The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-07
RAGING ELEMENTS.
ouintuple Hill Near Bradford, Pa, Tow
er of Fire,

Ouintup1e Hill Near Bradford PAP q low
er of Fire.
BRADFORD, Pa. May THE losses
from Sundays fire at Glen Hazel will
amount to an enormous sum. They
include large saw mill owned by d.
S. Dolliver, of Ridgeway, with ca
pacity of $4,000 feet per day; a lumber
yard owned by Elias Deemer, of Will
Transport, together with 10, 900 feet
of lumber, insurance understood to
cover about one-half the loss. The
loss of lum Der, coal and freight reve-
nue. will not fall short of 81, 900, 900.
Sunday night the forest fires died out,
but are expected to spring up at any
minute. Quintuple hill was on fire
yesterday. Ever since the dry spell
set in the Emery company has had
man employed to follow after each
train so that in case the woods should
catch fire the flames might be extin-
guished before getting beyond control
Yet in spite of this precaution the hill
was roaring tower of fire last night.
It has not been learned how the con-
fagration started, but presumably from
sparks from some passing engine. I'M
less rain comes or the progress of the
destroying element can be arrested,
much property is in danger of being
consumed. A bad fire is reported be-
tween Brookston and Chaffee in Elk
county, and another west of Coon Run.
Nothing has been learned from these
points as to damage done.
REGULAR wATERsPoUT IN TEXAS.
HOUSTON, Tex, May 6.-Reports
from East Texas tell of a regular
waterspout which fell Sunday. A dis
patch from Nacodoches states that
miles of fencing was washed away.
Every bridge on Bonita bayou was car
ried away and a mile of railroad track
on the Kansas & West Texas railroad
was washed out. Thirteen sections of
a bridge on this road were carried off
by the torrent. Judge Lewis, DR.. Bar
ham, Henry Carraway, George Barham
and Hub Lewis were compelled to
climb trees by the fast rising water,
and were not rescued until yesterday.
Enormous damage has been done,
streams being impossible. The coun-
try cannot be heard from.
GARDENS AND TREES DESTROYED.
DAYTON, Tenn, May IA disastrous
cloudburst, hail and windstorm visited
this city Sunday. The streets of the
city were inundated and two of the
bridges on the principal streets were
washed away. A number of small
houses were blown over and there was
great destruction of growing crops.
Gardens and fruit trees were de-
stroyed. No fatalities are reported.
The hailstones were of unusual size,
breaking most of the windows in the
town.
ROARING COLUMN OF SAND.
STEvENsPoINT, Wis, May IA tor
nado passed over the southeastern part
of town yesterday morning. A huge
roaring column of sand, dust and
debris settled down over the city just
east of the Central shops and swept
along for about a mile, tearing up
trees and overturning outbuildings
The wind was followed by a heavy
rainfall. This afternoon the city was
again visited by a heavy rainstorm.
Two or three inches of rain has fallen
in as many hours.
A TERRIFIC HAILSTORM.
OMAHA, Neb., May IA terrific hail
storm did much damage in Omaha yes
terday Hailstones as large as hens
eggs fell and filed the streets. Much
property was destroyed. mostly glass
and young trees. The damage will
amount to thousands Few glass re-
main in windows fronting south.