Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-14
STORM AND DISASTER
Tremendous ClOudburst in
Kentucky.
Houses Swept Away with Their
Occupants.
A Train Runs Into WaShOut, Caus-
ing Fearful Wreck.
Storm Ravages in Ohio, Indiana and New
York-Several Collisions of
Passenger Trains.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

Associated Press Dispatches.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 13.-At Bull
creek, six miles above Maysville, last
night, there was a cloudburst; the creek
rose suddenly and swept away several
dwelling-houses and their occupants. A
stone culvert on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway was washed out. While
the storm was at it's height freight
train ran into the washout, causing a
fearful wreck. Engineer G. G. Roadcap,
Fireman Morse Honaker and Brakeman
Charles Cation were buried beneath the
wreck. Their bodies have not yet been
recovered. A dozen persons living on
the banks OF Bull creek are reported
drowned. The following bodies have
been found: John Ruggles, fisherman;
Lucy p. Esler, widow, and two daugh-
ters, Bette and julia and two sons.
A little later mixed passenger train
would have passed over the fatal culvert
where the freight train went down, when
the loss Of life would have been ap-
palling.
Sudden CIoudburst.
The clouds suddenly bursted and
caused rapid rise in the creek. The
farmers say the creek rose two feet per
minute, and the water looked like a
wall twenty feet high, when it got to the
railroad fill. Twins portable sawmll
was lifted from it's fastenings. and with
over hundred big logs, hurled violently
against the railroad stone culvert. This
is probably what caused it to give way.
The creek rose two feet higher than it
had been in forty years. The fury of the
storm caused many persons on Bull
creek to abandon their homes and take
to the hills, else the loss of life would
have been greater. The storm did much
damage to buildings, fences and crops in
that portion of the county. Some half a
dozen persons are yet missing, but it is
believed they will turn up all right.
Damage by Lightning.
LOUISVILLE. June 13.-Near Harrods-
burg, KY, big storm did much dam
age last night. Lightning struck a flock
OF sheep on the farm OF Mr.. Divine, kill
ing twelve or fifteen, and on the farm of
Atwood David several valuable horses
were killed.
In Indiana and Ohio.
Chicago, June 13.-Another eX-
'tremely severe rain and lightning storm
occurred in Southern Indiana and Ohio
today. At several points considerable
damage was done. At New Albany, In
diana, score of people were Frustrated
by lightning, but none were hurt seri-
ously.
In the Empire State.
UTICA, N. Y, June 13.-Advices re-
ceived today show that last nights
storm did considerable damage to crops,
roads and bridges in nearly all the cen
trail counties in the state.
BINGHAMroN, N. Y, June 13.--A
severe thunder storm and cloudburst
deluged the villages of Llsle and Whit
ney Point and the neighboring country
Thursday night. Considerable live
stock perished, and many small bridges
were swept away.
A Reservoir Threatened.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y, June 133.-Frequent
rains have caused the water in Galway
reservoir to be higher than ever before.
The water has been flowing over the
spillway since Saturday, and the hotel
and barns near by are surrounded with
water three to four feet deep. The res
ervoir is believed to be strong enough to
stand the strain, but should 1t give way
there would be a fearful outflow, as it is
eight miles in circumference.
Train Disaster in Ohio.
CLEVELAND, o., June ia passenger
train was run into this morning by a
switch engine at Newburg, suburb two
miles from here. Nobody was killed,
but twelve or thirteen were hurt, some
seriously. The accident was caused by
misunderstanding as to signals. The
engineers Of both trains thought the sig
nal was set for them to go ahead. The
result was that when the passenger train
got part way over the crossing the
freight engine dashed into it, wrecking
one car. 1t is almost miraculous that
no lives were lost. 1t is not believed
that any of the wounded will die.
Another Collision.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, June 13.-The Watseka
accommodation and a fast train on the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois had head
end collision here, on account of the air
brakes failing to work. One engineer
was seriously bruised. Several passen-
gers sustained slight injuries. Both en-
gines were wrecked.