Telegram-herald., 1889-12-28
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1arse-story frame building N the
course u erection AS blown do~n Ard
three c4rpenters sere buried ia
ths ruins They were al res
cled alive, but we're badly IN
i4red Tao lIgle girls who were pass
ing a. he time were struck b. tying TIM
bers One Of them suffered fraeture
o. ths leg and the eyes Of tho other were
badly injured In Jersey City Samuel
Bsutcher. aged So, SAs killed oy being
strvck By The limb Of . tree which was
blown down by the heavy wind
A. Buffalo TIE wind reached veloolty
OF Sky miles an hour. but no damage
Is reported from that section. Al Koch
ester al empty lee house. was blown
down and considers bly, damaged Some
damage was done 70 ehimneys and
outbuildings. Al Utica immense hail
stones fell, and great damage was done
10 fruit trees. A large blacksmith shop
was blown down az Rome, but no enc
was injured Al Auburn rain, hail.
thunder lightning and high winds char
acterized the DAYS weather. Lightning
struck dwelling and demolished one
side OF the house.
CAxAJoHARTr. " Y, Dec 27.-A ter
rible wind and rain-storm swept over
the Mohawk valley Thursday morning,
followed by resplendent rainbow. In
the afternoon a blizzard struck the same
section, levellng trees, telegraph wires,
etc.
PIrrssURsH, Pa, Dec 2T-Quite
heavy rain, accompanied by thunder
and lightning and high winds, passed
over this section Thursday morning.
The storm was OF short duration, but
considerable damage was done by the
wind. Small trees, fences and out
houses were blown down and the tele-
graph service north and south badly
crippled by the prostration OF the wires.
dispatch from Lock Haven, Pa,
says that heavy showers, accompanied
by thundc. and lightning and heavy
winds, passed over that city Thursday
morning. The large ice house OF Mus
sena & Reed was blown down and com
pletely destroyed. Loss, 81, OoO.
Johnstown, It's cup OF misfortune al
ready running ov n, was swept Thursday
evening by violent wind-storm which
Cr] ped the n lr ury away below freez-
ing point, sen people scurrying to
their frame shanties and increased
the danger OF fire and feeling Of
alarm. There is fear that some Of
the buildings will be blown down. The
large business house of David Deibert,
partly wrecked last Saturday. is ex
pected to 20 any moment. If a blizzard
sets in, as seems proba bic, there will be
much suffering at Johnstown.
At Bellefonte there was loud thunder,
vivid lightning, heavy rain and bright
sunshine all at one time. The
storm was followed by almost hurri-
cane, which blew down a number
OF frail buildings. Pittsburgh also had
a midsummer thunder storm, accom-
panied by heavy precipitation, the wind
meanwhile blowing thirty-fOur miles an
hour. In Allegheny the roof of Science
Hall OF the new observatory was
blown into a neigh boring field.
The house of T: A Erney, on
Mount Oliver, was overturned, and
other slight damage was done. 1t is ex-
pected that later reports will show
heavier losses by the storm, as 1t swept
with great fury up the Monongahela
valley.
BRADFoRD, Pa, Dec. PA terrific
northwest wind has been blowing here
all day and thousands of oil derricks
have been leveled to the ground through
out the McEean and Allegheny fields.
In this city the house of John Carroll,
al the head OF Sandford street, was
blown from its foundation and left
reclining on the hillside az an
angle of forty degrees The family
, We1e IN the house at the time but
escaped unhrrA John Evsns house, ~
course Of construction at 104 Jackson
avenue. was lifted from its underpin-
ming and badly warped. The losses, 50
far as can % estimated, will reach al
least $40 0O0
BETHrBHEN. Pa. Dec IA bridge
IN course Of construction across the
Lehigh river between Lehighton and
Weissport was blown down hy the high
wind Thursday afternoon. Three work
men fell distance OF thirty feet Gus
tave Berg was fatally hurt, Charles
Zimmerman had shoulder and leg
broken and vas badly cut about TIE
head and Thomas Crawford ad his hir
broken
BALTIMORE. Nd. Dec. 27.-Under per.
fsctly clear sk7. not vestiye OF cloud
being visible a terrible gale suddenly
swept over he city from the northwest
Thursday afternoon. Il is feared that
many small crates. psrti-u lsrly oystering z
vessels ". "a caught on ne bav, a.
the Mid weather and gentle hree7es a
the asst few DAYS had started 81
che bay sailing vessels. In this cts
houses were un-oofed ard chiuuev'
blown down Mamie Kuumelrran. a 10
7ea~-o'd child. phile playing In front o'
her home. vss str1Ck hv brick from =
tu~hIinz chimney and instantly killed.
Several o-her PERSONS were injured -
vnc 5--ss and shingles
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