Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-18

| form for distance of five miles, leav-
ing death and ruin to mark its path. 1t
travelled with fearful velocity from
southwest to northeast in q track not
more than forty rods in width and car
ried every thing before it. At Mac.
burg the Methodist church was entirely
destroyed. The parsonage adjoining
was lifted clear off the ground and car
ried quite distance The wife of tho
pastor, Mrs. Nicholson, was instantly
| killed, and her daughter seriously
injured On the farm of Aaron McWill-
Jams nothing but debris of shattered
barns, sheds and residence remain. He
and his wife and two small children
were looking out of south window at the
storm when suddenly they found them
selves standing on the floor, with the!h halls
and roof blown entirely away. An in
FAINT was horribly burned on the legs
and feet by the overturning of the stove,
while the rest of the family escaped
with slight injuries. Barns and sheds
of several others were demolished.
Large trees were torn up by the roots
and carried away, and hundreds of rab-
bits and prairie chickens were found
dead in the path of the storm. 1t is i'm
possible now to make any estimate of
the damage.
TuscoLA, Ill.,, Jan. IA terrific
wind-storm, accompanied by deluge
of rain, visited this section Sunday
night. Reports from surrounding towns
show that considerable damage was
done to buildings and fences.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.,, Jan. IA. - At 6
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across the northeastern portion of this
(McLean) county and played havoc
with the town of Coolkville. Many busi-
ness houses and dwellings were de-
stroyed. There was great deluge all
over this part of the State, filling
streams to their brim and overlooking
the lowlands.
CARMI, H., Jan. 14.-The water here
is now at standstill, having reached
within ono-fourth of an inch of the high
water of 1888, which was the highest
ever known here. Many families in
town have been driven from their homes
and the bottoms are covered with water.
| HURRICANES IN OTHER PLACES.
| BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. 14.-During Sun
days storm the roof was wrested from
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Boone, six miles southwest of Brazil.
Two daughters of Mr.. Boone had just
retired. They had barely time to es-
cape alive.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 14.-Reports
from south of this city are of serious
damage by Sunday nights storm. At
the town of Fairbanks, in Sullivan
County, several houses were unroofed
and small buildings blown down. The
storm moved from southwest to north
east and leveled all trees in its path.
No persons were hurt, but many cattle
and horses were injured by the falling
of barns.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. IA terrific
wind-storm swept over this vicinity
Sunday night, blowing down fences,
much valuable timber and telegraph
wires. The wires on both the Wabash
gan roads have been down in many
places, almost cutting off communica-
tion with outside points.
SYRACUSE, \. Y, Jan. IA cyclone
struck this city Monday afternoon.
leaving death and destruction in its
track. A building in course of construc-
ton was blown down. One of the
workmen was killed and ten others
more or less injured. The one death was
that of William Willis, carpenter, in
stantly killed, who leaves u wife and
three children.
ROCHESTER,, \. V, Jan. IA hurri-
ricane prevailed here Monday. The
| wind is said to have reached velocity
of seventy-fve miles an hour. Many
buildings have been partially demol-
ished and several persons have been in
jured by falling debris. George Welter
was struck on the head by falling
chimney and killed. The south wall OF
the Joselyn block on State street was
blown down, falling on and crushing a
frame building next door. No one was
injured.
UTICA, n. Y, Jan. IA heavy wind
storm passed over the northern part OF
this county at noon Monday. In the
village of South Trenton the Baptist
church was unroofed and the steeple of
the Union church was blown down. A
number of houses and barns were un-
rooted and trees were lifted in the air
and thrown on top of buildings. Fences
and small buildings were blown down
and many orchards nearly ruined.
CUSTER, o., Jan. 14.-Near here Sun
day night a freight car was blown by
the wind from siding to the main
track and caused the wreck of c., FL. &;
d. passenger train, the engineer and
fireman of the latter being badly in
iured.
ToRoNTo, Ont, Jan. IA hurricane
prevailed in this province and the west
ern part of the province of Quebec Mon
day. Reports from all directions give ac-
counts of leveling of trees, fences and
barns. In some places the storm caused
great damage. AT Niagara Falls the
large brick factory of the Canadian Web
Company, in which fifteen young wom-
en- were at work, was blown down and
the inmates buried in the ruins.
All were rescued, little the worse
for their experience, except Alice
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