Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-11
ErsrwuEnE IN rESSsYLvAsrA.
Reports Of People Injured and Damage
20 Property.

Reports OF People Injured and Damage
20 Property.
The storm struck Carlisle about o'clock.
At tbs Inaian trainiAg school the damage
was great AIRS. John Slower was severely
injured Houses were unroofsd and trees
uprootcd-
The gale was terrific at Sunbury, Pa The
two smokestacks Of the Sunbury Iron manu-
factory were blown down, crashing into the
r,of c. C. Showers, of Milton, a puddler,
was killed; also a tramp who was warming
himself at the furnace Several were fatally
injured.
The following were injured: James Faust,
William Geniher. Brit Jones, James Melon
ali, of sugar Notch; Albert Williams, of
Lancaster; John Respion, OF Steelton, and
Robert Beasley, OF Lancaster, head crushed
in AMI broken ribs, also injured internally.
Two little boys, aged about ii, named
Waiter Israel and Harry Fasold, were play
Ing about the mill at the time The former
had his face and head cut and the latter head
and side bruised
At Harrisburg, Pa, the storm was felt
vereiy The capitol grounds suffered greatly.
At East Harrisburg the Mt Pleasant school
was entirely ruined.
1t was two story and mansard, built of
brick, and contained eight rooms. When the
hurricane struck it the entire mansard story
collapsed. Strange to say, no serious injury
was sustained by any of the 400 pupils in the
building. Nine or ten were found to be
somewhat bruised, but no bones were broken.
large heavy, wooden awning covered
with roofing tin, l2 feet by so feet, was
blown down in front Of ]. Russ oyster depot
on Third street Evan Fry, passing at the
time, was struck and received very serious
injuries.
A large derrick used in repairing Grace
church, on State street, was also blown
down, carrying with it telegraph poles and
wires. Three frame houses in the course OF
construction in East Harrisburg were demol-
ished and will have TO be rebuilt.
At Williamsport, Pa, at least $3.50 600
damage was done. The Demorest Sewing
Machine company's foundry was quite de
stroyed; loss, $4,000. A portion of the
Manley Decorative works roof was blown
Off
Henry Labert was struck by falling
brick, but not seriously injured. Loss,
$4,000. A dozen dwellings were unroofed
and two or three totally demolished. One
building in course of erection was picked up
from its foundation and crushed like as If of
paper
AT Newbury junction the coal sheds of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad were I'M
rooted and many trees blown down Several
timber RATS on the river were caught in the
gale and blown over the dam, the men on
them being rescued with great difficulty.
At least dozen persons were injured, but
none seriously.
At Minnequa Springs, forty miles north of
Williamsport, the roof of the famous sum-
mer hotel was taken off.
At Apollo, Pa, Frank Orrs new two
story frame house collapsed and Frank
Logan, a workman, was killed.
At York, Pa. the Eastern market house, a
brick building 50 by 200 feet, erected about
two years ago, was entirely destroyed; loss,
$11,500 A portion of the safe works roof
was also blown off.
AT Camden, N j., the wind unroofed the
house of William Ripley, at No. 737 Chest
nut street The roof of William Morton's
house, No. Sl1 Chestnut street, was carried
over a square. The houses numbered l0l1,
1913, 1915 and 10l7 South Eighth street,
owned by James $. Henry, were also I'M
rooted
The roof Of the rear portion of the Eighth
Street Methodist Episcopal church, at Eighth
and Walnut streets, was carried over three
squares away and struck brick building
occupied by Elkton Strick and, mt No. Oh
Mount Ephraim avenue, crushing i'll
the side of the house and seriously
injuring Mr.. Strickland's daughter. The
roof of George Lasher's house, $40 Walnut
street. was carried over five squares away,
and the roofs of John Griffin's and Thomas
McKeon's dwellings, on Walnut street, above
Eighth, were also taken off. These are only
a portion of the casualties there
There was only sharp shower at Phila-
delphia.