The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-02
Big FLOODS.
Rain, Wind and Lightning Play
Havoc in the West.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Inundated With
Disastrous Results.


fifty miles around experienced sensationa
storm. It burst forth at noon, and for mor'
than an hour terrified thousands. The winc
was severe, the lightning fierce and Of alarm
ing frequency. The rain fell like deluge.
The storm came up suddenly as the
churches were closing, and the thousands
| who thronged the cable and electric cars
Fere caught in the firstdownpour. Hundreds
Il ladies, dressed in costly raiment, were
irenched to the skin, and the loss in that
direction must be very heavy. As the storm
rev heavier lightning began its work.
All three Of the electric roads were rem
iered useless and miles Of their wires de-
stroyed. The food along the Sycamore
street cable, running through the most
thiclzly populated portion Of the city, was
70 great that the cars could not traverse
shs streets, and the road was temporarily
abandoned. In fifteen minutes 300
telephone wires were burned out and one
lady operator was dangerously hurt. The
are alarm system was wrecked, and light
ling about spoiled the new Gest street en-
zine house The elegant residence of J. F.
Carlson in Harrison avenue was knocked to
pieces by the same bolt.
By O'clock every sewer in the city was full
Ind the streets were rushing rivers. State
;treet, narrow thoroughfare lying very low
n valley of what was once Deer Greek, be-.
ame torrent. Water stood two and three
,eet deep in the houses and drift did much
lamage. Edward Lanahan, who keeps
grocery in State street. was standing on
aft near his door warding off timber, when
le slipped and was drawn into sewer and
lrowned The storm formed ravine twen-
y feet wide and ten deep from Slack to boal
10 3S0n
In all, thirty-Ghree houses were unroofed in
ihs city, thousands Of trees ruined, and in
The lower portions many thousand dollars
damage was done to goods on the first floors
# stores. Two people were blown of
,hanty boat near the mouth of the Miami
River and drowned, and thousands of dollars
If damage was done to coal boats and timber
.afts. The C. and o. Road loses $50, 900 by
Hashouts and land slides within fifty miles
If the city.
Severe destruction of property is reported
rom Cleveland, Hamilton, Milford and
Batavia. Near the latter place the o. & N.
bridge gone. New Richmond and Ripley
ost $40, 600 each.
At Falmouth, Ky, three boys fishing in q
boat were drowned. Covington, Bellevue,
Dayton and Newport, Ky., report eighteen
houses unroofed and two persons hurt.
A terrific storm passed over Paris, KY.
,bout four o'clock in the afternoon. Two of
fishing party were killed and two others
badly injured. They took shelter under q
couple Of troughs. Lightning struck
he troughs, and Joseph Speaks,
.ged eighteen, and Lish Wilson, colored,
lged fifteen, were killed. Blanton Speaks
was badly burned about the face, and one Of
bis eyes was forced from its socket. Ed
yard Kennedy was also stunned and dazed.
BE has since been unconcious, and will prob
ably die.
The hourishing little city Of Beardstown,
n Central illinois, has been overtaken by q
terrible disaster. A tornado of tremendous
power, accompanied by hail and rain, swept
over that section wrecking scores of buildings
md doing immense damage to crops.
At Bluff Springs, ILL.,, midway between
Virginia and Beardstown, the tornado did
yreat injury to trees and outbuildings. Hun
ireds Of window lights were broken in farm
houses by hail stones. At Frederick, ILL.,,
few miles west Of Beardstown, similar dam
age is reported by wind and hail. Rushville
reports great damage to crops and farm
buildings.
A terrific storm commenced In the south
western part Of Wisconsin about nine
o'clock at night, and a perfect deluge of
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Dodgeville was raging torrent, and tore
out several miles Of track Of the Illinois
Central Railway. Large washouts are also
reported on the st. Paul, near Mineral
Point and also on the Illinois Central Rail-
way, near Rockford.
Rockford, ILL.,, was visited by terrific rain
storm which so swelled the streams running
through the city that over $500, 900 of dam
,ge was done to property: and only the most
heroic exertions Of the Fire and Police De-
oartmeut, aided by citizens under direction
IF the Mayor. prevented lives from being
ost. The water raised in places to the
'econd-story windows and the creeks,
ordinarily Insignificant streams, over
spread their banks to the width Of 1000
,eet. Miles of railroad track were
washed out.
A Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul train
vas wrecked by the caving Of its roadbed
md passenger train saved from the flood
With difficulty. Fifteen bridges and mile
If new laid paving were washed out.
At Maryville, Ind, William E. Stoner,
,ged thirty-eight, a married man and father
II large family, was killed by bolt Of
lightning. Stoner and his little ones were in
field cutting grass for the cattle when
Stoner was struck.
At Rock Island, ILL.,, the storm assumed
characteristics Of tornado. Buildings were
overturned and a trail Of wreckage 300 feet
N width was left through the city. Light
hing killed twenty horses at Amosa, and the
Using waters washed away three railroad
bridges between the city and North Aurora.
Railroad trains were stalled on nearly all ths
systems penetra ting the flooded district.