The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-06
storms and Cyclones.

A telegram from Chicago received at 1.30
O'Clock on Wednesday morning says: Over
half the United States was simultaneously
soused in water tonight, and the edge of the
great spot of wet was made ragged with n
cyclone The condition of telegraph wires
north, south, east and west from this city
showed a state of affairs seldom, if ever,
equalled. Soaking rains were in progress,
accompanied with driving winds to New York
on the one side, to New Orleans on the other.
stretching beyond St. Paul and Minneapolis
to the north, and in the west for an indefinite
distance. Milwaukee reported the worst
electrical disturbance on record, making tel
egraph and telephone communication impos
sible except at brief intervals. Further
northwest, in the Dakotas, many towns were
cut off, and the fact that cyclone had rayaged
the country about Watertown raised the dues.
ton if there had not been serious loss Of life
and property in the district temporarily iso-
lated.
Three people we're killed at Hazel, 16 miles
southwest of WATERFOWL, South Dakota, by a
tornado on Tuesday afternoon.
During an electric storm in Cincinnati on
Monday afternoon 1900 telephones were
burned out. The capper of $4,000 dynamo
of the Cincinnati Electric Light Company was
fused, and the lights dependent on that line
extinguished.
A waterspout burst near Paramount, Kan.
sas, on Monday night. Many houses were
flooded, and the Union Pacific tracks were
washed out for several rods.
During storm in Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday
evening, lightning struck the Holy Cross
Episcopal Church, cutting it in two. Mrs.
| Edward Keith received terrible electric
shock. At first it was thought she was dead,
but hopes are entertained of her recovery.
A heavy storm ragged south of st. Paul,
Mimi, on Tuesday night, and the signal officer
| reported every indication of cyclone.
/ A cyclone struck the extreme eastern limit
of Watertown, S. Dakota, on Tuesday after
noon The buildings were scattered and little
damage was done.
A despatch from Deadwood, South Dakota,
SAYS that one Of the worst rain and hail storms
| in the history of the Black Hills occurred
| Monday night, doing a vast amount of dam
age in that vicinity. All the mountain streams
were greatly swollen. Gold run creek was
overlooked and washed out the roadbed and
| grade of the Deadwood Central Railroad for
| 5000 feet. Two weeks will be required for
repairs, and during that time no trains will
! be run.
The warehouse of King & Fields, at La
Porte, Indiana, was unroofed by a storm
Wednesday night, and the stock of wooden
goods was damaged to the extent of $685.
A barn was blown down near Augusta,
Kentucky, Wednesday, and Mamie Austin,
/ 1G years of age, was killed.
| 4 heavy windstorm at Mt. Carmel, Pa, on
| Tuesday night, wrecked four dwellings and
ten electric light and telegraph and telephone
wires. No person was seriously injured.
/ There were heavy rains in northern Ohio
during Tuesday and Wednesday. In Cleve.
| land the streets were turned into rivers, the
water running over the sidewalks and on the
lawns in some places The Superior street
cable line was blockaded by wash of sand,
which covered the track to depth of four
/ feet for about 80 yards. Sewers were flooded,
| and in Forest street the water undermined a
| big water pipe, causing it to break in two.
! A number of buildings in Lima, Ohio,
were damaged by tornado late on Tuesday
night. Samuel Burnett was killed by a fall
ing tree. At Salem lightning struck and shat
tered the steeple of the Presbyterian church.
| At Clyde hail fell, breaking windows and
door panels in houses and stores. Hailstones
nine inches in circumference fell.
The Storm in Europe.
| VIENNA, June 3.-This city was visited by
a severe thunderstorm today. SO buildings
were struck by lightning, and two children
were killed and many people were badly in
| jured. Portions Of the suburbs are flooded.
BERLIN, June 3.-Lightning today caused
a terrific explosion at Waseh & Wisehaus
| dynamite factory at Sclebusch, near Solingen.
| Several persons were killed and many were
| injured
TURIN, June 3.-The wind blew a hurricane
in the Suss Valley today. A large number of
| houses were blown over, and nine persons
| were killed and many injured.