The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-05-14
SWEPT BY A CYCLONE
City Of Akron, o., Visited by q
Furious Storm.
Forty Buildings Either Totally De-
destroyed OF Badly Damaged.


A Number OF People Injured NJ Result
Of the Tornsdo's Awful Power Of Dew
astaiton.
AKRON, May 12-7At 5;15 o'clock Sat.
urday night tornado struck the south
ern outskirts Of the city, and passing
east caused great destruction. A large
black cloud which had been lowering
about the southwestern horizon all az
ternoon settled down upon the surface
Of the earth about FIVE o'clock and be-
holders saw an angry-looking cloud
dragging rapidly along the ground.
Every thing in its course was torn to
pieces instantly.
On Thornton street, Wilson Kiplin-
ger, with his aged mother, his wife and
two children wer seated about stove,
at VIII ch Mrs. Kip niger was preparing
supper. The house was caught by the
tornado, lifted into the air and shaken
TO bits. The FIVE occupants found them
selves huddled together In heap In
garden several rods from the house.
Mr.. Kiplinger had sustained a scalp
wound, Mrs. Kiplinger was badly burned
about the limbs and body; Royal, aged
four years, was cut and bruised severe
ly, but not fatally. Bessie, the baby,
was badly burned about the head and
face. and her recovery is thought i'm
possible. Mrs Eliza Kiplinger, aged
sixty-three, may not recover.
The front Of John Van Ats grocery
was blown of as neatly as carpenter
could have done the work. The barni
of Charles Poole and John Austin were
converted into kindling wood, the resi-
denoes escaping with small damage.
August Shelter, q shoemaker, was q
work in small shop when Mrs. Domi
nick, q neighbor, rushed in to seek re
fuge. The shop was rolled over AM
over, and both were severely cut ant
bruised.
The large new Turn Hall Of the Akrol
Turner's was wrecked. The residenc
Of Antonio Manuel was carried severa
rods and left lying on its side withou
going to pieces. Mr. Manuel and bo
were in the house at the time an
neither was hurt beyond severe shaR
ing up. Burkhardt's brewery, incudin
warehouses and ice houses, was ruined
The grocery OF Z. G. Baker was wrecked
The family sought refuge in the celia
and Miss Lucy, aged seventeen, wa
struck by debris and sustained injurie
which will probably prove fatal. Me
vim Irish's residence was wrecked. Nj
Irish sustained broken leg and sever
internal injuries. Edward Douglass,
six-year-old boy, was blown into tire
top and left there by the tornado. II
Is not severely hurt. . F..
Gebhard Hermann, OF Grant stree
was with his wife and three children
summer kitchen preparing suppe
when the building was carried aero
the street by the storm. All were hur
but mono fatally. Mrs. Hermann and
young child were considerably burn'
4 ahout their bodies. ttfb.
~ At the time OF the tornado Mrs. Car
line Bolte was driving along sire
when heavy timber struck her hors
killing the animal and leaving Il
buggy and occupant unharmed.
The Ohio Stoneware Company's pC
terry works were partially wrecked, o
failing a loss OF $4,000. At least for
buildings are either totally wrecked
80 badly damaged as to require reco
struction. A number Of people arc I
ported injured in addition TO the casu'
ties above given. Fr #. a..