New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-12
VIEWING RUINS IN AKRON.
IT TOOK THE TORNADO TWENTY SECONDS
TO wHIRL THROUGH THE TOWN.
MANY PEOPLE ESCAPED BY TAKING REFUGE IN
THEIR cELLARs-NEIGHBoRs TAKE CARE
OF THE HoMELESs-sUBsCRfBIN
TO A RELIEF FUND.

Akron Ohio MAY 11.-Dlrkness shut in 50 quickly
after the tornado that through the southern part
Of the city on Saturday night that no idea could be
got of the fcrceness and extent OF the storm. To
dav has been so calm and sunshiny that even the
peoplc who stood about the wrecked houses scarcely
realized that the elements cold ever work themselves
into such a fury Professor Egbcrt, OF Dnchtel Col
Icqc who was ont in the storm, calculated that IL
v,s travelling al the rate Of four miles minute so
that lie track OF about a mile and n half through
this city was traversed In little more than twenty
seconds. 1t moved in almost straight lna through
we'll. settled part Of the city, and scarcely foot
of the mile and a half but is strcwn today with
sp,ntered house tmbers, broken furniture, uprootcd
frees and lcvellcd barns and outhouscs. Nineteen
dwellings were counted that either ripped into
kindinQ.wood or 40 badly wicked that they cannot
no occuped Families Of the following numbering
about seventy five persons In ALL are ont OF holse ana
home and are sheltered by friends: wilson kphngcr
John Van Ault Gcbhart Herman, Dominic "iTader
Louis shaftler Tony Mcnuel. Harry sanford, John
Miller Frank Kennz. Frank Miller Allen coup
August Miller. A. G. Baker, Mrs. Frederick Bote, Mel
vim Irish, Thomas Thompson ALVIN Alexander MrS'
Kate Mcdonnell and W. H. Eitholtz.
OF the eighteen persons who we're IN
iured. all will probably recover. The most
seriously hurt are Mrs. Wilson Kphnger,
bruised and burned on the less BY TIE
overtnrning Of stove daughter Of Ge9hart Herman,
hurn
from the kitchen stove: Melvin Irish, struck by flying
tin,bcrs and pinned down by floor; Mrs. Irish. in
tcruay injured Mrs. Alien Coup hit by flying brick
a daughter Of 4. c. Baker, unconscious for several
hours and in critical condition; John Wheeler,
tcamster. blown under fence and internally IN
,ured william Poole buried in the wreck Of his barn
and suffering from bruises and spinal conclusion !:
daughter Of Wilson Kiplnger hit by fying timber and
burned.
Uproocd trees are counted by the scores. Many
that we're blown down. cut 90 are from one TO two
feet in diameter. Building, that resisted the
winds are in a dangerous condt on AID many Will have
to be torn down.
In several churches relief subscriptions were
started and several thousand dollars will
be raised for the Immediate wants OF
the homeless people william Poole and
his daughter who had just driven into their barn.
were caught up with the building and rolled with II TO
The bottom Of the hiU on which 1t stood. The barn
OF ALERT Funk Exchangost was torn TO pieces and
his horse blown into vacant lot near hy ana killed
People whose houses were DESTROYED had their all IN
Tested In them and Of the houses were mortsaed
That no lives lost IS most wonderful. In most
Instances the families took refuge In the cellars and
thus escaped serious injury tornado at sharon this
county Just one month ago having put everybody Oh
alert