New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-31
r1rrEEN REPORTED KILLED.
ou,o MINING TOWN WRECKED BY
STORM.
OBSTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN
arorsrER-orHER PLACES VISITED

BY ToRNADoEs.
Ohio July 3O-The most destructive
,he history Of the Sunday Creek valley
s'o'" =, clouster a mining town twelve miles
cccu ,,,sns last night. Word has reached
no'' sfteer people were killed The storm
ne'' .,,,,d IN the almost total destruction or
s'" ,r,ncinal streets Of the town. ana ala
"s - other nlaces TO the amount OF thou-
ands Of dollars - Tho ,or.bvas.
In. ,on,r without warning The fury Of
.,a WAS indescribable. buildings were
,.,n,ed over and trees torn from 'heit roo.S' anu
'pp.S ,h,s morning was a scene Of desolation
", Daugherty. who was s'anohs /" iion' u
., - ,,.,an the storm was at its height. was
'.-,or nv a section OF plank Walk "h'ch was
,,.oa IN by the wind. and instantly Killed Inc
...rs are rneagre. and IT Is impossloie 10 earh
-. ,oncs Of the others who were killed Near
=. .re-, building In town Is damaged ana man!
~ ~. oo,,,n,etely demolished. The streets are COW
-, n,.h broken timbers and debris or all xmas
odd ~ the horror. Sunday Creek Is sweeping
,,.o-v,h,ng before 1t. Several houses nave peeh
u'astad away. and two people are reported
drowned M .. ..or,,,
vi, has visited this part OF the state IN
W. oocurred about o'clock last evening
..o,c,aI loss will mount to $4,000 For
Ihe hn,rs all the electric lights were out, street.
tnre. e,rafsc was stopped. and telegrephit on
ru,,cation was suspended. sixteen houses
ars unroofed and otherwise damaged Heni!
D,nn,a a night watchman. threw some water
- IRE he discovered in a frame house ana
,ha electricity from a crossed WIRE P1sseu
through the water and killed him Az Law, law
rsnceburg fremont. st. Paris ana o'her s,li
= cfh much 0amdRt
70 buildings Of all kinds. Farmers report hea'S
loss 10 fruit and grain croos
s,subenvie. Ohio July 30.Two hundred peo-
r,s of this neighborhood are homeless to-nlgh'
ss the result Of q cloudburst that occurred th's
..,.rroon N the western part Of this city. The
,.,r,s n me lowlands. alarmed by the recent
eoods were prepared for disaster. and ned 10
A.. h,us Thus no lives were lost although many
uere in imminent danger. Warning was also
~,,.or nv q marty of men who had been on the
..,ob and ran down the valley, shouting that
the food was coming.
When the houses in the track OF the ansr!
waters were reached they went down IKE caru
hoard Thirty or forty houses were wreckeu
the chief sufferers being Renecca 1n,ea IN, nr
Wiliam Risden Robert Richie James nui
80 Andrew Albaugh benjamin wise, 'raht
stroud John Hart and Henry BoWL"am; ;, a'i
latter was proprietor OF store. WHICH, Will al
its stock IL gone. ,,-..a ,rere
r,o c,,,rerts Of the Pan Handle railroad We're
o.rr,ed away. and at Gouds there is u'" ieu, ,n
~ washout No trains are runIlnS anu a i. e,S " III
- go twentv-four hours TO repair the damage;
Tha damage done by the cloudbursI cannc. 80 us
ora;red for 800 600 and the Sixth ward OF ms
To-. ,s scene Of desoation, while the peopis
are In great distress ,o.o
I,,r,,rgton Ind July 30-A tornado late
.....ardav afternoon damaged many buiidings
her. twisted off trees and rendered cnon,'
@ ne,e, acids of corn and oats. 1t was accom-
nsnied by a deluging rain. AT.
c,anev, Ohio July 80. "A tornado struck TINS
region Yesterday afternoons Inc Mills prvteeteu
the city. but houses were unroofed ana .rses @
,rare twisted off. No loss of life has peeh re-
ported % ,.as
South Charleston. Ohio July oo-lhis oi's ""'
visited by q destructive wind ana raj" s'"
n,ob, Trees were uprooted. fences pros
,rated and bridges swept away.