The herald., 1893-05-24
WINDS ON THE RAMPAGE,
A Tornado Sweeps Over a
Vast Section.
Considerable Loss of Life at
Cleveland, Ohio.
Louisville, Detroit and Other Cities
Struck by the Storm.
Great Destruction of Property Through.
out Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and
Ontario-snow in Upper
Michigan.
BY the ssociated Press.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 23.--A terrific
windstorm struck this city at 8 O'Clock
this morning. Four men were instantly
killed and mrny injured in numerous
casualties. A Ser fold blown from its
fastenings resulted in the serious injury
Of four men, one OF whom will die.
A portion of the plate department OF
the Cleveland rolling mill, under con-
struction, gave away. A number Of
men were employed in the structure.
Two were killed instantly and one
fatally hurt. A four-story frame house
was blown down. John Cole was buried
the ruins and killed.
Dispatches indicate that the entire
northwestern portion of the etate was
swept by the storm. At Findlay the
loss by damaged buildings will reach
100000. At Hume Station 15 houses
were blown from their foundations,
causing loss of 100000.
DAMAGE AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.s May 23.-Early this
morning a storm from the southwest
struck this city, doing much damage.
1t first unroofed the Louisville and
Nashville railroad roundhouse in the
outskirts; then sweeping through the
city created sensation. As result of
its fury several small houses are in ruins,
dozens Of houses unroofed, many Chin
neys overturned and the streets filled
with wrecksge OF roofs, uprooted trees
and twisted wires. The greatest amount
OF damage is in the squares bounded by
IA s4fsH duTo u..A
Green streets. No lives are known to
bs lost and few of the injuries received
are serious.
THE STORM IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, May ga terrific wind and
rain storm broke over this city lis
morning and continued several rs
I with increased violence. At n. it
was blowing go miles an hour 70
streeTs were almost obstructed by b n
shade trees. Nearly all the ter n
/ and telephone wires are down,
4 fv~rcd utsose IL much damage tt j.
out Michigan and many wrecks y
lake. 1t is known that great O
has been done at Adrian and at lie !.
junction. The storm amounted /.
tornado. Barns were blown down, n.
chards destroyed, and crops leveIed
to the ground. The highways be-
tween Adrian and Tecumseh are al
most impossible, being obstructed
by overturned trees. At Romuus bu Id
logs were blown down, windows broken
and trees uprooted. Many buildings
were unroofed in the vicinity of Dundee.
at Holly the opera house was unroofed
and half the buildings OF stores wrecked;
many houses were damaged.
DESTRUCTION IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, May pa windstorm
passed over the city early this morning.
1t did much damage. In the eastern
and southern portion OF the state the
wind exhibited the greatest force. At
Jefferson many houses were unroofed.
At T. wood the roof of the American tim
plate works was blown off.
GREAT loss IN ONTARIO.
TORONTO, Ont, May pa tornado
which caused the loss OF hundreds of
thousands of dollars occurred in central
and eastern Ontorio today. Church
steepes were blown down, buildings Of
all kinds were unroofed and partially or
wholly blown down, and people and live
STOCK carried bodily to considerable
distance.
FROST IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA.
ATcHsoN, Kan, May 23.-There was
a heavy frost along the Central Branch
railway last night. The Thermometer
registered AZ degrees, and in the vicin-
ity of Crete, Neb., dropped to 40. l. is
thought growing crops we're damaged.
SNOW IN MICHIGAN.
ST.. PAUL, May 23.-Specials report a
sudden drop in temperature in Northern
Wisconsin and Michigan, with an inch
Of snow at Marquette and three inches
on the Iron range