Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-04-17
WIND AND WATER.
These Two Elements Combined
Cause Great Damage.
Cyclone in Ohio Cuts Path Twelve
Miles LOng-In Other states Tor
nadOes Run RiOt-SeveraI
Lives Lost
~ OHIO.

IL OHIO.
AKRON. O.. April ia terrible cy-
clone swept over Summit County Tues
day night. cutting a path twelve miles
long and quarter of mile wide. The
storm started in the northwestern end
of the county, and its path was south
! westerly, nearly To the county
line The devastated district is
in Sharon. COpley, Akron and
Springfield townships Frame houses
were crushed like egg-shells and
whirled end over end, brick buildings
were scattered to the wind, and huge
trees were swept of. The greatest fury
of the storm was felt in Sharon, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Frank Matthew
Bromley and n. c. Fullmor were killed.
The edge of the storm passed the city
Of Akron and only one building was
harmed In Springfield many buildings
were wrecked, but no one was killed.
The number of injured can not yet be
estimated, but many have broken limbs
and other injuries.
IN INDIANA.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 1f.-Tuesday
nights wind-storm was more damaging
in the country than in town. Many
barns were torn down, others unroofed
and fences blown away. No loss of life
is reported. During the storm the
lightning struck John Eberley, of Pine
Village, Warren County, tearing both
eyes from their sockets. Otherwise he
was not injured.
IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 1I.-Western
Pennsylvania was visited by an unusual
rain, wind and electric storm Wednesday
morning. Great damage was done and
at least two lives were lost In this
city number of houses were struck by
lightning and several persons stunned,
but not seriously injured. The rain fell
in torrents for several hours, flooding
cellars and causing small streams to
overflow.
At West Elizabeth two children of
George Beattie, boy and girl, aged
years. were drowned on their way to
school while crossing foot log over
Lobb's run. The little girl lost her foot
ing and fell into the water and her
brave twin brother in trying to rescue
her lost his life also.
At Tyrone the Juniata is away over
its banks. houses and lots are mum
dated, and people have been compelled
to move to higher ground.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, April 10.-A large
part of the town is flooded, but the
highest point seems to have been
reached. The water has been running
over the banks of the Conemaugh ever
since noon Wednesday and the whole
borough of Woodvale is now flooded to
the depth of from two to four feet In
one section about twenty dwellings are
under water and two houses have been
floated from their foundations.
IN TIE SOUTH.
RICHMOND, Va, April 10-A violent
gale, accompanied by heavy rain, pre-
vailed Here Wednesday evening. Sew
eral frame houses were unroofed and
awnings, trees. fences and chimneys
were blown down. Several people were
injured.
ROANOKE. Va, April TO- The great
est tornado for many years passed over
this city Wednesday evening. The cast
house of the Crozier iron furnace was
blown down and three laborers
were killed and one was NOR
tally wounded. Loss to the fur
mace company, $1,000 Nearly 100
dwellings in course of erection were
completely demolished The Salem
furnace was blown down, a heavy loss
being reported, and buildings in that
vicinity were reduced to ruins.
COLUMBUS, April 10. = Wednesday
4 afternoon Columbus was visited by
fierce cyclone which came from the
Alabama side and swept over the city
with terrific velocity. Some houses
were unroofed and a number of signs
blown down. The wind was followed
by heavy rain and hail. The storm was
very severe in East Alabama.
ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, April 11.-This
is the center of the worst flood on the
Mississippi river between Memphis and
Vicksburg. The town is completely un
der water and about half of the popula-
tion has deserted it. The houses all
stand in water from four to six feet
deep. Merchants are doing business on
scaffolds built with false floors on the
levee. Captain Tallinger said yesterday
that 5000 people are homeless within
thirty miles of this place They have
itO outIAft btb SIdliltcS lAitttlt VI Ntttht0
houses.
New ORLEANS, April 14.-The break
in the Atchafalaya levee, which occurred
Wednesday two miles south of Sims
Port in Pointe Coupee parish, is now
600 feet wide and seven feet deep. The
town Of Sims Port is said to be
] about two feet under water The Ma
son leyee, on the west bank, about
seventeen miles north of Melville. broke
about o'clock Saturday morning. This
break is said to be 500 feet wide and ten
feet deep Advices were also received
that the Big Bend levee Of Bayou des
Glsisea. eight miles west of Sims Port,
was badly broke.
N ILLINOIS.
KANKAKEE H., April 1.-THE heav-
lest rain-storm that has visited this sec
ton in years descended Sunday after