Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-29
GENERAL TOPICS.
The Stormy East Terrific
Hail and Rain.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Political Melange-Speculation as to
the N0minees-Thurman Not
q Candidate.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.l
CmcAao, May 2s.-The storms Of yes
terday and to-day have caused wide
spread destruction. Wires are down in
every direction, and news is difficult of
transmission.
CHICAGO, May 2s.-An almost unpre-
cedented water fall was reported yester-
day throughout the West. At Quincy,
ILL.,, 21s inches fell in less than four
hours. This has greatly discouraged the
people in the flooded districts. Great
damage was done by hail, wind and
lightning in the territory extending from
Indiana to Nebraska. Many streams ran
over their banks and water spout,
which broke in the northwestern part Of
Dawes county, Nebraska, submerged five
miles of the track of the Fremont, Elk
horn and Missouri Valley Railway and
washed away numerous bridges. The
damage along the White and Lone Tree
rivers is very great. White river rose
sixteen feet in forty minutes and farmers
had to abandon their homes, many of
which were washed away. No loss of
life is yet reported.
AT TITusvrLLE.
TrrUsvILLE, Pa, May 28.-A cyclone
which struck this city at 2 80 A. M. was
accompanied by cloudburst which
deluged the city. Whole avenues of
trees were blown out, smoke stacks and
chimneys demolished, outhouses and
barns lifted into the air and thrown down
and smashed to atoms. Several people
were injured and plate glass fronts in
stores we're crushed in by flying missiles.
The Baptist church steeple was partly
wrecked and general destruction resulted
to all property exposed to the fury Of
the storm. AL communication with the
surrounding country is cut off.
IN WESTERN Pennsylvania.
PTTsBuRa, May GA terrific thunder
storm, accompanied by high winds and
hail, passed over Western Pennsylvania
this evening, doing great damage.
Churches, public buildings and dwell
lings were unroofed, trees uprooted,
fences and barns blown down, and o
number Of people injured.
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, West Virginia, May 49,
A terrible thunder storm with gale of
wind, hail and almost unprecedented
rainfall prevailed here and for 150 miles
down the river this afternoon. At
Bridgeport, over the river, the 6-year old
son Of Joseph Taylor, was caught by the
swelling stream and drowned. The tent
Of circus on Wheeling Island was de-
molished. At Ravenswood, jack
son county, hailstones 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 Stevensvlle,
opposite Ravenwood, Mrs. William
Powell was Killed by stroke OF lightning
while sitting in her house. The Ohio
river train from here to Parkersburg had
every pane Of glass broken by hail.
THE REPORT FROM CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, o., May 2S.-A terrific
windstorm passed over Eastern Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania this afternoon,
doing great damage. At Canton, besides
I the destruction of the Dueber factory,
previously mentioned, several other large
buildings were wrecked and residences
unroofed. Great damage to property
and many slight injuries to persons are
reported from Niles and Millersburg,
Ohio, Sharpsville and New Castle, Penn,
but SO far no loss OF life.
DAMAGE AT CANTON.
CANTON, O., May 20 A wind and rain
storm this afternoon blew down portion
Of the newly-erected factory building Of
the Deuber Watch Case Company, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000.