Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-24
DEATH BY THE WIND
Northwestern Ohio Swept by an
Awful Storm.
FIVE PERSONS ARE KILLED
The GAic Hicw Eighty Miles IN Hour.
TVpplinx Over buiistisxs ssd
Doing Grsaa DasAnga

CtsvslAND. May 2i-Ths storm which
struck Cleveland was not cyclone. but
direct blow II wind at tho rate uf
seventy i've milss an hour. II came up
with dark cloud and vss over In about
three minutes, being followed by high
winds all day.
AZ the corner of Erie and Superior
streets a big scanolding on the new
apartment house which is being
erected there by Bradley was blown
down and four men were badly
injured. one or tao of them probably
fatally. The men were employed
by the gas company and were working
an a trench Just outside the curb. The
heavy timbers of the scaffoiding fell
upon them. A general ambulance call
was turned in. The injured men were
William ONeiil. Miles johnson. Michael
Murphy and Michael Hughes. Murphy
was very badly hurt. His head was cut
open and he WAS otherwise cut and
bruised. The injured men were taken
TO Lake Side hospital.
Freaks Of the Wind.
In the heart ~ the city near the post
Office several ladies were blown from
their feet and rolled IN 10 the middle II
the street Two IL them were seriously
bruised. On Superior street near Dean
two houses were blown down and the
house al No. IS State street Was demol-
ishcd. No one Was injured in either in
stance. About seventy feet of the Lake
Shore freight depot Was demolished and
the roofwas sent flying Ia the lake shore
itself. \ car on the Scovilio
avenue street car line was blown from
the track and three passengers were
given good shaking up. A buggy was
torn loose from the horse that was draw
ing il on the Superior street viaduct
and the buggy went tearing up the
street faster than the horse could follow
without encumbrance. Numbers II the
beautiful shade trees that line the
streets 81 the city were up
rooted and thrown tn the pavement.
Telephone ard electric light wires
were torn from their fastenings and
the city was without incandcsccnt lights
during the remainder of the day. The
motion of the wind was not circular.
but IFS great force did the mischief. The
damage Ia the trees is beyond computa.
tion. as II will take years to replace
them. The rains fell in torrents while
the blow lasted. but ceased as soon as
the force of the wind was expanded.
Deaths Awful Form.
AT Newbu,g two men were killed in
the Cleveland Rolling Mill works new
building The new steel cupola blew
| down and four men on "a sca'fold fell
eighty feet. Jake lavish was killed
instantly. An Italian. Antoine An
thissa. was caught 10y steel beam and
| crushed Ia death. Ii required Jacks tn
! lift the beams from his body. lie Was
crushed horribly.
Tommy Maguire had both legs and
: his back broken and will die. Frank
/ Drcdcr WAS severely injured. but will
recover. The steel cupola is "A wreck.
/ ~ Tillin the standing brick walls oi
+ the Beatty Glass works. burned Mon
+ day. were blown. a portion ~ the roof
I blown from the Brewer pottery. and oil
( dcrricks were raZcd.
! Al Balcomb the frame grain elevator
belonging a. the Maloy estate was
/ blown down. obstructing the h. .S o.
! railroad tracks. Many ul well derricks
were also destroyed. and fences aud ont.
| buildings RACED Ia the ground VI
Helena the gale was more severe. and
/ every oil well derrick is reported 10 have
/ been blown down