Griggs courier., 1890-05-16
DEsoLATIoN.

DESOIATlON.
10 Follows on the Hesls Of Terrific c.
elons-seventy-Fiv Buildings Wrecked
and Number OF Persons Injured u
Akron, O.-Much Ruin Caused and Sew.
eral Lives Lost BY Furious storms In
lows, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Kan.
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AKRON, o., May l2.-At $50 Saturday
evening, In the midst Of very heavy
rainfall, this city was struck by the
worst tornado. beyond comparison,
which has ever been known here. The
storm struck the southern part of
the city and tore through the
Fifth, Fourth and Second wards,
doing tremendous amount of dam
age. Prof. Egbert, of Buchtel College,
who was out in the storm, calculated
that it was travelling at the rate Of four
miles minute, so that its track of about
mile and half through this city
was traversed in little moro
than twenty seconds. 1t moved
in almost q straight line
through well-settled part in the city,
and the ground is strewn to-day with
splintered house timbers, broken furni-
ture, uprooted trees and leveled barns
and outhouses. In trip over the storms
path nineteen dwellings were counted
that were either ripped into kindling
wood or SO badly wrecked that they
can not be occupied. Abou. seventy
five persons are being sheltered by
friends. Among these are the families
of Wilson Kiplinger, John Van Ault,
Gebhardt Herman, Dominic Gread-
er, Louis shaftler, Tony Mem
uel, Harry Sanford. John Miller,
Frank Kenntz, Frank Miller, Allen
Coup, August Miller, A. G. Baker. Mrs
Fred Bolte, Melvin Irish, Thomas
Thompson, Alvin Alexander, Mrs. Kate
Mcconnell and w. H. Eltholtz.
OF the eighteen persons injured all
will probably recover.
Seventy-fve buildings, including res
idences, barns and outhouses, were
damaged by the wind. Uprooted trees
are counted by the scores
People uwhose houses were de-
stroyed had their all invested in
them, and a majority Of the buildings
were NOR, gagged. That no lives were
lost is wonderful. In most instances
families took refuge in the cellars and
thus escaped serious injury.
THE TEMPEST IN IOWA.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 12.-Friday night
one of the most terrific storms that ever
visited Iowa swept over Dubuque. For
over four hours there was an incessant
glare. of lightning and deluge of
rain that filled the cutters and
sewers to overfowing. Seventeeth
street was washed out, and a party
Of four in a carriage narrowly escaped
death as they, not knowing its condi-
tion, drove into the street. One of the
horses attached to the carriage was
swept into the sewer and carried to its
mouth at the river, where he was found
Sunday morning. Lightning struck the
barn of Thomas Coots, at Center Grove,
and the building was destroyed by fire.
TWO KILLED BY A FALLING TREE.
TERRE HAurE. Ind, May 12.-While
Lafe Barnes was driving through field
south of Minshall, with four children in
his buggy, hickory tree was blown
down, falling across the buggy. Two Of
the children, one his son, aged 4, and
the other, Della Vance, aged 10, were
killed outright, one seriously injured,
while the other escaped. Barnes was
badly hurt.
SEVERAL DEATHS IN MISSOURI.
ST. Louis, May 12.-Several violent
tornadoes have occurred in different
parts of Northern Missouri within the
last two days, and large amount OF
property has been damaged and
several persons killed. In Har.
rison County houses and barns
were demolished and large
amount of farm property destroyed.
William Wilson and his two small chill
dren were blown away with his house
and killed and several persons were
injured. In Gentry County more
than twenty buildings were destroyed
and Mrs. Nathan Green was killed.
Cattle and hogs were killed and good
deal of general farm property and crops
greatly injured. Five or six dwellings
and several outbuildings were blown
away south of Memphis, Mo. Fences
were carried away and orchards swept
down. but nobody was killed.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
FRANKLIN, Pa, May IA terrible
cyclone passed over the southern part OF
this county at 5 o'clock Saturday even
ing. Two people, Noah jackson and
wife, were killed outright and num-
ber Of persons dangerously injured. The
storm was general throughout the coun-
ty, but the track of the cyclone was only
about 800 feet wide. Every thing in
its path was demolished, trees were up
rooted and houses and barns destroyed.
A large number of cattle were
killed. The path of the cyclone ex-
tended from near the county line to the
Allegheny river.
OH CITY, Pa. May IA most de-
structive cloud-burst and cyclone struck
this section about II p m. Saturday.