The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
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Wind and Lightning Play Havoc in Di3sF.
eut Parts of the Country.


ent Parts Of the Country.
PADUCAH, KY, June lone of the
stiffest winds that ever blew struck
Paducah Wednesday morning at about
IL o'clock, and for one hour the city
trembled in it's terrible embrace, and
people in the business houses along the
| principal streets stood with blanchcd
faces in apprehension. Buildings
rocked and creaked as if about
to fall and engulf the ter
rorized occupants. Trees crashed
on every hand, and every thoroughfare
was strewn with them. A number of
| buildings were vacated, and the occu-
nants sought refuge in the government
| building, which was thought the safest.
The buildings unroofed were the opera
house, w. Helch & Sons dry goods
house, Vaughn's tobacco factory, Sam
| Williams saloon, George o. Hart s.
Son, wholesale hardware. several
warehouses, two planning mills, besides
about fifty business houses and dwell
ings that were partially unroofed. Tho
two wharfboats were torn from their
moorings and carried into the river.
The steamers B. S. Rhea and John X.
Speed tried to bring them to shore, but
| the winds proved the strongest, and all
were carried down the river. The two
wharfboats went ashore on the Illinois
! side, at Brooklyn, three miles down tho
river.
| AT Brooklyn the damage to boats
was disastrous. The Dick Clyde was
torn to pieces, part of it sinking and
part floating down stream. The tow
| boat Lamasco was driven ashore and
sunk, and will be n total loss. The
| towboat Fannie met with the same
fate as others, but probably she can be
| raised. The value of the boats is 1000.
About twenty barges, mostly loaded
with lumber and ties, were torn to
pieces and sunk. The total loss of
floating craft at Brooklyn will be
something near S25,O00.
At Smithland, twelve miles up the
river, the court house and several
churches were unroofed, and the house
OF Reube Clofton was demolished.
CMEMPHIs, Tenn, June 1.-At $40
o'clock, Friday afternoon, tornado
struck Rosedale, Miss, carrying away
half the town. Two Negroes and one
white man were killed, a woman's leg
was broken, and several people were
wounded The Western Union wires
are all down, and the Yazoo and
Mississippi valley wire went down after
the above was received. No further
particulars are obtainable. Pope sta
tion was struck twice within an hour,
but beyond blowing down wires, trees
and fences no damage was reported.
Ninety-three miles south Of Memphis,
mile of telegraph line was destroyed
railroad.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 1.-Torna-
does, hail-storms, water-spouts, rain
storms and high water are playing
havoc in Arkansas. The whole amount
of damage done by the storm which
struck the southern portion of the state
Tuesday afternoon is not yet known,
but it is feared that incalculable dam
age has been done.
William Martin, living twelve miles
southwest of here, had his farm washed
away. Fences are all gone, and tho
entire country is wrecked from two to
seven miles southwest. Hail fell to the
depth of eight inches, and. was on the
ground Wednesday morning.
Judge Gibson's farmhouse, three
miles south of Hope, was ruined. At
Guernsey, houses were blown down,
with the inmates of good many hurt,
two fatally. Garner's mill, near Hope,
was completely blown away.
Near New Lewisville, hailstones the
size of hen eggs did great damage to
crops and residences. The hail killed
large amount of stock. Several part
les who We're caught IN the storm near
here escaped with their lives only by
taking refuge behind the trunks of
trees, and even then they were seriously
injured.