The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-17
WIDE SECTION OF OHIO DEvAs-
TATED BY A STORM OF GREAT
SEVERITY
SEVERAL LIVES ARE LOST
TEN PUPILS IN A CANAL FULTON
SCHOOL HOUSE WE'RE BADLY
CUT AND BRUISED
PANIC IN A CIRCUS TENT

Wind Causes the Canvas to Collapse,
and the Police Had Great Dfm-
Guilty In Rescuing spectators-To-
IedO and Detroit In the Path of
of Storm, and Considerable
Damage Done.
CANAL FULTON, O., May 1s.-Durins
the storm today the wall of a school
house was blown in and nine pupils were
injured, some of them quite seriously,
The injured are:
Mary Kurtz. skull injured
Ester Kurtz, skull injured
Esther KurtZ, ankle broken.
Helen Klein. scalp wound
Zella Croft, skull depressed and ankle
broken
Grace Herbert, leg broken.
Susie Dapp, scalp wound. z
T1llie Petz. scalp wound and badly
bruised about the chest
Mabel Leaver, scalp wounds.
Jennie Smith, head bruised
-Four scholars were buried beneath the
debris of brick and wooden beams. They
were extFicated by the teacher.
TOLEDO. o., May 16.-ToIedo ard
Northwestern Ohio passed through one
Of the worst storms In years today from
noon until o'clock. The full effect Of
the blow is not yet known, as there are
several small boats in the river that have
been reported as capsized In the city
number Of plate glass fronts were
blown IN and other damage to a consid-
cradle amount was done.
Several houses were unroofed at Tifin
and at the France stone quarry a num-
Der of workmen were more or less in
jured, Lewis Leslie being picked up by
the wind and carried some distance
YOUNGSTOWN, o.. May ia severe
wind storm struck this city late this af-
ternoon blowing down chimneys poles,
and badly Gripping telephone service. A
new residence nearly completed was
blown down, four carpenters being
caught in it. John Craig had both legs
broken and will be crippled for life, and
the other three were badly bruised.
AKRON. O., May ia cyclone struck
this city at o'clock this evening and
did much damage. The storm struck
the tents of Mains circus and they col
lapsed upon the crowd Policemen had
hard work to prevent panic, but the
spectators were finally released without
injury.
In East Akron the Biggs Boiler COM
pany's shops were badly damaged and a
portion of q stone wall fell upon the Of
fee roof, crushing 1t and completely
wrecking the interior. The shops of
the Akron Sewer Pipe company also
OF the main building was blown down
and three men were slightly injured
Other shops and buildings about the
city were damaged more or less and
many trees were torn down. Carria ges
were wrecked in the streets and signs
were torn away.
MONTPELIER, O., May 16.-A brick
school house near Alverton was struck
by storm today and out of its twenty
five occupants but three escaped unir-
jured. The teacher, Miss Flossie Fisher,
is probably fatally injured Two chill
dren were struck on the head with flying
bricks and cannot live number of the
pupils are seriously hurt. The building
was wrecked.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. May 16.-The
storm which caught this section at
o'clock this evening was the most severe
and disastrous in many years. Rain fell
TT torrents, and hall was so severe that
1t is feared crops are badly damaged.
Ten houses of the Illinois Steel company,
at Norwood, just under construction,
and one belonging to workman, were
blown down and to pieces. The large
plate glass windows in the companv's
store at that place were broken by the
wind and hail.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, May 16.-During a
severe electrical storm today the house
of Julius Bundt, at Augusta, was struck
by lightning. The bolt went down the
chimney, shattering the stove and killing
Bundt, who was lying in bed with his in
fant son. The boy escaped. The house
of Charles Mickey, in this city, was
struck and partially destroyed.
DETROIT, Mich, May 16 = Severe
storms were quite general throughout
the state today. Hudson, Caro-, Coldwa-
ter, Marshall and Grant all report con-
siderable property damage, but no lives
lost.
In Detroit the storm struck the south
western part of the city and did about
$4,000 worth of damage. Forty houses
and barns were unroofed, and one three
story brick building was completely de-
molished. There was no loss of life here.