Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-20
HAVOC IN PENNSYLVANIA


READING, PA, July 15.-An un
usually heavy rain storm prevailed
early this morning throughout The
Lebanon Valley. A number o
creeks overlooked their banks, hun
dreds of fields were submerged, ant
the crops, which had beee cut and
left lying in the fields, were washed
away. At 1.-THE towns of Avon, Myers
town and Lebanon the water flowed
into the lower floors of a number O
houses, and many occupants los
their household effects. At noon to
day the SchuylkiIl river at Reading
was seven feet above low water mark
and at Spring City eleven feet.
LANCASTER, Pa, July 15.-Tht
storms Of Saturday and Sunday
nights in the northern part Of
Lancaster county were the heaviest
in years. Along Hommer and
Middle creeks five mill dams were
carried away, and in Elizabeth town
ship FIVE bridges were destroyed. A
large amount of fencing and growing
crops were swept away. The creeks
are higher than ever before known
CARLISLE, July 15.-The storm
which passed over this section last
night did considerable damage
particularly to the farming communi
ty. Corn and oatsfields were devas
tated and the crops flattened to the
ground and the damage will aggre.
gate hundreds Of dollars. In this
city number of trees were blown
down. u 81 l,ru ai ~
p Evansville, Ind, was electrified by
electric light wire that was broken
by the storm Sunday, and firemen
and citizens were badly shocked
while going through the streets and
into houses. ia
,'l Many houses were destroyed in
the town of Princeton, o., by severe
windstOrm.
A regular water-SpOut struck
Lynchburg Thursday of last week,
flooding stores and residences, and
causing loss Of nearly $4,000.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 15.-The
village of Princeton was almost
wiped out by tornado Yesterday
afternoon. Not house escaped
damage and some OF them were
blown entirely away. Every house
was more or. less wrecked and
several Of them entirely destroyed.
In some instances not trace was
left of the structure that had stood
on the spot. E.a
" A terrific hail storm, accompanied
with rain and wind, passed over
Plattsburg, Burlington, Vt, and
other places along Lake Champlain
Saturday afternoon.
A heavy rain,storm in Baltimore
Co., near Baltimore, the same day,
washed bridges away, tore up roads
and fields, damaged crops and ell.
dangered life,
Another" heaviest rainfall on rec
ord us reported. This time it fell in
Maryland, on Saturday. The dam
age done in Baltimore County is esti-
mated at $4,000. Water is destroy.
ing more property than fire in the
United States this year.
HARRIsoNBURG, VA, July 49,
This section was visited last evening
by a severe hail and rain storm, doing
much damage in parts of the county.
Corn is ruined and the land badly
washed.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-The
steamship City of New York, which
arrived her last night from China,
brings information of a flood in the
northwest of Kawntung in which
5000 lives were lost and 10000 peo-
pie we're rendered homeless and
destitute. 1t was caused by the
busrting of a water spout, and the
water in the flooded district was Sc
feet on the level.
Z Violent storms, accompanied by
whirlwinds, prevailed throughout
Austria Hungary Monday. Heavy
losses of lie and property are report
ed. Many bridges we're destroyed
and railway traffic is seriously inter
rupted. M l@-