Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-29
HOUSE.
Severe Storms.

Topeka, Kan, May 80 The eastern hall
of Kansas has had one of the heaviest rains
known for many years. L. commenced on
Saturday night, continuing all day Sunday
end Sunday night, and is still raining in the
northern half of the State. The rains were
accompanied Sunday night by very heavy
wind and hail stones. In many places the
hail was of exceedingly large siz, and drift
ed to the depth of three feet. The hail fell
with great force, tearing The shingles Of
roofs of houses, starting the blood all over
the cattle and driving the horses against
bArbed-wire fences.
CADIz JUNCTION. OHIO, May ga ter
lible wind storm swept over Ca dix early last
evening Tt was heralded by aroaring sound
like heavy artillery and black clouds, cap.
ped by rolling white ones, leaped high in
tho air and whrled with terrible velocity.
few minutes alter it swept downward near
the roofs and spires of the higher buildings.
The Presbyterian Church was rocked TO lis
very foundation. the spire WAS swept { fl ts
The point of the spire entered The law Office
of Mr.. Stewart Shotwell, diagonally oppos
lie, and crashed through It. At the time
Mr.. Shotwell was standing at a window not
over foot distant. 1t knocked heavy
iron safe over in the room, but did no other
damage. Part of the roof of the church was
blown eff. The United Presbyterian Church
had part of its front walls blown down. A
great number of private dwellings were
seriously damaged by having the roofs brok
en- by falling brick chimneys; trees ard
fences are scattered promiscuously No
deaths from the storm are reported In the
city, but several narrow escapes occurred,
and several people were badly bruised by
q, ing bricks, timbers. etc.
PITrsBuRG. Pa, May 29.-The storm
which swept over eastern Ohio, West Vir-
ginia and western Pennsylvania yesterday
afternoon was of u very dssti uctve charac.
ter and the aggregate loss to buildings, crops
and railroad and telegraph lines will foot
up many thousands of dollars. Several lives
we're also sacrificed and number of per
sons were injured. About Point Pleasant
and Huntington, W. Va, at Canton, Ohio,
Beaver county, Penna and through the
oil regions the storm was particularly severe
the hail falling In torrents while the wind
was very violent. Near Ravenwood, W..
Va, Mr.. and Mrs. William Powell were kill
led by lightning while sitting in their home.
AT Charleston, w. Va. Mrs Robert Shan
non was killed by falling tree. At Bridge
port, Ohio, six year old son of Joseph
Powell was caught by rush Of water in
narrow ravine aud drowned. Two compan-
ions made a narrow escape. At Bellaire,
Ohio a railroad brakeman named Castelled
WIS killed while endeayoring to manage
train during the storm. AT Canton, Ohio,
houses were lifted from their foundations
and the steeples of several churches we're
wrecked. The south wing of The new Ham
den watch works, 200 feet 10 length and
three stories high. was blown down and is q
total wreck, and the Dueber watch case
works were badly damaged. There were
many narrow escapes from death by the
fall of the Hamden building. A workman
named Miller was probably fatally hurt and
Joseph Myers, another employee, was
8 ,rousy Injured. The loss is estimated at
10000 Ia Beaver county, Penna., fully
$4,000 worth of damage was done to pro
perty by the storm. but ss far as known no
one was injured. AT Oil City the roof ofthe
Arlington Hotel was blown off and the
guests rushed from the building panic
stricken.