The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-06-19
A DEADLY CLOUD-BURSI.

1t Causes Much Loss of Life in Kentucky
Six Dead Bodies Recovered Near
Maysville, Five Being Members of Ono
Tamily-A Half Dozen Other Persons
| Missins-The Heavy Rain Washes Away
Part of a Railway Track, and q Train Is
Wrecked, Three Men Meeting Death
Victims of Lightning In Several Places
| Furious Storms in the East.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 14.-At Bull
creek, six miles above Maysville, Thurs
day night two dark clouds met and
burst. The creek jumped over, and it
swept like drift several dwelling
houses and their frightened occupants.
The stone culvert on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad over
Bull creek was washed out
into the river, and about -
o'clock Thursday night. while the
storm was at it's height, the west-bound
freight train ran into q washout, caus-
ing fearful wreck. Engineer G. c.
Roadcap, of Greenup County,. Fire
man Morris Honaker, of Lewis
County, and Brakeman Charles Eaton
were buried beneath the wreck.
Conductor w. r. Watts and Brake
man w. A. Love jumped from the hind
Car and escaped unhurt About dozen
persons living on the banhs of Bull
creek are reported drowned. The fol-
lowing bodies have been found: John
Ruggles, Lucy p. Estler, widow, and
her two daughters, Bette ard Julia,
and two sons.
Near Harrodsburg, KY, big storm
| Inn fn no
etc., Thursday night. Lightning struck
flock of sheep west of town on the
farm of Mr.. Devinc, killing twelve OF
fifteen, and on the farm of Mr.. At
wood Davids it struck tree under
which some horses were sheltered, kill
ing a valuable one worth between $500
and $500.
James Irwin had portable saw-mill
located several hundred yards up Bull
creek, above the railroad The clouds
suddenly bursting caused rapid rise
in the creek, already badly swollen by
the storm. Farmers say the creek
rose two ieet per minute, and the
water looked like wall twenty-five
feet high when it got to the railroad
The saw-mill was lifted from its fasten
ings and with over 100 big logs hurled
violently against the railroad stont
culvert- This is what probably
caused it to give way. Huge
stones weighing several tons were
carried by the creek long distances
The creek rose two feet highe,
than it has been in forty wears. The
fury of the storm caused many person
on Bull creek to abandon their home!
and take to the hills, else tho loss o
life would have been greater. The
storm did much damage to buildings
fences and crops in tnat portion of the
county.
IN NEW YORK.
UTICA, N. Y, June 1.-THE storm
through this section of the State Thurs
day night did great damage to crops
roads and bridges. At Norwich large
portion of the town was flooded, and tht
water was several feet deep in a por
ton of the town that had never beel
oyerflowcd before. At Oneida the eli
tire eastern part Of the town was sub
merged. The Ontario & Western track
for a distance of several miles wer
under water. At Solsviile, in Madison
County, a saw-mill, planing-milt, hors'
barn and several sheds were washed
away by the flood, as was also 20, 900 fee
of lum ber. The damage throughout Cen
trail New York will amount 10 scvera
hundred thousand dollars.
BINGUAMToN, N. Y. June IA sc
we're thunderstorm and cloud-burst del
uged the villages of Lisle and Whitner'
Point and the neighboring countr
Thursday night. The lowlands wcr
submerged and some livestock perishe
in the raging waters. The damage i
the town of Triangle is estimated a
$4,000. The damage in Cortland Count
will probably reach $50, 00O
IN THE DAKOTAS.
ABERDEEN, S. d.. June ia heav
wind-storm in western Marshall Count
Friday morning demolished severa
barns and the residence of Georg
Secord at Burch. Mrs. Sccord and he
six-year-old boy were buried in tn
ruins. The boy was killed. but tn
mother will recover.
BISMARCK, N. D., June 14.-Thurs
day nights electrical storm was accom-
panied by it's usual fatalities. Down i
Cass County, near Graddin, a wealth
wood, S. D., while driving Il herd {
cattle in the storm toward the Blac
Hills country was struck by ligh
, ming and instantly killed. One of hi
assistants by the name of Clark wa
severely tunned, but will recover. Th
!, night telegraph operator at W;Edsc
, station was knocked senselcss, The tele
graph wires being ovcrchargcd from I'll
effects of the lightning.
LIGHTNING'S AWFUL WORK.
CINCINNATI, June 14-At midnigt
. west of here a furious lightning -storl
j, was in full play. Tho barn of Villa,
, Turner at Pleasant Ridge, near Mad
son, Ind, was burned by lightning
consuming Mr.. Turner himself and hi
horses and cattle.
JEFFERsONvILLE, Ind, Juno IT,
John Homer was struck and killed b
lightning at Marysville while moving
No clap of thunder was heard by bt
son, who was near by with 4 wagon.
IN IOWA.
, Sioux CITY, Ia, June 14.-Sibley, la
:. was visited Friday morning by tcrrif
. wind storm which blew down a numbe
, of buildings. The Central block,
: large brick building, was wrecked
. = Several persons were hurt. A large SCI
: tion of the railroad track was washe
out
J, Typographical Union Convention.
s ATLANTA, Ca, June 1.-the ne1
, convention of the Typographical Unio
will be held in Boston. q. i. v