The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-06
Terrible Storms in Various Parts Of
Country.
FOUR LIVES LOST AT DECATUR,
ALABAMA.
Southern New England Visited by
Electrical storm and Ono Man
Ktlled--Terrible Floods fn West
virginia--Tornadoe In Tennessee.

Ixtlled--Terrible Floods in West
virgimia--Tornadoe In Tennessee.
Decatur, Ala, March GA terrible
storm OF wind, hail and lightning, struck
this place last night, doing great damage
resulting In the loss of four lives. Several
manufacturing plants are suspended as q
result Of the damage to buildings and
machinery.
Capt McKes Of the steamer Pryor came
In tonight and reported that he had found
large raft below whiteburg which had
becn broken up. The raft was being,
brought here by four white men who
were evidently lost in the storm as their
boat was destroyed.
ONE OF WORST FLOODS.
Charlestown, W. Va, March 5.-The
Kanawha valley was visited today by one
of the worst floods in local history. Alter
several days of heavy rainfall the.
kanawha Elk river In an unprecedented
ly short time has covered almost the en-.
tire valley. Charlestown is almost entire
ly under water. Four feet surround the,
state capital. The mayor and leading
citizens have opened q relief station and
are distributing provisions and clothing
among the suffering. Considerable dam
age has been caused to the coal property
along the Kanawha river. Tonight the
water works. both gas plants, electric
light works are shut down and the city
is in darkness. Hundreds of families are
quartered in the city building, capital,
and other buildings. The indi-
cations, however, are that tonighe the
flood has reached its height and will COM
mence to fall by morning.
WIND AT NIAGARA FALLS.
Niagara Falls, N. Y. March 5.-A
gale here today caused much damage.
The wind came in gusts, tearing signs
from their fastenings and stripping Sec
tions of roofing from some buildings
Electric ligh wires were torn down. The
old elevator at the Buttery Whirlpool sta
tiol was blown over. 1t crushed through
the pavilion at the foot of tho cliff, dam
aging the property in the pavilion and
causing a stampede among the people in
the neighborhood. No one was hurt. The
loss is large.
THUNDER STORMS IN
NEW ENGLAND.
Boston, March 5.-Severe thunder
storms prevailed throughout southern
New England today. In Plymouth man
was killed while ringing churchbell.
barn was struck and destroyed in Dart.
chimney demolished in New
and several buildings were
struck in Providence
LIGHTNING STRUCK WATER
WORKS.
Sharon. Mass. March 5.-The lightning
this morning struck the sixty foot brick.
stack of the local water works and the
depot of the n. Y, n. H. 81 Fl. r. X.
Two employees of the road had narrow
escape. The pumping station of the wa
ter works was badly damaged.
a.. NEGRO KILLED.
Atlanta, Ga, March 5.-A terrific rain,
wind and hail storm swept over this state
Lust QdlihR6 "
A negro was killed in this city
by coming in contact with live wire.
AT Tacco the warehouses of Edwards
Brothers and 4. A. Capp's were demol-
shed. Edwards warehouse in fallin
crushed in the home OF Mrs. Mary Miller,
killing her instantly.
TORNADO IN TENNESSEE.
Athens, Tenn, March 5.-A terrific
tornado passed over portion of Madison
vile and Monroe county last night with
disastrous results. Early in ths evening
q strong wind arose and several hours
later a cyclone about 20 yards wide struck
q portion of Madisonville. killing three
wounding ten or twelve others
and completely destroying ~ or 10 houses
and several barns.