Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-01


not accurately known in this city, will
amount to many thousands of dollars.
No lives were lost in this city and only
few injured, and those not seriously.
At Loogootee the three-story -four
ing mill was wrecked and part of the
debris was thrown against the Central
hotel. The Catholic church and the
City hotel were also badly damaged.
The loss ON the Touring mill will reach
several thousand dollars.
At McCordsville the farmhouse of
James McCord was blown to pieces and
Mrs McCord was fatally injured.
Coal Mines Flooded.
At Brazil, Ind, the storm ragged
furiously. The outbuildings and
fences were leveled to the earth and
trees were carried great distances.
Several coal mines were flooded. The
Swamp Angel mine, belonging to the
Hoosier Coal company, was flooded so
that it can never be reclaimed. The
loss will be many thousands.
In Southern Indiana.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 25.-Late
information concerning the effects of
| the violent storm that swept over this
| part of the state Thursday night indi-
Gates that the damage will be very
great. A number of persons are known
to have been seriously injured, but as
yet no fatalities have been reported
At the farm of Henry e. Graf, near
this city, sale had been in progress
and crowd of men were on the prem
ises when the hurricane burst. They
sought shelter in the barn. 1t was
blown to fragments. Henry Angmier,
Frank Schmadel, Henry Linch
and George Mcdowell were buried in
the ruins, but We're cxtricated
promptly. Several horses and cattle
around was devastated. Dwellings and
barns were lifted from their founda-
tions and many are wrecks. Trees,
fences and smaller buildings at various
places were laid low.
The Center Methodist Episcopal
church of this city was completely de-
molished, only it's foundation remain
ing. At the southern hospital for
the insane frightful panic pre-
vailed for nearly an hour. The
end of the east wing of the in
stitution was blown in, causing be-
tween SO. OOO and s., 900 damages. This
wing is occupied by female patients,
all but two of whom were fortunately
at supper when the disaster occurred.
The two escaped with slight injuries.
The new and pretty dummy station al
the hospital was entirely demolished.
The spear of the flagstaff was found
several yards away sticking in tree
Heavy Losses in kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 25.-The
heavy storm Thursday night did great
damage at Bowling Green and the sur
rounding country 1t was in the ma
ture of a cyclone. At Bowling Greer
the roofs of between fifteen ant
twenty houses We're blown over. The
most serious damage was that t.
the Louisville S5 Nashville round house
which was wholly wrecked. Severa
engines were badly smashed. On'
, | colored man was caught in the debri
, and badly though not seriously in
iured. The loss to the railroad on th
building and locomotives is $15, 900 t,
: 500, 900. Among the roofs blown OF
at Bowling Green was that of the War
rem county courthouse, which is con
sdered the finest public building il
r Kentucky outside of Louisville.
Passengers on the delayed fast eX
press on the Louisville & Nashvill,
from the south stated that all alon,
! the road evidences of the storm coul
: be seen. Many farmhouses wer
noticed to be roofless and scores @
a stables and outhouses totally demo-
4 ished. Trees were blown across tn
rnilrood track at manv pnintS
v The Damage at Rawlins.
: The town of Rawlins was almost dc
o stroyed. The post Office buildin
o owned by Frank Cordice was swept ell
g tirely away together with all the mai
l. some of which was found . miles of
e Mr.. Cordice's loss is $4l,0O
|. The storehouse occupied by Stepher
= g. Knox was demolished and the
a stock, valued at $1,000, ruined by til
e rain. Isaac Hamilton lost several ten'
IS ment houses and storerooms, beside
D having his residence badly damaged
IS His loss is 81, 500. The Shelton hous
e was unroofed, as were the other bull
ings near by. Judge Shelton is o,
about $1,000.
,e Every house in Stanford was dar
30 not over $500 yards wide, but it swel
i everything in its way. The losers d
n not have the tornado clause in the
TX insurance policies.
IN At Murray, KY, twenty residene
lie and fifty stables and barns were d
c. molished Only one person, Miss Ali
as Stabblefeld, was seriously injured.
y, dozen were slightly hurt The 10
es will reach S25, 900. Much timbe
es fencing, etc, was also destroyed.
il Two Killed In Alabama.
Id MOBILE, Ala, March 25.-Early f
Y day morning a cyclone passed 1 mi
It. north of Shubuta, Miss, going sout
in west. AT Arista Johns place a ter
Ii ment house containing negroes w
leveled and two negroes We're kill
"A and three injured. A mile east of tt
MS two houses were blown down. Il
ed miles further east three teneme