The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-06-10
DISASTROUS STORMS EAST AND
WEST.
Loss of Life And Immense Destruc-
ton of Property.

DETROIT, MICH, June 6.-Reports today
from the State say that the rain and wind storm
was general all over the lower part OF Michigan
Yesterday afternoon and last night was the
most severe in many years. In addition to
the loss of life reported last night in Salinac
and Tuscola counties, where the storm as
sumed cyclonic proportions, heavy property
loss is reported in all directions Streams are
flooded and out of their banks, and in Western
Michigan railroad service is seriously delayed.
Thirty washouts were reported today on the
Pere Marquette system, and the Grand Trunk
reported IL.
At Grand Rapids the rainfall was almost
cloudburst. On the west side districts were
flooded that were not affected by the great
food of 1904 Water ran through some of
the side streets four feet deep, flooding many
houses. About 500 homes were surrounded
by water. A number of manufacturing plants
we're compelled to close for the day, their first
floors being two and three feet under water.
No trains arrived or departed from the city
during the early part of the day.
Three Grand Trunk bridges are washed out
in Ottawa county, where the streams are run.
ming over banks. At Lowell the dam and
bridge across Grand River were washed out,
with two buildings that stood on the bank. At
Inonia the Grand River is many feet over its
DankS anu lnOusAHus VI ubliAtn uallldEt tttS
been done by the high wafer. The Spring
brook mill, two miles above Lowell on the
Grand Trunk, was washed out. At Lansing
the precipitation was l. so inches and the
Grand River rose seven feet, flooding cellars
in the west side OF the city, and easements Ia
the business section. The storm damage at
Hart. in Oneida county is estimated at $50,
600.
In Detroit the precipitation was . "a inches
Yesterday afternoon aud the heaviest rainfall
in l3 years. Nearly 500 eas,bound passeu
gers who arrived by boat in Graudhayen from
Chicago and Milwaukee were unable 10 pro-
coed this forenoon, as the washouis had tied
up the railroads.
The storm damage in Western Michigan is
estimated at $500, 600 The loss IN Grand
Rapids and immediate vicinity alone will
reach 100000. The list OF those injured in
the Thumb district yesterday 10y the cyclone
WIS increased today. when word was received
from the village of Kingston that II people
we're injured there. One Of them may die.
Thirteen houses aud Is barns were blown
down in the vicinity.
BINGHANProx. y. Y. June e The tornado
which passed over this section last night wss
the seyerest ever experienced Ia the southern
tier of counties. The results OF lis destructive
work in this city were four houses completely
wrecked aud a hundred Others badly damaged.
Trees were uprooted, roots taken from houses
and hurled across streets and sidewalks were
lifted bodily and carried IN some instances
hundreds of feet. Windows were blown out
and glass scattered in al directions. One
house exploded irom the inside. The sudden
rush Of ,he column of air created a vacuum
outside the building aud the tremendous press
ure from the Inside caused the walls to burst
outward. The occupants we're yrecipiiaied
into the yard, but we're practically uniuIsred
80 tar a. known no one Was Killed by The
storm.
The path If the whirlNiud was from 60 10
100 feet vide aud il ssiried 10 a Winding
course over the eRiire southern section q the
city.
The storm struck Ne~hcld. - miles south
seSi Of Ithaca, drmulishing four harms sai
farmhouse. The latter ~as the home % Mar.
tin Ramsey. The building vas earned hsu.
dred feet into the highway, WheTs' IL collapsed.
hurylng Rumsey aud his wife m the debris
They we're later dug out badly injured
WILLIANsroKr. Pa. June GA severe
wind and rain storm passed over 'Ais section
late last night, doing considerable damage.
Al Avs the ho1el Of r. C. Reunsr was struck
by lightning and destroyed. Several guests
escaped a,iired only in their nieb, clothes
At Sugar Valley. Sullivan county. the Storm
~
q Gossleib HerikeT vas picked az hy the sind.
earned distance Of 90 feet ard aashs-i against
the residence o. Herikeg. lighted lamp 49,
overturned aud both bGiidings wcte hutued.
MicHsgAx CRY, INn, Jane "a s5dal
wave four feet high swept IN from Lake Mich
gan to-day, zAshiag the top of docks Tor one
fourth Of mile from the hArhur entrance. /
The wave was the heaviest on record here
ovrGo y. Y. June "a severe electrical
storm, accompanied hy hixh ~iud Did ssyi.
Gus damage along the SasqsehAnus River BE-.
tween here and Binghsmpinn last right
Lightning struck Gee barn aud house IN quick
Succession. ProssraiinK the owavr. Daniel
Welch, and his wife. The sind ,hea unroof
ed and completely demolished boih baii3inrs
and baricd three horses under The debris %
the barn. The roof OF barn pn the cuaatry
place Of Gee. Isazc : Catlin. Of Brooklyn.
wss torn Of and carried across the Saslas
hanna River and dropped hall a mile a~Ay.
10 the c~mesery 81 Apalachin monuments
we're hlown over aud scores q i4r. trees up
matted Dr broken OF