The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-08-20
RUIN By STORMS.
Wind and Rain Cause Great Damage In
Ohio and Michigan.

storm Monday afternoon John Thomp- |
son and jay Leonard, of this cit.,, were
struck by lightning and instantly killed. !
They were working on new pier being !
built in the lake by the government
and had steel augurs in their hands.
Rrhe body of Leonard was knocked into
the lake and carried out by the cur
rent. and has not Yet been found. The
clothes were evidently torn from the
body of Leonard by the shock. for por-
tions Of his wearing apparel we're found
floating on the water. Two other men
working on the pier were rendered un'
conscious by the bolt, but will recover.
In the early part of the day William
Axtell, of Middlesex, Bass island, was
overcome by the intense heat and died
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1i.--Four dis
tinct storms visited Michigan during
the - hours ended at nine O'Clock Mon
day night. and they carried widespread
destruction of property and large loss
of life in their wake. Each one was
accompanied by almost incessant and
terrifying flashes of lightning and each
by hurricane. The fatalities were
largest at Detroit and Benton Harbor
In the Detroit river four people are
known 10 have been drowned and there
IRE no less than half dozen missing
At Benton Harbor four men were
drowned while attempting TO swim
ashore, and all up along the east coast
line are reports of casualties on the
water, and the number of deaths will
no doubt exceed 20. The property damn
nge by the four storms. the last of which
occurred late Monday afternoon, will
be over $250.0O0.
AT Ionia the big car shops of the d.,
L. & n. railway were blown down aud
5000 damage resulted The freight
house of the same company was set
on fire by lightning and burned to the
ground while the roof of the big llaber-
stumpi brewery was blown Off, causing
loss of $1,000.
The reports from the various small
towns through the state show great
losses. Miles of telegraph wire and
poles are fiat, barns and farinhouses
have been burned and blown down and
several people struck by lightning.
| Owing to the condition of the tele-
graph lines il is impossible to get full
reports as to the damage of the storm.
Saginaw, Mich. Aug. li.--Lightning
and windstorm bordering ON the pro-
portions of tornado did terribly de.
structive work in this city and vicinity
early Monday morning. The jefferson
| Avenue Methodist church was struck
/ by lightning and damaged $4,000
worth. Fifty other buildings and fac.
tories were unroofed or badly wrecked,
hundreds of trees were blown down,
wires prostratcd and street traffic is
suspended. The damage will reach
100000.
| Cleveland, o., Aug. u.-The excessive
| heat of Sunday was relieved Monday
morning by a heavy downpour of rain.
accompanied by high wind. The force
of the wind was so great that IL assumed
! the appearance OF a hurricane without
the effect. There was some damage in
neighboring towns. At Uedford Is
miles south of here, the rain poured
down in torrents, filling cellars and
flooding streets. The accompanying
wind uprooted trees, DESTROYED crops
and did much mischief.
There were dozens of pleasure steam.
ers and yachts laden with sweltering hu.
manity trying to get relief from the
depressing atmosphere on the bosom
of the lake. Before the shippers had
time TO get their crafts in readines,
to meet the hurricane, the storm burg,
in wild fury upon them. Lake Erie
was lashed into mass Of angry wave,
that tore and surged, tossing heavy
steamers and shell-iilSe yachts about
with equal ease. The greatest excite.
ment prevailed all along the lake front
Thousands OF people rushed to Lake
View park to watch the battle of the rle.
ments and the gallant men who were
fighting for their lives on the angry
lake. Among the yachts which were
caught in the storm were the Priscils
and the Avocet. The Priscilla wealth
cred the gale and was towed into port
by tug which went 10 her rescue. The
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