The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-01-18
STORM NOTES.
Wreck Of the Sunbury Nail Mill
With Probably Six Men
Killed
And Many Wounded Storm Damage
\ in Ohio, Especially in the Northern
Part.
The Country Surrounding Carlisle, Pa,
Greatly Damaged Torrents Of Rain
Near WilliamspOrt.

SUNBURY, Pa, Jan. 10-In this city at
$3.50 O'Clock last evening rain and WIND
storm came up suddenly and blew over
two Of the stacks of the Sunbury nail MILL
situated between the Reading & Pennsyl-
vania railroads on the outskirts OF the city.
The first is the pudding mill, having SIX
furnaces. Stack No. 2 was thrown over
on the roof, dropping with it stack NO. .
They crashed through the roof, completely |
demolishing the pudding department.. |
Thirty-6ve men were employed IN THIS
department and half Of them were buried
in the debris The fire alarm was sounded
and soon hundreds surrounded the mill.
Men were carried out half naked and men
are at work yet, as it is supposed several
others are in the ruins.
The following is the list OF killed and
wounded:
Killed-A tramp, name unknown; c. c.
Showers, of Milton.
Wounded-D. p. Jones, of Sunbury, in
ternally injured; James Faust. scalp
wound and ribs broken; A. @. Menther,
right leg broken off below knee and arm
broken, not expected to live; James NC
Donnell, Sugar Notch, head cut; Albert
Williams, puddler, Lancaster, leg broken
and head cut; John E. Splen, Lancaster,
head cut and knee broken, seriously In
cut on head and otherwise injured. There
are four missing.
THE WIND In OHIO TOWNS.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.-The high wind
yesterday morning blew down 100 feet or
the Cincinnati base ball park fence and q
portion Of the roof Of the Cincinnati q
Dayton depot. A large 5000 plate glass
window in the Methodist Book Concern on
West Fourth street was blown in.
At Columbus the wind blew for a couple
Of hours and at one time reached veloc-
ity Of forty EIGHT miles. A huge chimney
at the penitentiary was blown down, and,
crushing through the roof Of the secreta-
ry's office, demolished the desk which e.
L. Harper had but a moment before left to
look at the havoc being done by the storm
in the yard.
At Ironton very heavy rain and wind
storm tangled up telephone wires and de-
stroyed many fine shade trees.
At Portsmouth the storm ragged during
the forenoon. The roof Of the Nichols
furniture works was blown of.
At Bellaire the most destructive rain
and wind storm for years passed over
about eleven O'Clock. Houses, stables, out
buildings and orchards were blown down.
MUCH DAMAGE IN NORTHERN OHIO.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 10.-A windstorm
ragged here all day with terrific violence
blowing down trees and signs, partially
unroofng some dwellings and breaking a
good deal of glass. The barometer was
lower early yesterday morning than al
any time within thirty years. About
IL 80 q. M. tremendous gust Of wind, ap-
proximating the violence Of a cyclone
swept from the lake to the city, passing il
q southeasterly direction. The violence o
the gale was such that buildings rocked
and great alarm was felt for their safety
From all over Northern Ohio come re-
reports Of great damage. At Ravenna
Dorg's brick kiln was completely wrecke
with valuable molds. At Akron tree
were FRUSTRATED, bulletin boards demolishe
and dozens of windows smashed. In Car
roll County number of houses were un
rooted and very heavy dark storm clou
swept to the southeast about noon. Tn
telephone and telegraph service is badi
crippled in this section Of Ohio.
THE CYCLONE VISITS CARLISLE.
CARLISLE Pa, Jan. 10.-About $3.50 ye'
terday afternoon terrible cyclone struC
this city and destroyed thousands of do
lars worth Of property and probabl
fatally injured several persons. The TO-
q the Industrial Training School WI
blown off and windows smashed al
broken. The loss to the school will reaC
$4,000. The City Armory and Bretz
stables were blown down, telephone al
electric wires were broken and the TOW
was in total darkness last night.
"a lady named Mrs. Slower and sever
others whose names can notyet be learn
were severely if not fatally injured.
The reports from the surroundil
country indicate severe loss to the far
ers, barns, stables, houses and fences
ing blown down. The losses SO far as hea
from will reach $4,000.
THE DAMAGE AT wILLIAMSPoRT.
WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, Jan. 1O.-A terri
storm Of wind accompanied by torrel
OF rain swept down the West Bran
valley yesterday afternoon. Considel
BILE damage was done in all directio
the particulars Of which are meai
at this hour telegraph and telephC
communication being interrupted.
this city the damage was particnla
severe About dozen houses were
molished, the Maskrey decorative wo
unroofed and the buildings of the Dem
est Sewing Machine Company demolish
The damage sustained by the Mask
people will amount to $4,000 and tha
the Demorest works TO $l0000
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