New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-27
BLOWING GREAT GUNS.
A WIDESPREAD AND DESTRUCTIVE WIND
STORM.
AND OTHER DAMAGE DONE IN THREE
STATES - ONE MAN KILLED AND
SEVERAL INJURED IN SYRACUSE.

Syracuse, n. Y, Dec 26.--A tornado from che
southwest swept over Onondaga Lake at about
10 o'clock this forenoon, prosfratng many
structures. 1t caught up a great volume OF
water, carrying it wildly before it, In its hurri-
cane force it struck the horse-barn Of the Peo-
pies Street Railway Company, carrying away
the cornce and roof OF the building and over
throwing the front walls The mass Of brick and
timber was hurled inward doing great damage.
Charles A. Nichols, the assistant superintendent,
age forty, sitting near the door of the build
ing reading a newspaper, when a mess Of debris
fell upon him, killing him instantly. Giles
Wood, employe of the company, who was stand
ing near, talking with Mr.. Nichols, had his
collar bone broken and was otherwise hurt.
His condition is not serious.
Joseph Forkheimer cleaning horse, which
was killed. and Forkheimer was injured internally
and had his head bruised He was severely
hurt. Several other employees slightly in
jured. The damage to the building amounts to
several thousand dollars
Amsterdam, Dec. 26 SpeciaD.-At noon to-day
a heavy windstorm, accompanied by thunder,
lightning and hail, passed over the Mohawk VAL
ley, and the amount of damage done cannot at
this time be estimated, but it will amount to
many thousands of dollars. In Amsterdam the
winds velocity about seventy miles an hour.
number of buildings were unroofed, including
several knitting mills and the large icehouses OF
Stebbins & Stewart The latter's loss is over
81 900 At Gloversville large schoolhouse was
unroofed, and had il not been for the holiday
vacation, many children would, no doubt, have
been killed. Several dwellings in that village
were also unroofed Farmers buildings in the
Mohawk Valley have been prostrated by the
wind, and telegraph and telephone wires are down
tonight At ROckton dwelling was struck by
! lightning and badly damaged. Trees and fences
in the country have been blown down in every
direction. The residence of Isaac Place, at
| Gloversville was completely demolished. To-
night heavy wind is blowing, and people are
afraid TO venture out the street for fear Of
being injured by flying bricks from chimneys
and merchants signs.
New-Haven, Dec. 26 (SpeciaD.- "A heavy tornado
struck this city about 4 o'clock this afternoon
and lasted for several hours. Telephone and tele-
graph poles were blown down, and every fire.
alarm box in the western part of the city
rendered useless. The fleet of oyster boats which
was coming up the harbor at the time was driven
on the beach, and several of them capsized. At
Milford the gale was accompanied by severe
thunder-shower, and number of buildings were
unrOofed
Schenectady, Dec. 26 tSpeciaD-A heavy wind
storm accompanied by rain and hail. reached this
city about noon to-day. The chute of the Sche-
nectady Toboggan Club, across che river in tha
town of Glenville, was demolished.
Lockport N. Y, Dec. % tSpeciaD.-A small
tornado struck this city at lf.past this morn
ing. Trees were snapped off and pedestrians
sought shelter indoors. The gale continued more
or less all day. Reports from the country bring
news of damage to barns haystacks and stock.
The wind tonight in Western New-York and along
Lake Ontario Is high.
Rochester, Dec. 26 SpeciaD.-A gale of wind
has been blowing in the city since midnight, but
thus far little damage has been done. This after
noon the liberty pole on East Main-st., historic
flagstaff, 101 feet high, was blown down. The
pole erected in ls44.
Poughkeepsie, Dec. 26 SpeciaD. THE wind has
been blowing hard here all the afternoon, and
! from TO p. m. it was heavy gale. Tin roofs
! in several places were blown away, and fences
/ prostrated. This evening there have been snow
/ squalls.
Oswego Dec. ga violent rain and hail
storm from the northwest, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, passed over this section
this morning. No serious damage is reported
Utica Dec. ga severe windstorm passed over
this city this morning accompanied by hail and
! rain No damage was done here beyond the
| blowing down of trees, sheds and few old
buildings, and the unroofng of building Of the
! New-Yorl Mills Cotton Mandatory, doing about
! So 900 damage
In the Sauquoit Valley the storm was accom-
panied by thunder and lightning. Fences and
| farm buildings were destroyed In all directions
AT Rome a large brick blacksmith shop, at
tached TO Bingham's carriage mandatory, was
unroofed and one wall was blown in.
Buffalo, Dec. 26.-The wind this morning
reached velocity of sXty-fve miles an hour
No damage reported here.
Auburn, Dec. 26.-Rain, hail, thunder and high
winds have characterized the weather here to-day.
Lightning struck dwelling, demolishing CHM
ney and one side of the house. chimney on
the FultOn-st. public school blown down, and
went crashing through the roof II the school
had been in session loss of life would have re-
suited.
Troy, Dec. 26.-The wind this afternoon
rooted a freight car near Crescent The roof was
blown upon telegraph wires, and brought them to
the ground. A blown across the Fitch
burg Railroad track near Johnsonville. The
| engineer OF a passenger train saw the tree just
in time 10 prevent an accident.
Lock Haven, Penn, Dec. 26.-Heavy Showers
accompanied by thunder and lightning and heavy
winds, passed over this city this morning The
large ice-house of Mussena & Reed was blown
dcwn and completely destroyed loss $4,000. The
! ice-house had been erected TO replace one
destroyed by the June flood
Watertown, Dec. ga severe windstorm has
prevailed here since Tuesday, and seems to be
| increasing in violence. No serious damage has
been done, however, up 10 tonight
Pittsburg, Dec. ga heavy rain. accompanied
by thunder, lightning and high Winds passed
over this city this morning The storm was OF
short duration, but considerable damage was done
by the wind Small trees fences ana onsnouyes Sn.s
o,,A no
crippled The mercury is rapidly falling ana
cold weather is expected tomorrow
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN CALifohNiA.
Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 26.-It Is reported thA' 'ns
x.ds.u winery near this city, destroyed yester'
| 49,. With wine worth 100000. by the breaking OF