Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-10

The loss BY the storm in ihi. part OF the cit,
exceeds $50 900.
At Wells station On the PenRsylya1ia rail-
road the large brick building Of the West
inghouse Air Brake Company vas partly de-
moiished. and al Wiimerding Z coal tipple
vas wrecked AT Mekeesporr houses were
unroofei, trees blosn Gown and windows
smashed. Three houses in course OF cree
uon we're blown To pieces.
At IL O'Clock fought about dozen bodies
were taken out Of the wrecked six mill. a.
follows Henry Croeker, foreman Of the mill.
married, aged %, head crushed IN. neck and
arm broken. He came here from Nes Lon
don, CT John R,ber, nzineer, head cut ID !,
Laura ker-hner, Eva Leeds. Tillie Grow.
kxue bowman, Kate Seas, Emile Crisgnan,
Sophie Winkleman. Ella Long. Willie Sny-
der, VIM. koberson, Rebeces Pouse, Kate
Reidenaur, Rose Clemmer.
Eighty is conservative estimate of those
who lost their hses.
READING, Jan. To-
Whsnthe ruins were yisiteulat 2 this A. NJ.
IL dead bodies had been taken out and s5 10
jured. Mr.. Grigsh2w one of the proprie-
tors thinks there are 60 more bodies in tn.
ruins all possibly dead.
Terrible TidinsH from PittsbuIs.
PIrrsRURs, Jan. y.
A terrific storm of wind and hail the worst
for years swept over this city this afternoon.
carrying death and destruction. suddenly
in the centre Of the city there was terrible
crash aud few minutes later the central
tfe alarm sounded q call from box IA on the
corner of Diamond and Wood streets A
hundred people hurried 10 the scene and
found a cyclone had caught the new built
ing on Diamond street owned BY c. l.. VIII
liAms and hurled Il TO the earth covering up
two score Of human bodies. High walls of
brick aud undry mortar were parted one fail
ing each way partly ~reckirg dozen sur
rounding buildings.
The main force of the crushing building
vas thrown against Weldin Co.'S book store
Oh Wood street and the barber shop OF Fred
Schemaker at Al Diamond street.. III. rear
end of Weldin's store was crushed in and the
front of the building was forced into Woods
street The barber shop was demolished.
The leather store next, occupied by w. ii
Thomas was totally wrecked. The rear end
Of II. Walt Cos bookstore was crushed
in, while some failing structure struck Jos.
Rchbaum's bu lding fronting on Fifth sv.,
breaking the windows and injuring a humber
VI " itH tuc VI hit-
men the work of rescue from the Wi ley
building rnius began Ladders were run up
to the second and third stories of the Weldin
building and the first one 'aken out was
young lady employed type writer who
escaped serious injury.
Houses Unroofed at Williamsport.
WILLIAAsPoRT, Pa, Jan. 8.
A terrible storm of wind, hail and rain
swept down the West Branch valley thi,
afternoon. Considerable damage WAS done
in all directions. In this city the damage
was particularly severe, dozen houses be-
ing demolished The Mankay Decorative
Works were unroofed, and the buildings of
the Demorest Sewing Machine Co, were de-
ol.hed; the damage sustained by the Man
key people amounts to $50 900, that of the
Demorest works amount to Sl00.0 900.
Crouds of willing hands eagerly took up
the work of rescue. Every little while
fresh locslities were discovered where men
had been caught, and were found at time of
DISASTER. About 25 men were at work on
buildings.