Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-16
cINcINNATrs BIG STORM.
u Canses panlc a. tho BalI.Grounds.

A Cincinnati special says: The most de-
stuctive storm Cincinnati has known for
years visited this city Sunday afternoon,
coming up with a suddeuucss that was
dazIng. torrent Of rain leaped from the
sky and swept the city ike mighty wave.
The sewers could not carry Of the waters
fast enough. and the streets were shallow
but angry rivers. The rain-storm lasted
for two hours. About the middle Of the
storm o glare of light overspread the
whole sky. lasting but a moment. This
was followed hv q crash Of thunder that
seemed go shake the whole city. IL had
scarcely died away when n mighty wave of
wind swept by. lasting only an instant,
but doing immense damage.
At the Ball Park 5000 people were watch
ing an exciting game between the Cincin-
natis and BroOhyns when this wind-wave
came. Its first move was TO pick up ! 30
yards Of the high board-fence and dash it
down upon a score OF vehicles, completely
wrccking half a dozen of them. Several
frightened horses dashed into the grounds
and rushed madly about. The women and
children in the grand-stand set up cry OF
terror. which was aceentuated n moment
later By q section Of the roof going, while
at the same time the big canvas curtains
in front were ripped into shreds with a
noise like thousand rifles. rush for the
loss of life and limb was averted.
While the panic AZ the ball park was in
progress a serious tragedy Was occurring
on the line Of the Nine-Street cable rail-
road. An inexperienced grjpman Was in
charge Of a train of two cars, which, owing
20 the rush of waters aud slippery track,
became unmanageable on Nine-Street HUI,
a long tortuous street winding down
etecp decliY!ty. As the train gathered
speed III its wild rush through binding
sheets of rain, the passengers became more
aud more excited, until in wheeling around
q corner they saw ahead of them another
car into which it seemed they must dash.
With one impulse parents threw their chill
dren out ON the granite-payed street, tol-
lowing them with a wild leap.
Men and women fought for chances 10
Jump of, aud when the last passenger lay
stunned and bleeding on the stones he was
only one Of two score scattered along
several squares. Hundreds Of people
rushed TO the scene through the torrents
Of water. and the sufferers were quickly
cared for. hut IL was found that one lady
was dead. another fatally injured, anu
several seriously hurt.
About the same time car on the MI.
Auburn Electric road became unInanagea-
bic and ran away. but without serious loss.
4 bulletin from Hamilton. ONO. says
that Christian % village of 100 persons, was
wiped out hy the storm and several killed.
There are no details yet, as there IS no tel
cgraph Office atChristian.
HOUSES DEMoLIsHID AND OCCUPANTS RIM
DLEHD HOMELESS.
lBy Associated Prossl
CNc1NNATI. July l5.-1he wind-storm
which nearly demolished the village OF
Princeton. in iutlcr county. yesterday
came about o'clock in the afternoon Be
fore reaching Princeton it blew the roof
off the barn of John StinsOn, throwing /
into the corn-held some distance away.
The dwelllng-hOusc of Finley Whitehead
in Princeton was carried away, and his
wagou-making shop near by was de
molished. The large brick school building
IN the village was torn doWr 90 IFS tOunda-
ton. ami the rafters of the house were
carried 300 wards by the force of the wind
and lodged i'm the top of large oak tree,
while desks and other furniture were
scattered in every direction, and a
blacksmith shop and barn Of Gus
MInDcar were both levelled TO the
ground. Tho houses Of John Lenhard,
Rose Miller, and stephen Clawson were
completely wrecked while Ash Walter lost
everything me- possessed. The oat and
corn crops were ruined and the village was
drnged with water. The destruction Mt
Princeton occurred i'm twenty minutes. The
storm was accompanied by q heavy ram
fall. The homeless families were taken IN
Joy neichb0r- whose homes escaped the
rl~v of the tempest. A report received
last night FROM Hamilton SAYS That nifty
people were killed or injured, bu, ills has
not yet been verified.