St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-27
A Cyclone Sweeps Over and
DevaStateS the Middle
States.
Big Buildings and Bridges
Wrecked by the Force Of
the Wind.
Three Children Cremated in
the Presence Of Thousands
Of People.
Heavy Rains Flood Millions
of Acres in Southern
California.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 26.-A cyclone
from the southwest swept across Onon-
daga lake about 10 o'clock this forenoon.
prostrating many structures. 1t caught
up and carried a great volume of water
wildly before it. In the course OF its
cyclonic force it struck the horse barn
of the Peuple'S Street Railway COM
pany, carrying away the cOrnlce ana
roof of the building, and overthrowlng
the front walls. A mass of brick and
tlmber was lurled into the building, do
ing much damage. Charles A. Nichols,
assistant superintendent, aged about
forty, was instantly killed. Giles Wood,
an employe, had his collar bone broken,
and he was otherwise hurt: condition
not dangerous. Joseph FOrkheimer was
hurt internally, and his head bruised.
Several other employees were slightly
injured. Damage to building, several
thousand dollars.
New YORK, Dec. ga thunder
storm, accompanied by heavy wind,
passed over this state this
morning. At Buffalo tine wind reached
velocity OF siXty-five miles an hour,
but no damage is reported from that
section. At Rochester an empty ice
house was blown down and considerable
damage was done to chimneyS and out
buildings. At Utica immense hail
stones fell and great damage was done
to fruit trees. A large blacksmith shop
was blown down at Rome, but no one
was injured.
LOCKHAvEN, Pa, Dec. 26.-Heavy
showers, accompanied by thunder and
lightning and heavy winds, passed over
this city this morning. The large ice
house of Mussena Il Reed was blown
down and completely destroyed. Loss,
S20,O00. At Auburn rain. hail, thunder,
lightning and high winds character
lied the days weather. Lightning
struck a dwelling and demolished one
side of the house.
NEW YORK, Dec. ga strong wind
storm visited this city and vicinity this
afternoon. In the upper part of the
city the storm was accompanied by
thunder and lightning. In Brooklyn a
three-story frame building IN the course
of erection was blown down. and three
carpenters were buried in the ruins.
They were all rescued alive but were
badly injured. Two little girls who
were passing at the time were struck by
flying timberS; one of them suffered
fracture of the leg, and the eyes OF the
other were badly injured. In Jersey
OlGS, OdtuuCl u7Oo hiby -b"Os
was killed by being struck by the limb
of d tree, which was blown down by the
heavy wind.
BRADFORD, Pa, Dec. ga terrific
northwest wind has been blowing here
all day, and thousands Of old derricks
have been levelled to the ground
throughout the Mexican and Allegheny
fields. In this city the house of John
Carroll at the head of SandfOrd street,
was blown from its foundation and left
reclining on the hillside at an eagle of
forty degrees. The family were in the
house at the time but beyond being
badly frightened escaped unhurt. John
Evans house, in course of construction
at 1O4 Jackson avenue. was lifted from
its undtrpinning and badly warped.
Up the west branch of the Tunungwant
creek forty-three derricks were blown
down, and on the east branch twenty
three are counted. Four were blown
down ON Mt. Raub, thirteen at Tarport
and six on the Jewitt farm at Custer.
Reports from GarlOck Hollow say nearly
all the derrickS in that vicinity were
picked up by the wind and strewn OH
the ground, in many cases the engine
and boiler houses and even rig timberS
giving way to the force of the hurri-
cane. At Knapp's creek it is believed
there are at least 400 rigs blown down.
Telegraph wires are down in all direc-
tionS. The losses as far as can be eSti-
mated to- night will aggregate at least
$4,000.
BETHLEHAM, Pa, Dec. ga bridge
in course of construction across the Le
hign river, between LehightOn and
Weissport, was blown down at o'clock
this afternoon. Three workmen fell
with the structure. Gustave Berg was
fatally hurt, Charles Zimmerman,
shoulder and leg broken, and Thomas
Crawford, hip broken and bruised about
the body. Berg lived in Jersey City.