The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-21
KILLED BY A TORNADO
TWO PEOPLE DEAD AND OTHERS IN
JURED NEAR FREMONT, o.
One Man Blown Across n Field and
Cradle Carried Across a Road.

FREMONT, o.. Aprn 20.-A tornado. ac-
companied by a rainfall, swept over the
northwestern part of Sandusky county
about 3 O'Clock this afternoon, killing two
persons. injuring a numper Of others and
doing great damage to property. The tor
nado came from the southwest with great
fury and every building it struck was swept
away. After smashing q road bridge and
blowing a big tree across a Wheeling &
Lake Erie freight train, 1t crushed the
caboose and came near killing a number of
trainmen. The wind then began to play
havoc with farm buildings. The barns OF
Jacob Engler. J.. Hefftiner. Upton Bergoon
and Antony Swint first went down before
ii. The house Of James Green was de-
stroyed. Green's aged father. William J.
Green, was killed outright. his wife escap-
ing unhurt. James Green. a son. lived just
across the road. His home was demol-
ished and his wife fatally injured,
and their baby carried across the road
in its cradle. The child escaped uninjured.
Next the barn of Amos Hetrick. in which
Hetrick and John Low were shearing sheep,
was crushed. Low was blown across a field
against a tree, being instantly killed.
Other buildings destroyed were the barns
of AL Fairchild, William Henset. Perry Par
ish, George Waggoner and Charles Tucker.
fuckers child was badly hurt. AT Book
town. a hamlet near here, nearly all the
buildings were destroyed, but there was no
loss of life. The storm covered a wide track
and it is possible that further damage will
be reported.
At IL O'Clock tonight there was great exc
element caused by the rumor that the Ball
schoolhouse, in Rice township, had been
demolished, and that many of the scholars
were seriously injured. This report could
not be substantiated however.
A large number Of oil derricks near Kings
way were blown down and rendered useless.
The damage in this locality will be fully
10000 to farm stock and property.
Damage in PennsyIvania.
NEW CASTLE. Pa. April 2O.-The heaviest
wind storm that has visited this city within
the recollection Of the oldest inaabitant oc-
Cured about $50 this evening. The wind
came up suddenly from the west and was
accompanied by sheets of rain and lightning.
For half an hour the rain fell in torrents
and the wind blew everything loose that was
movable. The streets were flooded in every
direction and pedestrians found 1t difficult
10 get around. Fences in every part Of the
city were blown down. great trees We're up
rooted and twisted and torn from the earth.
There were many narrow escapes from death.
The front Of Charles Earl's west store was
blown in just as he was at the transom en-
deavoring to close. it, and he had several
teeth knocked out by the flying debris. The
the city, was unroofed. the same was the
case with the West Side school and St.
Mary's p~arochial school building, while the
Catholic church suffered a similar fate. The
residence of NJ. E. Hanna was blown down
and the handsome residence of John Marshall
had its roof blown Of. Nearly every window
Of Knox, Fultz & Co., we're blown out, to-
gether with the sash: the new residence of
Joseph Anderson was also wrecked. The
large stable of the Fountain Inn was raised
about 8 feet and moved from its foundations.
II is believed that other and worse damage
has been done In the country districts in the
wake of the storm.