, 1889-05-16
THE DEATH ROLL.
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PITTsBUKo, May ! A great deal Of
damage was done in Pleasant Valley, Al.
leghany county, as the rain poured down
h,llsldes converting the streets into chan
nes tor turbulent rivers, varying from q
few Inches to several feet In depth and
reaching from wall to wall. Earth and
debris were dumped ON the street Ia wa.
Ron loads. A number of street cars were
unable to vet TO the stables on account Of
the Immense amount of earth dumped on
the track. A number of passengers re-
turning from the theatres and elsewhere,
/ In order to keep out of the drenching rain
bad gone beyond their accustomed stop
ping places, expecting to return in other
cars. Where the care we're blockaded the
water was nearly two feet deep and
IL poured in through the uoorways and
over the floors. The unfortunate passen.
gers too refuge from the invading waters
by standing on the seats. The driver and
other employees of the road were wading
about in the water above their knees while
they we're soaked from above by u drench-
ing rain.
At McKeesport the storm did thousands
of dollars worth of damage in the Crooked
Run district. Fifty honses were moved
from their foundations aud several toppled
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seek the hillsides TO escape drowning
while large number OF horses and cattle
were drowned. and many children were
taken out OF beda floating in the second
stories of houses. and their lives saved
Twenty five carloads of detris il lod xed at
the iron bridge blockading Fifth avenue.
II consists of lumber wagons and house.
hold goods No lives were lost but there
were many narrow escapes.
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1hany railroad a frei xht train was wrecked
by running into n land slide and brake.
man silled, making we death attriouta.
BILE to the storm.
BRADFORD, Pa, Nav ia severe
storm accompanied 10y lightning swept
across Northern Pennsylvania yesterday
and did much damage. At Ridgeway in
Elk county, Mrs. McNeill and three child.
rem were IN the suburbs and when the
storm arose she took the children into the
cellar for safety. Lightning struck the
house and passing into tue baseme mt 10.
stan'ly killed the mother and her three
babies.
BunGETTsTows, Pa. May 11-Light.
ming struck Amms & Co.'S oil well last
night and two work men were seriously in
jured. At Beaver Falls the body of lit
tie 2-year.od daughter Of Newton Beunet,
living on the banks of Walnut run, was
Iounu to'uay loupeu In PIE Oh uritt"oou.
THE STORM IN OHIO.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio May l1.-During
the storm last night tightening struck the
residence of Eben Powell at Hazeiton,
badly damaging the dwelling The
family escaped injury. large barn be-
longing to Robert Hunter, three miles
south was fired by lightning and de-
stroyed. A business house owned by Rice
Bros. at Struthers was struck and burned
to the ground. Hail damaged growing
crops considerably.
IN DIXON, ILLINOIS.
DIXON, ILL.,, May ll.--Ap electric storm
of gceat violence passed through this place
last night doing damage to property in
this city and throughout the county.
Several houses were struck by lightning.
Telephone and telegraph wires were torn
down and wind mills and chimneys with.
out number are wrecked. Old residents
say it was the worst storm in thirty