, 1870-07-30
STORMS,


STORMS.
Al TfttsbuFEh-RridRc IBlo&vn Down
SIX Men Injured.
Ffo7" 'hs fins1u,y, Despatch, JuIyea
At d fcw nlihItes before J o'clock yesterday
afis rnoon tremendous blast swept down the
valley of the Allegheny. The ram vi. swept
before i in LliLdlns mass and carried with
'r<n'cld.us force against tho Buildings and
t,ccs. The buildings stood the force. hut IN
tor1l dnw1l. When tho gallo reached tlls foo,
" torty-tirst Etrcet it seemed ~ though all
| its 1tsiy MAS concentrated on tue PITTSBURGH
| bank. One epan Of the new bridge, commonly
known an the Ewslt street bridge. had been nut
! III hui was mt secured. This was struck by
TIC storm Of wind anu rain. at the time
eighteen men were 1t work on it. Tho btruc-
tute =lo0k, and then, with fearful c1asl4 the
| inbers were swept from their fa-teuinga aud
thc whole span dashed into tho river. Twelve
Murkmcn went with it, all in pctilous posi-
tions, and all seemingly went simult ,ncousEy
10 death.
They lad been percled here aud there in
the titnhcss, and it was almost useless, ~
stne OF the woslmcn sail, to attempt to reH-
CUE them. 1t"ae thought tllas most of them
would be 20 crushed in the mass Of wreck that
they could no: be eavet. Tho remaining men,
| cAe1ted themselves ma,fullv to rescue their
Comrades. first body was seen near the
"feek, att they dashed into tie water 10 catch
II before tue current could carry it nut OF their
reach. Il wae the body Of Frank Hall. car
p'nter. He IVES 1isac1, bruised, but not dan
Sero,sly Lurt.
1hen smother lotly WAS reen floating awav.
1t wat that Of Calvin Smith. lie had been
struck OIL the head H.: one OF the heavy tim
tMrs. and Wien Lc revived, his language Was
t!.at OF an itliot. 1le sudden eluck anil the
Physical injuries had lercfs linn or l,is sc..scs.
lie "at taktr TO his lh1me at Iouiewool.
AZ fhtt ss tIc budics rooc they we're srasped
~ ssr@nS haist.e aiHl brought to land When
ia shnr+ it wae fou*l that there were sill
I.ere strihns injnries than thuse a,oro re-
t.i':tti- VIM. Mclaughlin lati been saved,
VII. nearly drowned. With l,is left lcg br9kc,,
lctween the hncs anu ankle, Hn WI, re-
| moved to i.is lone at Eratl,!tck Station,
II. .r:an Eu!!.uncr was dragged ont Of the
water st,lscl.s-. and Will, lis .iIes crushed
and l.r,1-c4l lv In. rra.lling t,nllery. lie VA,
taken tn his Goardng l,o,.se on Fo,ty-second
=. 4. Mccain was f,rn,1 ao,.,pc =, t,.o
water not seriously iajn.ct1, Int with lis
lreart bruised upu tom. Nr. Meta was
ab!e to VALE to hie lI"lie al Eradd1ck'r Field5.
.onu tnuioM harfo"is escaped drowning.
1He "te" " "ae eaauiiisu was louhn ttiat
~, ~ Io ~, 1'nt1e4 .f"', Ia" iiactnfs a the
sss' c.e IF ~ was takeh 10 hs fcsiaencc, al
~: w., w ..ea. 49, 49,, aseuoe, .,
f,-,s" .1;,,1 ,,iis " ine a..Ait u now any
totte W WIN coni'' fehu enormous fi'nbers
I.nM es.n , o.!" snen htee N'ss III t"as1', aud
1aeu ~, seene q, nest.tctoh as was pro-
-. ~ ~ a1 l.s.Is =. tue n'.use. ihcETa
IT, E.Ve t,,, ~ "ou. "orA: cutnPosea OF heass
"oe4 i.t,aa "nu l'o"eain! iron 1oas,
Mr.. " , ;.. ~ s'ssea , "M Us oison a on tne
H., 49, a ~. ""s ,,; Msn,.l "asag 'soet' my
.s ,es I,ssr If !, - sIc gust OF "'na' Not stick
VT I,,,,;.,a .sis ~ ,,.n ~ .,'...!; p.seni
1911. e w i':.saxe ~ uc 1asn' ING cross
,.a,s r,,.vs-,sri 80 10 tna Hse1
t,,rt fnr law hnn,.a .arT. ,ss iAu.uan aroi
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., :, III t ~, l n,..1 ~i' ;,;' .'s ~, .'A
;,,,. = ~. frnr, 1G H. 1n III, e"se WIN the maa
:.nIjIea wcse chi in tl,c r,s.luar. ani srsr, S.e
et,;..., ~ i,st.s,, -. ~ 4hA t'eiS
Ihc rs, hns ,,on'. trr;.a .ise 4. ~ r.,
r.rrc T0wn,hu,. Tl,c ,.,r,l,ns ,hcro f,.r'I..s., ~
completely t,t,ot,cd. aid hnw to 70, ..,p'icm
t,u,k VII, trt.nr oY ,i,a eucx,,nns 1rs,ra,,,1.
askcd IN Altr.l.c,y tl;c nc y mon,b i"'AA'
-. - ~-> '.'
II nrtroit-.& Y;,rl, T'u~c1. n,,,s Mn,
Person. luru,xu into t,,.. "a MGR. I,,,r
an l:.cn,,,..
f,m1 Ne f4,,a,t ts,> ,4t,.. .,u,ye<
\ terrific storm Of wind aud rain visited this
ti'y ycsteIdAy a1ter1looi'. d.ars considerable
'ainaEc, ns well az temporarily cooling the at
mt~Fhtre. w1..rh for days has made existence
about as uncomfortable as We POOR tno.tals arc
lii. y to ever Lc called upon to endure iu the
iicsh-
1le first 1u1icatiou OF storm was the sud.
t.en urenlonIng OF tho heavens with thick.
black massts II clouds, that went scultlinE
along ut q rapid rate tcfnze . still breeze
blowing from :he west Tho wind increased
III volume. hurlins huge clouds OF dust
into tho air. ripping of loose sAn-
s!cs from house roofs, and bearing
afNft every movable article OF lELt
weight in itr tyark. Of sulticu tile rsiu be-
gan IL fsl il, Crops 20 large thu: their SPLASH
mp llEen the tiaSEitg aud l,oure-tora could be
L.ara like the rat,ilug Of hail stones; the
nl1,tl rhifttd <:i,e r6trh. an.t gathering forrc
~i.h saei, ding moment went crashing
sEt.4 4gl ami over buildings ni.tl trees to the
:lsts.
Ayacl:t. cccrI led by Kstc Billings and her
Ga"s l:.r. ycats ot age. Sets,c sherman.
t'anit Watson, ANNE stephens. Thos. Ficm-
inE. Wm. 1'nnn. Vim. Henson and John Cough
ill., was s:snck With her sails alt spread. and
talt,Yct near tho Windsor shore. Tue occu-
Eaftr wert all ,llt.,wn into the F1ver. but they
n,ce, ttlt3i in ciinEing 10 the 1,oat Until help
ar1ivct. They were picked 1sp By various par
tu-. among whom wss Captain George
.1Ctk,,s. of tho lSsex, who put on to
their rescue with his Efe-boat, and all
af the party were cared. They were brought
to tie city on the tug Jennie Dell Several
Eow-boass near the foot ct the island were
also sN Nan,}td. bur ne could not learn Of any
scli.ns casualties. The excursion boats and
ether crafrs on The river had \ rough time Tor
few minutes. and considerable apprehension