Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-05-12
RUINED BY HAIL.
A Veritable Ice Storm Visits Iowa
City, Ia,
Frozen Ice Falls In Chunks and with n
Force sufficient to Perforate Roofs
and Smash wIndows-Dam-
age, 100000.
A REMARKABLE STORM.

ence and the average 2 inches in cir
cumference. In almost a flash every
pane of glass in the city that faced west
and many that faced south, including
most of the big plate glass windows,
were smashed. Every tin roof was
perforated with holes through which
the flood poured, running down upon
the stocks of goods. AS nearly every
business house in the city has tin
roof the damage runs up to 500, 900, if
not more.
In the few minutes that the hail fell
the excitement in the city was intense.
Hundreds of carriages and wagons
stood on the street When the hail
stones began to fall the horses broke
loose and scores of vehicles went fly
ing down the streets without drivers,
and in nearly every case there was a
smash-up. The people, almost panic
stricken, kept indoors, but so sud
denly came the hail and flood that al
most nothing could be done. Many
persons got their teams unhitched from
their carriages and wagons and housed
them, but the vehicles left in the street
were entirely riddled-tops, cushions,
seats destroyed and the bottoms of the
vehicles broken through by the great
chunks of ice.
The buildings most seriously injured
were those of the state university, the
west sides of which were entirely rid
died. Most of these building are COW
cred with tin and the hail made sieves
of every roof, Three of the largest
university buildings are covered with
slate and the roofs are nearly ruined.
Every church in the city had the west
windows shattered and the water
poured in and did great damage. The
photograph galleries and their stocks
were ruined. The extensive green
houses with their collection of plants
are total wreck.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May IA cy-
clone swept across the prairie and
through the heavy timber near Royal
ton, Mimi, about 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The traditional black, fun
nel-shaped cloud was distinctly visible
from the village, which was visited by
tearing wind, accompanied by q heavy
hailstorm. Several buildings were un-
rooted in the village and few panes of
glass left unbroken. People We're ter
ribly frightened, but no one was in
jured.
At Little Falls there was a heavy
windstorm, accompanied by rain and
hail. Much timber was prostrated a
short distance south of the city and
several buildings unroofed. No lives
We're lost
Arlington was visited by heavy
wind and rainstorm that did some dam
age. AT Gaylord considerable hail fell,
and large barn filled with hay and
grain was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed
WICHITA, Kan, May IA terrific
| storm swept over this section of Kan
sas Friday night. Rain fell in torrents
| here from in the evening to early
| morning. West Wichita had several
| houses struck by lightning and
one man and his wife were
! knocked senseless by bolt Sew
I eral houses in West Wichita were
blown down and hardly an out-nuild-
ing is left standing. Plate glass win
dows in the Suniower block were
smashed like esgshells. The damage
is considerable.
EMPoRIA, Kan, May 7.-The hail
storm and waterspout of Friday night
was not so severe in this city, but at
Reading, Is miles northeast of
this place, considerable damage
was done. The hail was SO
forcible that in one instance some
went through shutter, win
dow pane and heavy curtain. Lots of
them went through the roof Some of
the chunks of ice measured IL inches
in length. Some cattle were killed
and most of the herds stampeded All
kinds of crops, gardens and fruits arc
ruined. Marshal Walsh was out in the
storm and has not been found yet
FAIRBURY, Ill.,, May IA destructive
storm swept over this section Saturday
night Great trees, fences and weak
structures We're leveled to the ground.
Signs in the business part of the town
were torn loose and hurled through the
glass fronts. Several buildings sus'
tanned heavy damage.
ARCoLA, ILL.,, May 7.-The worst hail
storm that has visited this section OF
the country for years fell Sunday
Much damage was done to growing
crops.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, May IA ter
rible hurricane and thunderstorm
passed over this region about O'Clock
Sunday evening, doing considerable
damage. AT Central City, ? miles wes
of here, the Ohio river railroad shops
and several houses were completely de
molished, with loss of $50, 600. j. Ii
Berkhart, the superintendent, wa'
buried beneath the debris, but was ex
tricated. He will probably recover
Other persons received slight injuries
To Reclaim Thousands of Acres.
LONDON, May 1.-THE reclaiming o
500, 900 acres of the Zuyder Zee b,
means of dixie and at a cost of 3l5,
900, 900 guilders is recommended by
Dutch royal commission.
Fastest on Record.
HAvRE, May 7.-The steamship Ii
Touraine, which left New York on Sat
| urdav Anril 2S at $40 A. M with .Iohl