Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-13
Easter WOrSh pes Are Stalled in Methodist
Episcopal Church
STREET CAR TRACKS LOST UNDER WATER
Trolleys Cease Running and Residents Flee
to Upper Stories
TWO INDIANA PEOPLE ARE SWEPT AWAY
CIoudburst sweIIs Creek TiII Turbu-
lent Torrent Carries on BugEy
and DrOwns Two Returning
Church-GOera.

PITTsBuRG, April 12.-with terrifying
swiftness a thunderstorm which came out
OF the west this evening, crashed over
Pittsburg, pouring miniature rivers through
streets, flooding cellars and iniieting dam
age that will reach thousands OF dollars.
One man was killed by lightning and many
buildings were struck.
irwin 7. Wilson OF Dubois, Pa, while
walking from one building to another at
the Dlxmont Insane asylum. where he is
employed was struck down by bolt. He
was dead when picked up,
The congregation of Christ Methodist
Episcopal church, In Center avenue, was
stormbound. The street for blocks was
flooded. Street car traf1c was almost en-
tirely suspended In the eastern portions OF
the city. In Williamsburg the cloudburst
poured through the valley. People were
driven into the second stories Of their
houses. The loss to property in the Thir-
ty-seVenth ward was great. A house in
Coal street was almost swept from its
foundation. street car tracks we're lost
under two feet Of water.
Thousands of feet of lumber we're car
ried away from a Pitt street yard on the
Pennsylvania reiiroad. A signal tower of
the Pennsylvania railroad was struck by
lightning and the adjoining passenger sta
tion was fred.
Passenger Train Is stalled.
IMPERIAL. ILL.,, April 12.-Rain began
falling in torrents this evening and con-
tinued one hour. accompanied by one Of
the most severe electrical storms OF the
season. In short time the Montour val
| ley was foaming mass of water and
| timber from nearby lumber yards filled
and obstructed Il. The tracks OF the Mon
tour railroad. which runs parallel with the
valley, we're carried away in many places,
and the evening accommodation train, leav-
ing Corrapolis at p. M, was stalled by
| washouts.
The coal traffic from the Imperial dis
trict OF the Pittshurg Coal company will
be at standstil for several days until the
| railroad can be built over. s
Imperial was ,3uaA reeozRrine fsdfn a fire
which few days ago destroyed the busi4
ness portion.
Fatal Indiana CIoudburst.
HENRYvILLE. Ind, April IA cloud
burst at noon today flooded this part OF
Clark county and did great damage The
heavy fall of water has extended north as
far as Sellersburg and Seymour.
County Commissioner Raymond and his
wife we're drowned while crossing Blue
Lick creek after church. The waters had
risen so rapidly that the buggy was swept
away.
SPRINGFIELD, H., April Zone death.
fatal injury and score or more OF in
juries resulted from a tornado that swept
over Logan, Dewitt and Plat counties this
afternoon. The fatality occurred in the
Halsadarzer settlement a little farming
community three miles from Atwood. Clif-
a
and after the storm his infant son was
found dead 300 feet from the place where
the house stood. The baby was lying in
bed when the wind struck the house.
Mrs Halsadarzer was hurled across the
village street and fatally injured. Mrs
j. B. Martins home was destroyed and
several guests painfully injured.
Deer Creek, In Logan county, where tho
storm first struck, was swept dry Of water
Reports from this district state that threC
houses were destroyed and a numter Of
people more or less injured. Supervisor
Adam Schanaurer's handsome residence
was destroyed. The family Of several chill
dren and a number OF visitors. fifteen II
ALL sought safety in the cellar, and thu
house was torn from over them.
The homes Of Samuel V. Baldwin ant
Gus Knecht were destroyed. Mrs. Baldwin
and two farm hands took refuge In
smoke house, in which they we're hurled
several hundred feet and painfully injured
1t is reported that Wainesville and tn,
Blue Grass district east Of Atlanta wer,
struck and much damage resulted, bu
communication with these points is cut of
LINCOLN, ILL.,, April 12.-Three farm
residences were destroyed, several persons
were injured and grain and mRchiner!
we're blown away today by a tornado whicl
swept over the country four miles east o
Lincoln
The homes OF Samuel v. Baldwin, Adam
Scanauer and Gustave Knecht wer'
wrecked and the families and visitors es
capped by rushing to the cellars onshsarinI
, the roar of the approaching storm, Tn,
! wind is reported to have struck Waynes.
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