Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-27
GREAT WIND-STORM.
y Vo,ks Havoc at CltTeland and In
Ohio 0il.Plelds.
,yov ALSO At SOME POINTS
,,,.yool Drifts and "Sl1 Inches IN Eight
Hours" Of the Rleecy.
,u,, FRIGHTENED TO DEATH
occurs at Cincinnati, Where
Much Damage Is Done "' "
wind 10 Boats on the "''e

Notes.
.,,,,rAxD O.. November 2S--One
=, ,,ors, wind-storms that Cleveiaho
,ysr known began in the very carry
h'' .hts morning. and increased IN Sc
20, until about o'clock wheh the
Test velocity Of wind in the history OF
CLEVELAND Weather Bureau was at
u ~. This. at least. was the first esti-
at. Of the weather men.
o'clock the wind blew at the rate
.,.o,,v-four miles an hour, and pro-
-. q, a higher rate. Violent gusts
- frequent. above the steady under
-, and they had tendency to tear
,s chlmncys, etc. from their last
tnings o..,
rre rainfan yesterday was something
,~ a., inch. IL did not stop until past
.,s,igbt and almost with its cessation
49, wind began 20 blow. While at
,..,,,ht the wind veered from "a south
,,,y direction. and thus the lake was
80, st its toughest, although it was a
,,multuous body Of water.
Tine wind seemed 10 have attained its
,oo.t remarkable velocity in the vicinity
=, Erie ana Superior streets. When day
S.,,osl the entire neighborhood present.
scene Of wreckase. Music
tsu on Vincent street. presented
. broad front for the gale. A gable
about eight feet high and fifty feet from
fbs ground extending across the entire
yincent-street front of the big building
was blown TO the street The frame
s,et,s leading to the auditorium entrances
were completely demolished by the fall
ing stone and brick At the northeast
corner Of Superior and Erie streets. rev
hundred yards from the Nincent-street
front OF Music Hall, Is st. Johns Cathe-
araL the tower Of which, one of the high
est In the city, showed the effect OF
the storm. The top was fully five feet
ont Of line. the steeple leaning toward
the northeast
Reports from various parts of the city
Indicate that the damage TO property will
reach many thousand dollars. No loss
OF life is reported. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down all over the city.
LOSS OF LIFE.
A special to the Press from Put-in-Bay.
q. says: The roof OF V. Dollars store
and the parapets Of the Town Hall, and
the front of the Museum We're blown off
this morning. A deckhand Of the steamer
Messenger, known as "Reddy." was found
drowned at Fox's dock here this morning
A Toledo sandsuoker dragged her an
ohor and lies in the channel between here
and Middle Bass Island. Two men are
aboard 1t is feared they will be lost.
4 special 10 the Press from Bowling
Green. O., says: A terrible wind. with
nearly the force of "A hurricane, struck
Wood county early Tuesday morning In
this city buildings were -unroofed. plate
glass broken, chimneys blown down, and
The streets strewn with debris. The loss
will reach about $4,000.
A Press representative rode through the
ol-helis this morning and in a distance
a. eight miles not half dozen derricks
were standing The amount Of damage
done In the oil-felds is hard TO estimate.
There are hundreds Of derricks blown
down. The loss will probably reach $780,
o.
farmers report much stock killed. Tele-
gfaph-wires and long-distance telephone
wires are down.
special 10 the Press from Akron, o.,
SAYS. A high wind that visited the city
ths morning did considerable damage
though the city. The tin roof of the
Akron cereal-mill was torn off by the
tree crashed through bay-window into
The residence of Ex-Governor Egerton.
CHURCH BUILDING WRECKED.
CLEVELAND, o.. November ga spe-
cial 10 the Press from Lorraine, o.. says:
A second accident occurred at the new
ST. Mary's Catholic church here during
ihe wlnd-storm this morning. 1t was at
this church that the temporary floor fell
daring the ceremony of laying the corner
stone, TWO months ago. and forty people
we're injured.
The walls had been completed and the
truss put up for the roof When the
storm struck the church the north wall
was blown out and the other walls were
wrecked with the roof truss. The men,
lers ~ the church are disheartened by
the disaster.
All TIE siding was blown or one side
q The harrow mill.
HrRRICANE AT DETROIT.
DETROIT. MICH November "a
hurricane struck this city this morning,
hlt beyond carrying down telephone
fnl telegraph-wires and couple OF elec-
tTlc'lighi towers. ana destroying number
less shade trees. little damage was infiict-
3D. The wind-storm started in about 2:2O
aciook blowing As miles an hour from
he northwest which increased steadily In
violence until 1:3O o'clock. when velocity
O b miles an hour was reached.
Since that hour, however. the wind has
gradually decreased in violence.
TIE gale has lowered the water in the
iNef mole than two feet, and at IL O'Clock
ihere were bu; lS feet inches of water
over The bar et Crosse Point. which is
tlt loves, on record this season.
Down the river the same conditions
Prevail The channei-bank being visible
'0' he first time In many years. all the
way along.
Business on the Board OF Trade this
u0'ning was az a standstill because or
We loss % an Chicago wires.
reports from the State. show that the
N9im was general, aud In many places
vas accompanied by heavy fall or
s.'"' Monroe reports miles OF FENCES
Gown down. trees uprootcd. and outbuild-
1ss blown over. A frame photograph
e4"eiy on Front street was completely
u'hohshei. and the tin-roofs and CHM
Sess OF several large buildings were
's"h on. Tugs In the river and canal
e Nng on lseir sides. owing 10 the
=" water. The damage cannot be est-
"S''d. but Is heavy.
FURIOUS sNOW-STORM.
.'RAND HAVEN. MICH, November
yh'y IN one previous year has winter
as early as this year. 1t showed
.'.,lsiy and there are drifts feet high
le main streets. Trains on all roads
80 ~ BAD shape. and country roads are
s~Weiey harricaded. Already there is
,,'4'ee IN The main channel of Grand
'' ietord Unprecedented.
DAMAGE IN oII-FIELDs.
.OLLDO. o., November z6.--Reports
49,, 'De oil-telds south of this city say
Fs ~aiieSe 10 the amount OF over no.
s., , eono 10 OH city by the storm