Daily Republican., 1889-05-11
FIERCE BURST OF WIND
Pennsylvania AND NEW
JERSEY VISITED.
People Killed and IuJured-One of tn,
Most Remarkable Storms that Sec
tion Has Known-Houses In
rooted and Trees Leye1led.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, May lO.-The tor
nado that passed over Norristogn and
surrounding country about o O'Clock this
evening was the ilercest and by far the
| most destructive known in this section
Of country since 1878 The gale vented It's
Jury on buildings, sheds, trees, chimneys
and almost anything movable in It's path,
and lasted about ten minutes. The wlld
was preceded by an ominous darkening
| OF the skies, making 1t necessary to re-
sort to lights in dwellings and factories
| The darkness was made the more intense
by the clouds of dust that filed the air.
| At the Hospital for the Insane wes ther
| vanes were blown of and crashed through
the roofs. The roof OF the carpenter shop
was raised about one foot, and that was
at once secured by means OF ropes.
| The telegraph lines along the Stony
Creek Railroad are down at several
places, and the utmost care must neces-
sarlly be exercised In the movement of
| trains.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, May 10.-A wind
storm OF ali almost cyclonic character
passed over ttis borough, at 40 this
afternoon, which for time struck terror
TO the minds OF the people because of the
wierd and threatening appearance of the
surging clouds. Telegraph and telephone
wires were snapped and thrown into
great disorder In twinkHng and many
| trees and fences were twisted OIL aud
ieiled with great force. A flying limb Of
tree struck horse ridden by young
| man and filled the animal to the ground
as though it had been struck with
sledge.
On the West Chester end Philadelphia
Railroad, near Oakbourne Station, the
storm is reported to have been very Sc
we're, and bage age car was crushed by
falling tree and the engine tank had
two holes made in It,
heavy storm-cloud gathered over this
city at 4.30 O'Clock this afternoon, caus-
ing an oppressive atmosphere and
darkness not before known at that hour
| OF the day, almost everyone thought OF
the terrible cyclone on January 9th, four
months ago, when the RI aiding SILK mill
and otter buildings were wrecked and
oyer 20 lives lost. The Wild was terrific.
On the outskirts of this city 1t twisted
I'll large trees like pipe-stems. Half
dozen houses were unrooied, three in one
row.
The storm seems to have been mott Sc.
we're in Schuylkill county. At Auburn a
hotel was unroofed. At Fremont and
Schuyiklll Haven several houses were
seized aud toppled over.
In this city the grand stand on the
base ball grounds was uLrooied. A
wagon, attached TO pair OF horses, was
completely overturned. 1t was SO dark
| that business PAGES were Illuminated the
! same as at night.
| PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May lO.-At 1
o'e'ock this Afternoon + rrillc wind aud
I rain a. rit
great damage. Trees, fences and awr-
inss we're prostrated, chlmnejs blown
| down and masy buiiJIass unronfod and
otherwise injured. In some cases heavy
metallic roofs were carried distance OF
nearly square.
During thunder storm at Nal oney
| City this afternoon Polish miuer named
Betz, returning from wolk at FllantoS n
| Collefy, was struck by i-htning and
killed. Two others We're also struck and
raI alyzed, but will probably recover.
SnAMoKIN, Pa, May l0.-A tornsdo
struck this section NJ $50 Ills eltornoon,
wrecklng eight new unoccuticd tenement
houses, unrnoling many dwellings AID
destroying barns and our buildings 10y
the wholesale No lives lost.
NEWPORT, Perry Co., Pa, May To-
A tornado not lasting over fifteen min
Hitb hliHNh lHlb plhEe WIN ltFIIut &c
between 3 and O'Clock this afternoon.
The large cXhib tion building on the
ground of the Perry County Agricultural
Society was totally demolished, and part
OF the roof Of tbs grand stand was b'own
bodily into field 200 yards distant |
Charles Meyers, aged eight years, son OF
William Meyers, was instantly billed by |
the falling tmhers.
BURLINGTON, N. j., May lO.-The |
tornado which visited Burlington at |
to day was the worst teen here. rhe |
wind blew terribly, dust and flying de-
bris iilling the air for over an hour. The /
round-house Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road at East Burlington WIS completely |
demolished by the wind, not timber
left standing. In all parts OF the ely
trees were uprooted and several roofs
were wrecked.
PHILADELPHIA. May IL. - Shortly
after 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
city was visited by a witd storm that dur
ing the short period OF It's prevalence ex-
cited the gravest apprehension.
During five minut"s the sky was OBJ
scured by heavy, yellow looking clouds
which had before been observed appar
emily banked up in The nOrthwe t, their
approach being signal zei by frequent
gusts, accompanied by binding clouds
OF dust "hlrieu loIWSta ana upward,
ana ming the WINDOWS anu ooofs OIL
stores and dwellings,.
Trees were blown down or stripped ol
their limbs or 10 iaSe, ana slghs, eh'm
neys and fools carried away III an arts
OF the city, ana telessraph ana ,eiephohe
wires were more or less uaWaRsu. -,
Inc OOo leople IN httenasnes at tne
base ball game at tue fhiIadelph'a BAL