Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-09-17
KILLED IN A GALE.

A Building Blown Down at Marion, Ind.
Two Men Crushed to Death Meath tho
Ruins-serious Work of storms Else
whore.
MARION, Ind, Sept IA tornado
passed over the lower part of the city
Friday night, causing great damage and
completely wrecking the buildings of
the Indiana pulp works, by far the
most important plant in Grant county,
killing two men and dangerously injur-
ing two others.
The killed are: Howard Green and
Samuel Pond. The injured are: Law
renee Thorn, ankle sprained and badly
injured about the head; Fred Tulley,
arm crushed and internally injured
There were six men in the mill at the
time of the tornado, the regular night
shift having been paid off last week.
Two men escaped unhurt. The damage
to the building will be S15, 900. The west
half of the main building was crushed,
while wing running over 200
feet south was totally destroyed The
former went down and the latter was
turned over and swept clean to the
foundations. The building was one of
the most substantial structures in the
city and the factory had been in opera
tion but a year. Green and Pond
were crushed almost beyond recogni-
tion. The neclts of both were broken.
MADISON, Wis, Sept. 12.-The most
destructive electric, wind, hail and
rainstorm of years visited this vicinity
early Saturday morning. 1t traversed
the greater portion of the county,
spending its fury a few miles north of
this city, and worked incaculable dam
age to tobacco and corn fields. Over
forty acres of tobacco Immediately
around Madison were totally destroyed,
the wind and hail completely
stripping the leaves from the stocks.
Much of the crop had been harvested,
but many farmers lose their all. The
ground was white with pieces of hail,
many of which measured an inch in
diameter. The loss will aggre-
gate nearly S1,OOO.OOO. Dead SPAR
rows covered the ground. Fruit and
vegetables were also damaged to q
great extent, apples on trees being cut
to pieces and watermelons cracked
open. In this city an extensive brick
wall, 81 by So feet, new addition to
the city gas works, was blown down,
and many shade trees ruined. Hay
stacks and buildings were set on fire
| by lightning and the thunder and light
ming were terrific, surprising all pre-
vious experience here.
RACINE. Wis. Sept. IL. - During a
storm Charles Christianson, aged 25
years, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed at the Herrick farm.
He and brother-in-law, whose name
| is not known, We're making for
shelter with horse and wagon. Chris
tianson leading the horse, when the
bolt struck and killed him. The horse
was knocked down and the brother-in-
law was thrown from the wagon and is
not expected to live. The dead man
was single and his home was at Wind
| Sor.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Sept. 12.-During a
heavy storm Friday night three valua-
BILE horses were killed in pasture east
of the city. At West Salem, IL miles
east, G.. G. Hitchcock's barn was struck
by lightning, sixty tons of hay burned
with loss of $4,000, the in.
surance being one-half. Another
| odih III VIC ipoih W ds
struck and several cows killed. The
lightning ran one-quarter of mile OF
a wire fence ending in hog yard, kill
ing several animals. Other fires oc
Cured in the county, but the heavy
rains have made the roads impossible
and details have not come in.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Sept. 12.-From
to 10 o'clock Saturday night a fearfu
storm of rain and electricity ragged il
this vicinity. A great amount of wate
fell. Several horses We're killed b,
lightning in the country near town ant
several men We're shocked severely
The farmers are afraid tie rain will b
followed by killing frost, which
will destroy the corn, none of which i
out of danger.