The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-06-02
HAIL, RAIN AND WIND.
Destroyed by u Water spout-RaiIroaa
Tracks and Live stock Washed Away.

Dawes county last night submerged five miles
of track on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Mis-
souri, Valley Railroad and washed away
numerous bridges. Farmers all along the
White and Lone Tree Rivers have had to
abandon their houses, number of which
have been washed away. White River has
risen sixteen feet in forty minutes. The wa
ter came down almost in solid wall. Capt
]. A. Sweet, farmer lost sixteen head of
cattle and FIVE head of horses, the water COM
ing in such wall that it carried the live stock
along with it. Mr.. Sweet came across the
river in boat and reports that terrible dam
age has been done to other farmers, both in
loss of live stock and crops. The rivers still
rising and it is raining hard. No loss Of life
has as yet been reported.
The cloud was plainly visible from here and
it had the appearance of rolling mass of
black cloud revolving like cartwheel or log,
entirely different from cyclone cloud.
A man of the name of Anderson was in the
extreme southern limit of the spout and he
reports the water coming in a solid wall ten
feet deep and carrying everything possible
before it, Anderson barely escaped with his
life.
ILuoPoLIs, ILL.,, May 2S.-The most severe
rainstorm, with hail, that has visited this
county for years has been raging almost in
cessantly for the last thirty eight hours. The
county is covered with water. Hail fell in
great quantity, and crops are injured.
INDIANAPoLIs, May 2S.-A furious storm
passed over the neighboring county of Hen
bricks, doing much damage. A farmer NAM
ed Bunson and two horses were struck by
lightning and killed.
Quincy, ILL.,, May 2S.-Not in the last fit.
teen years has such rainstorm visited this
section of the country as the one which struck
here last night. The amount of water which
fell was two and one-eighth inches. The
river at this point rose about two inches, but
is now at stand.
HANNIBAL, No., May pa severe storm
accompanied by violent winds, visited this
section last night. The Wabash railroad track
was washed out at point six miles east Of
this city and trains on that road are Temporal
rily abandoned.
BELoIT, Kan, May 27.-Beloit was visited
by heavy rain last night accompanied'by a
high wind, which was the hardest ever seen
here. Three small houses were blown down
in the city, and baby named GULL was
killed in one of them. Its mother and a little
girl were slightly injured. The city water
works were injured. Two or three business
houses were unroofed and chimneys, window
stills, and trees suffered badly.
ABILENE, Kan, May 26.-There was hail
storm to-day throughout Dickinson and Otta-
wa counties. AT Manchester, this county, a
bank building in course of erection was de-
molished by the wind. AT Vines Creek,
Ottawa county, a tornado struck the resi-
dence of W. A. Tudor, completely demolish-
ing it and burying Mrs. Tudor and daughter
in the ruins. They were badly injured but
not fatally. At Detroit this county, and Mil
tonvale, Cloud county, the hail was accom-
cd bx,t OF clOnIs Of pc tpr 1ov n
night Barns and residences were more or
less injured, but no one was hurt. Crops
were not badly damaged.
DAYTON, Ohio, May PA terrific electric
storm, accompanied by fierce winds, ragged
here for half hour this morning. Jacob
Strobel and family had gone to church. Their
house was struck by lightning, the roof burn
ed, and the interior flooded. Two other
houses were struck in other parts of the city.
An oak tree near the Fifth street car stables
was shattered by lightning. The air was
filled with electricity, horses became frantic,
and all began neighing at once in alarm.
CHAMBERsBuRG, Pa, May 28.-The heav-
lest hail-storm Chambersburg has experienced
for many years passed over this place at four
o'clock this afternoon. The storm came
from the South and was preceded by a strong
wind, hail following and rain concluding the
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nine inches in circumference, and in addition
to breaking thousands of window glasses dam
aged vegetation and knocked down tall wheat.
In the vicinity of the town several trees were
blown down. Over eight hundred panes Of
glass were broken in the Taylor works alone.
Several runaways occurred, horses being ter
rifed by the big hail stones heating upon
their backs. Several vehicles were broken
and one collision occurred.
A severe storm passed over the country
around Shamokin, Penna., Monday night, ex-
tending from the Susquehanna river into
Schuylkill county. The streets of Shamokiu
were flooded, and many landslides and wash
outs occurred along the Reading, LehigE
Valley and Pennsylvania railroads,
kilograms from the interior of Nebtashs
report the heaviest rainfall for years. Many
settlers living in sod houses have had tc
abandon their homes and seek safer and dry
er quarters.
A severe storm accompanied by Yiolen
winds visited the vicinity of Hannibal, Mis-
sour, Sunday night. The rain fall was the
heaviest of the season, and caused rise O
six inches in the Mississippi river. The rise
in the river was particularly discouraging tc
the flooded Sny levee farmers.
A telegram from Quincy, Illinois, says il
rained there in the early part of Sunday
night, and again at o'clock Monday morn
ing, in all, less than four hours, but during
that time p inches of rain fell
During thunder storm at Sycamore
| Wyandotte county, Ohio, on Sunday, light
ming struck Mount Zion Church, knocked the
preacher out of the pulpit and severely in
jured number of the worshippers. Several
horses hitched outside were killed.
AT Bellfonte, Pa, on Monday, lightning
struck the First National Bank building and
it with Haines' Opera House and number
of stores were burned. Loss S125, 900.
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 29.-The storm which
swept over Eastern Ohio, West Virginia and
Western Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon
was of very destructive character, and the
aggregate loss to buildings, crops and rail
road and telegraph lines will foot up many
thousands of dollars. Several lives were also
sacrificed and number of persons were in
jured.
About Point Pleasant and Huntington, w
Va; at Canton, o.; Beaver county, Pa, and
through the oil regions the storm was particu'
larly severe the hail falling in torrents, while
the wind was very violent Near Ravenswood
W. Va, Mr. and Mrs. William Powell were
killed by lightning while sitting in their home
At Charleston, w. Va, Mrs. Robert Shan
non was killed by falling tree. At Bridge
port, o., slX-year-old son OF Joseph Powell
was caught by rush of water in narrow
ravine and drowned. Two companions made
n narrow escape.
At Canton, Ohio, 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, and the Dueber Watch
Case Works were badly damaged.
There were many narrow escapes from
death by the fall of the Hampden buildings.
The loss is estimated at $40, 600.
In Beaver county, Pa, fully $4,000 worth
of damage was done to property by the storm,
but as far as known no one was injured. AT
Oil City the roof of the Arlington Hotel was
blown of and the guests rushed from the build
ing panic stricken. Titusville also suffered
severely Frank Burchheld, of Pleasantville,
crossing Pine creek bridge in buggy, was
blown over into the water. The vehicle was
reduced to splinters and the horse lifted bod
lily and carried 100 yards away. Burchfeld
was badly hurt. Mrs. Barber and family,
who we're opt driving, were also thrown from
their carriage aud slightly injured.
Through the oil regions derricks were blown
down and much damage done.
About this city the storm was not SO heavy,
but specials from other points represent the
hail falling as large as hens eggs. Telegraph
lines are down badly, and in many places the