The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-05-08
RAGING ELEMENTS.
Quintuple Hill Near Bradford, Pa.
a Tower of Fire.
A REGULAR WATERSPOUT IN TEXAS.
Gardens and Fruit Trees Destroyed Around
Dayton, Tenn.-A Tornado In Wis
consin-Omaha, Neb., Damaged
by u HaIlstorm.

BEADFoRp, Pa, May THE losses
from Sundays fire at Glen Hazel will
amount to an enormous sum. They
include a large saw mill owned by ID
:. Dolliver, of Ridgeway, with a ca
pacity of $4,000 feet per day; a lumber
yard owned by Elias Deemer, of Will
Transport, together with 10000, 900 feet
of lumber, insurance understood to
cover about one-half the loss. The
loss of lumber, 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.
1t has not been learned how the con
Migration started, but pre- sumably 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 reporte be-
tween Brookston and Chaffee in Elk
county, and another west of Coon Run
Nothing has been learned from these
points as 10 damage done.
4 REGULAR wATERsPOUr IN TEXAS.
IIoUsToN, Tex, May 6-Reports
from East Texas tell of regular
waterspout which fell Sunday. A dis
patch from NacoIoches states that
miles of fencing was washed away.
Every bridge on Bonita bayou was car
ried away and mile of railroad track
on the Kansas & West Texas railroad
was washed out Thirteen sections of
bridge on this road were carried off
by the torrent. Judge l. swiS, DIR. Bar
ham, Henry Carraway, George Barham
and Hub Lewis were compelled t0
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 wal
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.
A ROARING COLUMN OF SAND.
STEvENsPoINT, Wis, May IA tor
nado passed over the southeastern par
Of town yesterday morning hqg'
roaring column of sand, dust anC
debris settled down over the city just
east of the Central shops and swept
along for about a mile, tearing ul
trees aud Qverturning outbuildings
The wind was followed by a heay!
rainfall This afternoon the city wa
again visited by a heavy rainstorm
Two or three inches of rain has fallel
in as many hours.
A TERRIFIC HAILsTORM.
OMAHA, Neb., May "A terrific hail
storm did much DANA ge in Omaha yes
terday Hailstones as large as hen'
eggs fell and filed the streets. Niue
property was destroyed. mostly glas
and young trees. The damage vii
amount TO thousands. Few glass re
main in windows fronting south.