, 1890-04-10
The East Again Terribly
Ravaged.
JOHNSTOWN FLOODED.
Many Fatalities Reported in
Different Sections
TUESDAYS CYCLONE IN OHIO
Il Caused Much Greater Havoc
Than Was at First Reported
81 Near Chicago.

pfr1sBuno, Penn, Apr 0.--Westcrr
Pennsyivania was visited by severe
min. wind and electric storm this morn
Ing Great damage was dono and al
isast two lives were lost. In this city a
numbcr OF houses were struck by light
ming and several persons wcro stunned,
bat not seriously injured.
The rain fell In torrents, flooding cell
lars and causing tho small streams to
overflow.
At West Elizabsth two children Of
George Beattio were drowned while
crossins Lobb's Run.
a At Indiana the Touring mill was
struck by lightning and burned.
In Wcstmorolsnd county the rain foil
n torrents for two hours. All the
utrvsms overfowed their banks and
much property was washed away.
At Penn Station q number Of families
were compeilcd TO vncate their houses.
j Up Manor valley tho greatest damage
vas dopc. Most OF tho bridges wero
carried away, and the Manor Valley
/. railroad was badly washed out.
AtTyrono the Juninta rivss Is over its
! banks, houscs and lots are iuund sted
{end the people have been compelled TO
move.
JoHrerowE AoArS'rIoopEp.
In Cambria county the Connemaush
river and stonsy creek arc again. raging,
and The lower part Of J ohpstown In under
water. several bridges have been washed
away. and che operations ut the mills
have besn suspended. At 8 O. clock to-
night the wntef was two foot deep In the
telegraph ofiioe-
A TRnRrYfc TuurDrR STORM.
NyAcx, n. u, April 0-A terrific
thunder and lightning storm this morn
ina destroyed half . dozen houses in
RockIand rounty. Considerable stock
: vas killed by tho lightning and hail.
At coLunBUs, oEoRorA.
CoIuNnrr. Ga. April 0.---A tornado
svept over this vicinity this afternoon
and damaged much property in this
city. Several villages In Eastern Ala
bamn were also badly damaged. No
y fstalities are rsported-
A oALk or LAKE HURON.
GoDERIcu, Ont, April GA terrific
gale ON Lake Huron to-day caused tho
loas " y number Of fishing boats. Tho
fright schooner Parisian, manned by
2 tnree Mntbeson boys, Is missing, and II
Is feared lost
At RICHMOND. vfRofNiA.
RIcnNoxp, Va, April "A violent
gale, accompanied by heavy rain, did
great damage to frail buildings to- o-night.
Several people we're slightly injured.
THE cycLoNE IN QUO.
Many Fatalities Reported and Great
Damage Done.
AKRON, Ohio, April "a terrific wind
4 storm visited Springfield township last
night. doing considerable damage. Sew
eral farm houses anG outbuildings were
demolished. and the crops were ruined.
Two or three people were slightly in
jured.
Later reports show that the storm was
tho most severe about two miles north
west Of sharon. Wayne county. In ten
minutes 1t lavelled everything In its
track over ak miles OF farm land for q
width OF thirty rods II demolished
dozens OF buildings, killed one man, in
iured man and woman, and seriously
burt others Old trees wero cut down
Iike cornstaiks-
Tho storm first struck the farm of
James Hartman. From there II went 70
three other farms In a direct line, tear
ing up everything in its path. The
occupants OF the buildings escaped by
E&lkAnE ANAukN ia aAiI ttitifIs lnt0 NItGI
cutting svath through nearly u mile
of timber land, the tornado struck the
farm OF Christian Wall, tearing fence
bars to pieces and tipping the two-story
dwelling over ON its side. Matthew
Gromley's barn was carried several rods
and dashed TO splinters- Mr.. Gromley
was fatally injured.
The storm then visited the farm Of
Hugh Frank. where the destruction was
complete, the house and outbnildings
beinf shattered TO fragments Frank
Nas killed and his wife was fatally
wounded. After this the tor .iado evi-
IDENTIFY rose higher in the air and, jump
dropped down ON Springfield township
with the result mentioned above.
From there the storm trailed alon
into Starkc county, leaving debris scat
tered over stretch Of fifteen miles.
The loss amounts TO many thousands Of
dollars.
This q The first tornado or cyclone
tion.
AT soRwALK.
CLEvELAsp, Ohio April 9.--Later re-
ports nom Norwalk say that the dam
age by last nights cyclone amounts to
$4,000. Besides the case OF Dora NJ.
Palmer, no other fatality Ia reported,
but several people were seriously hurt.
At Collins twenty houses, TWO saw
mills. a factory and a dozen barns were
demolished. trees blown down, fences
destroyed and several people hurt. Two
or three of them may die.
THE STORM IN ILLisoIs.
CHcAoo April IA terrible wind and
rain storm swept down upon the subur-
ban village Of Highland Park late last
nixit and did great dauape To uronertv