn down, eight buildings
wrecked, trees uprooted and great damage
done.
CANTON, o., May GA wind and rain
storm yesterday afternoon blew down
portion of the newly erected factory build
ing of the Dueber Watch-C Case Company,
causing loss of $4,000 The workmen
employed in the building escaped.
BEATRICE, Neb, May 29-When Sunday
nights storm came up the wife Of A. f.
Beckett, who lives on farm south
of Odell, in this county, fearing
that the water would rise in the creek
on which they lived and carry the house
away, started for neighbours with
her five children, one crippled little girl.
In the dark they lost their way and fell in
TO gully which was running full of water.
The mother and three children were res
cued by neighbors who heard their cries,
but the crippled girl and boy five years
old were drowned.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 29.-The eastern hall
of Kansas has had one Of the heaviest rains
known for many years. 1t commenced on
Saturday night, continuing all day Sunday
and Sunday night, and is still rain
ing in the northern half Of the
State. The rains were accompanied
last night by very heavy wind aud
hail-storms. In many places theohail was
of exceedingly large size and drifted to the
depth Of three feet. Small grains sus-
tanned heavy damages, and in some places
were driven into soft ground almost out OF
sight. Considerable damage was done tc
corn in certain sections. The loss in win
dow glass will be great.
PAXTON, Ill, May z9.-One of the heaviest
transforms known in this part of the State
for years prevailed here Sunday and yes
terday, and hundreds of acres of farm lands
are lying under water, while cellar floors
are covered and creeks are swollen to the
proportions of rivers. The damage to late
planted grains can not fail to be great
TUscoLA, ILL.,, May 29.-For the past sixty
hours rain has fallen throughout Central
Illinois in floods, and as a consequence
thousands of acres Of growing corn are un-
der water, rivers and streams are raging,
and much damage to bridges and fences has
resulted. Seven horses were killed in diff
ferent places Sunday night by lightning.
NORRIS, Ill, May a. farmers are
feeling very blue over the continued wet
weather. The spring has been very cold
and backward Most of the farm
ers have been obliged to replant
their corn, and the continued rains
for the past few days make the
ground so wet they can not get upon the
land to destroy the weeds which are fast
covering the ground But little old corn il
left in the hands of the farmers, the higf
prices of the last few weeks inducing then
TO sell all that they could spare. The grass
crop promises well.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, May 29-The prevail
ing moisture in Northern Wisconsin IL
seriously interrupting the work OF getting
crops into the ground, and it is estimated
that not over 20 per cent. Of the usual acre.
age Of spring wheat will be sown. Land
intended for small grains is being sowE
with oats and planted with corn, which
win be enormous crops unless affected by
drought and premature frosts The out.
look for farmers all through Northern Wis.
consin is quite discouraging.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.