Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-25
A GREAT LANDSLIDE.
Unparalleled Avalanche in Noun
tains Of West Virginia.
THE HOME CT A WIDOW WRECKED.
She Receives Probably Fatal Injuries
and Her Daughter III Killed
"A Damaging Cyclone
in Ohio.

Keyser, w. Va, June 19.-An ava
lanche unparalleled in the West Vir-
ginia mountains occurred Monday
night at Hopeville, Grant county, 80
miles from here. Great sections of
the mountain side along the Potomac
river for two miles rushed down into
the beautiful valley. Thousands of
tons of forest trees, immense rocks
and earth came down, and the home OF
Mrs. Andrew Ours, a widow, was COM
pletely wrecked. The 22-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Ours was instantly
killed, and Mrs. Ours is in dying
condition. A little grandchild who
was spending the night with Mrs. Ours
was grabbed by her when the first
warning came, but escape was impos-
sible, and when found Tuesday morn
ing the grandmother was buried to
her waist in the debris, holding the
child in her arms above the chilly mud
and stone, in which she was fastened
so tightly that after many efforts
neighbors found it necessary to lit
orally pull the bruised body out, leavs
ing her clothes buried The child only
will recover. Mrs. Ours daughters
body was found during the day. Hun
scene and others from far and near are
going by carriage and horseback,
there being no nearer railroad point
than Keyser, to visit the scene of the
most remarkable mountain occur
renee the state has ever known.
Lives Lost in Virginia.
Richmond, Va, June ia serious
storm passed over the region ada
cent to Big Storm Gap Monday night.
There was high wind and torrential
rain, but no material damage was
done.
Near Buchanan Monday several
horses were drowned in a meadow
and many acres of wheat ruined.
Heavy rains have fallen in many sec
lions of the state for three days and
all streams are out of their banks.
A cloudburst at HarrisonbArg satur-
day night did $4,000 damage. Many
houses We're washed away, stores
| flooded and their stocks damaged.
Albert Hilbert and Miss Eta Rev,
ercomb were drowned in Beaver
creek, near Harrisonburg.
Wash Mccormick, the ferryman at
| Caskie, on the James river, was
drowned by his boat washing away
with him.
A Destructive Cyclone,
| Delaware, O., June ia cyclone
| of great force swept over large
area of territory in this country
Monday night. While much damage
| was done, no one was injured SO fa1
| as known. Houses and barns Were
unroofed, trees uprooted and fences
| torn down. The cyclone covered
| track 100 feet wide and about nin'
miles long.
Leaves Destruction Behind.
l Columbus, o., June 1s.-Report
reached here Tuesday of TORNADO
in Delaware county Monday evening
A funnel-shaped cloud dipped dow
into the northeastern section OF tn
county, and when it disappeared $50,
600 damage had been done to proper
i ty of farmers. The path of tn
farm was about 500 yards wide an
six miles long. The residence OF Je
rome Slough was carried away, Cour
| ty Commissioner George Cleveland
house was unroofed, John Griffith
place was considerably damaged, an
Mrs. Stephenson also suffered
Aside from damage to residence
there was a great loss on outbuilt
ings. fences and timber. Wires al
down and reports are slow coming il
Rnfn Helps Corn.
Kansas City. Mo-, June l9.-Di
patches from numerous counties
Kansas say that rain fell Tuesda
morning, in some sections heavii
Corn has been greatly benefited.