The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-24

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The two western spans Of the schuylkii
bridge, on the Reading Railroad, fell int
the river, and stopped all.trayel in that di
rsction. 2
Along the Delaware River front M
less than twenty warehouses are with
out roofs, and the water is running int
stores on the east side doing great damage
| to private stock and goods stored on the
wharf. Storehouses along the wharves
were blown from their fastenings and great
quantities Of goods foated off with the
tide.
The Reading railroad ferry house and
the slip above South street were denolish'
ed. The tide was the highest known for
27 years. A ship discharging ballast at
Reeds street wharf was blown on her
beam ends. AT Point Breeze two brigs
are reported to have capsized.
The schuylkill River also oyeraowed Its
wharves and there are reports Of much
damage in that vicinity. Several fatal
casualties are reported. Morris o'Hare,
watchman, was killed by large beam fall
ing upon him at the Reading Railroad
Company's Machine shops.: lFHI'
An unknown man was killed nearfthe
bridge on the Holmesburg Pike by the
roof Of stable falling upon him. John
Alling was instantly killed by the roof Of
a building on the Allegheny Valley R. r.,
falling upon him. A man, also unknown,
was killed in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. by
the falling of a tree. Another man, un-
known, was killed at the Reading Railroad
Company's Coal sheds at Lehigh. An
unknown woman was killed by q falling
roof on Ridge Avenue. A newspaper
carrier was struck by falling tree and in
stantly killed. 1t Is roughly estimated
that the injured will number75. z lils
In Camden the storm was very severe,
causing great damage to property.
The passengers who come up on the
West Jersey Railroad state that in that
locality numerous barns were destroyed,
cattle killed and fences blown down, while
uprooted trees were scattered in all direc-
tions. Between Pemberton andthejunction
OF that road with the Camden & Amboy
Railroad, the storm played sad hoyoc with
dwellings, barns, ETC. In the neighbor-
hood Of Bordentown much damage is re-
ported. At Beverly, several houses are
without roofs, and at Delanco, Riverside,
Riverton, Palmyra and Morris Stations,
ruins OF damaged buildings arc scattered IN
all directions. AT AtPottstown, Pa, the nail
mill Of the Pottstown Iron Company was
blown down. Loss, S2,5Oo. Inc Madison
bridge, spanning the Schuylkill river, was
almost completely destroyed. Loss, slo,-
900.
j. Mingle Fishers planning mills were
damaged to the extent ofseveral thousand
dollars; many private dwellings unroofed
and two churches lost their spires.
George Rengan was buried under some
fallen sheds and instantly killed.
At Norristown, Pa, the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches, Reading railroad
depot, Fanum's mill and many small
structures were considerably damaged.
Slemmer's oil refinery, at the same place,
is a total wreck. ...
At Doylestown the steeple OF the
Catholic Church was blown to the ground,
as was also q portion Of the Reformed
Church. The new Court House was
damaged and numerous smaller buildings
were unroofed. Barns, trees, fences and
grain stackes in that vicinity were literal
" blown away.
ARALRoAp TRAIN KooFRp ~. i y
Early this morning while three trains,
one OF which was the fast express, were
standingin the East boundshed ofthePenn-
sylvania Road, the roof Of the shed was
lifted by the wind and fell upon the cars.
The departure Of the trains was delayed,
but no serious damage was done. Inc
only person injured was the fireman Of
the fast express, who was slightly cut.
AT SCRANTON, PA.
SCRANTON, October 23.-Terrible storm
this morning. Buildings dismantled,
trees uprooted and roofs blown of: Ad,
vices from the surrounding towns report
great damage to property.
GREATEST DESTRUCTION EVER KNOWN.
CHESTER, Pa, October %. To-day'f
storm wasprobablythes hateyeryis
tied this section. The destruction is great
er than ever before known. Seventy
dwellings were unroofed. Nineteen
buildings were blown down altogether
Three churches were partially destroyed
and eleven manufacturing establishment
were so much damaged that work had tf