Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
FURIOUS STORMS.
Loss OF Life and Destruction OF Prop
erty by Lightning, Wind, Hail and Rain.

erty by Lightning, Wind, Hail and Rain.
COLUMBUS, IND, Aug. IA terrible
wind and electrical storm swept over
this county about 8 O'Clock Saturday
morning. There was one continued flash
OF lightning. At Elizabethtown, this
county, the elements assumed the shape
of cyclone, and the black clouds
hung apparently near the ground, and
whirled and twisted in fearful man.
ner. There were dazzling flashes of
and loud and instant reports
from the electrical bolts, two of which
struck the frame residence of
Horace Trent and burned it to
the ground. The entire upper story of
the fine brick schoolhouse was torn
away and the building rendered of lit
tie value. The brick residence of
Charles Sisco had one end and one side
blown into the street. His wife, hear
ing the storm, had just stepped into a
frame addition when the crash came,
and escaped uniniured. The 16-year-
old son, Ezra, was asleep in a bed near
the wall that gave way, and was buried
some 3 feet in the debris and was
fatally hurt abont the head and breast.
The father was also hurt, but not
fatally. From the Sisco dwelling a
good-sized mirror was carried some
distance, and when found was not dam
aged. The stables of Mrs. Carter and
James Burns were blown down and
two horses in the formers barn we're
killed. The large grain elevator be-
longing to Ed Springer, the barn of
Daniel Burns, r. G. Newsom's flour
ing-mill and the Christian church
building were badly damaged, and
large number of fruit and forest trees
were completely torn to pieces A
horse belonging to Ed Springer and a
mule owned by Daniel Borns were
killed by lightning. The damage done
by the cyclone in the town cannot be
estimated. Some three hours later a
very angry cloud appeared in the
southwest and moved east very rapid
ly, with continual flashes, of light
ming and continued roar of thunder.
When first seen by parties in this city
it was very low and rolling eastward,
but gradually rose before reaching
here, In the center of this city there
wasn't enough. wind to lift ones hat
off, while some shade and fruit trees
were badly damaged in both the ex-
| treme northern and southern parts of
the city. In East Columbus the
| house of Charles McCalla was
struck by lightning and Mr.. McCalla
was so badly shocked as to paralyze
his left side. About 800 yards north. of
the McCalla residence COW belonging
to George Monroe was struck by an
electric bolt and instantly killed. A
young man by the name of Carson, who
was sitting in chair in the door OF
his fathers residence, was so badly
| shocked that he became insensible, and
his physician thinks his nervous sys.
tenn has been shattered and his mind
injured.
VANDALIA, Ill, Aug. 17.-In Pope
township during the progress of q
storm nephew of State Senator
Farmer, of this city, together with 6
team of horses that he was driving
took shelter under tree, when boil
of lightning descended, killing the
young man and both horses.
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 17.-Durine
the heavy wind and rainstorm here
the. Vulcanite roofing factory on Lex
ington avenue, together with the large
tower, was leveled to the ground
The loss on the building and materia
will reach $1,000. Cellars in one bust
ness block were flooded, damaging
merchandise to the extent of $1,000 OF
$4,000
DENVER, COL, Aug. 17.-Electricit,
flashed around Denver Sunday night
and as result John Cunning is dea,
and Dan Fitzpatrick, Dan Edwards
Mike Fennells and John Tuck ar
badly injured. The men were all em
ployed at Buns brickyard, just outsid,
the ciOy limits. When the storm wa
at its height and the. sky SCENE
almost a sheet of blindin
light the men crawled into
brick kiln for shelter from the rain
Immediately afterwards there was
roar that eliminated in peal, whic
shook every window in the city. The
came lightning flash so intense as
be blue, and Cunning fell forward dea
without word. Fitzpatrick, Edward
and Fennels were all struck on tn
feet, but Fitzpatrick is the only ma
seriously hurt. Tuck was half mil
away and was knocked heels owe
head All the electric roads stoppe
: running for some hours. An eXtrao
, dinary display was seen among the te
: egraph wires. Heavy rains and wasl
outs occurred in the canyons west {
l this city and railroad tracks are dan
: aged. The sudden rise in the Fountai
} creek above Manitou Saturday nigl
proves to have been extraordinary. 4
, narrow gorges in the Ute pass IL
, wagon road, 90 feet above the ord
, nary level of the stream, was washe
7 out
KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 7.-About q
feet of the cotton-mill wall was blow
4 down by cyclone Saturday night.
. is estimated that the damage wi
amount to $4,000.
PHELPS CITY, Neb., Aug. IA tie
rife storm visited this section about
o'clock Saturday night and lasted fC
several hours The rain fell in to