New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-18
AN OHIO TOWN DESTROYED
THE WORK OF A TORNADO.
TEN LIVES LOST AND MANY PEOPLE
INJURED.
THE LITTLE TOWN OF KUNKEL SUDDENLY
DINARY vIoLENCE-MORE FATALI-
TIES FEARED

TIES FEARED.
Toledo, Ohio. May l7-That part OF Northern
Ohio between Kunkel and Montpelier. two towns
on the Detroit division OF the Wabash Railroad
was visited by a tornado late this afternoon. It
Is known that ten persons were Killed. They
were Daniel Barrett. Mrs Daniel Barrett. Martha
Daso Myrta Daso. George Oxinger. Edmund
Schesser. Ellen Rigby and three small children,
names unknown. instantly killed.
The injured are David Iongley. Jason Miles,
Mrs r. p. Charles Charles Cole Mrs. Charles
Cole Jennie Creek and several others.
The country devastated is about one-quarter
mile wide and six or seven miles In length Inc
great funnel-shaped cloud travelled In ir-
regular southeasterly course. Houses, barns
fences. trees and obstructions of all kinds In
the path Of the storm were carried away ana
nothing was left to mark the spot where they
stood except huge holes In the ground. The
greatest damage was done about mile from
whore the tornado rose and passed on east.
The building in which Daniel Barrett. his wife
and their two grand-daughters. Martha and
llyrta Daso. were killed was completely demol-
ished.
Edmund Schlesser was n farmer In fairly good
circumstances. He was his way from the
field to his house when he was overtaken oy
the storm. His body was frGhtfully bruised ana
scarcely n bone was not broken. The property
loss is vaguely estimated at between s2oOOo ana
$4,000 1t is believed that at least half dozen
more fatalities will have been reported when the
worst IS known. =,
tho exfrome northwestern part Of the state on
the Detroit and LOgansport branch or the wa
bash Railway.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE BY RAINS.
,r,,,, roes -. THE NORTHWEST ESTIMATED IN
THE MILLIONS.
milwaukee, Nav l7-From the latest reports re-
coived hy the Chicago. Milwaukee and -. PAU
Railroad Il Is estimated that the loss occasloned
nv tho storm in the country from Chippewa
Fails TO St Paul will easily amount to S5Ooo'ooo'
Hudson. Wis. May l7.-The heavy rainstorm OF
Tuesday night has caused Willow RIVER ana
Trout Rrook TO overflow their banks causing
a damage of over s5o,Oto. H. T. Drake. OF st.
Paul. owned private trout hatchery. ana mas
lost 900 yearllngs and 10000 fry. valued at s2o
900 z. O. Crary and others. OF this city owned
another Ike hatchery. and lose 100000 fry ana
% 900 yearllng. valued at about 10000.
Harrsville Mich. May IA terrible electric
storm swep; over this locality last night The
precipitation ~ rain amounted almost to cloud
burst AZ least six inches Of water fell from 10
o'clock last night 10 ' % Nlptk tliS ln'i INNS
St Paul. May l7.-The loss by the great Hood
IN Pierce County was at least 100000. Rush
River rose high above It's banks. carrying along
every bridge from the headwaters TO the Mis-
sirsippi River At Martelle. FL Paso and other
places Touring and saw mills were swept along py
the food cntang losses of which no accurate
estimate can De formed. Three farmhouses. with
occupants. are said - have been washed away by
the food The valley Of the Rush River is n
scene ~ complete devastation The nood was
caused mainly by numerous milldams breaking.
At Hudson. WIS. the mill dams on willow
River have been all carried away. and this
morning word was received from Burkhardt.
Jcwcit's Green's and other localities that the
watcr reached there about o'clock and was
soon over the big dam. carrying away thousands
~ tons ~ earth. The omaha main line bridge
about 500 feet distant. was undermined, carrying
away the stone ahHtments which rise twenty
Ave feet above the waters edge. The lower
foot bridge has also been undermined
CAPTAIN Scott Of the Omaha. estimates the
damaCe u the road at $4,000. Traffic will be
intcrrupted for two weeks. The loss along the
river Will amount - at least 100000. Mir scott
declared the dam had been deliberately cut by
the mill people In order - save the mill and that
the Omaha road damaged in consequence.