The Helena independent., 1889-05-11
A GREAT STORM.
Various sections OF the East visited by
Terrific whIrIwind.

ti"Hs OF the last Visited by =
Terrific whIrlwind.
NEW YORK, May I0.-The weather to
day was intensely hot, the mercury reaching
s2 in the shade At4 o'clock in the after
noon clouds began to gather in the western
and southern sky and soon swept On
towards Jersey and New York. tre-
mendous gale OF wind developed and much
damage was done at Burlington. y. ]
While sweeping over the face OF that STATE
the gale, blowing fifty miles an hour
whirled up volumes Of gray dust from the
soil which was carried before the storm.
When il at last swOoped down on Jersey
CITY, Just about sundown, the sky assumed
orassy hue and the Jersey shore was soon
lost 70 sight The storm quickly swept
over the bay and river and was upon this
CITY, licking the streets clear of dust IN one
moment Men. women and children on
the street, blinded by the storm, gropsd
% see and afraid to move at all. The Tn
Dune and Times buildings on one side Of
the row were not visible from the other
side wagons and cabs were overturned
street car windows broken, and over all
the continued roar OF the cyclOnic tempest
The storm continued in this city for nearly
half an hour, when rain began TO fall the
atmosphere was cooled down ana the VIM
ealmed- Reports OF damage are pouring
IN now. The area covered by rerOrts Il
southern View York, eastern Pennsy lvania
Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and
Massachusetts. No deaths are reported
10 TINS city, but many painful casualties
auu Ihahy OF the wire poles remaining are
down. Signs and broken glass Strewed
the walks In the harbOr the ferry boats
were about well nigh helpless. Flag poles
were hurled the ground and the remains of
tne centennial decorations beStrewed the
The storm swept across Long Island, and
buildings were blown down and huge piles
Ot lumber scattered and signs carried from
thelr tastenings and hurled through the |
streets The ferry boat Flushing was Just
approaching the slip on this side of the /
river when a whirlWind struck her and |
turned her almost completely around and |
dashed her against the buIkheads. A
umber OF passengers, mostly ladies, were /
thrown down with great force and intense
excitement prevailed. The storm inter /
Tered greatly with the working of the /
telegraph wires Tadiating from this city /
AT Fair Haven, Conn, men were hurled in i
ne Wreckage OF new house, while i
.Wenty-three men working outside were
hurled through the air with fatal results to
some ana severe injury 10 ali. At Point of Il
hooks, Nd twenty-five men who 4
were at work on railroad
.restle over the river at that point
we're swept OF into the water six feet be-
Ow. At Palmyra, Pa, many houses are in
.ulns and the inmates homeless, If alive
AT WIlliamspOrt, p. BRrnum's show was
'tampeded- There was panic of fear lest
he tent would fail. Three cages of ami
mails were overturned and an antelope was
killed. The trumpting of the elephants
'aught under the falling canvas caused in
ense fright and confusion and many of
he performers, men and women, were
y Rl0Scklngly Sgy huTt. There are many stories
4 barns wrecked by lightning and great
numbers of animals killed. Several
burehes in the trail of the storm were
uined.
NEWCASTLE, Pa, May l0.-A terrific
7tnd, hail and thunder storm passed over
his afternoon, breaking window panes and
lowing down shade trees. During the /
torn the residence of ex-County Treasurer /
.eynolds was struck by lightning and
,eynolds and hls daughter were stunned
Y the shock