Arizona republican., 1902-05-21
HEAVENS OPENED
 0N CINCINATTI
4 CIOud0urSt DsIagGd inc
 CiIy and Country
1t Was So Swift and Violent That People Were Drowned in the Streets Great Damage to Proper ty in the Flooded Cellars.

Cincinnati. May 20.-Shortiy after II o'clock today this neighboThood was stricken by terrific wind and rain storm. causing the death of six per- sons and injurins many others. The fury Of the storm continued for only half an hour, but during that time over q million dollars damage was done i1i the business section of Cincinnati and much more in other parts of the city ana suburbs. The dead are:
 WILLIE WILLEN. aged i. drowned in CoVington.
 MRS. FLACHNER, drowned in Gov. ington.
 CLEM DAVIES, teamster, drowned in CoVington.
 GEORGE LECKER, telmster, drowned in the streets Of Cincinnati
 FERDINAND RAPP. peddler, drowned in a cellar in Cincinnati.
 D. W. C. BELLFVILLE, carpenter, blown from roof in Cincinnati.
 Prior to the unprecedented fail of rain dense clouds were seen in the south and the city became as dark as night. It was afterWard learned that there had been 9 terrific water spout cn the Lcwisburg hills. in the south ern suburbs of CovinSt0n, Kentucky. and it moved ever the Kentucky sub urbs into this city, passing up the Miami valley aud causing damage as far away IS Dayton, Ohio.
 While small damage is reported throughout Kentucky. the worst point seems to have been in Covtngton. The water relied down the hills in q wave twenty feet deep in places and was about one hundred yards wide The frame house Of Edward Wohrley was carried away d distance Of over fou! blocks and finally dashed to pieces in the Covington ball grounds.
 The house was occupied by four fami- lies. Henry Willen and wife and four children. William Simpson and his wife cud children, Henry QualbrirK and family. and Mrs. George Flachner. All had marrow escapes except Mrs. Flach- ner and Willie WiHen, aged f yeats. who were drowned. Mrs. Willen and the other children were almost G.CwEs sslso-<. a,.-,e7. T fs hc':e'e that Mrs. Flschner. sister of Mrs. NNilen, lost her life i'll trying to save Willie.
 Clem Davies. who was driving team near the flood ia the Kentucky suburb. had his wagon overturned by the Wate, and was drowned The buildings . the Queen G.ty Bathing club ol th- river front at Dayton. K ntucSy. cpqo- site Cincinnati. were demolished. Al the towns opposite suffered daTnag- lrom broken windows and houses being unrootcd, bat the greatest damage oG both sides Of the river. especially tC business houses in Cincinnati and alsc in IrVington and Newport. Kentucky came from cellars being suddenly filled with water. il being impossible fer thC off. 7
 5uperintenGan Eassler Of the United States weather bureau. reported th' Wi-d at sixty miles an hour, and tn, rainfall in iees than one-half hour at ..2G inches. the greatest on record here Tn the Cincinnati m5rGua are the bod ies of three of the victims. Gacrg, Becker, 9 N'idoWer. while driving q beeI wagon. was struck by d telegraph pol, and knocked from his wagon. He Wa' pirioned to the ground and drO~nes on one of the principal avenues. Tor dinand Rapp. a peddlzr. was caught by l the water while trying to get his good out Of cellar. D. W. C. Bel!eviile, carpenter, was carried away with tn, roof Of a building on which he wa. working and killed. The damage i. the cellars of some iobbers runs as higl as $25. eco and SoUGO0 each.