The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-26
THE CYCLONE IN MICHIGAN.


Many BUILDINGS Wrecked at Mount
Clemens Near Pontiac.
Mount Clemens. Mich, May 25.--A ter
rife cyclone. accompanied by heavy rain.
struck this city this evening. Some thirty
houses on Front and Butler streets were
blown down. ana many OF them literally
torn to pieces. As yet no details are re-
ported. but many people we're injured.
The list Of injured Is: Mrs. Anna Pohl.
back broken. VIII die: Adoiph Pohl. in
jured; William Pohl. severely injured.
Mrs. r. Carter. badly injured; Mrs. Orms-
by. arm broken. The house Of Mrs. Anna
Pohi. widow with three samll boys. was
blown down on their heads. and the four
members Of the family were pinioned
down TO the wreck Owing to the dark
ness II was some time before assistance
arrived. When they were gotten out they
we're taken 10 the neighboring house.
where IL was found that Mrs. Pohrs back
was broken. and she cannot live. Her
boys, Adolph. Henry and william. are
more or iess injured, but will recover. A
large new two-story house owned and &C.
cupiei by Russell Carter was badly dam
aged. Carter was injured by flying
board A fine frame residence belonging
to August Henkei was turned over on
Its side The water works we're partially
destroyed. the fiitering house being
wrecked and the large brick chimney
ieveied even with tse roof. The cyclone
struck the city near Gratiot street bridge
and passed tn 4 rortheriy direction over
the city. ieveiing nearly everything In its
path for about 10 yards.
The principal damage was on From;
street between Butler and Robertson
streets. AT Robertson street II crossed the
river and struck the eastern part OF the
city at Dnlas. msfi. where many houses
were destroyed, the mil badly damaged
ard the i1uber In the yards picked NJ like
char and carried over into the fields
across the river. The large residence Of
Capt Louis Chsrb0nesu was demolished
The only accident 20 persons here yet re-
ported was tast OF Mrs. Ornsby, who re-
ceived a broken arm.
Later investigation in The eastern part
OF the city shows the condition to be worse
than was az first reported. On Rs;hbern
street, east OF D8Ias' min. nesriY all Of the
HOUSES are down. Four large ice houses
belonging TO Charhoneag Bros. and the
warehouse OF Dnias' rniil are In the river
and will oSstrrfcf navigation
Reports from the country are 70 The e.
feet that the damage IL widespread. The
farmhouse and barn OF John Irwsn was
Ieveled. and IRE trees IN his orchard were
torn up. IL ss impossible to estimate the
damage but il uln Dc many thousands Of
dollars Nearly all 0g the buildings along
Front street were new. owned BY thrifty
lahsrsrs. and about twenty of taen are
ruines.
Fontlae. Mich. May E--The country in
saA vicinity OF safs city was given It's first
taste af a cyclone this evening and tas lit
tie village ss Th5a1as was wiped out Met
Anara aud 0Akwooi were also touched up
aa4 their tnnzhft badly frightened.
some being i-ta-ed. and track q sevzs-
,atkaa left 10 within thres-f5aTsas II
nile as orfsn<iiie- The telsphsns EnfF tel
exraph wires between here and fhese
Places are lows. and the ossiy data ~ the
werk ef the cyclone II farnssa%d by the
survivors who have come here for shelter.
b., fran a c0mgarssoa af ftsir stories .,
seems esrtsin that from fourteen 20
eighteen lives have beer lost The follow
fr- names Of 4es1 at Tscrrzs have been
reported by Their rrtxhblars VITO escaped
uEth sAesr Ewes hut last skstr hsnsss; 5os1a
Poorst- Nrx Jo~eSh Bird guas &ttkey. ~
Ts~rsacs- Mrs Henry Quick. Abr4n
oasrk and txo eall4rer. Mrs Alice Mitch
eli ard t~o chgiren. Actual Details Of the