The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-07
FURIOUS ELEMENTS.
Morristown, W. Va, Destroyed
by a ClOudburst.
Rain and Thunder Storms Over
a Wide Area.

A dispatch from Parkersburg, W, Va,
says: The greatest disaster which ever betel
Little Kanawha came during the night the
shape of a terrible cloudburst which mas COM
pletely flooded the country, destroying many
lives, CARRYING off thousands OF dollars IN
property, and running the crops for many
miles. The deluge fell about dusk and con-
tinued to fall in torrents, doing much DAM
age in the city.
TIE worst Of the storm struck the lower
side of the Kanawha, filing small tributa'
ries from bank to bank and ending IN the
worst flood within recollection OF the Oldest
inhabitants. In three hours the kanaWna
rose six feet, and ran out with sucn velocity
that it carried everything before it.
At this point thousands OF logs and a
number of boats went out or were sunk:
Little Kanawha Lumber Company lost 20Oe
logs, Vests mill ten RATS, BarrngeI
several fleets, w. P. Padden five bafges
with ties, several Of which were caught
below; Keever g. Co. lost four barges OF coall
feet of timber, Charles Wells four barges
In one hour 5000 logs went out. ;,
Mrs. Isaac Il. Tucker, Martin Lawless and
an unknown man were drowned.
Above the destruction was still greater.
Big Tygert Valley is completely ruined:
The big mill near its mouth went out and
took the Tygart bridge with it; In the val
ley all the fences, CROPS, and much 1--we
stock was lost. At Chesterville, a small
town about ten miles above. half the resi-
dences were carried off bodily and left ID
corn fields. In Clay district fine church
and three dwellings were wrecked. >,
The steamer Oneida has been wrecked and
SINK at Enterprise above. The steamer G.
G. Martin was sunk at Burning Springs.
The Little Tygart is also reported completely
ruined. Heatherington's store, captain
Spencer's residence, C. P. Cooper's residence,
and that of J. ". Smith are completely de-
molished.
The worst story Of all comes from Morris
town. a small village near the head OF Tucker
Greek, where the cloudburst concen-
trated in all its fury, coming down In the
village about midnight and totally Destroy
ing il. together with many OF its people.
The first report gave the loss at eleven, but
later news fixed the loss at greater num-
ber. The houses Of the citizens were said to
have been picked up and hurled against each
other in such short space OF time tnat no
chance to escape was given the people.
Among those lost at Morristown were Jake
Kiger. his brothers Joseph and Thomas,
man named Bailey, Orville West, WIFE
and child. The body Of man believed to be
another 5lorristown victim was found on
Richardson Farm. At Pill Brush all bridges
and culverts were washed away.
A family boat containing three or four
persons went out during the night, and all
were last The last seen of them was when
a woman held up child in her arms and
heckoned for assistance as the boat dlsap-
peared in the food.
A freight train on the Ohio River Railroad
broke through trestle at HarTls's Ferry,
completely wrecking the train and fatally
iniuring William Neptune, an employe.
The wreck was caused by heavy wash-out.
Lock l, above the city on the Little Kama
wha. has given way before the Hood.
A dispatch from Bismarck, Dakota, says:
A wild terrorilng scene was witnessed near
the Standing Rock Agency late in the after
noon. when a terrific thunderstorm was at
its height The lightning was darting
hither and thither, striking in numer-
ous spots near by, and the Indians rushed en-
masse bowling and whooping IN abJect frlght
and superstition to TIE shelter OF their wig
vans. At last a binding flash of lightning,
accompanied by, deafening clap OF OF
actually shook the earth. The light
Ming struck wigwam few rods below the
agency in which were huddled five terrified
Indians. instantly killing White Horse and
Black Eagle and stunning another fatally.
The other two were unconscious Tor many
hours and were restored a1ter naro laDW ny
friends.
der and lightning swept over Cincinnati Ohio,
early @ in the morning. It flooded the Miami
Canal, which broke its banks and worked
great havoc in the vicinity Of York street and
Central avenue, causing a loss Of about $50, 0oO.
Several families were driven from their
homes while the binding storm was raging
The firms sustaining the greatest loss are
Metz s. Co., ice-dealers, and Maescher, pork
packer. 1..
Ohio, which caused big washout on the Co
Iuml'us, Hooking Valley & Toledo Railway.
At Logan, Ohio, q heavy rain caused much
damage to crops. =, ,.i.,
Lightning struck house in the little vii,
lace of Georgesville, in Franklin County, and
set it on fire and burned half the town.
At Marysville Ohio, great damage was
done.