The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-04
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On Thursday night and Friday q
fearful wind storm prevailed through
out the Eastern States, which did
much damage to property.
In New York the wind increased. in
velocity as the day wore on, and fenc-
es, signs and awnings were blown
down everywhere. A stable in Brook
1yn owned by Thomas Murphy was
blown down, but no one was seriously
Injured. Travel on the elevated roads
was greatly delayed. The temperature
at noon was II degrees above zero.
The terrific gale has rendered the
streets deserted tonight. The street
car lines carry all persons obliged to
be out, it being almost impossible for
other than vigorous people to breast
the gale ut all. On the river the ferry
boats are running, but much delay is
occasioned by the boats being drifted
past their slips. Trains are reported
late owing to headwinda. No abate-
Inent in the fierceness of the gale was
noticeable at midnight, and reports
were being received from many quar-
fers of the city of more or less serious
damage to buildings. including the
toppling over of chimneys, etc. A
number of women were injured by
being blown down in the streets, or
against distractions, and one or two
persons were hurt by flying missiles.
At Boston the storm is reported rs
the severest of the winter. In some
sections of New Hampshire and Yer.
mont Is to "a inches of snow have
fallen, accompanied by furious wind,
which attained a velocity of SO to 80
miles per hour. The roads in many
places are blocked, telegraph and tele-
phone lines are prostrated and railroad
travel inapeded. Considerable damage
has been reported, but none serious
during the day, and tonight is report
ed 5 to 10 deg. below zero. Mt. Wash
ingtOn reports terrific winds today,
reaching q velocity of 40 miles an
hour, with the mercury % below at
4:3O p. m. The barometer fell to Is
s6-1O0, the lowest recorded since the
station was established there. A snow
storm prevailed until IL O'Clock q. m.
since when the weather has been fog
gy.
At Buffalo, while the wind was
blowing d strong gale, a lady was
blown from a Lake Shore train be.
tween Erie and Dunkirk. She at
tempted to pass from the dining car
to q sleeper with her husband, and
had no sooner stepped upon the plat
form than she was carried swiftly off
the train. The train was backed up
nearly a mile before they found the
lady, who escaped death, but received
q deep cash over her left temple.
AT Philadelphia the wind played
/, a III nUar fha
Shing es were blown in the air aud
tin roofs were torn from their fasten-
tngs aud buried to the ground. A
three story house opposite the public
butldiu Is il juniper street, was un
roofed and the maas of tin was sus-
pended aho7e the yard In the rear.
The spire of the Arch street Methodist
church swayed ontnously, and those
vfSo passed that way gave the build
inx wide berth. The velocity of the
WIND reached 45 miles an hour.
At Baltimore III the western section
Of the city houses were unroofed, and
in several instances not only the tin
was blow from the roofs, but sheath
Ing was torn off and nurled across the
streets. The damage was considerable.
at harrisburg houses were unroofed
anu chimneys blown down. The large
staudpipes of the Lochiei iron works
were toppled over, one of which crash
ed into the works. Fortunately, no
person was injured. The damage is
considerable throughout the country.
In Washington several houses were
nnroofed, shutters blown off, signs
damaged and windows smashed in
various parts of the city. The roof of
the new pension suffered severely, the
slate and tin being torn off in many
places. A frame house in the western
part of the city was blown down,