The record-union., 1896-07-28
Houses Unr0Ofed and Crops Greatly
Damaged by Water in Missouri.
Floods and Lightning Do Much De-
struction in Nebraska.
Most Violent Hailstorm Ever Expert
enCed at Edgar, Nebraska-ThOu-
sands of Acres of Farming Land in
Missouri Inundated--HeavyS Storms
in Northern Indiana.

COLUMBUS (O), July PA terrific
wind storm, accompanied by rain, swept
over Columbus and vicinity at s o'clock
this evening. The roof was blown off
Wirthweens Hall, a five-s story brick
building at High and Mound streets.
Chimneys were blown off and shade
trees upturned in all parts of the city.
The roof and top story were blown off
Browns Novelty Iron Works at Town
and Gift STREETS, doing considerable
damage. Stillwegen's tannery, in
South Columbus. was unroofed, and the
fourth story of S. a. Bakers art gal
lery, at High and State streets, demol-
ished. News from the surrounding
country is to the effect that many barns
and houses have been destroyed or bad
1y damaged. No loss of life is reported
thus far
DELPHOS (O), July 27.-The North
ern Ohio Railroad shops were unroofed
and SCOTS paper mill almost complete
~ destroyed by severe rain and wind
storm which struck the city at & o'clock
this evening. A corner was torn from
the Phean Hotel, and bricks blown
across the street, breaking heavy plate
glass fronts. Several people were more
or less injured by flying debris, but
none fatally. The storm travelled east
ward.
LIMA (O.), July 2T.-Hundreds of
derricks in the oil region were de-
stroyed by a small tornado which
struck here at $50 o'cl-ck this even
ing. The rain did much damage to
crops, shade trees, telephone and tele-
graph wires. No lives were lost
DELAWARE (OD, July pa storm
here tonight twisted the tower off St
Mary's Catholic Church upon it's base
A large cross at the apex fell, cutting
a great hole in the roof of the audito-
rum Lightning burned out the street
car trolley system, and the wind
snapped the telegraph poles, cutting
the city off from the outside world
VAN VERT (O.), July 27.-About 5
O'Clock this afternoon the air became
icy cold. and. few minutes later the
worst storm in years broke over the
county. Rain came down in torrents
The worst damage so far reported was
done to a brick church, school and sew
eral large barns in Ridge Township
The roof of the First National ank
building was blown off. Oats and wheat
are swimming in lakes of water while
corn lies on the ground. The damage
to the crops will be heavy. A conserva-
tive estimate places the loss at $780,
900. No fatalities have been reported
IN MICHIGAN
DETROIT. July 1.-THE storm
which swept over Michigan yesterday
afternoon did much damage in many
places AT Worthwhile the heavy rainfall
tTa
banks, flooding the shops of the Globe
Furniture Company, and carried away
lumber and many small buildings. The
losses will aggregate $4,000.
In and around Mount Clemens light
ming did much damage. The house of
Mrs. Chris. School was struck and all
of the inmates terribly shocked.
Warren reports that many barns
were struck by lightning and burned
near there. John Measles house was
struck by a bolt, and Measles and a
Mrs. Piehl were severely injured.
At Three Rivers the storm was of
oyclonic nature The streets are blocked
with trees that were uprooted. The
roof of the Methodist Episcopal Church
was partially torn off, and the electric
light and telephone system nearly de-
ifOllSIlcu- ISCDDi u liOlil NlIt east anu
vest of Three Rivers say the damage
is very heavy.
The sections around Battle Creek also
suffered severely. The barn and house
Of Ransom Markham. near there, We're
blown down, and Markham was Sc
verely injured.
IN MINNESOTA.
MOORHEAD (Minn), July PA de-
structiye hailsuorm struck the town of
Comstock to-day. passing in a north
westerly course TO Sabin, reaching as
for north as Glydon, on the west, and
Stockwood on the east. In many cases
the destruction was complete. The
heaviest loss so far reported is that of
Davis Askegaard of Comstock. who lost
over 600 acres of wheat. The path of
the storm was two and a half miles
wide and the loss will be about $50
000.
IN NEBRASKA.
EDGAR CNeb.), July 27.-One of the
most. If not the most, violent hailstorm
ever experienced in this State passed
over this town and immediate vicinity
this morning Hailstones fell with such
force as to shatter window panes. sash
and shutters. In one or two instances
shingles were splintered and house
roofs partially demolished. Trees We're
left bare Of leaves and branches, and
growing crops for a limited distance lit
eraly pounded into the ground. With
hardly an exception every west side
window in town was shattered.
IN MISSOURI.
ALEXANDRIA (Mo), July 21.-The
Fox River levee west of here has
broken in two different places, and the
water from that stream has inundated
5000 acres of farming land If the
water does not recede shortly the entire
crops on this area Will be ruined. Many
, families living in the flooded district
have been compelled TO move to the up
lands for safety. But for the low stage
of water in the Mississippi, this town
would have been swept off the face of
the earth
IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS Qnd). July 81
Dispatches say that two severe wind
storms passed over Northern Indiana