The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-24

A Menagerie Stampeded in One Place
Houses Unroofed and Factories De-
stroyed-Hurricane Preceded byIntense
Heat.
Chicago, August 3.-Dispatohes from
points in Indiana and Ohio report severe
storms last night, accompanied by much
destruction Of property by lightning and
some fatalities Telegrsphic communi-
cation is very much impaired and full re-
ports are hard to obtain.
At Indianapolis-Th wind reached a
hurricane velocity, but no serious proper
ty loss was sustained nor any lives lost.
This rain fall was worry heavy. Near
Rome City, Indiana, a large barn was
destroyed by lightning and Arthur Foss,
aged fourteen was killed. Early Satur-
day morning storms in the same territory
were equally destructive.
AT Ellwood, Indiana, lightning de-
molished Rev. T. j. Wright's residence.
All the family escaped injury, but
Wright. who was horribly burned and
paralyzed.
Greensburg, Ind. August 23.-Reports
have it that heavy damage to crops and
severalhbridges washed away. Mrs. John
Baum Gardner of Wabash was struck by
lightning and fatally injured. Lester
Bliss and Neil Bliss at Dslphos, Ohio,
were killed by lightning.
AT Hobart, Indiana, the dwelling of a
man named Smith was demolished by
lightning and the family of thres persons
killed.
Efingham, Ills, August s3.-The in
tense heat of yesterday ended with a
cyclone at $50 last evening The tower
of the new Methodist church was de-
molished, the damage to the building be-
ing large.
The roofs and tops of the electric light
house of Austin college and two factories
were carried away.
The streets are blocked with shade trees
and electric light and Telephone poles
that were tom up ana scattered. The
damage is SIS, 600 to 500, 900.
st. Louis, August pa severe wind
storm visited the States of Illinois,
Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Oklo-
We're lost and much property destroyed.
lightning and heavy rain accompanied
| the storm of wind. All the grain fields
about Macountah Illinois, are destroyed.
AT West Plains. Missouri, the storm was
| severe upon light structures. The grand
Stdilu Hb bHe uail park, Wner5 game was
in progress, was blown down and fifteen
persons were injured.
Near Browning, Missouri, the farm
house of Thomas Gooch was blown down
and his wife and infant son killed. AT
Fort Worth, Texas, general rain fell
for the first time in three months. The
downpour extended into the Pan H andle
country as far as Clarendon, Tex, and
west to Midland. At Guthrie, Oklo-
hona, the dry spell was broken by a
heavy rain. The smperature dropped
nearly forty degrees in few hours.
Huntington, Ind, August 23.-The
Wallace circus was struck by cyclone
last night and lost every inch of its can
vas. So badly we're the tents torn that
new ones must be substituted. Several
animals escaped from the broken cages,
hut were recaptured. A herd of
stampeded elephants made trouble. -Four
men were injured by falling poles. The
damage amounted to $l0 G00 The storm
struck before the doors had been opened
to admit the people. Advices received
from outside points state that during the
storm of lass evening fourteen barns and
several farm houses in this county we're
struck by lightning and destroyed. The
losses will aggregate $40, 600 4aS *sfss,