Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-10
More Fierce Storms.

Fierce storms, elteDueu ny N''' A"'",
thunder, lightning and high winds, passed
over portions of Virginia, West Virginia,
Ohio. Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York aud
other States yesterday. La this immediate
neiehborhood, although tbs indicationa at
Fl rat were ominous, the storm did not
amount to much, but in other sections of
Virginia it seems to have been severe and
destructive.
In Richmond the tempest was one of the
most appalling that ever visited that city.
A thick cloud darkened the place for some
time, and when the storm broke forth trees
bent before the blast; houses were shaken
and some of them shivered; numerous
fences were leveled the cutters were over
run With the streams pouring into them, in
MANY places the culverts proved too small
for The occasion and burst the sidewalks
vera deserted by people, and the streets
and road ways received good washing. a
large tree blew down across the Petersburg
Railroad lust in front of 8 passenger train
The engineer jumped and was badly Jared
and slightly hurt. The coored fireman
chung to the lever and stopped the engine
within few feet of the tree. Bat for his
GOODNESS, many persons would have been
killed or Injured. No one was killed In
Richmond, but several persons were hurt.
AT Petersburg the storm was equally Sc
we're, blowing down barns, fences and trees.
At Danvile the storm assumed somewhat
the nature of cyclone. The wind blew
perfect gale, dark clouds overriding the city,
and for ten minutes it was as II the twilight
hour had come. Several loud peals OF thua-
der, accompanied by vivid flashes OF light,
ming, added to the weird appearance OF
things Then the heaviest fall OF rnin oitne
season commenced. The rain fell In tor
rents and was accompanied by hail. Many
shade trees we're Injured, signs blown down
and chimneys blown of. There are rumors
of more serious damage in the country
near by.
In the Roanoke valley the wind blew with
the force of hurricane The casting house
OF No. Q furnace ofthe CroZer Steel and Iron
Company of Roanoke was demolished. KILL
ing four colored men who had sought shell.
| ter within 1t. Many houses were unroofed
and trees uprooted. At Salem the stock
house of the furnace was leveled with the
ground.
at Wheeling, w. Va, the storm was one
of the most severe ever known. The light
ming from four to six a. N. was almost inces
SAINT. several buildings being struck. The
rain was perfect deluge.
In New York the storm continued all day
and was remarkable for its intensity and
duration. The terrific thunder aud light
ming which accompanied it caused much anx'
| isty to the nervous, though no special acct
dents are reported. In some portions OF the
State, however, lightning did considerable
damage.
Io Ohio the devastation was much greater
than in other places Two clouds came to
gether about two miles northwest Of Sharon
Medina county, and then began to revo!ve
in a tornado fashion and bear down upon
the village. The tornado's progress was
marked by roaring and grinding sounds. In
| ten minutes it had leveed everything in It's
track, over six miles of farm land, for q
with of thirty rods, demolished dozens OF
buildings, killed one man, fatally injured a
man and woman and seriously injured
several others. Forests in which were trees
two feet in diameter were cut down as
though they had been cornstalks
Reports from various parts OF Pennsy Iva
mia show that great havoc was wrought IN
portions Of that State by lightning and
| lost. The rainfall was very great, and the
Conemaugh river nnd Stony creek are again
on high" and the lower portions of
Jamestown are underwater. Several bridges
have been washed away and operations sus-
pended ut the mills situated along the banks
of these streams. Last night the water was
two feet deep around the telegraph o1lces
at JohDstoWn.
Columbus, Ga was visited by fierce cy-
clone Yesterday which came from the Ala
bama side and swept over the city with ter
rife velocity The shaft over the electric
light compaDy's building was blown over,
crushing through the roof and damaging
the machinery. Some houses were unroof
ed and q number OF signs blown down. The
wind was followed by heavy rain and hail.
The storm was very severe in east Ala
bama.
The recent heavy windstorms in that part
of the country have caused an unusually
deep disturbance of the waters OF Lske
Michigan Ga Tuesday series OF tidal
waves swept 10 upon the Chicago shore, and
made everything dance. Vessels were car
ried in shore and run aground in the mad 4;
those attached to piers were jerked from
fastenipgs aud their were number OF mar
rowescaped from wreckng against the abut'
ments At Racine. Wis, the waters seemed
to be drawn away from the shore, lowering
the surface very notceably.
During the thunder storm black cloud swept
over Patterson, N. J., yesterday, aud for a time
it was almost as dark as night. I'M mediately af-
tergard rain fell in torrents and with it came
down sand dirt and young pousto bugs in large
quantities
To PREVENT WARs-The action Of the
international American Congress in Wash
ington yesterday in adopting the report OF
the committee on arbitration will, 1t Is