New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-10
GREAT DAMAGE BY STORMS.

WHKEsBARRE, Penn, May 9.-One of the
most disastrous tOrnadoes that visited this section
OF the State swept the lower end OF this county last
evening. For awhile all telegraphc communication
shut Off and It impossible to learn particulars The
greatest damage done at Drfton, where ceal-
breakers belonging 20 State Senator CoIe were de-
stroyed and two lives lost Tho OF the victims
Aonzo Drum and an unknown Hungarian They
were killed by falling debris. man named COye was
also seriously injured. In Butler Township and Free
land great damage done 90 property. Houses
unroofed, barns demolished aud trees torn from their
roots. In Conyngham 10000 feet of timber
destroyed At Berwick the roof of the lorg bridge
the susqpGhauna blown of into the susqushanua,
and a gravel train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. near schickshinuy, was lifted from the
train aud the engineer severely injured At HazelOn
store boxes, chmneys aud fences were blown along
through the streets promiscuousy greatly endangerng
persons who chauced 10 be seeking shelter. The total
losses will reach over 100000.
PHILADELPHIA May "a dispatch from Easton Penn,
says that the hurricane in the Lehigh and Wyoming
valleys last evening the seyerest known in
Eastern Pennsylvania. Between Penn-Hayen ana
Hazeton trees in the woods for distance Of 1000 feet
we're torn down The wind beat hard against
the windows Of the that the passengers had 10 place
the cushions OF the seats against them to keep the
windows from being blown IN. At Gould's Sid
ing, whehayen. the engine OF q passenger
train struck by falling telegraph pole and
damaged Tho same pole struck a passenger
car and made splinters Of Its front. Near
rolled rom the hillside aud lodged on the track Near
Creek station the bodies OF four freight cars in
Lehgh Valley trau raised from the tracks while
in motion aud thrown on their sides.
BEYPoRT N j. May 9.-Tbere was considerable dam
age done here by the storm last night The sheds on
one OF the steamboat docks we're blown out into the
bay. A portion OF the upper deck OF the steamboat
Holmdel was torn of by the wind. The house OF Bur
rows Holmes struck by lightning and set on fire,
but the flames were extinguished before doing much
damage.
DENVER, Col, May lO-12:5O a. m.-Damase by tho
hail storm yesterday will probably amount to $4,000.
There hardly residence public building In tue city
that escaped Injury The young fruit trees suffered ter
ribly Every variety Of fruit killed. The loss 10
ranchmen In the immediate vicinity OF Denver is very
heavy. Had the storm been general throughout the
state the loss would nave amounted 70 millions.
CHICAGO, May 9.-About o'clock this evening
heavy wind and rain storm, accompanied
By lightning, broke this city. Advccs
10 the manager Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company here are 20 the effect that the
storm /, general, extending from 800 10 400 miles
in every direction. Much trouble experienced
account OF electrical interference with the tel
eeraph Many OF them were more or less disabled
including eight between this city and
New.York At time there was but one wire to St
Louis 10 Omaha, and mono 10 Kansas City and
number Of smaller places in the Northwest In this city
the telephone bells have been ringing all the evening.