Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-17
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Across New JeraeH.
HARRIsBuRa, Jan. GA terrific storm
passed over this city this afternoon about
4 O'Clock. Several houses in process Of
erection were blown down. Other build
ings were uuroofed, and carrisges were
whisked about as II they were toys.
The children in the Mount Pleasant
school building, located on high point,
weYe panic stricken and several sustained
serious Injuries. The children, to the
number Of over 400, distributed through
eight rooms, were OF their studies when
the storm burgt on the building and tore
off its roof. The utmost CONSERVATION
ensued and the distressing cries of the
pupils were heard for squares. Rosie
Nelson was struck hy piece of timber
after having been trampled on and was
carried home.A Herinjuries are not fatal.
An awning on Third street, near the
Capital Park, struck and fatally injured
an old man named William Fry. Three
houses in course of erection were blown
down. A huge derrick, 80 feet high, used
at the Methodist Episcopal church, was
blown down, doing considerable damage.
SUNBUBY, Pa, Jan. "a terrible acoi-
dent occurred in this city at hslf-past
five O'Clock this evening. A rain and
wind storm came up suddenly and blew
over two Of the stacks OF the Suubury
nail mill. The mill is situated between
the Reading and Pennsylvania roads, on
the outskirts of the city. The first is the
puddling mill, having six furnaces. Stack
No. was thrown over on the roof, drop
ping with IL stack No. $. They crashed
through the slate roof, completely de-
molishing thu pudding department OF
the mill. Thirty. five men were employed
in this department, and half of them
were buried il the debris. The fire
alazm was sounded and soon hundreds
surrounded the Iaill. Men were carried
out half naked, and men are at work yet,
ss it is supposed several others are in the
ruins.
A tramp, whose name ia unknown, and
| @. O. Showers Of Milton wore killed. A
dozen others were badly hurt.
WHEELING, W. Va, Jan. 9.-Eo lives
we've lost in this city or vicinity today
by the storm, but there has been greAt
| destruction OF property. Many buildings
were unroosed and some demolished, with
many narrow escapes. The loss will be
especially heavy in this county, where
faImhousas, barns and other buildings
are badly WIacked.
In this oity the air was at times thick
with fnllIng bricks and flying boards,
signs and shutters, making pedestrianiqm
dangerous. Thousands OF pRnes Of glass
were broken, and solid buildings rocked
TO theiS foundations.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan, with tho exosp-
ticn Of cave.iu on the line of this Co.
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the city, this city suffered very little
damage by to.day's storm. The bEeak in
the sewer carried with it about SO feet of
the Reading Railroad Company's tracks,
but will NOT seriously interfere with the
rUuuing OF trains.
Camden, N. j., however, suffered very
severely, the wind reaching Fn unusual
velocity end doing considerable damage,
although no direct loss Of life has been
reported. The Eighth Street Methods.
Episcopal Church, at Eighth and Walnut
streets, was partly unroofed ard The back
of the structure was blown in. A row OF
houses on Eighth street was also partly
uuroofed, and Wilson'S icehouse was d.
ulolshed, a portion of the rOof being
carried half square. b. II. " IL. ii.
Reevea' oilcloth fertory, at Seventh and
Kaiehn's avenues, also suffered consider
ably, the dry room being demolished and
part Of the print room wrecked.
Fally 30 structures in all suffered from
the winds fury, bnt the only cssuslty re-
ported was that of 5-yeErs-nld child,
who received painful aud possibly fatal
injuries by being struck with flying
missiles.
CARLISLE, PA, Jan. "a Seroe rain
and wind storm paesed over the Columbia
Valley this afternoon, doing considerable
damage. Several buildings uet CON:
pleted at the Government Indian School
were unrooted. The loss will Se So, 600.
The entire roof of the Gob.n Guards
armory wss blown of. seye'al dwell
ings, bArns and outbuiidingt were de.