Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-01-06
METEOROLOSy.

Mar. 1o-Severel villages flooded by breaking
OF immense gorge in Susquehanna river, Wilkes
Mar. l3-1housands OF acres inundated by
the giving wav OF dams at Howlandsville,
Plainwell and Otsego, Mich.
Arr 1l-Busincss and one-half OF residence
portion OF Parker, Mo, destroyed by cyclone
80. City of Akron, Ia, almost entirely wrecked
by cyclone, the storm following Sioux valley
lis, Everest and Powhattan, towns Of southern
Kansas, laid in ruins by cyclone
Apr. l3-Saline, Mich, entirely wiped out by
cyclone. Hillsboro, Ind, almost completely
blown away by tornado
pletely blown away by tornado.
Apr. 2l-Cyclone in Virginia did great dam
age ut panvillo, Sonth Boston, Martinsville,
Greensboro and other towns.
May S-Village OF Lakeview washed away
and 2500o acres inundated by breaking OF west
bank of Lewiston reservoir near Huntsville. o.;
ington and Newbu-y counties N @.
May l7-Heavy rains caused flood at Erie,
Pa, doing about Sl,OOJ00O worth of damage.
Losses also from high water at Titusville, Oil
City, Beaver Falls, New Castle and other Penn
sylvania towns
May 23-Tcrrifc windstorm destroyed sl,O0O,-
0oJ worth of property In Lima, o, and viciu-
ity, and did much damage ut Findlay. Fremont
and other places
May a5-In central Missouri cyclone entirely
destroyed Ladonia, killing 20 people and much
property destroyed at Moberly, Sedalia Brook
May 27-Heavy damage from floods due to eS.
cesstvc rainfalls done to planters throughout
tennessee MISSISSIPPI, Arkansas ana Louisiana
... Recent floods in Louisiana left 10000 people
homeless and hungry in East Carroll, Moore
house, West Carroll and Madison parishes
June 2-Near Cotton Plant, Ark, cyclone
spread death and destruction. e. Great damage
TO life and property by cyclone in Huntington,
Falcon, Camden and Trumble, Tenn. 80. Edo.
RADIO, Ark, destroyed by cyclone.
July 0-Cyclone in Iowa, did immense dam
age to life and property in Calhoun, Cherokee,
Buena Vista, Ida, Sac and Pocahontas coun-
ties: loss conservativcly placed ut SeOo,OOO: 90
lives lost In Pomeroy alone
July 27-Great damage to life and property ~
Pueblo, Col, by floods. 49,. Heavy fall OF snow in
Brewster county, Tex.
Aug 2S-Cyclone swept Kernesville, c.
.... One OF the most terrible storms, both in
severity and i'll extent ever reported ragged
along the whole Atlantic seahoard of the United
States Losses in life, property crops and YES
sells were enormous. Light frost in South
Dakota, northwest Iowa and northern Ne
braska.
Aug. 29-Meteor falling at Delevan, Wis,
caused fire destroying IL buildings. -. Nearly
entire apple crop destroyed. corn crop swept
down and great damage caused to grapes by
gale In western New York and eastern Ohio. -.
Business portion of Baltimore, Md, flooded by
storm with great damage.
Sep l4-Intense heat caused 152 prostrations
at fair grounds in Chicago; thermometer stood
at 95 degrees
Sep l9-Village of Crigiersville, Va almos t
wiped out by flood in Robinson river.
Oct 2-One of most destructive storms in
years in portions of southern states along the
| gulf: nearly =, 90 lives lost
Oct l5--Hcavy frost throughout lower Missis-
| sippi valley with great injury TO cotton