The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-02
OBSTRUCTIVE WIND.

Uys~ Minutes of . Terrible WIND storm
Gv~xt~s Havoc ~ Cleveland O.-Chisa-
ai~.> Roofs, Telegraph and Telephone
Wsrr~. scanolds. Wagons and People
BADLY Mixed up-Two Men Killed. Thfce
FATALLY lnjurcd and at Least fifty Cut
sud Bruised The Biow AZ other Points.
CLkyxLANp, o., May a4.-For five
minutes early yesterday morning q
evcacnc or something approximating
one. toyed with chimneys. wires. scat
folds. wagons and even people in this
city. The first intimation Of the blow
was cloud of dust and debris that
swooped down on the city from the
west. and before preparations could be
made 10 meet the gale il had come.
done its mischief and departed.
Two men were killed. three were IA
tally injured. and at least fifty persons
vvrsc cut and bruised by being thrown
20 the pavement or against buildings.
The Cleveland Rolling Mill Co. is erect
sny new mill i'm Newburg. and the
~caffoiding was blown down. burying
vaciave Robccls and John Powritlsisv
an the debris. both were dead when
ralsen ont. The fatally injured are:
Anthony McGuire and Antonio Aro-
sowski.
At the corner of Erie and Superior
streets q scaffolding was blown 10 the
ground. and four men who were work
sing underneath it were seriously in
iared two Of whom may die.
The viaduct that connects the two
sshics of the city was scene of wild ex-
ssitemcnt. The wind was so strong
that several wagons were blown on
their sides and narrowly escaped be-
lsg blown into the flats below. 1t was
aeCcSsary to stop the street cars and
set the brakes, as the overhead wires
suaycd in an alarming manner and
when the electric current was cut off
tho force Of the wind carried the cars
along without any additional power.
in the heart of the city near the post
Office several ladies were blown from
their fect and rolled into the middle of
the street. Two Of them were seriously
bruised.
On Superior street. near noan. two
hwu<cs were blown down and another
was wrecked. No one was injured in
either instance. About seventy feet OF
she Lake Shore depot was demolished.
q car on the Scott Hill street car
sinc was blown from the track and the
three passengers were given good
shaking up.
a taiggy was torn loose from the
horse that was drawing il on superior
street viaduct and the buggy went
tearing mp the street faster than the
horse could follow without incum.
brancc.
Numbers of beautiful shade trees
that line the streets of the city were
.uprootcd and thrown to the pavement.
Telephone and elcctric-light wires
wcrc torn from their fastcnings and
the city was without incandescent
lights during the remainder of the
slsy
The weather bureau in the city
stated that il was not q cyclone, but
brisk Ts-mile-an-hour wind that was
purely local. The motion of the wind
WAS not circular. but its great force did
the mischief. The damage will amount
to several Thousand dollars. The dam
age to che trees is beyond computation,
rs II will take years to replace them.
q Terrific wind and Rain-storm In south.
western Ohio.
CINCINNATI, May pa terrific storm
OF wind and rain swept over this see
sicn 81 the country about daylight yes
tcrdisy morning. There was no great
damage n far az known in the imrnedi-
ate vicinity of Cincinnati. but at FL
w@sd. Ind. tho roof Of the American
Tin riatc Go. : building was blown off,
and many small dwelling houses were
lifted from their foundations
At Nanceburg. Ky. one house was
blown down aud many others damaged
more or less.
At Ccina. o., several houses and
many trees were blown down.
At Fort Recovery. the damage 10
property was considerable.
At kenton. o.. trees Of six inches in
diameter were twisted off. chimncys
sorricd over and fences were blown
down in all directions.
Al Akron. the new shop Of the Akron
tsoiicr Co.. 80 by 235 feet, was demol-
ishcd. Loss. 5000; no insurance.
The damage done in the vicinity Of
Columbus. Ind. is estimated IT $40. 0OO
and reports are coming in which will
greatly increase this amount. The
telegraph scrvic. i badly crippled.
The Cysion. In Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich May al.-At Lena
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