The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-06-19
A DEADLY CLOUD-BURSI.

a DEADLY ClOOO.BOHSJs
lt Causes Much Loss OF Life In Kentucky
six Dead Bodies Recovered Near
HIaysviile, Five Being Members Of Ono
FamiIy-A Half Dozen Other Persons
NIissing-The Heavy Rain Washes Away
Part or Railway Track. and Train Is
Wrecked, Three Men Meeting Death
Victims Of lightning In Several Places
Furious storms In the East
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 14.-At Bull
creek, six miles above Maysville, Thurs
day 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 II
o'clock Thursday night. while the
storm was at its height, the wcst-bound
freight train ran into washout, caus-
ing q fearful wreck. Engineer G. G.
Roadcap, Of Greenup County; Fire
man Morris llonaker, Of Lewis
County, and Brakeman Charles Eaton
were buried beneath tho wreck.
Conductor w. Il. 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 =. Estler, a widow. and
her two daughters, Hcttie and Julia,
| and two sons.
Near llarrodsburg, KY, big storn
did much damage to the fences, trees.
ETC., Thursday night. Lightning struck
/ flock of sheep west of town on the
farm Of Mr.. Devinc, killing twelve OF
fifteen, and on the farm of Mr.. At
wood Davids IL struck tree under
| which some horses were sheltered, kill.
1 ing a valuable one worth between S3O(
and $500.
James Irwin had portable saw-mill
located several hundred yards up Bull
creek, above the railroad. The cloud:
suddenly bursting caused rapid rise
In the creek, already badly swollen by
the storm. Farmers say the creek
rose two ieet per minute, and the
water looked like wall twenty-five
feet high when it got to the railroad
The saw-mill was lifted from it's fasten
ings and with over 100 big logs hurled
violently against the railroad stone
culvert This is what prcbail,
caused it to give way. Huge
stones weighing several tons were
carried by the creek long distances
/ The creek rose two feet highe
than it has been in forty years. Tn.
fury Of the storm caused many persons
on Bull creek to abandon their homes
and take to the hills, else the loss o
life would have been greater. Tl'
storm did much damage to buildings
fences and crops in tnat portion Of tn,
county.
IN NEW YORK.
UTICA, n. -, June 1.-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 til,
water was several feet deep in "a pog
tion of the town that had never beel
ovcrf.owod before At Oneida the c1l
tire eastern part of the town was sub
merged. Tho Ontario Il Western track
for a distance Of several miles wer
under water. At Solsyille. in Madiso
County, a saw-mill, planing-miil, hors
barn and several sheds were washc
away by the flood. as was also 20, 900 fec
of lumber. The damage throughout Ger
trail New York will amount 10 scvcra
hundred thousand dollars.
BINGHAMrON, N. ", June IA 81
we're thunderstorm and cloud-burst de
uged the villages of Lisie and Whitner
Point and the neighboriny countr
Thursday night The lowlands wer
submerged and some livestock perishe
in the raging waters. The damage i
the town of Triangle is estimated 4
$4,000. The damage in Cortland Count
will probably reach $50. Ooo.
IN THE DAkoTAs.
ABERDEEN, $. d.. jane IA heav
wind-storm in western Marshall Count
Friday morning demolished sever;
barns and the residence of Geor.
Secord at Burch. Mrs. Sccuri and h.
six-year-old boy were buried in TIL
ruins. The boy was killed. but til
mother will recover.
BISMARCK, n. d., June 14.-Thur
| OIy IiE III clSGtTl.dl NOS dCCetl
panied by its usual fatalities. Down
Cass County, near Graddin, a wealth
stockman named Marshall, from Dca,
wood. s. d.. while driving herd .
cattle in the storm toward the Blae
7 Hills country was struck by lish
! ming and instantly killed. One Of h
assistants by the name of Clark ";
| severely stunned, but will recover. III
night telegraph operator at W;Eds'
station was knocked senseless, The tel
! graph wires being ovcrchargcd from y
| effects of the lightning.
) LIGIITNING's AWFUL WORK.
CINCINNATI, June 14.--At midnigl
, west of here furious lightning-stor
: was in full play. The barn of Villa
4 Turner at Pleasant Ridge, near Mad
. son, Ind, was burned by lightning
1 consuming Mr.. Turner himself and II
4 horses and cattle.
4 JEFFERsONvILLE. Ind, juno H..
. John Homer was struck and killed
= lightning at Marysville while mowin
: No clap of thunder was heard by b
= son, who was near by with 4 wagon.
}. IN IOWA.
Sioux CRY, la, June 14.-Sibley, IL
was visited Friday morning by a tcrrii
wind-storm which blew down numb,
. of buildings. The Central block,
: large brick building, was wreckc
. Several persons were hurt. A large sc
: tion of tho railroad track was washt
y out
] Tv., IA;
n ATLANTA, Ca, June 1.-THE ne
Q convention of the Typographical Unit
IS will be held in Boston. Il. T.