The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-27
TORDAD0ES At THE WEST
Furious Wind and Rain Storms Sweep
Over Several States.
A CLOUDBURST IN ILLINOIS,

Nearly Every Snokeseack IN clnuia!'
Ohio, Leveiied---St. Clair, Mich, Hard
Hit; One Life Lost and the City Hall
Partly Observation-Disclosures Damage to
Railroads and Crops In Iowa.
Several lives were lost and great damage
10 crops and other property was done ny
storms in Middle and Western States.
A dispatch from Findlay, Ohio, says: One
of the most destructive windstorms ever
known to have pissed over this part OF tho
State occurred in and around Findlay, caus-
ing much damage to property which lay IN
its path. All day long the heat had been in
tense and storm was naturally expected.
About 8 O'Clock dark clouds appeared and
sight breeze sprang up from the southwest.
In hall an hour rain began to fall and with
scarcely a moments warning the gale
burst forth. and steadily increased IN
fury until it was nothing short OF
tornado. It was of short duration.
however, lasting only five minutes. put II
swept everything movable before it. The
rain was blown along in such volume that
person could not distinguish objects few
feet away. Severalh houses were unroofed, but
the occupants escaped serious injury. Inc
south wall and portion OF the roof OF the
Huber School building were demolished.
Hardly 4 smokestack in the city was lefi
standing. The fire tower 1T the centras
ensine-house Was blown down, and
in falling smashed in a portion OF the
stables, the horses narrowly escaping. Por-
tons OF the spires OF the First Methodist ana
Lutheran Churches were blown away.
Nearly every awning and sign in Main street
was either partially or totally destroyed.
Several large platc-Slass fronts were broken.
4 large wagon Of the American EX-
press Company was blown over Wnlle
crossing Main street. and the driver was
slightly injured. Hundreds of fruit and
shaIe trees were broken off like pipe stems,
rendering some streets impossible Inc
storm did not extend far beyond the city
limits: and consequently NO damage was
done in the oil fields or to growing crops.
4 dispatch from Lewiston, ILL.,. says that q
cloplburst in that neighborhood did great
damage to growing crops. Samuel Shaw,
vell-!Snown citizen. was killed by bolt OF
lightning. Several thousand feet OF
the narrow guase railway were washed
away by the downpour OF rain:
Severe storms occurred in various parts OF
Illi51ois and Indiana. At McComp. Ill. hght-
ming struck a shed in which eight men and
-
Ba-rlay. Jr.. was killed, and Roland. .McAEs-
ter and William Gale severely shocked. At
Locansport. Ind, Edward Carson. farmer,
was killed bviightning. Several barns were
burned and cattle were killed. At Peoria,
ILL.,, the heaviest rainfall in forty years oc-
Cured. Joseph Summers was drowned IN
Coles Creek, near Peoria.
- 4 fatal -windstor1r; @accompanied by
heavy raiafall. burst upon St. Clair, Mich;
soon after 1 O'Clock p. m. For several
weeks prayers had been offered for rain
Before the storm had spent itself a child had
been killed, two men injured, and much
property destroyed The City Hall
was partly demolished, hundreds
Of trees were blown down, roofs were
taken of buildings by the dozen, two large
craft were blown aground in the river, ana
general confusion reiSned. Inc ele7en-
months old child Of Elmer E. Black was
killed instantly by the wind wrecking the
Black home. The horse of Joseph Dam was
blown blown into the river. and in attempting
to rescue it he sustained serious Injuries. A
horse belonging to julius Belknap was also
blown into the river. together with shed
which the wind set down in Pine River.
Joseph Goulait, q workman at Beiknaps
brickvari. was injured by flying brick.
The roof was torn off the Hotel Caclllac.
liberty pole now stands upside down through
the rO0I o. one OF Cne largest sIoto poiiuooo'
in the city.
Rain. wind and hail storms over large
parts Of Iowa did much damageto crops and
property. In the north part OF the
State Il storm swept q strip twenty-five
miles wide in Palo Alto, Emmett and Kos
suth Counties, and small grain was badly
damaged The corn will recover except In,
places where It was beaten down by hail. In
the mi.Idle of the storm strip was section
about five miles wide. in which there was a
fierce haistorm. and there the damage to
crops was immense. In the eastern part OF
the State another storm did almost as much;
damage. 1t started just east OF Des Moines
and SWEPT over the country as far as the MISS
issippi River and south to the State line. at
BROOKLYN there was a waterspout Whlch
amounted to four-inch fall OF water In
about an hour. 1t covered a wide section
and the streams were flooded. Bridges were
carried out and there were many washouts
on the railroads At keoSuk the storm was
almost a tornado and many buildings were
unroofed and other damage done. Ihere
was more or less hail and crops were badly,
injured. The Rock Island "fyer" was
ditched near Iowa City bya washout, and
the fireman had his leg broken. The pas
sengers were badly shaken up, but no one
was seriously injured.