The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-05

his sermon, ana although STeablt
shocked. he was enabled, after a brief
pause. to resume and finish his dis
course. His GOODNESS under the cir
cumstances no doubt prevented a
panic among his hearers, as all SEEM
ed impressed with the belief that the
hnilding had been struck. Indeed,
Mr. Henderson states that be would
not have been surprised to see the
light of the burning building, so fully
was he convinced that the lightning
had shattered the roof. The ser
vices were finished, and the audi
epee remained for some time, as the
rain was falling too heavily for them
10 get comfortably to their homes.
AS there was no leakage in the roof,
as far as could be a~scertained, 1t was
finally concluded that the thunder
bolt must have passed yer. In the
morning, however, an examination
developed the fact that .he lightning
struck the roof, tearing up a portion
Of the timing, but doing no serious
damage. Several Of the members Of
the congregation saw the electrical
light playing about their persons, but
all escaped unframed.
In the Fourteenth ward the de-
struction was much less than was ex-
pected. especially at Soho. Beyond
the CARRYING down Of an old frame
shautv and the slaughter house Of
Mr.. Kunzman, no buildings were Sc
riouslv injured. The stone sewer in
progress Of construction was broken
down at Brady street, and a portion
Of the street was washed out. Parts
of the filing in at Soho, on Fifth ave-
nue. was washed down, and masses
of earth moved slightly, but the
residents below made good their
escape.
Upon the hill, beyond Soho, great
slides occurred, especially from Gaz-
zam's bill, above the first bend. With
the exception Of a partial blockade of
the avenue, and the loss o%ccasioned
thereby no injury was done. Near
the school house the earth also gave
wav. but a retaining wall is now be-
ing built. A portion Of Soho street
let down and the culvert there broke.
On Neville or Boundary street an
old ice house, belonging to DIR. VIM.
Weir. was swept away, while a lot {
Of lumber for the bridge at Forbes
street was lost.
In the lower portions of the city {
the damage was inconsiderable, and
upon the hill top. in and about Mi I
nersville. beyond the carrying away j
of board walks and such like, the loss |
was not great. s
The list Of dead and missing peo- |
pie in this locality is sadly large. At
last accounts ten dead bodies had Z
been recovered. They were those Of S
Mrs. Dorothy Semple, wife Of Ste 5
phen Semple; Joseph 0'Connor; a
Betsy Lee, his housekeeper; Mrs. i
Thropp, wife ofIsaiah Thropp Thos. a
Britton and son; a child named Ida q
Hunter and two whose names we Y
have not learned. p
The body Of Mrs. Semple was 4
found on the pavement at the head
Of Walnut street, nearly,a mile from e
her home. She, her huaband and a
child were in the house together p
when the danger came, and she gave n
him the child telling him to save it. b
A moment afterwards husband and v
wife were separated, never to nee: y
on earth again. Il
An old lady named Mrs. Ferguson,
who resides in a small cottage near 81
the BeltZhoover house, about a mile "
from Mount Washington, was drown al
ed before assistance could reach her. p
1t is said the old lady has been an in "
valid for two years. Il
The dead body Of an unknown n
woman was found some distance up d,
the run. b.
Yesterday morning the list ofcasu- Of
alties was increased by the death of Ii
a widow, named Jones, who died a
from the effects OF the fright pro- b
duced the preceding evening. o
Several of the bodies were lying 81
at the Thirty-ffth ward school house, d
and on these Aldermen Vaughn and 0
Martin held an inquest Yesterday. 4 e
verdict in accordance with the facts C
was rendered. Il
The missing, so far as ascertained, t
comprise VIM. Horseley, wife and Il
two children; Thos. Hunter, wife o
and three children; Mrs. Thomas /
Britton; Isaiah Thropp and five Il
children; Frederick McVey, wife f.
and three children; Frank O'Neill a
and daughter Geo. Jones, son and a
daughter. a.
1t is stated that VIM. Stephens, b
whose dwelling is among the de- Al
stroyed, had 81, $50 in his house, and o.
that in his haste to escape he left it c.
behind, and it was involved in the N
general destruction. Il
The trestle-work of the Little Saw Il
Mil Run Coal Railroad, where it A
extended along the side of the run, Il
and crossed it, was swept away for W
quite a distance, and the tunnel a
through the hill about half filled with in
mud. cl
At distance oitwo miles from the di
Ohio river the water was some ff- st
teen or eighteen feet in depth, and b.
where the two runs meet there was f,
about one acre of debris, consisting al
Of shanties, lumber, carts, wagons pi
and everything mentionable. sy
Two men were seen riding in a bC
buggy along the bill road when the a
storm was at its height the buggy ii
was seen to overturn and nothing cl
more wa seen Of the men They are W
supposed to have been drowned.
A quantity Of household goods sa
was washed out Of the mouth Of the W.
run with such force as to be carried hi
across the river. Entangled among b.
the articles were two horses. which az
escaped alive. be
To our sister city, Allegheny. so pa
recently suffering by fire and now pa
more terribly by food. our entire SYM or
pathies 60 out With her own losses ed
and the aid due her W citizens. oc
Pittsburgh viii still show her willing ia
ness TO extend all needful succor to TO
those 81 sorely afflicted upon the 81,
side. As will be seen by our sv
very tull reports below. Allegheny be
City suffered tenfold mora than onr NJ