Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-11
TERRIFIC STORM.
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Have Cyclone.

New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Have q Cyclone.
NEW YORK, May 10th.-The weather to-
day was intensely hot the mercury reach
ing 92o in the shade. At 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon the clouds began to gather in the
western and southern sky and soon swept
on towards the Jersey and New York
shores. A tremendous gale of wind de-
veloped and much damage was done at
Burlington, N. j., while sweeping over the
face of that State, the gale blowing fifty
miles an hour, whirled volumes of gray
dust from the soil, which was carried be-
fore the storm, when it at last swept down
on Jersey City. Just about sunset the sky
assumed brassy hue, and the Jersey shore
was soon lost sight Of
The storm quickly swept over the bay
and river and was upon this city, licking
the streets clear of dust at one moment
and drifting them again, with the city s
refuse and red sand of Jersey. Men,
women and children on the streets were
blinded by the sand. and CROPPED for trees
or clung to fences, unable to see and afraid
to move. The tall Tribune and Times
buildings, on one side OF Park row, were
not visible from the other side. Wagons
and cabs were overturned, street-car win
terrific roar of a cyclonic tempest. The
storm continued in this city for nearly
half an hour. When the rain began to
fall the atmosphere wss cleared and the
wind calmed down.
reports OF the damage are pouring in
now. The area covered by the reports is
Southern New York, Eastern PENNSYLVANIA,
Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and
Massachusetts. No deaths are reported in
this city, but many painful casualties.
Many of the wire poles remaining are
down, and signs and broken glass are
strewn on the walks. IL the harbor the
ferry-boats were blown about well nigh
helpless. Fiag-poles were hurled to the
ground, and the remains of the Centennial
decorations are strewn over the streets.
The storm swept across Long Island.
Buildings were blown down, huge. piles of
lumber scattered and awnings, signs, ETC.,
carried from their fastenings and hurled
through the streets. The ferryboat Flush
ing was just approaching the slip on this
side of the river when the whirlwind
struck her and turned her almost COM
pletely around and dashed her against one
OF the bulkheads. A number of the pas
sengers, mostly ladies, were thrown down
with great force and great excitement pre-
vailed. The storm interfered greatly with
the working of the telegraph wires radiat-
ing from the city.
at Fair Haven, Conn. men were buried
in the wreckage of a new house while %
working outside were hurled through
air with fatal results to some, and severe
injuries to all.
At Point of Rocks, Md, % men, who
were at work on railroad trostle over the
river at that point, were swept off into the
water 60 feet below, and at Palmyra, Penn,
many houses are in ruins and the inmates
homeless. if alive.
At Williamsport, Pa, Barnum's show
was stampeded. There was panic of fear
lest the tent should fall. Three cages of ami
mails were overturned and an antelope was
killed. The trumpeting of the elephants
caught under the falling canvas caused
intense fright and confusion. Many of the
performers, men and women, were shock
ingly hurt. There are many stories of
barns wrecked by lightning, and great
numbers of animals killed. Several
churches in the trail of the storm have
been ruined.