Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-30

Disco and the country located between is
filled with populous towns, and 1t is feared
that many of them have been wiped off the
map.
At one O'Clock from the latest returns re-
ceived II seems that the list of dead and
injured would pass 100, and no estimate can
be given as to the property damaged.
Tho Victims.
The names OF some of the killed are as
follows:
Daniel Thompson and son; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mitchell and two children; Abram
Quick and three children; Mrs. Henry
Quick John Porritt, Mrs. Joseph Porritt,
John Milkey, Mrs. t. ]. Heaton. two chill
dren OF Mr.. Howe.
lakewood Entirely Destroyed.
Oxford, Mich, May 26-A terrible cyclone
struck the village of Oakwood Monday
evening and entirely wiped It off the earth
destroying all the buildings and leaving
death and destruction in its trail. Just west
OF the village, the fields are strewn with
dead and wounded. The storm also struck
the village of Thomas and destroyed about
a dozen buildings, including the Hotel
Johnson, the McDermott and the large ap
pie dryer, and great many dwelling
houses. Many farm buildings are de-
stroyed, but no news can be obtained from
the country on account of the roads being
blocked with fallen trees, etc. 1t is be-
Neyed that the number of dead and wound
ed will reach nearly 100. Physicians have
gone from Oakland, Oxford and Meta
mora.
News from Thomas.
Pontiac, Mich, May 26.-The country in
the vicinity of this city was given its first
taste of a cyclone Monday evening, and the
little village of Thomas has been wiped
from the face of the earth Metamora and
Oalwood were also touched up and their
inhabitants badly frightened, some being
injured, and track of devastation left to
within three-fourths of mile of orton-
Vile The telephone and telegraph wires
between here and those places are all down
and the only data of the work of the cy-
clone is furnished by survivors who have
come here for shelter But from compari-
son of their stories 1T seems certain that
from IL to IS lives have been lost.
Actual details of the devastation caused
by the cyclone are, of course. meager, but
ali of the witnesses agree that the storm
was regular western twister. Its first APP
nearance at Thomas station was from the
eouthwest in the form of a densely black
f,nnel-shaped cloud, moving with almost
incredible swiftness and seeming to take
long leaps. 1t seemed to have the elas-
ticity of a gigantic rubber ball. and would
strike the ground, then, leaving foot
print of devastation, bound into the air
and travel mile or more petore again
touching the earth.
Thirty Houses Blown Down.
Mount Clemens, Mich, May Pa ter
rifc cyclone accompanied by heavy rain
struck this city Monday evening. Some 20
houses in Front, Butler and Inches streets
were blown down and many of them liter
ally torn to pieces. AS yet no deaths are
renorted. but many persons were injured
The list of injured so far as known is as fol-
lows: Mrs. Anna Pohl, back broken, can
not live: Adolph Pohl, William Pohl, Mrs.
Russell Carter, badly injured; Mrs. orms-
by, arm broken.
The cyclone struck the city near Gratiot
street bridge and passed in northeasterly
direction over the city, leveling nearly
everything in its path for about $50 yards
wide, the principal damage being in Front
street between Butler and Robertson
streets. At Robertson street 1t left Front
street, crossing the river and striking the
eastern part of the city at Dulac's MILL
where many houses were destroyed, the
mill badly damaged and the lumber in the
yard picked up like chaff and carried over
the fields across the river. In the southern
part of the city considerable damage was
done to the magnificent shade trees along
South Gratiot street, many of them being
torn up by the roots and thrown across the
street.
Blown Into the River.
In Rathborn street east of Dulac's mill
nearly all the houses are down. Four large
ice houses belonging to Charboneau Bros.
at the warehouses of Dulac's mill are in
the river and will obstruct navigation. A
large bilge pump weighing 500 pounds was
carried about so feet and thrown into the
river. Reports from the country are to
the effect that the damage is widespread.
The farmhouses and barns of John Irwin
were leveled and trees in his orchard were
torn up by the roots. 1t is impossible to
estimate the damage, but it will be many
thousands of dollars.
Fire Follows the Wind.
Detroit, Mich, May 26.-J. E. Weaver, one
of the Tribune's travelling collectors, came
to Detroit on the Bay City division of the
Michigan Central by a train that passed
through Monday evening and said that the
| cyclone had followed the railroad track
very closely. AS far as he could learn from
observation from the train and conversa-
ton with the people the cyclone first struck
| the outer edge of Metamora, but did not do
very much damage. 1t then took leap and
struck a farmhouse and barn between
| Metamora and Oakwood, leveling them to
| the ground. At Oakwood fire added its
| horrors to the terrible work of the cyclone
| and completed the devastation. When the
train passed through there not a person
| was to be seen, but the flames had nearly
completed their work of destroying the
wreckage left by the twister. The train
had to come slowly. as the track was lit
| tered with branches of trees and telegraph
poles from New Metamora through Oak
| wood and Thomas to near Pontiac.
A TASTE OF THE TEMPEST.
| Chicago Does Not Relish the Compare