The Irish standard., 1902-05-24
HALF DOZEN DEAD.
Waterproof at Covington Finds
Several Victims-Cnuscs Heavy
LOSS in Cincinnati,

Cincinnati, May 2l.--Shortly after
II o'clock Tuesday this locality was
stricken by Il terrific wind and rain
storm, causing the loss of half
dozen lives and injuring many. The
fury of the storm continued only
half hour, but in that time over
million dollars of damage was done
in the business section of Cincinnati
and as much more in other parts of
the city and suburbs. Prior to the
unprecedented falling of rain dense
clouds were seen to the south and
the city became as dark as at night.
1t was afterwards learned that
there had been Il terrific waterspout
on the Lewisburg hills, in the south
ern suburbs of Covington, Ky, and
it moved over the Kentucky suburbs
INTO THIS city, passing up the Miami
valley, with damages reported as far
as Dayton, o. While storm damages
are reported throughout kentucky,
the worst point seems to have been
i'll the suburbs of Covington, Ky,
where there was watcrspout. The
water rolled down the hills in Il wave
20 feet deep at places and was about
100 yards wide.
The frame house of Edward Wehr-
ley was carried away for distance
OF over four blocks and finally dashed
to pieces in the Covington ball
grounds. The house was occupied by
four families-llenry Wilen and wife
and four children, William Simpson
and wife and children, Henry Quail
brink and family, and Mrs. George
Flachner. All had narrow escapes
except Mrs. Flachner and Willie Will
ien' aged four years. who were
drowned. Willie Willen was asleep
when the house was swept from it's
foundations. Mrs. Willcn and her
other children were almost drowned
when rescued. 1t is believed that
Mrs. Flachncr, Il sister of Mrs. Will
len lost her life in trying to save
Willie. Searching parties are still at
work in Willow Hollow at the foot
of Lcwisburg Hill, where others are
reported missing.
Glenn Davier. who was driving n tenn
near the flood in the Kentucky SUI
purn' mad his wagon overturned by
the water and WAS drowned. The
buildings OF the Queen City Bathing
club ON he river front at Dayton. Ky,
opposite Cincinnati, were demolished.
MI the towns opposite suffered
damage from broken windows and
houses being unrunfed. but the
greatest damage on both sides of the
river. specially to the usincss houses
in Cincinnati. and also in Covingt on
ami Newport. Ivy. came from cellars
being suddenly filled with water. The
sewers and CUTTERS could not carry
the water of as il came down nppar-
entity like a watcrSpout everywhere,
and il poured into The cellars. The
water WAS for a short time deep in all
the streets. and traffic as we'll MS husi-
ness WAS suspended. In the midst of
darkness and unprecedented down
fall of rain. there was for short time
general panic in anticipation of n
tornado that would sweep everything.
AT the Cincinnati mor"uc there are
the bodies of three victims. George
Becker, widower. while driving Il beer
wagon was struck by Il telegraph pole
and knocked from his wagon. lie was
pinioncd to the ground and drowned
on one of the principal avenues.
Ferdinand Rapp. Il pcdder, was caught
by the water while trying t o get goods
out of Il cellar. ID. w. C. BellcviIle, a
carpenter. was carried away with the
roof of Il building on which he was
working and killed. There arc very
many reported as injured. andDnniel
Grace and Louis Kern were seriously