The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-22
STRUCK BY THE STORM
It Extends Over the Eastern
States,
FROM BOSTON TO WHEELING
A Cyclone in Maryland Terrific
Wind and Rain in Pennsylvania
Other Items.

WHEELING, V d., august IL - n
storm which, in its disastrous effects,
rivals that of July 9th last, has been in
progress here since an, and shows
no signs of abating. Wheeling
Creek, in the narrow valley east
Of Wheeling, is foot higher
than ever before, the roads being
flooded from two to six feet deep and
bridges being destroyed. The valley is
now one angry food and the damage
can only be estimated by the wreckage
that dashes through the city into the
river. At $40 a piece of B. IL ..
wooden bridge from out the Pittsburg
division struck the B. s. o, bridge at
Main and Sixteenth Streets, which was
destroyed IN July and rebuilt, and it
was carried with the rspidity OF
cannon ball. The stone bridge l40 fe ct
long over Wheeling Greek at Main Street
fell with sn awful crash. Over thou
sand people had been on the bridge
Watching the rushing water, but were
warned in time to escape the water.
The gas and natural gas mains, sewers,
telegraph and telephone wires, electric
light and street car power conductors
were carried down. The losses VIII
reach $3.50 COO.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
P1TTsBURG, Pa, August 21.-It has
been raining ever since II o'clock last
night. Since s o'clock this morning
over three and q half inches Of rain
have fallen, being the greatest fall in
eighteen years. The same reports
are coming in from all sections
of western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio
and WeStern Virginia. At Brownsville,
Pennsylvania, the water in the Monon-
gahela River is rising at the rate OF
three feet per hour. Great damage has
already been done to the railroads lead
ing from this city. At Union
town, Pennsylvania, four and one
half inches of rain fell since
early this morning. Redstone
Creek is higher than ever before, and
the people living in the lower portion
of the city are moving out of their
houses tonight. Trains on the south
west branch of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
have stopped running.
SEVERE IN MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, August 21.-The Sun has
dispatches from various points in south
ern Maryland giving the particulars OF
q severe storm that swept up
roth sides Of the Chesapeake
Bay. Houses and barns were
demolished and two sehoouers over
turned, but no loss OF life is yet re-
ported. Entire fruit orchards were de-
stroyed and corn fields were in many
instances swept clean.
IN BOSTON.
BosToN, August 21.-Tbe storm COM
ing this way struck Boston with
great fury at about pm. Three
and half inches of water had
fallen at midnight. In the Journal
press Ioom the water is within two
inches Of the press blankets, and a
further rise will prevent the issue Of
the paper.
A CYCLONE.
WILMINGTON, Del, August "a
cyclone passed across the State
this afternoon about six miles
below the city, cutting path
about 200 yards in width, leVeling trees,
orchards and outbuIioings, and doing
damage estimated at hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. One person is
reported killed.
AT SALEM, N. j.
SALEM, August 2t.-A cyclone passed
over this section this afternoon. Near
" all the buildings at the Salem brick
works were swept away; orchards and
growing crops are badly damaged.