The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-04
HIT BY THE STORM.
Wind, Rain and Lightning Ter
rify the People of Ohio.
HURRICANE AT LAToNIA TRACK.
Three Persons Were Killed by the South
Dakota Tempest-BIowfng Great
Guns on Lake Superior.

CLEVELAND, o., June 3.-The whole of
Northern Ohio has been deluged during
the last forty-eight hours. In this city
one inch of rain fell yesterday, and this
forenoon between II and IL o'clock, 81 of
an inch of rain fell inside of seven min
utes, the streets being turned into rivers,
the water running over the sidewalks
and on the lawns in some places. The
Superior street cable line was blocked by a
washout of sand which covered the track
to a depth of four feet for about thirty
yards. The sewers were flooded, and in
Forest street, water undermined a big
water pipe, causing it to break, which
added greatly to the food.
At Lima there was tornado last night,
doing great damage to buildings and the
crops. A young man named A. NJ. Ben
nett, near Cavett, was crushed by falling
tree.
At Salem, o., lightning struck and shat
tered the steeple of the Presbyterian
church. The storm was frightful, hail
stones breaking windows and door panels
in houses and stores.
Fifteen windows in passenger car on
the Wheeling e. Lake Erie road were
broken, the headlight smashed and a hole
knocked IN the roof of the cab.
In Cleveland lightning struck the Will
mot hotel and jumped from there to the
trolly wire of an electric street road.
severely shaking the occupants of pass
ing car and damaging the machinery of
the motor.
CINCINNATI, June 3.-The Commercial
Gdzette's specials report serious storm
throughout Indiana and Ohio this evening.
At La Porte, Ind, King & Fields ware
house was unroofed and damaged $4,000.
At New Philadelphia, o., a storm of rain
and hail and wind greatly damaged crops.
Lightning struck schooihouse but no one
was seriously hurt.
At Seymour, Ind, a tornado tore up
trees, demolished an ice factory. and blew
away the third story of the high school
building, but fortunately no one was in
jured.
was wrecked and his 16-year-old daughter
killed.
at Salina, o., church and several
houses were wrecked. Minor damage is
reported from many other points.
Over 1000 people went to the Latonia
races today and were soaked through with
a heavy rain. Just before the races began,
a hurricane struck the grand stand, in
which there were 5000 people, one-third
women. The sheds outside the race
course were picked up and strewn clear
across the roadway of the track, 200 yards
away. Binding sheets of water,
driven by forty-mile an hour hurricane,
drenched everybody. The wind toppled
the upper seats over and rolled them
toward the front. Then, among the
screams of the women, a wild rush was
made for the broad central stairway that
leads to the plaza in front of the stand. A
brave man rushed into the crazy crowd
and averted calamity. The crowd went
down safely to shelter under the stand
Many women tainted Half an hour later
the wet crowd was sitting on the benches
watching the races. No casualties are re-
ported.
WATERFOWL, s. D., June 3.-The report
of three fatalities caused by yesterday
cyclone has been confirmed. Rumors of
other deaths northeast of here have come
in. but were not credited. The property
loss in the city is slight, being confined to
buildings and outhouses.
CHICAGO, June 3-This afternoon a
frame Dululng on the W est sue, Quit on
posts. collapsed without warning. Beneath
it half dozen men were carousing. and
John Bahill, William Schwartz, George
Schwartz and Gus Schwartz were killed
and others painfully injured.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. June 3.-0ne OF
the worst gales of the season swept across
Lake Superior today. At the entry to
Superior bay the waves ran thirty and
forty feet high, breaking over the light
house al the mouth of the entrance. Three
vessels are riding at anchor outside the
harbor, not daring to venture into port to
pass through the canal. But one life was
lost off the schooner Mayfiower which went
down last night, but additional fatalities
will result from severe bruises and ex.
posure sustained by others of the crew.
WATERLOO, Ia, June ga very heavy
wind and hail storm prevailed last night
in Mount Vernon and Bennington town.
ships, this county. Rye and small fruit:
were damaged considerably. Many large
trees were broken of, and the roads are
almost impossible from broken trees and
hedges. The county suffered considerable
loss in Bennington by the washing away
of innumerable small bridges and culverts
1t is impossible to form any estimate o.
the damage with the information o5taina
l.