The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-24

~ Demolished Roofs Fly Through tho
Air Boys Buried and Killed Under
Wrecked Buildings
Great and destructive storms are
occurring on both sides of the ocean.
At Paris, last week, a cyclone struck
fair which was in progress. Every
thing was literally demolished. Two
hundred trees were uprooted. The
roof Of fire works factory was blown
off, tall chimney was blown down
and the boiler exploded, killing sew
eral persons and injuring fifteen. 1t
Is estimated that throughout the dis
trict over which the cyclone moved
at least twenty persons were killed
and ninety injured.
The scene is now one of widespread
and appalling desolation. Every
booth, van and merry go-round in
the fair was smashed and circular
railway was ruined.
In the distance the cyclone pre-
sented the appearance of a cloud Of
smoke going from the southwest t,
northeast. Roofs were seen flying
in the air like kites. A May-pole,
fifteen yards long, was carried over
the tops of houses contiguous to the
fair grounds.
Ambulances and forty carriages
are now searching for the dead and
wounded. The people are complete
ly dazed, and women and children
can be seen sitting weeping upon the
doOrsteps.
STORM AT MADRID.
MADRID, June 18.-Vlolent hail
and rain storms have swept the
province of Sagoyia, in the old Cas-
tie district. Crops have been ruined,
houses have been flooded, and cattle
and goods have been carried away
by the floods. The people are panic
stricken.
A WESTERN TwISTER.
LINCOLN, ILL, June 1S.-A tor
nado which passed over the central
and southern portions of Logan
county this afternoon destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty aud demolished the immense
COW barn on the farm of the State
Institution for the Feeble Minded.
Twenty six persons, seeking refuge,
were buried in the debris. Four of
the refugees, boy pupils from Chica-
60, were taken out dead. Five others
were severely injured, one of whom,
the farm superintendent, will prob
ably die.
LINCOLN, NEB., June 1S.-Violent
windstorms prevailed over a wide
district in Nebraska late last night
and early this morning. At Munroe,
west of here, the storm approached
the violence of tornado. Hardly a
chimney is left in the town, and
many roofs we're take
CYCLONES IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPoLIs, IND, June 1S.-Re-
ports received from both the north
ern and western portion of the State
indicate that last nights storm,
which did not cease until morning,
did much damage. A telegram from
Green Castle says that reports from
the country up to noon show that
large quantities of valuable timber
were destroyed, huge trees being
twisted off at their roots. Farm
fencing and stock suff sred severely.
and two large barns, valued at ST. 900
each, were destroyed by lightning.
One at Hambrik's station, containing
some valuable stock, was destroyed.
DEVASTATION IN OHIO.
DEFIANCE, OHIO, June II Dur
ing the terrific thunder storm last
night jacob Griner, a farmer near
Ayersville, this county, was struck
by lightning while in his stable and
| instantly killed. The barn was de-
stroyed. Lightning struck the Citi-
zens' Opera House, in this city. while
the high school graduating class was
rehearsing, and Clinton Garvey and
Fred. Haller, members of the class,
were knocked senseless. Garvey be
ing rendered both blind and deaf fol
an hour.
At Wapakoneta, Peter Tabler, 8
farmer, was killed by lightning II
his house, which was consumed BY
fire. His wife and children were
seriously I'M ,red by the shock: The
Methodist Church at New Hamp
shire, this county, was struck E!
lightning and badly damaged.
At Canal Dover the electric ligh
wires were burned ont during TIL
, electrical storm, leaving tue city II
J darkness. The big reservoir q
Macarthur gave way, fl 'oding tn
, surrounding lands aud demolishin
the crops. In Delaware county tn
storm ruined growing crops by tn
s acre.