The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-12
MAR OF The ELEMENTS.

Wind. Rain and Lightning Cause Loss OF
Life and Property In Michigan and ILL
nois.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 1O.-Reports
from different sections covering about
two-thirds of lower Michigan show
that the protracted drouth was effect
ually broken Friday and Saturday by
heavy rains. The rain in most places
was accompanied by violent electrical
storm, which caused the destruction OF
many barns and farm buildings
throughout the lower peninsula. Gel
lars at Saginaw were badly flooded.
Caro- and Alma report washouts on the
Toledo & Ann Arbor and the Detroit,
Lansing & Northern roads.
At West Bay City Thomas Lando,
switchman, was struck by lightning
and will probably die. At Newago
Joseph Smith, who was sitting at
window in his fathers residence, was
struck and instantly killed. The other
members of the family were badly
shocked, but not seriously injured. At
Kalamazoo Charles Bush, Hollander,
aged 20 years, was instantly killed by
lightning just before noon Saturday.
Bush was returning from work in
Dunkley's celery marsh. Several Hol-
landers with him were badly shocked,
but none seriously hurt. At White
hall lightning struck the house OF
Jacob Smith, instantly killing Mrs.
Smith and one of her sons. The other
members of the family escaped with a
slight shock
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Sept. 10.-At an early
hour Saturday morning lighting COM
menced to dance around in this district,
doing damage wherever 1t touched.
Several fires were started in this place
but the loss is not great. The most
serious conhagration reported here was
at Malta, town of about 700 inhabi-
tants, five miles west of here on the
Northwestern railroad. The damage
in Malta will exceed $50, 900 as the en-
tire business portion of the town was
destroyed.
Fourteen buildings in all were con-
Sumed. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed in the city until the fire had fin
ished its destructive work. Men, wo-
men and children were doing all in
their power to help put out the fire and
all the buckets in town were brought
into play and used for carrying water.
The fire department from DeKalb was
called upon and responded promptly.
1t was through its aid that the fire was
finally gotten under control.
The lightning started fire in the
village of Henrietta which burned six
or seven buildings. 1t is reported that
several people were slightly injured
there but no one'badly hurt. Lightning
struck at Huntley, Caledonia, Elmhurst
and numbers of other places.
ELGIN, ILL.,, Sept. 10. "A deluge ac-
companied by continuous and vivid
lightning and gale with destructive
results, visited this city and its vicinity
Saturday doing much damage,
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. 10.-The cloud
burst here Saturday night did damage
to the extent of 100000 The flooded
district is more than mile square and
extends towards the Monocacy valley
and includes portions of bethlehem
proper, West Bethlehem and South
bethlehem. Residences in many places
were flooded to their second stories
WOODSTOCK, Ill, Sept. ia great
wind, rain and electric storm caused
much damage here. The spire Of the
Baptist church was blown down and
the Farmers Exchange bank lost itH
roof. Many private residences were
badly damaged.