St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-11
4 RAGING TEMPEST.
The Eastern States Swept by
the Worst Gale Of the
Year.
New York, Pennsylvania and
Maryland Suffer Most Sc
verely.
Many Buildings Destroyed
and Some Loss Of
Life.
A Circus Canvas Is Frustrated
and a Panic EnSueS--
Incidents.

New YORK, May 1O.-The weather
reaching 90 ill the shade. At 4
O'Clock in the afternoon clouds
began to gather in the western sky
and soon swept on towards Jersey and
New York. a tremendous gale of wind
developed and much damage was done
at Burlington, n. j. While sweeping
over the face of the state the gale blow
ing 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 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, lick
ing 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 street
were blinded by sand. groped
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 windows
broken and over all continued
the terrific roar OF the
cyclone tempest. The storm
continued in this city for l.early half an
hour when rain began to fail, the at
mosphere was cleared, and the wind
calmed down. Reports of damage are
pouring in nOw The area covered by
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, signs and broken glass strew the
sidewalks. In the harbor, ferryboatS
We're blown about well-ligh helpless;
flag poles were hurled to the ground,
and the remains of the cen
tennial decorations bestrew the
street. The storm swept across
Long Island; buildings were blown
Gown: huge piles of lumber scattered
and awnings, signs, etc, carried from
fastenings and hurled through the
streets. The ferryboat Flushing was
just approaching the slip on this side of
the river when the whirlwind struck
her and and turned her almost COM
pletely around and dashed her
against one of the bulkheads. A
number of passengers, mostly ladies.
were thrown down with great force and
great excitement prevailed. The storm
interfered greatly with the working of
telegraph wires. At Fairhaven, Conn.,,
men were buried in the wreckage of
new house, while twenty-three working
outside were hurled through the air
with fatal results to some and severe
injury to all. At Point of Rocks, Md,
twenty-five men who were at work on
railroad trestle over the river at that
point were swept off into the water
sixty feet below, and at Palmyra, Pa,
many houses are in ruins, and the in
mates homeless, if alive. At Williams
port, Pa, Barnum's show was stam-
peded. There was panic of fear lest
the tent should fall. Three cages of
animals were overturned, and an
antelope was killed, and the trumpet
ing of the elephants caught under
the falling canvas caused intense fright
and confusion. Many of the performers,
men and women. were shockingly hurt.
There are many stories of barns wrecked
by lightning last night, and great
number of animals killed. Several
churches in trail of the storm have been
ruined.
y 1T WAS WIDESPREAD.
POINT OF Rocks, Md, May 1O-The
new iron bridge in process of erection
across the Potomac on the Virginia
side was swept away by the storm this
evening. Charles Beamer and Angus
tus Carter, two workmen, were badly
hurt.
READING, Pa, May 10.-A terrific
wind and rain storm passed over the
city about 80 p. M, unrOOfing num-
ber of houses and prostrating trees and
fences. The storm is reported to have
done much damage in the Lebanon
valley, particularly al Palmyra, where
many houses were blown down. Wires
are down and details lacking.
NEWPORT, Perry county. Pa, May TO-
The county fair exhibition building
was demolished and other buildings
damaged by tornado at p. m.
Charles Meyers. aged eight, was killed.
PoTTsv1LLE, Pa, May 10.-A terrific
wind and rain storm damaged many
buildings in this city about a p. m. A
panic occurred among the girls in the
silk mill, and Sallie Reichart was
fhrntxr, AirI, Of 10,
ously injured. Work had to be sus-
pended for the day.
LOMINSTER, Mass, May 10.-A terrific
storm at p. m. damaged many build
ings, and Wheeler's large barn was set
on fire by lightning and burned, with
eleven cows and other stock.
QSHAMoKIN, Pa, May 1O.-A tornado.
at 1886 p. m. wrecked many buildings,
Including eight new unoccupied tene-
ment houses.
SUsQUEHANNA, Pa, May 1O.-During
a severe storm this afternoon William
Clapper, of Gulf Summit, N. Y, was
killed by lightning.
ELMIRA, N. Y, May 10.-A heavy
storm passed over this section this aft
ernOOn, damaging many buildings.
Several persons were hurt by flying
debris, and Jacob Metzger, a merchant,
was severely injured by his carriage
being blown over.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, May 10.-At Cen
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