Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-04-23
VIRGINIA VISITED.
A Furious storm Sweeps Over Part Of
tho Old Don,inion-uany Buildings De-
molishcd and Ono Life Lost.

Furious Storm Sweeps Over n Part OF
tho Old Donhinion-uany Buildings De-
molishcd and Ono Life Lost.
PETERSBURG, Va, April 16.-The
counties contiguous to Petersburg were
visited Thursday night by most ter
rife wind, rain and hailstorm, the
sevcrcst ever experienced in this
section of the state. The storm
was particularly destructive in
Dinwiddie county, where the wind
attained the velocity of cy-
clone and left death and destruction
in its path. 1t covered an area of 15
miles, beginning in the center of the
county and extending to the Sussex
county line, to within short
distance of Stony Creek, sta
tion on the Petersburg s. Welden
railroad 20 miles from Peters
burg. Houses, barns and fences were
leveled to the ground, and immense
trees which had stood the storms of
half century or more were torn out by
the roots, while others had their limbs
twisted into all conceivable shapes.
During the storm the residence of
Milton r. Rose, owner of large
sawmill, was taken by the wind from
its foundation and carried into the air.
and falling some yards away was
crushed to pieces, the timbers fall
ing upon Mrs. Rose and her
children. Mrs. Rose was instantly
| killed but the children escaped unin-
jured. 1t is stated that servant girl
employed by Mrs. Rose who was in the
| house at the time was also killed. Mr..
Rose was not at home at the time of the
| cyclone.
1t is feared that other damage not yet
reported has been done by the hurri.
cane. The storm was also very severe
in Chesterfield county, in the vicinity
of the county courthouse, where there
was heavy fall of hail, which did
much damage in the way of breaking
window glasses, cutting vegetation to
pieces and destroying fruit trees.
NORFOLK, Va, April 16.-A cyclone
struck this section about o'clocl,
| Thursday night and left destruction in
its wake. The wind attained veloc
ity of 60 miles an hour, and hail as
large as small nuts fell. The greatest
damage was done at Lambert's Point
where new roundhouse is being
erected by the Norfolk e. Western Rail
way Company. wall 200 feet arount
and from IL to 30 feet high was blowr
down as if it had been paper.
In Princess Anne county, near Creed!
bridge, fifteen dwellings, barns ant
other farming implements were totally
destroyed. Fruit trees were ruined
but the early crops are uninjured. Th'
storm originated in Texas and is sweep
ing across the continent.
COLUMBIA, s. c., April 18.-The towr
of Bennettsville was visited Mt o'clocl
Thursday afternoon by the most ter
rifle hailstorm that has ever beel
known in this state. The cloud cam
from the northwest. The hailstonc
We're 3 inches in diameter and fell t,
the depth of inches. Birds, chicken
and hogs were killed and many glasse
We're broken; men and horses wer
knocked down, vegetables and cotto
were completely cut down, and incal
culable injury is reported from tn
country.
JACKSON, Miss, April 16.-Deput
Sheriff Crocker, of Lee county, was
| passenger on Une urSt MODlle ~ Onl
train that crossed the Tombigbee rive
in eight days. At that point hal
a mile of track has been washe
up and carried a mile, where it wa
lodged against trees. Capt. Crocke
says the published reports do not Civ
half an idea of the wrecks and ruin t
be seen in Lowndes, Clay and Munro
counties. Houses, fences and bridge
are all gone. Thousands of dead horse
mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry an
the body of an occasional negro can /
seen in every direction. Warrior rive
in Alabama, just across the line, ros
A feet in four hours. The city c
Columbia is feeding 500 refugees. II
water is falling in the Yazoo and Bi
Black rivers, in the western portion {
the state, and the danger of an in
mediate serious overflow is about owe
Trains are running on through.