Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-25
IN PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY.

houses and passenger railway depots were
damaged and hundreds OF dwellings, chiefly
in tho northwestern section, were unroof.
cd, somc being entirely demolished.
TIE factory vi Fitzgerald was entirely
unrooted. and the whole eastern end of the
18th snd l6!h street. passenger railway
depot leye.led. Shoemaker piano factory
was damaged $4,000. No estimate on the
stock and material Is given, but the loss is
heavy. the knitting mills OF Jones & Son,
in Germantown. were unro0ied, and the
building also caugh t FIRE and created panic
among the operators.-loss 100000. The
large depot Of tho Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore railroad was reduced to
ruins, the south side Of the Pennsy lrsnia
grain elevator was blown in, and the two
western spans of the Sohuylkill bridge on
the Reading railroad fell into the river and
stopped all travel. Along the Delaware
river front no less than twenty warehouses
were unroOicd, the water running into the
stores on the east side and doing great
damage 1t is estimated that at least
fifty storehouses along the wharves
Were blown from their tastenings and great
Quantities OF goods doated off with the tide.
The Reading railroad ferry house was de-
molished. On the Delaware river the dam
age is not yet known. The tide was the
highest in 81 years. At Point Breoz two
bries are reported capsized. The Schuyl
kill river overhowed the wharves and much
damage is reported Trains are all delayed
and Geographic Communication shut off,
Morri. Dinner, & Waterman, was killed by
a large beam falling upon him at the Read
ing railroad machine shops; an unknown
man was killed by the roof of stable fall
ing on him; John Attn was instantly kill
ed ~ tho root Of a building falling upon
him an unknown man was killed in Ceder
Hill cemetery by falling tree; an IN
known man killed at the Reading railroad
coal sheds, an unknown woman was killed
by the falling roof of dwelling. and
newspaper carrier was struck by falling
tree at the naval asylum and killed. 1t is
roughly estimated that the injured will
number seventy-fve.
AT POTTsT0wN,
the nail plato mill of the Pottstown iron
company was blown down,-loss S25 900.
The Madison bridge. spanning the Schuyl-
kill river is almost completely Destroyed
loss SO, 600. Fishers steam planning mills
were damaged. - loss several thousand.
Many private dwellings were unrooied, and
two churches lost their spires. George A.
Reagen was buried under the fallen sheds
and instantly killed.
| AT NoRRIsIowS
the Presbyterian and Methodist churches
the Reading railroad depot, Farnum's mill
and many smaller structures were damaged.
Stem NOR oil refinery was wrecked. and st
Doylston the stecpe Of the Catholic church
was blown 10 the ground, also a portion Of
the Reformed church.
AT SCRANTON, PA.
SCRANTON, Oct 23.-There was terrible
storm hero this morning. Many buildings
were dismautled, but no one was seriously
injured. The surrounding towns report
great damage.
AT wJIKEss.RRF. PA.
WLkEsBaRRE, Pa Oct. ga tornado
to-day inflicted great damage in this city
and vicinity. Houses were unrooied.
fences and mine drilling apparatus de-
,,o,;,bo, Ss,craI ,srsors we,e in;,rsd
A large amount Of lumber WAS blown into
the river.
At TRENTON. NJ
TRK,ros Nj. Oct GA tremendous
storm visited this city this morning. The
tow.r at Pocblioe's wire mill fell. dsmulisb
ing the roofs and machinery. The damsge
is estimated at $1,000. Tho bell tower, GO
feet high, of the fire company, fell, damag-
ing adjoining buildings. Taylor's opera
house. the aims house building, Cooper i
Hewitt, rollino mill. 81. Johns Catholic
church and score Of other buildings were
unroofod people stood gazing with intense
excitement Mt osc,llat,ng church steeples.
Nor,. fall hrt olI wars materially DAMAGED
- 100
Inc uanaSe ners Il eS''lna'eu III S'S''o'"'
| ISC,spES. NJ
-, L.. Dan
gers on tho West Jersey railroad state that
in that locality numerous barns were de-
s,,oroJ orJ o.,,Io Li,loJ Ratueer PAM
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| pertoh ahu tnc Junotion va 'ha' ioau WIN
the Camden and Amboy railway the storm
pIayed sad havoc with dwellings. barn, etc. |
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Carnage was cone. and at Beverly several
| houses are without roots, and at Delanco, |
p;-;,, p;r,,,, p,ln,,r, and Norr;.
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station the ruins oil uamageu ouiiulngs are
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| IN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN
| NKw YORK, Oct. 23.-The storm in |
| Rrooklvn leveIled a three story brick house
D.o.;t, 80. Ia, % ooo IT,.
on uo"'
plate glass window OF lihiny $ store, IN
this city was blown il loss 5 500. Robert |
U,vert rgsd II wsshlovn cfftbo ferry boat |
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| Great havoc was made ut COney Island
| Engerman's Old Pavilion is demolished -
| loss IS ,OGO. Ii is expected that the larger
| hotel. and surroundings " Ill suffer this even
ing, as the tide is flood and the sea is very
| high The large depot OF the Sea Beach
railroad is undermined and probably gone
| to pieces to- night Even the pilot boats
oHt,'.ad -, 49, no Nj riyor ~ soioty
| The waves at the Hook were fifteen feet
high A summer house on the beach, at
Long Branch. was picked up BY the gale