Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
WALLS BLOWN DOWN.


-Other Work of tho Wind.
BATON ROUGE, La. July IA ter
rible tornado struck this city little
after o'clock Monday morning, pass
ing from southwest to northeast. The |
cyclone entered the city at the !Garlg |
briclSyard, passed up through Catfish
town, and struck the hill Just east of
Mr.. John Johnsons residence. It's
path continued in q portheasterly
direction, crossing North boulevard 100
yards to the cast. of .ths governors
mansion. II then went north, striking
the penitentiary building aud the j. A.
Dougherty residence on North street,
and thence beyond the city. The
cyclone was 500 yards vide, and
ricocheted along it's course like a can
non ball, devastating as it went In
the city no one was killed, though sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
The state penitentiary was partially
wrecked. Ten convicts were killed
and thirty-fve injured, five of these
dangerously. There were forty uris-
oners at work in the pants factory at,
the time of the crash and of that num-
Der six were killed and twenty
two were wounded and horriblr
crushed. On the second stor,
or central floor was the hospital,
where twenty sick prisoners lay under
going medical treatment, of which
number four were killed and fourteen
seriously if not fatally injured. The
fire alarm was sounded and the entire
fire department was summoned to the
scene of the dreadful catastrophe, and
together with the citizens and prison
officials, aided by the uninjured prison
ers, worked vigorously for the rescue
of the unfortunates who lay confined
under the great heap of debris
that was "thicllly strewn over every
quarter of the premises. Scenes of the
greatest horror greeted the eyes of
those engaged in the rescuing work,
and the pitiful walls and death groans
from the men buried out of sight by
massive heaps of bricks and mortar
could be heard arising from every part
of the wreck. Of the number wounded
about six are expected to die, and the
recovery of several of the others is ex-
tremely doubtful. The total damage
to the penitentiary building is esti-
mated at S3O,OOO a - > q
The towboat Smoky City was caught
in the cyclone at $50 a. m. 8 miles be-
low Baton Rouge The entire cabin
was blown down. The escape of the
crew from death was somewhat Won
derful considering the fact. that they
were asleep and that the greatestpos-
| sible damage was done to the boat by
the violence of the storm. Johnson a
colored fireman, was blown overheard
and drowned. Eight members of the
crew were injured.
In the city fifty houses at least were
unroofed or destroyed. Mr.. j. H.
Young and members of his family
were seriously hurt by the collapse OF
their house on st. Charles street. Mrs.
tton, son and two daughters, living
in a brick house on Main street. were
injured in the falling of the building
Mrs. Cotton received dangerous blow
in the back of the head andsalso inter
nal injuries, while one of the girl.
was cut on the leg Mrs Cotton
it is thought, will recover. There were
no others seriously hurt. The cover
nor's residence was partially denol
ished, and the roof of a handsome resi-
dence belonging to Mr.. Marshal wa
carried away and large damage done t.
the place. The boulevard is one mas
of trees that have been torn up by tn
wind, and the streets are filled witt
pieces of housetops and other timber
of every description. The rain fell il
torrents all day. '3hi
The capitol was unframed by tn
winds, as was also the business portion
of the town on Main and Ferd streets
The southern portion of the city, style,
"Catfishtown,' suffered great loss an
damage OF property. In this section Q
the city several persons We're serious
ly hurt and bruised by flying tin
bers from falling houses and fence.
The drug store of b. A. Day wa
completely demolished and its content
ruined, the loss amounting to So, OO(
Several of the small grocery stores an
stall shops in this vicinity We're dc
stroyed. The briclzyard of Galie
Reddy & Co. was badly damaged, br
the loss is covered by insurance.
OTHER STORMS IN THE SOUTH.
BROOK HAVEN. Miss, July 7.-Mol
day morning about O'clock the ;soutl
; western portion of this county wa
. visited by destructive cyclone, d,
molishing houses, fences and uproo
ing trees The places of Amos Hodge
{ and David Reeves We're destroyed an
number of persons injured. At M
. Navis' logging camp one man we
killed and three wounded.
MADISON, Miss, July IA cyclor
> struck this place about Il o'clock Mo-
S day. 1t came from the southeast. Di
s asters are reported as follows: H.
1 McKay's plantation, destroying neg1
S cabins, killing Wesley Young (colorcd
: and wounding several others. Mr..
: I'll. McKay's building was wrecke'
: The storm then passed across the raj
I, road, leveling telegraph poles. II
5 residences of Glasscock and Brow
/. We're then first reached in tow
: Both houses were wrecked. II
p Presbyterian church and school bull
d ing We're completely swept away al
r on A. NJ Jones place outstandir