Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-29
TORNADO in CANADA
Five Persons Killed and Many
Buildings Damaged At Nsrriton.
The DEADLY WORK OF A LIVE WIRE.
An NJ. Z. 3 +. Train Jumps the Track
Killed BY Pitched Ball-Tornado II
New Y0rk--Big sawmilI Eurusd
-kicksd to Death.

st. GATHERINGS Ont, Sept 97.-A tor
nado struck Merriton, ten miles from
this city, with terrible violence yes.
terday afternoon, killing five persons
and injuring many. The Lincoln pa.
per mill was unrooied and badly
wrecked, as was the power house Of
the acetylene gas works. Other prom
inent buildings unroofed or partly
wrecked were the Orange hall, the
public school, St. James church and
the Presbyterian church. There were
40 pupils in the public school when it
collapsed. The children were covered
with piles Of debris and many were
badly injured. Frank Moffatt, one Of
the pupils, was dead when taken from
the ruins Mrs John Bickey was killed
just as she was about to enter the
front door of her house, flying piece
Of lumber striking her on the head.
In st. GATHERINGS the armory Of the
local militia force was practically de-
molished. Falling chimneys crashed
through the roof of the Collegiate in.
stitute, narrowly missing company
of students who were drilling. Nc
Hugh's cigar factory lost its roof;
Packard's electric works were badly
shaken up and one storage warehouse
demolished. Ratcliffes large icehouse
on the banks of the Welland canal has
completely disappeared. The St
GATHERINGS house was badly wrecked.
In the district extending from st.
James street east to Queen street the
havoc was great trees, poles and
debris of all kinds rendering the
streets impossible.
THE DEADLY WORK OF A LIVE WIRE.
Malone, N. Y, Sept s7.-Gordon
Williams, of Saranac Lake, was in
stantly killed in the basement Of his
fathers store by coming into contact
with a live wire. His brother, Roy
Williams, went to his assistance, fol.
lowed by Bert Mumm and Will john
son. Each in turn undertook to pull
the others from the wire, but all were
transfixed in deadly grasp. The
father, hearing their cries, rushed
into the cellar and by almost super
human efforts succeeded In pulling
three OF the men from the wire The
current was quickly turned off, but
his son was already dead. Roy Will
liams is badly burned, but will recover.
KATY WRECK IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
Denison, Tex, Sept 97.-The sleep
ing car attached to No. southbound
Missouri, Kansas & Texas train jumped
the track and turned over yesterday
while going down hill at Colbert, |.
I. The injured are; Mrs. DR.. Rhea,
Denison; Glenn Burgett, Richmond
Tex; j. J. Clifford, Torreon, Mex.
None will die.
KILLED BY PITCHED BALL.
Stroudsburg, Pa, Sept. 27.-During
a game of baseball at Gouldsboro sta.
tion, a short distance above here, yes
terday pitched ball hit Charles Long,
of Sterling He got up to play after
being struck, fell to the ground and
rolled over dead.
A TORNADO IN NEW YORK.
Tonawanda, N. Y, Sept. 27.-A tor
nado struck this place shortly after
six o'clock yesterday afternoon. Many
buildings were unroofed, barns blown
to pieces and fences and outhouses
were wrecked. Several people were
injured, but none fatally.
A ZIG sAwMIIl BURNED.
Sheboygan, Mich, Sept 27.-Thomp-
son Smiths Sons sawmill, the largest
in northern Michigan, has burned. The
plant was valued at Sl5O, 900; insured
for $50, 900. The mill was located at
Duncan City, suburb Of Sheboygan.
KICKED TO DEATH By HIS HORSES.
Guthrie, Ok, Sept 27, John Kether,
aged "a, prominent farmer living
south of here, was kicked to death by
his horses while putting them in the
stable on returning from church.
GOMEZ APPEALS FOR AID.