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

six Dead lSOdleS hecOVeFe0 Noar
Maysville, Five Being Members of Ono
Family-A Half Dozen Other Persons
Missing-The Heavy Rain Washes Away
Part of Railway Track, and Train Is
Wrecked, Three Men Meeting Death
Victims of Lightning In Several Places
Furious Sturms 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 II
o'clock Thursday night. while the
storm was at it's height, the west-bound
freight train ran into washout caus-
ing fearful wreck. Engineer C. 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 BANKS of Bull
creek are reported drowned. The fol-
lowing bodies have been found: John
Ruggles, Lucy p. Esther, a widow, and
her two daughters, Bette and Julia,
and two sons.
Near Harrodsburg, KY, a big storm
did much damage to the fences, trees
etc., Thursday night. Lightning struck
a flock of sheep west of town on the
farm of Mr.. Devine, killing twelve or
fifteen, and on the farm of Mr. At
wood Davids it struck a tree under
which some horses were sheltered, kill
ing valuable one worth between $500
and $500.
James Irwin had portable sawmill
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 a wall twenty-five
feet high when it got to the railroad.
The saw-mill was lifted from it's fasten.
ings and with over 100 big logs hurled
violently against the railroad stone
| 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 higher
| than it has been in forty wears. The
fury of the storm caused many persons
on Bull creek to abandon their homes
| and take to the hills, else tho loss OF
life would have been greater. The
storm did much damage to buildings.
fences and crops in that 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 a large
portion of the town was flooded, and the
| water was several feet deep in a por
ton of the town that had never beer
overflowcd before. At Oneida the ell
tire eastern part of the town was sub
merged. The Ontario & Western tracks
for distance of several miles were
under water. At Solsviile, in Madison
County, a saw-mill, planing-mili horse
barn and several sheds were washed
away by the flood, as was also 20, 900 fee
of lumber. The damage throughout Cen
trail New York will amount 10 scvcra
hundred thousand dollars.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y. June 14.--A Sc
we're thunderstorm and cloud-burst del
uged the villages of Lisle and Whitner's
Point and the neighboring country
Thursday night The lowlands were
submerged and some livestock persisted
in the raging waters. The damage il
$4,000. The damage in Cortland County
will probably reach $50, 900.
IN THE DAKOTAa
ABERDEEN, $. d.. June ia heavy
wind-storm in western Marshall County
Friday morning demolished severa
barns and the residence of Georg,
Secord at Burch. Mrs. Sccord and hc1
six-year-old boy were buried in the
ruins. The boy was killed. but ths
mother will recover.
BISMARCK, N. D., June 14.-Thurs
day nights electrical storm was accom-
panied by it's usual fatalities. Down il
Cass County, near Graddin, wealthy
stockman named Marshall, from Dcau
wood, S. D., while driving herd O.
cattle in the storm toward the Blacl
Hills country was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. One Of hi!
assistants by the name of Clark wa
severely TUNED, but will recover. The
night telegraph operator at Windsor
station was knocked senseless, The telc
graph wires being ovcrchargcd from tn
effects of the lightning.
LIGHTNING's AWFUL WORK.
CINCINNATI, June 14.-At midnigh
west of here furious lightning-storn
was in full play. Tho barn of William
Turner at Pleasant Ridge, near Madi
son, Ind, was burned by ligh thing
consuming Mr.. Turner himself and hi
horses and cattle
JEFFERsONvILLE, Ind, Juno H.
John Homer was struck and killed b.
lightning at Marysville while moving
No clap of thunder was heard by hi!
son, who was near by with 4 wagon.
IN IOWA.
Sioux CITY, Ia, June 14.-Sibley, la.
was visited FRIDAY morning ny terrific
wind storm which blew down a number
of buildings. The Contra! block, ;
large brick building, was wrecked
Several persons were hurt A large sec
ton of the railroad track was washed
out.
typographical Union Convention.
ATLANTA, Ca, June 1.-the mex
convention of the Typographical Unior
will be held in Boston. q. Il. w
Houston. of Lynn, Mass, and Thomas
P. White, of New Orleans, were
elected delegates to the America,
Federation of Labor. Eight trustee
were elected for the Childs- Drexe
Home as follows: James G. Woodward
Atlanta: Amos J. Cummings, New York