The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-06
HAIL AND HURRICANE.
Further Reports from the Big Storm IN the
West.

P1rTsBURG, Pa, May 29-The storm
which swept over Eastern Ohio, West Elr-
ginia and Western Pennsylvania yesterday
afternoon was of q very destructive CHAR
acter, and the aggregate loss to buildings,
crops and railroad and telegraph lines Will
foot up many thousands Of dollars. Several
lives were also sacrificed and a number OF
persons were injured about Point Pleasant
and Huntington, West Virginia. At Can
ton, Ohio, Beaver county, Pennsylvania
and through the oil regions the storm was
particularly severe, the hail falling in tor
rents while the wind was very violent.
Near Ravenswood, West Virginia, MIR. and
Mrs. William Powell were killed by light
ming while sitting in their home. st
Charleston, West Virginia, Mrs. Robert
Shannon was killed by q falling tree. at
Bridgeport, Ohio, siX-year old son OF
Joseph Powell was caught by rush OF
water in a narrow ravine and drowned.
Two campanions made narrow escape
At Bellaire. Ohio, a railroad brakeman
name Costello was killed while endeaVor-
ing to manage his train during the storm.
At Canton, Ohio, houses were lifted from
their foundations and the steeplcs of several
churches were wrecked The south wing
Of the new Hamden Watch Works, 2OO
feet in length and three stories high, was
blown down and is total wreck, and the
Dueber Watch Case Works were badly
damaged. There were many narrow es-
capes from death by the fall of the Ham
den building. A workman named Miller
| was probably fatally hurt and Jos. Myers,
adother employee, is seriously injured.
| The loss is estimated at $70, 900.
In Beaver county, Pa, fully $2O, 600 OF
damage was done to property by the storm
| but as far as known no one is injured. Al
| Oil City the roof of the Arlington Hote
was blown off and the guests rushed from
the building panic-slricken. Titusville
also suffered severely. Frank Burchtlelt
of Pleasantville, crossing Pine creek bridge
in buggy, was blown over into the water
The vehicle was reduced to splinters ant
the horse was lifted bodily and carried ON
hundred yards. iBurchfeld was badly hurt
Mrs Barlee and family, who were ou
driving, were also thrown from their cal
riage and slightly injured.
| Through the oil regions derricks wer
blown down and much damage was done
About this city the storm was not S
heavy, but specials from many other point
represent the hail falling as falling as larg
as hens eggs. Telegraph lines are dow
badly, and in many places the railroa
tracks are covered with debris from th
| hills. The damage to orchards has bee
particularly heavy, many trees In the n
gions visited by the hail being stripped c
every leaf; and other crops suffered in
corresponding degree. The total loss wi
probably reach several hundred thousan
dollars.
CHICAGO, May e9.-Dispatches frol
Western and Northern Illinois report tn;
the hail storm of Sunday night and yestc
day did considerable damage esrscislly
fruit crops. A g,tss! gtesr l1itfany horses and Sc
eral hssa head 81 cattle were killed by lightnin
T Farm buildings were damaged to a consl
:. enable extent and in Elgin thousands
l panes of window glass were broken ar
chimneys were destroyed.
!. Reports from Iowa and Kansas say Il
. fall Of hail was terrific. The hail ston
/ were piled up and drifted in many plac
t from two to four feet deep in the mornir
and large sections of country were covert
n with sheet of ice The damage to ga
! dens, fruit trees and vegetation is incalc
o liable. Windows were broken, vegetabl
\ beaten into the ground, and fruit and fo
est trees stripped Of foliage.
, OMAHA, Neb.. May 29.-Two childre
! a son and daughter of Hugh Beckett, fou
= teen miles southeast of Beatrice, we
: drowned during the heavy rain on Sunds
night. Mrs Beckett and four childrt
were at home alone when the rain can
S up. The house stands near stream,
a which the water rose rapidly. Feari1
the house would be washed away, Mr.
] Beckett, taking two children, aged and
years, and bidding az 1S-year-old daught
to follow with the baby, left the house.
l crossing small gulley the mother becan
! frightened and fell, losing her hold of Il
r children, who were swept away into tt
stream below, where they met their deaf
E The other daughter and the baby, after
severe struggle, reached the shore ar
F were saved.