New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-24
TORNADOES IN THE WEST.
FOUR MEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED AT
CLEVELAND.
BIG SCAFFOLD BLOWN FROM THE TOP OF A
S1X-,TORY BUILDING INTO A GUTTER
WHERE TWENTY MEN WE'RE WORKING
-iIEAvY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN

'"NcIdHu, MAY 23 "A terrific WinustOlD struct.
THIS city at o'clock this morning Two men
wer" instantly killed and many injured in the
numerous casualties A scaifold which blown
from it, fastening, by the high wind seriously
injured four meri employed by the Cleveland
Gasiiebt and Coke Company. They are Miles
Johnspn, fortv-fve years old compound fracture
Of lcft shoulder blade. William O'Mallia, thirty
five years DID, fracture Of fifth rib: internal ill.,
jnrles; will die. Michael Murphy, thrty-four
years old; left shouldcr-bladc broken; internal
injuries and scalp wound. Michael Hughes rib
fractured and internal injuries
! IL had been found necessary to elevate brick
chimney the bradley block Mt Superior and
frle sts. and for this purpose s"aiold had
been bullt up twenty feet above the siX-st0ry
building. Seeing the storm coming the men en-
rloyed on the scaiold to shelter. The wind
soon upon il, and with tearing OF timbcrs
the whole mass broke loose. Ii dropped strai 5ht
down the side of the building till the second floor
was reached Here the scahOd caught by
another gust of wind and hurled with terrific
force toward the gutter, where il: landed with a
crash that could bc heard for blocks around.
Twenty men, under the direction of John Fleming,
of the gas company, were at work in the gutter.
They were toin9 hard 70 get the ditch they had
just dug covered up as not To block the sewer
when Tho rain fell The hue mass OF heavy timUers
fell in the midst of the men. They were all
thrown of their fee, by the conclusion, but all
except four Of them Immediately sprang up.
] ne mon whose names have been mentioned could
not arise, as they were pinned down by heavy
tlmber-. \ general hurry call was sent in for all
the ambuancc- in the city. They responded
promptly, and the work Of rescue began. As
soon rs the men were cNtricatel they were taken
to Lakeside Hospital The men had no chance
To save themselves when the scailold fell The
first intimation they had of their danger a
cry from one Of ia" carpcnt RS working OH the
building.
\ portion OF the plate department of the Clevc
land Rolling Mill Company gave WAY to the storm
at o Oclock with fatal results Several men were
at work on the structure; two of them were killed
Instantly, another received injuries which win
probably prove fatal, and several more were badly
injured.
\ two-story frame house AT Doan and Superior
SIS was blown down. and john Cole buried
beneath the ruins When taken ont the man was
in terrible condition. and he died in a short
time. after intcn-e suffering
Cincinnati May 23-A terrific storm Of wind
and rain swept this part of I'm" country about
daylight this morning. There great dam
age a. IA ~ known in the immediate vicinity of
: lnclnndll. NJ ''llIt, Onll, >cNcfdl nDN"'' duu
many trors were blown down. Al Fort Recovery
the damage to property was considerable. The
oulv fatalities reported Were in Cleveland. At
KentoI- Ohio. trees SIX inches in diameter were
snapped of. chimncys overturned and fences blown
in all directions At Akron the new shop Of the
Akron Boiler Company demolished. Loss,
= 900 no insurance. TIE damage in the vicinity
Of Columbus. Ind. is estimated AZ 100000 and
report. coming in which will greatly increase
tins amount Tho telegraph service in every dircc
ton is badly crippled.
Findlay. Ohio. May - Spccian-A hurricane
did damage TO the extent of $4,000 in this county
this morning The Bell pottery ruined and
several persons were injured
indianapolis. May ?3.-A wind storm passed
over Indiana about o'clock this morning and dill
much damage In the eastern and southern parts |
of the Stat. the wind blew with the greatest force.
At Jcnersonvi.r many houses were unroofed and
trees were blown down. John Stem was blown |
over an 'mbankmcnt and severely injured. AT
Elwood the roof of the American Tin Plate Works |
was blown on and the building otherwise
damaged This il the third time this great plant !
has been damaged by storm. At Marion, the
roastcr building of In" Columbia Zinc Works was
Blown over: also the smokcstack, which fell tho
main building crushing the walls and damaging |
into the thousands
Detroit May "a terrific wind,torm, ac-
hy binding sheets of rain, broke over |
this city this moIiin.. At ; o'clock the wind |
suddenly ros" to a locty OF ffty-four miles |
AN hour and increased in force until It flcw sixty
miles an hour. Many shade trees throughout the
city were blown down, and some
strcc1s. Cas- aycnac especially. were
% .hlckly strewn with brokcn limbs and
trunks rs g. render them almost impossible
with a few executions al telegraph and tcephonc
wires running into Detroit are down. For tins
reason the Weather Bureau officials were unable
to issue a weather map this morning the only
points that hey could reach having been Mans.
tee and Por. Huron. Doubtless there was a large
amount of damage thror slout Michigan, and many
wrecks must have occurred on the lakes, although
nothing definite can yet be learned.
Great damage was done by high winds al Adrian
this morning At Icnawrc Junction, five miles
east. the storm amounted to II tornado Two
barns were blown down. orchards were destroyed
and houses were left without chimneys OF window
glass. Crops are rvcled to the ground. The
storm was ACCOMPANIED by heavy downpour of
rain The highways between Adrian and Tc-
cumsch are strcwn with trees ana ar. almost
i'm passablc in places. The storm struck Ronu-
lus few minutrS before a. III. The building
erected last summer by The Romulus Manufacture
ing Company was blown down and completely
ruined Windows were broken and trees up
rooted throughout the village: No one was IN
inrad, however. Fruit trees by the score were
blown over in the ncighhorhood Of Dundee, and
.idcwylks in many places are blocked by fallen
,hade-trees. Many budngs are reported unrooird
in that region. At Holly the storm unroofed the
opera house and wrecked II half-dozcn stores;
MANY houses were badly damaged. The loss Will
exceed $4,000. go
Stockbridqc Mich, May "a tornado visited
plainlied this morning, destroying many bniid-
ngs At StockDridlc the storm was severe
cvclling trees and damaging houses. Reports ,
rom the surrounding country say that mici
lamage was done to farm buildings and BARNS.
Waterloo Dansvic White Oak and lnadilla also
uttered At Lenawcc Junction the houses OF
.lyin Jones, George Randall and Thomas Bennett !
ycrc lady damaged, and many barns were de- |
troyed. ,
Hudson. Mich Ma, 23-Reports are coming IT,
f a disastrous tornado which swept through tn" l
ountry this morning III northwestcfiy direc- | I
ion Trees and farm buildings were levelled IN
Is pathway 4
DAMAGE ny ELECTRICAL STORMS IN MARYLAND I