Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-01
THE ELEMENTS.
Rain, Wind and Hail Are the
Cause of Much Ruin.
Several Lives Lost ana a Number of Per
sons Injured in the East-Corn and
Unharvested Grain Ruined
in the West.

THlnSIOTm Oh UNUSUAL IleTCeueSS NlSlICu
this city at 1880 o'clock Monday, caus-
ing the loss of at least three lives, Sc
riously injuring eight others, several of
whom may die, and doing immense
damage to property. Several dwellings
were completely demolished and others
partially wrecked. Eight or ten
churches had their roofs blown off and
otherwise damaged. Telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light poles were
snapped like pipestems, mixing the
wires in an inextricable mass in the
streets, making travel in many sections
of the city impossible.
Three Killed.
Among the casualties reported is an
accident TO the camp of the Eighth
Ward Hunting and Fishing club of AL
legheny. The club was at it's camp in
Sugar Grove, about four miles up the
Allegheny river, when the storm came
UP. The members say it was genuine
cyclone. The trees in the grove were
broken and twisted as if they were
weeds, and one large sycamore 30 feet
in circumference was snapped off near
the ground and fell on the tent of the
campers, killing almost instantly John
| Figus, breaking the back of George Mil
Ter, who will die, and seriously injuring
| Thomas O'Connell, Charles Kosack, ia
cob Metz, Frank OFT and Harry Hadley.
On Greenfield avenue, in the East end,
Joseph Ashfelder was killed by sign
being blown down, striking him on the
head.
In Sharpsburg W. L. Norr was killed
| by the roof of house being blown on
| to him.
| Many Struck by Lightning.
At McKee's Rocks. where Prof. Gero-
dette, curator of Carnegie museum. had
gang of men at work digging an old
Indian mound in the interest of science.
lightning struck the shed under which
the party had taken refuge, shocking one
of the laborers, an old man, into uncon-
seriousness. also young man named
Pool. son of a college professor, both Of
whom will probably die.
In Allegheny II persons were struck
by lightning. They are in the hospital
and considered by the physicians to be
in critical condition.
Damage Is widespread.
The result of the storm in property
damage has not all been gathered in at
midnight, but it is known that all
through Allegheny, the South side and
the East end many houses were I'M
rooted, signs blown down and windows
broken. Along Penn avenue, toward
Homewood, where many fine suburban
mansions are located, the splendid
lawns arc completely destroyed and ,he
beautiful, shade and ornamental trees
ruined. 1t is estimated that 100000
will hardly cover the loss in this locality
alone. Reports from outlaying towns
tell of much damage to houses and othel
property, but no lives lost so far a!
known.
Two Storms Meet.
Fierce lightning and high winds ac
eompanied the storm, or rather two
storms, for Pittsburgh and Allegheny
was the meeting place of one storm
from the west which came up the Ohio
valley, and another from the east which
followed the course of the Allegheny
river. Such battle of the elements i.
rarely witnessed. In East Pittsburgh
ond Wilmerding hail fell in large guam
}ities, some of the stones being quite
large.
In the first five minutes of the storm
, IS of an inch Of water fell and the winC
[ reached a velocity of 30 miles an hour
! At eight p. IN. another storm, almos
rs fierce as the first, came up and .6s o
an inch fell, making a total of 1.33. Th
rivers are now rising and another fioot
is expected.
Huge Landslide Reported.
, West Newton, Pa, a station on tn
Baltimore & Ohio about 30 miles east o
J here, reports the rain there very heavy
The telegram says: A landslide 200 fee
long and several feet deep is just re
ported here on the Baltimore & Obi
tracks al Osceola. The New York eX
press, which left Pittsburgh at min
. o'clock, Is stranded somewhere west @
here. Both tracks are reported covere
with trees and rocks between here an
! Griffin station, two miles east.
I Philadelphia, July 2s.--A heavy rair
storm, having many Of the features of
f cyclone, passed over this city shortl
s after six o'clock Monday evening. d.
Q spite the hurricane violence of tn
;. storm, very little damage was done i
i this city. The storm was general in tn
8 states of New Jersey and Delaware.
n In New York.
a New York, July 2s.-A storm sweT
t over this city Monday evening, accom-
r panied by heavy thunder and a brilliar
t display of lightning. The maximum
9 velocity of the wind was so miles, bu
" this only lasted for five minute
S Charles f. Siegle, a clerk, was killed
e Eleventh street by tree being blow
d down and crushing his skull.
o storm In Illinois.
q Galena, ILL.,, July 2s.-Galena exp
: rienced another flood Sunday night,
t many respects as disastrous as that {
$ Two months ago. The almost unbearab
e humidity of the atmosphere Sunda
l. was followed by a violent thunde
!. storm. commencing about nine o'cloC