Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-18
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y Causes Much Loss Of Life in Kentucky
six Dead Bodies Recovered Near
Maysville, Five Being Members OF Ono
FamlIy-A Half Dozen Other Persons
M'ss'ng-The Heavy Rain Washes Away
Part Of q Railway Track, and = Train ID
Wrecked, Three Men Meeting Death
Victims Of Lightning in Several Places
Furious Storms In the East.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 14.-At Bull
sreek, six miles above Maysville, Thurs,
lay night two dark clouds met and
burst. The creek jumped over, and it
swept like drift several DWELLING
houses and their frightened occupants.
The stone culvert on the Chesa.
peake & Ohio railroad over
Bull creek was washed out
into the river, and about ~
o'clock Thursday night. while the
storm was at its height, the west-bound
freight train ran into washout, caus-
ing fearful wreck. Engineer G. G.
Roadcap, Of Greenup County; Fire.
man Morris Honaker, of Lewis
County, and Brakeman Charles Eaton
were buried beneath the wreck.
Conductor w. r. Watts and Brake
man w. A. Love jumped from the hind
car and escaped unhurt About dozen
persons living on the banks of Bull
creek are reported drowned. The fol-
lowing bodies have been found: John
Ruggles, Lucy P. Estler, widow, and
her two daughters, Bette and Julia,
and two sons.
Near Harrodsburg, KY, a big storm
did much damage to the fences, trees,
etc., Thursday night Lightning struck
= flock of sheep west of town on the
farm Of Mr.. Devine, killing twelve or
fifteen, and on the farm of Mr.. At
wood Davids it struck tree under
which some horses were sheltered, kill
ing a valuable one worth between $500
and $500.
James Irwin had portable saw-mill
located several hundred yards up Bull
creek, above the railroad. The clouds
suddenly bursting caused rapid rise
In the creek, already badly swollen by
the storm. Farmers say the creek
rose two feet per minute, and the
water looked like wall twenty-five
feet high when it got to the railroad.
The saw-mill was lifted from its fasten-
ings and with over 100 big logs hurled
violently against the railroad stone
culvert. This is what probably
caused it to give way. Huge
stones weighing several tons were
carried by the creek long distances
The creek rose two feet higher
than it has 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.
IN NEW YORK.
UTICA, n. Y, June 14.-The storm
through this section of the State Thurs
day night did great damage to crops,
roads and bridges At Norwich large
portion of the town was flooded, and the
water was several feet deep in por-
ton of the town that had never been
tire eastern part of the town was SUBJ
merged. The Ontario & Western tracks
for distance of several miles were
under water. At Solsville, in Madison
County, saw-mill, planing-mill horse
barn and several sheds were washed
away by the flood, as was also 30, 900 feet
of lumber. The damage throughout Cen
trail New York will amount to several
hundred thousand dollars.
B1SGBAMroN, N. ", juno IA Sc
we're thunderstorm and cloud-burst del
uged the villages of Lisle and Whitner's
Point and the neighboring country
Thursday night The lowlands were
submerged and some livestock persisted
in the raging waters. The damage in
the town of Triangle is estimated at
$4,000. The damage in Cortland County
will probably reach S6O,0O
IN THE DAKOTAs.
ABERDEEN, S. D., June IA heavy
wind-storm in western Marshall County
Friday morning demolished several
barns and the residence of George
Secord at Burch. Mrs. Secord and her
six-year-old boy were buried in the
ruins. The boy was killed, but the
mother will recover.
BISMARCK, N. D., June 14.-Thurs-
day nights electrical storm was accom-
panied by its usual fatalities Down in
Cass County, near Graddin, wealthy
stockman named Marshall, from Dead
wood, s. d., while driving herd OF
cattle in the storm toward the Black
Hills country was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. One Of his
assistants by the name of Clark was
severely stunned, but will recover. The
night telegraph operator at Windsor
station was knocked senseless, The tele-
graph wires being overcharged from the
effects of the lightning.
LIGHTNING's AWFUL WORK.
CINCINNATI, June 14.-At midnight
west of here a furious lightning storm
was in full play. The barn OF William
Turner at Pleasant Ridge, near Madi-
son, Ind, was burned by lightning,