Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25
AN ELECTRICAL STORM.
Western Pennsylvania Visited by an
Electrical, Wind and Rain Storm.
Heavy Loss Of Human Lives and Property.
Towns in Low Lands Submerged.
Through Bridge

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 23.-The heavi-
est rain ard electrical storm known in
years passed over q section of Western
pennsylvania this evening, doing great
damage to property, resulting in the
loss of several lives. The storm struck
Pittsburg about 4 o. clock, but no serious
damage was done in the old oity. In the
west, however, the wind played havoc.
Houses were blown down, trees uprooted
and outbuildiugs demolished. Frame
houses were lifted from their foundations
and completely destroyed. Another house
on Black Hill, occupied by Joseph Miller,
was lifted from Its foundation and blown q
considerable distance. The family were
in the sitting room at the time, but were
not injured. At least q score of other
houses in the vicinity were uprooted. A
large number OF persons received slight
injuries, but as far as known at this
time there were no fatalities. The loss
is estimated at from 500 ZOO to $50 600.
At McKeesport hailstonss large as wal
nuts fell, while the rain poured down in
sheets for fun half hour,
The lightning struck several build
ings In this vicinity, and considerable
damage was done. The greatest injury
was done by water, which came down |
in an hour. Water was FIVE feet deep
on Fifth avenue and a number of houses |
which were below grade were sub |
merged. 1t was by far the heaviest |
and most disastrous storm for years. |
At Greenberg, William Frye, gardener |
at st. Joseph academy was struck and |
instantly killed by lightning. The |
heavy rains caused great damage by |
Lightning also struck Col. HUNS palstiaI
other buildings, doing great damage in
every instance. At Washington, Pa,
lightning struck q derrick IN CO urse of
erection on Col. Robert Miller's farm,
SCATTERING it and killing william Fur
man, seriously Injuring William
Gates, and stunning two |
others. In FaYette county the
rainfall was extensive and did great
damage to railroads. The Baltimore and
Ohio is heavy sufferer. at Seottdals
the storm was particularly destructive;
cellars ell along the principal streets
were nearly filed with water and the
goods of many merchants destroyed.
The creek washed away q couple of rail-
road bridges between ScottdaIe and Fair
Chance. A dispatch from Oil City re-
ports heavy rainfalls almost steady since
midnight. The ground floors of the
lower portion of the town are flooded,
including the basement of the Oil
Change and the Derrick press-room. At
Wheeling, W. Va, about two and
one-half inches of rain fell in twenty
dsluging the streets and food
ng number of business houses in cell
ars and first floors. Travel on the Ell
nyra railroad was stopped for several
hours by heavy landslide.
THROUGH A BRIDGE.
A special from Erie, Pa. says the long {
rams have caused a great deal
# trouble to railroads IN this section.
This morning west bound freight trail
"a the Niekle Plate went through Q, i :
ridge near Creyton, this state. Tfiesso
ridge was wooden structure and about I
90 feet long, thirty feet high. The d
GODS washed out the foundations and \
Then the engineer, Daniel Ellis, struck q
be bridge his engine and almost the en-
Ire train went down into the sweeping
rsek. Ellis was caught under the sub &
ieFged engine, but his brave fireman,
AIMED Nicholson, although hurt himself
'as able through superhuman efforts to
Sieve his engineer and got him on to L
art OF the wreck and was assisted In his | o.
Ibor by head brakeman William john ~
IN, who was also hurt. The three men n
ere taken on the wreck and attended q,
physicians. Ellis may not recover. W
TERRIFIC STORM IN KENTUCKY. hi
CINCINNATI, ONO, May 24.-Northsrn J
'unties Of Kentucky and some of the y
ore Southern counties were swept last Al
ght by terrific storm. The heat all il
y was oppressive in the extreme, aud. dc
number Of prostrations we're reported. ! ef