, 1889-05-16
EASTERN STORMS.
New York is Visited by Ter
rible and Furious Gale.
Other States Come in for d
Share Of the Great Losses.
A Startling story Concerning the Cronin
Cass-was IL Revenge for
MatpractioeY

New YoRK, May 10 The weather to day
was intensely bot, the mercury reaching
92 ; in the shade, At 4 O'Clock in the after
noon clouds began to gather In the West
ern and Suut bern skies and swept on to.
wards New Jersey and New York. A tre-
mendous gale of wind developed and much
damage was done at Burlington, N. Y.
While sweeping over the face of that state
the ale was blowing fifty miles an hour,
aud whirled up volumes OF gray dust iron,
the soil, which was carried before the
storm. When it AT last swoUpsd down on
Jersey City Just before sundoMn the say as
sumed a bra-sy hue and the Jersey shore
was soon lost sight OF. The
storm quickly swept over the
bay ana river and was upon
this city licking the streets clear OF dust in
one nj, ment Men, women and children
on the streets. blinded 10y Jerseys red
sand, groped for trees or clung to fences,
unable to see and afraid to move at all.
The Tribune and Times buildings on one
side ~ Park row were not visible from the
other side Wagons and cabs were over
turned, street car windows were broken
and over all Continued the roar OF the Cy'
clonir tempest. Tue orm continued in
| this city nearly half an hour when rain
began To lali and the atmosphere "as
| cooled down.
Reports of damage are pouring in now,
and toe area covered 10y the reports Is
| Southern New YORK, Eastern Peunsylva.
/
| Massachusetts. NJ No deaths are reported IN
this city but many painful casualties ana
| many OF the wire poles which remained are
down. Signs and broken glass are strewed
| on the walks.
| In the harbor ferry boats we're we'll nigh
| helpless. Flag poles We're hurled To the
/ ground aud the .uiiiuius OF The centennial
| decorations bestrewed the streets.
The storm swept across Long Island.
| Buildings were blown down and huge
| pieces Of lumber were scattered aud signs
were carried from their fasteninys sud
| hurled through the streets. The ferry
boat Flushing was just approaching the
slip on this side Of the river when the
Hhirlwind struck her and turned almost
around aud dashed her against one OF the
! bulkheads. number of passeDg gers
| mostly ladies', were thrown down with
| great force and great excitement prevailed
The storm interiered greatly with the
| working OF the telegraph wires radiating
| from the city.
! At Fsirhaven, Conn, men were hurled
| in the wreckase Of new house, while
| twenry-three working outside were hurled
| through the air with fatal results to some
anu severe injury to all.
at Point OF Rocks, Md, twenty men
who were at work on a railroad trestle over
! the river AT that point. wer. swept off into
the water sixty feet below.
At Palmyra, Pa, many houses are
In ruins and the inmates homeless II
alive.
AT Willismsport, Pa, Barpums show
| was stampeded, and there was a panic OF
| fear lest the tent should fall Three cages
| Oi animals were overturned. An antelops
| was killed, and the trumpeting OF ele-
| plants caught under the falling canvass
caused intense fright aud confu ion. Many
| performers, men and women, were shock.
| ingly hut. There are many stories of
barns wrecked by lightning, and great
number OF animals killed. Several
churches in the trail Of the storm have
| been ruined.
PITTsBuRa, Pa. May l0.-The heaviest
ram storm since the memorable cloud
| burst OF 1874 when nearly two hundred
| people lost their lives in the Saw Mil Run
! district, passed over the city about III
| o'clock Tonight. Rain fell in torrents
and in few minutes the streets were con.
| verted into small rivers. Cellars were
! flooded in all parts of the city. Land.
slides are reported on nearly NIL railroads
leading into the city. but as far a.
known there have been no fatalities. The
| lOwlands along tho Ohio river are badly
| flooded and numerous arms are com pete.
| Iy washed out The storm Was accom- pa
MED by a remarkable electrical display,
and several houses were struck by light
Mug on Mount Washington. Dispatches
| from surrounding to WINS in Western Penn.
| sylvsnia, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia
| report great damage, and the storm appears
to have been general in this section. 1t is
| impossible to- estimate the damage to. night
but 1t is sale to say 1t will resch far into the
| thousands.