Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-21
HURRICANE.
Cincinnati and Southern Ohio
Visited.
A SHORTER FROM The WEST.
Tin Roofs and House Trimmings 90 Ply
ing-Buildings, Too-SeveraI Persons
IDJured-A showman's Enter
prise Knocked Out.

CINCINNATI, July 16.-At $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon a wind which reg
istered forty-two miles an hour by the
United States signal service instru-
ments struck this city. II came from
the west and was accompanied by rain
which fell to the depth of two-ffths of
an inch during the time the storm last
ed, which was not over fifteen minutes.
The full extent of the damage done can
not be learned at this hour
II was no tornado. II blew straight
from west TO east and kept up steadily
during n quarter of an hour, carrying
the rain along in horizontal sheets,
peeling the tin roofs off in numerous
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 Pekin" on the baseball grounds
on Harrison avenue were completely
demolished. The fence of the baseball
grounds was blown down and part OF
1t was hurled against passing street
car, injuring several passengers more
or less seriously.
William Il. Ward, Sr., proprietor OF
the architectural iron works at i05 Gem
trail avenue, was standing on the side
walk when the roof of his factory was
blown off. Bricks detached from the
building were hurled on the sidewalk.
One struck Mr. Ward on the head, tract.
uring his skull II is feared his injuries
are fatal. Halt dozen other houses
on Central avenue in the same vicinity
were unroofed.
On Walnut street near Twelfth street
the roof of Myers Veterinary hospital
was torn off and hurled bodily against
the roof of the Banner Brewer Co. on
Canal near Walnut, taking that roof off
also. At the river landing 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 yarn thread
and the boat blown nearly half mile
up stream to Newport bridge.
At Hamilton, twenty-five miles north
of here, the storm came at about tho
same hour as it did here 1t took OF
half the roof of Snyder Sons WOOD
pulp mill, blew down the west wo'l of
1t and injured five workmen, one very
badly, one quite seriously and u az other
three painfully but not dange ,ously.
II blew down four iron sp ,olso stacl,s
Of the Snyder Sons pulp and paper
mills, also the smoke star KS of the Niles
tool works and CLAIM on's factory in
Hamilton. II also demolished the
smoke stack of Snyder Sons paper
miils at falrVlew, mile north Of Ham
ilton.
II is feared that 1t has been attended
with casualties not yet reported in this
city ana Vicinity. II came with q very
WIDE frCnt and while II lasted was
furiors, steady, straight blow.
There were numerous narrow escapes
Curing the storm. Ernest West was
blown quite distance from the top of
a lumber pile on West Liberty street
and severely hurt. A tree fell
across the horses attached TO Il street
car, killed one horse, stopped the
car and demonstrated narrow es-
cape TO the Passengers. A gentleman
crossing the suspension bridge in a
street car saw two Covington women
cliaging for dear life TO cable, their
clothing torn to shreds by the wind.
lie resigned them and brought them
safe to Cincinnati. A little son of Mrs.
OFlarty on Central avenue was struck
by falling brick and badly hurt.
-Four circuits of the fire alarm wires
were completely Frustrated All the
telephone wires on Harrison avenue
and Fairmont and Lick run are disab led.