The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-06
The Storm.

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different parts of the State show the
last storm was heavy and severe. Sew
eral houses were struck by lightning,
but no lives lost. The storm was very
severe along the line of the G. B. q Q.
road, washouts being so numerous that
no trains reached this city for over two
days.
ALBANY, N. Y, July ga furious
rain, hail and wind storm passed over
Albany at 2:30 p. m. to-day. Three
great rain clouds appeared to meet di-
rectly over the city. Trees were blown
down, yachts were wrecked in the river,
awnings were ripped down and tele-
phone wires were twisted and crossed.
During the storm a circus tent COL
lapsed.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., July 5.-Thls
section of the country was visited by
very severe wind and rain storm this
afternoon. Great damage was done to
crops and buildings. The Pennsylvania
round house at Milestone Junction was
blown down. James Berry, Hugh
Garry aud John White, three ball
players who were taking shelter from
the storm were buried in the ruins
and severely injured. A barn on
George Plumbly's farm near Middle
bush was also blown down. Plumbly
is reported killed. Dwellings and other
buildings Oh the farm were wrecked.
Terrible damage is reported every.
where hereabouts, from wind, hail and
lightning, also at Middleburg and Mill
stone.
AsHBURY PARK, N. ]. July 5.-During
the terrible storm here this afternoon,
the new uncompleted Roman Catholic
Church was blown down.
SCRANTON, Pa, July 5.-The severest
wind, hail, rain, thunder and lightning
storm experienced in this city for many
years, prevailed this afternoon. Bar
tholomew Reagan and John Armstrong
were struck by lightning and killed.
CHICAGO, July 5.-Iimes special from
Mason City, Ia: A terribly devastating
cyclone swept down yesterday upon
number of towns on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway, and it is
impossible at present to estimate the
damage done. The extent of territory
over which the storm swept was about
1G0 miles in length and nearly quite
that wide. To the farming COM
munity the loss is severe. No
deaths have yet been reported, but
the loss in stock is enormous. At
Rnthven, two mammoth bars were
demolished. A thousand pound hay
press was carried several feet and over
turned. An agricultural implement
house was wreck ID. Tropp Bros
livery stables, Kirkwood Hotel, the
NJ. E. Church and the dwelling of
Thomas Gifth were all leveled TO the
ground. At Emmettsburg the Catholic
Church, railroad depot and a number OF
residences were destroyed. The farm
ing country between Whittmore and
Ruthven is badly devastated. All corn
crops have been laid to the ground and
other grain totally destroyed. At Bell
mont the railroad depot and number
of business houses and residences were
blown down.
WATERLOO, Ia, July 5.-A terrific
wind and rain storm through Cedar
Valley yesterday did great damage to
grain. 1t was the fiercest storm known
in this section for over ten years. At
Cedar Falls large canning factory was
unroofed, also the Opera House and
numerous other buildings. Eighteen
houses and barns were partially or en-
tirely demolished within seven miles Of
Cedar Falls.
MARsHALLTowN, Ia, July 5.-The
storm in this vicinity did no other dam
age than TO level the oats. The loss will
probably be 80 per cent. OF the entire
crop.