The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-17
AN EASTERN TORNADO.
a Frightful Storm Pays It's Respects to the
People OF the East-Much Damage tC
Property.

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| A Frightful storm Pays It's Respects to the
People of the East-Much Damage to
| Property.
! NEW YORK, May 1L-Yesterday was in
| tensely hot. but about five O'Clock sud.
| den wind storm came up and cooled the
air, bu { did considerable damage to sky
| lights, signs, etc. Small craft were over
| turned in the bay but no loss of life was
| reported. A heavy rain followed the
| wind.
| At four o'clock in the afternoon clouds
! began to gather in the western sky and
! soon swept on tow ards Jersey and New
/ York. 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, BLOWN G
| fifty miles an hour, whirled up volumes of
! gray dust from the soil, which was carried
/ before the storm. When it at last
swooped down on Jersey City just about
sunset the sky seemed a 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 streets clear of
! dust at one moment and drifting them
\ again with the city's refuse and the red
! sand Of Jersey. Men, women and children
on the street were blinded by sand and
! CROPPED for trees or clung to fences, un-
able 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 over
turned, street car windows broken and
! over all continued the terrific roar of the
tempest The storm continued in this city
for nearly half an hour, when rain began
/ to fall, the atmosphere was cleared and
| the wind Gained down.
Many painful casualties are reported in
this city. Many of the poles remaining
are down, signs and broken glass strew
the walks and in the harbor ferry boats
were blown about we'll nigh helpless.
Lamp posts were hurled to the ground
/ and the remains of the centennial decora-
/ tions strewed the streets.
The storm swept across Long island and
buildings were blown down, huge piles Of
lumber scattered, etc. The ferry boat
/ Flushing was just approaching the slip on
/ this side of the river when the W hirlwind
struck her and turned her almost cons
/ pletely around and dashed her against
one of the bulkheads. A number of pas
sengers, mostly ladies, were thrown
down with great force and great excite
ndent prevailed
! THE STORM AT OTHEE POINTS.
POINT OF ROCKS, Nd, May 1.-THE new
iron bridge in course of struction
across the Potomac to the Virginia side
was swept away by storm last evening.
Charles Beamer and Augustus Carter,
two workmen, were badly hurt.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 11.-Duriug a
severe storm yesterday afternoon an nm
finished building was wrecked and six
teen workmen injured, Fred Sherman IA
tally.
READING, Pa, May IA terrific wind
and rain storm passed over the city about
4:30 D. m. yesterday, unroofng a number
of houses and prostrating tfees and
/ fences. The storm is reported to have
done much damage in the Lebanon valley,
particularly at Palmyra, where many
houses were blown down. Wires are down
/ aud details lacking.
NEWPORT, Perry County, Pa, May IL
The county fair exhibition building was
demolished aud other buildings damaged
by a tornado at four p. IN. yesterday.
Charles Meyers, aged eight, was killed.
POTTsvILLE, Pa, May IA terrific
wind and rain storm damaged many build
ngs in this city about four p. N. yester-
day. A panic occurred among the girls
in the silk mill and Sallie Reichart was
thrown down a flight of stairs and sss
riousIy injured. Work had to be suss
pended for the day.
WnLfAMsPoRT, Pa, May 1.-THE sud=
den storm caused panic in the large
audience at Barnum's circus. Part of the
tent was blown down and the folloVFin 6
performers njdred: Ichato, a Japanese,
head and body injured; Miss MolIie
Thompson, hit in the face by stake; Miss
Nellie Flynn, nose broken; Master E.
French, rib broken; Miss Lille Deacon,
knocked senseless by a pole; George
Marks, scalp wound. The loss is esti-
mated at $40. 000. A number of buildings
in the city were damaged.
EAsToN, Pa, May IA cyclone yester-
day afternoon uprooted trees and unrOofed
buildings in this city and vicinity. Mrs.
David e Warding and her son were badly
injured by blackboard which was blown
down upon them.
SUNBURY, Pa, May 1.-THE storm was
very severe in this city, many buildings
being damaged. One end of the Clement
House fell into the street and several per-
sons narrowly escaped injury.
LEoAINsTER, Mass, May ia terrific
storm at seven p. IN. damaged many build
ings and Wheeler's large barn was set on
Gre by lightning and burned with eleven
COWS and other stock.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, May IA tornado al
$3.50 p. IN. yesterday wrecked many build
ings including new unoccupied tOnement
houses.
SUsQUEHANNA, Pa, May 11.-During G
severe storm yesterday afternoon William
Clapper of Gulf Summit N. Y, was killed
by lightning.
ELMIRA, n. Y, May IA heavy storm
passed over this section yesterday after
noon damaging many buildings. Severa
, persons were hurt by flying debris, and
Jacob Metzger, merchant severely in
3ured by his carriage being blown over
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May IA Newcastl,
special says the storm did considerable
damage there. Ex- County Treasures
Reynolds house was struck by lightning
. and his wife and daughter stunned.
RUTLAND, VT, May IA sudden storm
came up yesterday afternoon and shat
tered building at the marble quarrie
where Miss Emma Juch, the vocalist, ant
some friends had taken refuge. They
were stunned hut not injured.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May IA heavy
storm late this afternoon did considerab
damage in this city and vicinity. III
day had been so hot that many glass ant
iron workers were compelled to stOl
work
PorrsvILLE, Pa, May 11.-During tb
/ storm at Mahanoy City yesterday,
; miner named Betz was killed by lightning
and two other struck, but not fatal.
injured.
FoxBoRo, Mass, May 1L-During
storm last night John TrumbuiI's bar
, was stuck by lightning and destroyed.
To End Electric Sugar.
NEW YORK. May 1L-Judge Barrett i
Supreme Court yesterday granted AT
torney- General Tabor permission to brin
suit in the name of the people of the Stat
of New York against the Electric Suga
Refining Company for the dissolution c
the corporation, ,annulment of its existenc'
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