Wind Storm at Portsmouth
Article taken from The Massillion Independent, January 16, 1899
Portsmouth, O., Jan. 14. -- The storm this morning destroyedtwo
buildings of the Burgess Steel Company, wrecked the art
hall at the county fair grounds, and blew other buildings fromtheir foundations,
one of which was 200x600 feet in dimension.
James Larkin and Daniel Coltens were fatally injured, while many others were
seriously hurt.