Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-10
WIND AND FLOOD.
Hurricanes Cause Great Losses in
Many Localities.
Portions of Ohio Visited by storms and
Property DestrOyed-A Cloud Burst in
New Jersey-Lake Michi-
gan Furious.
FURY OF the ELENLNrs

run OF AHE ELEME&4s-
PrTTsBURGH. Pa. July S.-The cleo
trio and rain-storm which played about
this city Wednesday night seems
TO have been general in this section.
Little damage was done here, but re-
ports from Canton. O.. say the
worst was felt there, and the citi-
zens employed themselves in fishing for
furniture floating about the streets. AT
Sparta. o., Young Miller was rendered
unconscious by lightning stroke that
destroyed his machine-shop. The dam
age to crops is great. A hotel and two
business houses at St joe. Pa. forty
miles from here, were destroyed by
lightning: loss Sl2, 600.
At Newcastle the storm has been
violent for twenty-four hours Mrs
Hiram Woods was struck by lightning
and is still lying unconscious. Many
barns and residences were struck. A
special from GAINESVILLE, o., says the
loss in that county to bridges and roads
will reach 500, 900. Several short con-
Meeting Ohio railroads have been totally
abandoned on account of washouts.
WOOSTER, o., July 3.-This city and
sections of Wayne County north and
east suffered from an unprecedently
heavy rain-storm Tuesday night, caus-
ing great damage to crops. The water
in Apple creek rose over eight feet in
less than an hour. Bridges were swept
away like driftwood.
COsHoCTON. o., July 3-0n Tuesday
evening a cloud-burst over Coshocton
County caused the loss of thousands of
dollars The Panhandle and Coshoc-
ton railroads we're badly washed out.
The Ohio canal is broken in several
places and the water has damaged crops
and drowned stock
MARIETTA, O.. July 3-A terrible
storm prevailed yesterday along the
Ohio river and Muskingum valley. The
big Government dam here which has
cost the Government already over $3.50
900, was torn to pieces and carried
away At Churchville, O., the whole
village was badly damaged. Crops over
wide area are ruined.
PARKERsBUBG, w. Va, July 5.-The
fourth destructive storm of the week
passed over this part Of the county Fri
day doing much damage to streets.
flooding cellars and sweeping away
crops. The Kanawha valley and
Muskingum valley were deluged The
loss from the floods of the week is esti-
mated in the Muskingum valley at
$500, 600
CHICAGO. July Blake Michigan was
rocked from surface to bottom Thurs
day night by storm that wrecked ship
ping and threw on its beam ends the
programme of aquatic sports arranged
by Chicagoans for the glorious Fourth.
Vesselmen whose lives have been spent
on the great lakes unite in pronouncing
it the severest storm for this season of
the year within the memory of the old
est. About 9 o'clock Thursday night
there was perceptible falling of
the thermometer At midnight the
wind was getting in its best ticks and
vessels that had braved the threaten
ing indications during the evening and
put out to sea were laboring outside the
breakwater trying to make port. Some
were successful. Others. less fortunate.
tried to save themselves by dropping
anchor. The wind was high and SO
were the waves, and the anchors dragged,
and one vessel-the schooner Gladiator
turned over, and her commander
Captain Toroton was lost
The schooner Naiad was caught in the
blow some miles out at sea, and after
hard struggle reached the water just
outside the breakwater, where several
vessels were anchored She lost man,
Harry Berkeley.
MADISON. Wis, July Reports from
Richland County are to the effect that
the floods of the past ten days have
wrought several hundred thousand dol
lars damages in that county alone, while
Crawford and Vernon counties also suf-
fered, though not to so great an extent.
MILFORD, n. j., July "A cloud
burst near here caused damage to the
amount of 100000 The creek that
runs through the town overlooked and
flooded the streets. Several buildings
were carried away and bridges washed
out A daughter of w. II. Slater was
drowned.