, 1890-05-15
MANY WERE INJURED.
One Hundred Buildings
Wrecked by a Storm.
PEOPLE RENDERED HOMELESS
Full Extent of the Dam age Not
known-Another Cyclone--
A Cloudburst.

CLIvIrASD, Ohio, May io.--A Lead.
er's Akron special says; At 5:SO this
evening, in the midst of n most terri BILE
cloud burst this city was struck by the
worst tornado ever known hereabouts
The storm strnck the south part of the
city, and tore through the Filth. Fourth
and Second wards, doing damage which
can not be estimated at this writing,
but fully 100 buildings were completely
demolished, and hundreds more badly
damaged.
The house of Dominick Greacier was
unroofed, and Mrs Greador slightly in.
jured. Passing along Brown, Kline and
Wheeler streets dozen or more houses
were moro or less damaged, some being
moved bodily from their fou oundations,
and Others completely wrecked.
The wind struck Gebhard Herman's
house as the family, consisting OF nine
persons, had just sat down to supper,
and the house was badly dam.
aged. All tho occuparts were
more or less bruised. Herman was
pinned down in the de bris, and only the
energy OF despair when he saw fire near
him enabled him to extricate himself.
Recovering, he found his little girl burn
ing by the overturned stove, ard before
the flames could be eXtingusied she
was ftightfully burned about tho back
aud limbs.
The hurricane then struck the Curk.
hnrut creamery squB~ely, wrcchiig IT,
o. q. Bakers grocery was torn to
pieces. His wife and daughters were In
the building, but escaped to he cellar
and were saved. Baker is missing. and
II Is feared that he is dead In tile ruins.
&. s. Harrington's house was crushed
In upon his four children, but luckily
all escaped.
Mr. Irish was probably fatally injured
ny the beavy timbers OF his house fall
ing upon him.
The extent of the tornado at this time
has been unoxplored, and the damage in
dollars can not be stated. IL Is, how.
ever, large, as II falls on laborcrs whose
all is in their homes All the descrip-
tions OF the storm show that 1t was
rotary IN It's movements by the skew
ing OF the buildings which il struck, and
the twisting oil of the big trees in its
path. The track was between fifty and
100 feet wide.
CYCLONE IN KAssAs FRIDAY,
FhEDoNrA, Kan, May i0.--Yestcrday
afternoon heavy wind storm passed
through this country destroying J. An
dorson's barn, two miles from hero. Tho
storm aga n struck the Pfound ten
miles further on, destroying much
property, and killing Mrs. Frank Gid.
den and Harvey Wiltz, and dangerously
inlnrlng Mr.. Glidden and child.
The storm originated in the western
part OF Wilson county. and bore almost
directly eastward, passing throu sh Prai.
rle, Guillard and Pleasant Valley town
ships In the last named town ship the
force and violence wero most
cloud hurling into fragments
houses, barns and other objects.
Among the other persons hurt besides
those already reported were Miss Sloan,
Miss Peterson, Philip Starr and MIR.
Wood.
TERRIBLE oLoupRuRsr
GRgENviLLE, Penn, May ia terri
BILE cioudburst passed over this city this
evening, and q few minutes later the
streets were Hooded two feet deep with
water. For tho first time In the history
Of the town all the railroads are impass-
able below town.