The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-12

BUFFALO. n. Y, April 8.-W estern New
York was storm-swept yesterday. A great
deal of damage was done by cyclone
which spread over Springville, Westfield,
Mayville. Dunkirk and the adjoining
country. At Springville the cyclone blew
down barn and killed one man. The
storm did not last much over an hour, but
il is estimated that the damage done TO
crops, cattle and buildings will reach
manv thousands of dollars. The storm
swung over the grape country, and it is
impossible to tell what the damage will
be to the vineyards.
At Springyille barn belonging to We'd
der Hemstreet was blown down by the
cyclone. Mr.. Hemstreet and mis- hired
man were in the barn at the time. When
the building collapsed they were buried
in the ruins with 81 the cattle. The
farmer felt the building shake and started
| for the door. He vas caught between the
timbers and crused to death. The hired
man was in the stalls, and when the tim
bers fell he was caught between cows and
saved from death. The four COWS sur
rounding him were killed and several 9th
ers were badly injured. The neighbors
chopped through the fallen timbers to
get the men out. and when they were
! reached. Hemstreet was dead aud the
hired man was smothering between the
crushed bodies OF the cows.
The storm leveled trees and unroofed
buildings all around Sprngville. The
barn seemed to be directly in the path of
| the storm and received the full force Of it..
| At Westield trees foot in diameter were
uprooted and thrown several feet from the
SPOT where they stood. Many buildings
were unroOted. and several smaller struct-
ures were blown from their foundations.
Many buildings were unroofed and
many green houses were destroyed, the
roofs being blown of. A water
tower and wind mill on Dickerman' s
place was lifted and moved six feet from
It's site. At BrocktOn, the heart of the
grape country, it is hard TO say just what
the damage will be. The orchards and
vineyards were badly torn up. trees up
rooted and a new store belonging to
Thomas Morse was leveled to the ground.
Angola had heavy rain with wind. Tho
hose tower, fifty feet nigh, surmounted by
the bell. was blown over and II carried with
it all the telephone and telegraph wires.
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highest embankment besile the Lake
Shore railroad tracks was washed out and
one track had 10 be abandoned. Boat
houses were washed away at
Maysville. Dunkirk mad the live
Hest time OF all Trees were
torn up. wires blown down; a cupola was
swept of residence and the slate roof OF
81. Johns church was ripped up in many
places. The building used for general ex-
hibits and floral hall. on the grounds OF
the Chautauqua agricultural association,
was DESTROYED and the stock exhibition
sheds were damaged. The path of the
storm seems TO have been about hall 9
mile wide. 1t appears TO have struck ehsi
o Springvile and travelled in an almost
straight line west through Dunkirk and
so on to the lake.
The residence of George II. Talcott al
TalcOltsville, Lewis county. was supposed
ly struck by lightning some time during
last night and burned TO the ground The
house was situated about a mile east oil
the village and was formerly a wayside
tavern. The neighbors did not know that
il had been burned until after daylight
this morning. They at once visited the
place and made the discovery that Mr.
Tslcott and his mother, a lady over seven
~ wears Of age. had been burned in the
house, their charred and blackened
corpses being found in the ruins.
The theory that the house was struck
by tightening II purely gukss work and is
based on the fact that a severe storm
passed over the section during the night
A coroner has been summoned aud will
make all possible investigation. as some
hold that MIR. Talcott and his mother
might have been robbed and murdered
and tho house set on fire to hide the
crime.