St. Paul daily globe., 1892-07-16
BLOW
Cincinnati Visited by a Hur-
ricane That Plays Very .
Costly Franks.
Roofs Wrecked. Buildings
Dismantled and General
Havoc Wrought.
Other Ohio Towns Also Suffer
From the Unwelcome
Visitor.
A Dep1orable Blunder Causes
q Sickening Train Wreck
in Indiana.

+ CINCINNATI, July 15.-At half-past
O'Clock this afternoon a wind, which
registered forty-two miles all hour by
the United States signal service instru-.
ments, struck this city. 1t came from
the west and. was accompanied by rain,
which fell to the depth of two-fifths of
an inch during the time the storm
lasted, which was not over fifteen mill
suteS. The full extent of the damage
done cannot be learned for some time.
: The tornado blew straight from west
to east and kept up steadily during
quarter of all hour, carrying the rain
along in horizontal sheets, peeling the
tin roofs, from lnnumerable buildings,
carrying off the roofs bodily from many
houses. and playing havoc generally
with shade trees, signs, fences and plate
glass windows. The works for the
show called "a Night in Pei1ln," on the
base bali grounds on Harriet avenue,
were completely demolished. The fence
of the base ball grounds was blown
down and part of it twas hurled against
a passing street car, injuring several
passengers more or less seriously.
Felled by a Brick.
) William E. Ward Sr., proprietor of
the Architectural Iron works at 495 Cen
trail avenue, was standing on the side
walk when the roof of his factory was
blown off, and brick struck Mr.. Ward
Oil the head, fracturing his skull. 1t is
feared his injuries are fatal. Half a
dozen other houses OH Central avenue in
the, same vicinity were unroofed. On.
Walnut street, near Twelfth, the roof
of Myers veterinary hospital was
torn off and hurIedebodily against the
roof of the Banner Brewing company,
en Canal near Walnut, taking that roof.
off also. At the river. iaifding the great
chains holding the New Orleans wharf.
boat, besides which was the steamer
Mary Houston full of passengers, ready
to- start. were snapped like a yarn
thread and the craft were blown nearly
half mlle-~up stream to Newport
bridge. ~, -.,-s,--,..-
Wrecks at Hamilton.
At Hamilton, twenty-five miles north.
of here, the storm came at about the
saline hour as it did here. 1t took off,
half the roof of Snider Sons wood pulp
mill, blew down the west wall of it and
injured five worknen; one very badly,
ono;quite seriously, and the other three
painfully but not dangerously. 1t blew
down four iron SmOkestackS of the Sni-
der Sons pulp and paper mills, also the
smokestackS of the Niles Tool works
and ClausOn's factory in Hamilton. 1t
also demolished the smOkeStack of Sni-
dersS Sons paper mills at FairvieW,
mile north OF Hamilton.
1t is feared that it has been attended
with casualties not yet reported in this
city and vicinity. 1t came with very
wide front, and while it lasted was
furious. steady. straight blow.
8, Many Close Calls,
=. There were various narrow escapes
during the storm. Ernest West was
blown quite distance from the top of
lumber pile and severely but not dam
gerousEy hurt. A tree fell across the
horses attached to a street car
on Freeman street, killed one
horse, stopped the car and made
svery narrow escape for the
passengers. A gentleman crossing Sus-
pension bridge III a street car saw two
Coyington women -clInging for dear life
to a cable, their clothing torn to shredS
by .the wind. He rescued them and
brought them over to Cincinnati. A
little son of Mrs. A. Flaherty on Central
avenue was struck by a falling brick
and badly hurt. Four circuits OF the
fire alarm wires were completely pros
trated. All the telephone wires on Har-
rison aveifhe, and in Fairmount and
Lick Runjare disabled.
At Reading. fifteen miles north of
here. the Union Vinegar works was un-
rooted. The severest part of the storm
seems TO have been along. the line Of
Liberty street to Central evenue, and
thencesacrOss the city toward the mouth
of of-tthesLicklng river. The damage to
life and limb was comparatively slight.