The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-27
Sweeps Through Michigan and Ohio, and
Great Is the Damage 10 Property Thereof.
Only TWO LIVES ARE KNOWN TO BELOST
Ehe wind Reached n Velocity of
Ecvcniy-Six Miles nn Hour. which,
in Con1uction With the Heavy
Fall OF Snow, Created Great Com
stcrnntIom Among tho People.

worst wind storms that Cleveland has
ever known began in the very early
hours this morning and increased in Sc
verify until about o'clock when the
greatest velocity Of wind III the history
of the Cleveland Weather Bureau WAS
attained. Al o'clock the wind blew 1T
the rate of fully seventy-four miles an
nour ana probably at higher rate.
Violent gusts were frequent above the
steady under current, and they had
tendency to tear roofs. chinlneys. etc,
from their fastenings. The rain fall
yesterday was some thing over an inch.
While at It's height thr. wind veered
from Southernly direction, and thus
the lake was at it's toughest. although
II was tumultuous body of water.
The wind seemed To have attained its
most remarkable velocity In the vicin-
ity of Erie and Superior streets. When
day duwned the entire ncighborhood
presented scene Of wreckage. Music
Hall. on Vincent street, presented a
broad front for the gale. A gable about
eight feet high and fifty feet from the
ground extending across the entire Vim
cent street front of the big building.
was blown to the street. The frame
steps lea ding TO the Auditorium en-
frances. were completely demolished by
the falling stone and brick At the
northeast corner of Superior and Erie
streets. n few hundred yards from the
Vincent street front of Music Hall. is
st. Johns Cathedral. the tower OF
showed the effect of the storm The
top was fully five feet out OF line the
steeple leaning toward the northeast.
reports from various parts of the
city Indicate that the damage TO prop
erty will reach many thousand dollars.
No loss of life is reported
DECK HAND DROWNED.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down all over the city. y special to the
press from Putin Bay. o.. says:
The roof of V. Doller's store and the
parapcts of the town hall and the front
or the museum were blown off this
morning. y dcckhand CT the steamer
Messenger known as Rcddy. was
found drowned at FoX's dock here this
morning He was blown In the dock
FROM BOWLING GREEN.
y special to the Press from Bowling
Green. O.. says: a terrible wind with
nearly the force of hurricane struck
Wood county early Tuesday morning.
In this city buildings wer unroofed.
plate glass broken, chmneys blown
down. and the streets are strewn with
debris. The loss will reach about slO,-
600 ~ press representative rode
through the oil fields this morning and
In distance of eight miles not II half
dozeni derricks were standing The
amount of damage done i'm the oil fields
is hard to estimate. There are hun
dreds of dericks blown down. The loss
will probably reach 100000 Farmers
report much stock killed. Telegraph
wires and long distace telephone wires
aredown.
AKRON OHIO NEWS.
special to the Press from Akron.
O.. says:
The high wind that visited the city
this morning did considera Bile damage
through the city. The tin roof of the
Akron Cereal Mill was torn off by the
wind and thrown into the street 4
large tree crashed through the bay
window into the residence of ex-Gover-
nor Egerton.
WHAT IT DID IN DETROIT.
Detroit Mich. Nov 26.-A hurricane
struck this city this morning, but be-
yond carrying down telephone and
telegraph wires and n couple of cleo
trio light towers and destroying num-
berless shade trees little damage was
inflicted. The window storm started
In about 2:20 o'clock. blowing forty
eigth miles an hour from the northwest.
which increased steadily i'm violence
until at 7:30 o'clock. when n velocity OF
seventysiX miles an hour was reached.
Since that hour however the wind
has gradually decreased in violence.
business on the Board of Trade this
morning was AT standstil because
of the loss of all Chicago wires.
Report from the State show that the
storm was general and In many places
was accompanied by heavy fail OF
snow. Adrian reports that much dam
age was done by the hurricane In that
region. Monroe reports miles Of fences
blown down. trees uprooted and out>
buildings blown over a frame pho
tograph gallery, on Front street, was
completely demolished and tin roofs
and chimneys on several large build
ings We're blown off.
SNOW SIX FEET DEEP
Grand Haven. Mich. Nov 2G-OnIy
IN one previous year has winter set In as
early as this year. II showed furiously
all last night and there are drifts six
feet high in the main streets to-day.
Trains OH all the railroads are In bad
shape and country roads are complete
ly barrcadcd Already there is slush
ice in the main channel of Grand river,
record unprecedented.
TWELVE INCHES IN EIGHT
HOURS.
Euskegon, Mich, Nov. 2G.-The hcav-
lest November snow storm that has
visited this section In many years ragged
last night. Twelve inches fell in eight
hours. Street car traffic is suspended
and railroad trains are from six TO
twelve hours late
100000 DAMAGE TO OIL PROPERTY.
Toledo O.. Nov 26-Reports from the
OIL fields south of this city sny that
damage amounting to over 100000 was