Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-08-23
FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY.
Awful Work Of a Cyclone at
Wilkosbarre, Pa.
Noufly Two Score Lives Wiped Out
by the Deadly Blast.
Many Houses, Factories and Othor Build
ings Demolished, Entaillng an Enor-
nous Loss OF Property--Hun-
dreds OF People Homeless.

WuKEsBARPE, Pa, Aug. 20.-One of
the worst cyclones ever experienced in
this vicinity came upon this city about
five o'clock Tuesday afternoon. 1t came
from up the river The sky was black
as night and the wind blew with great
velocity. Trees were blown down and
hundreds of houses were unroofed, and
many houses completely demolished.
Several people were killed. In differ
ent parts of the city the havoc made by
the cyclone is fearful, many districts
being laid in ruins and n number of peo-
pie are homeless. The loss will reach
hundreds of thousands of dollars. All
the wires in the city-telegraph elec-
trio light and telephone-were blown
down.
Trains and locomotives which were at
the depot were blown over and wrecked.
The streets are blocked with fallen trees
and buildings.
Four men are known to have been
killed in the Hazard wire rope works,
and the total number killed in the city
so far is reported at twelve.
The sceno in the Hazard Wire Rope
Works was horrible. Dead and dying
lay on tie floor and their heartrending
cries and groans filled the air in the
room. The cyclone struck tlse rear of
the large brick building; about 200 men
being employed in the works. The roof
and side walls were crushed in and lay
in ruins all about. The bricks and pom
derous machinery were scattered all
over. When the storm was imminent
the men rushed for the door, but many
of them were caught in the ruins
Three miners were killed by the fall
ing in of a house on Scott street The
miners had returned from work but
short time when the building collapsed
and buried them in the ruins. A little
colored girl was killed by falling
building on South Main street. A man
and two horses were killed by the fall
ing of lumber at Kytle's planning mill.
Two men were killed by the falling of a
portion OF Stegmaier's brewery. An
other was killed in S. L. Browns brick
building on East Market street, which
was demolished. Reports thus far re-
ceived indicate the death of fifteen or
sixteen others. Fully 200 buildings are
wholly or partially wrecked. One hun
dred tin roofers have been telegraphed
for and building mechanics of all kinds
can find employment
The Murray shaft farmhouse was
blown down and the fan stopped There
are twenty-seven men in the mine, but
it is hoped they can be got out safely.
Reports come from Sugar Notch, a
mining town three miles from here,
that the destruction to property is terri
BILE and that fifteen persons were killed.
Coal breakers have been more or less
damaged at Parsons and Mill Creek,
four miles from here. and ten men are
reported to have been killed.
The names of the killed so far as
known at this time are: John Fritz, a
laborer in the spool mill at the Hazard
wire rope works, taken from the debris
horribly mangled; Evi Martin, baker,
buried beneath a falling smolestack
His ewo horses were also killed; Bur-
reil Bendenmeyer, salesman for Hartley
& Co.. grocers, instantly killed by fall
ing building; Peter Rittenmeyer, skull
crushed by the falling in of Fred Jacobs
hotel; Samuel Rouse, killed by falling
timbers. He was machinist at the
Hazard works Joseph Kern, milkman,
was blown from his wagon and was
found 200 yards away, lying on the Le-
high Valley railroad with his head
crushed.
Adam Frantz of the firm of Jones &
Frantz, was struck by flying timbers
and has since died; George Hamilton,
an employe of Stegmaier's brewery;
Mamie Thompson, aged six years, blown
against house and instantly killed;
John Kleinkauff and Hungarian, name
unknown.
ST. Mary's Catholic Church, South
Washington, is total wreck. The
massive timber in the rear of the church
was blown down clear TO the base, and
fell with tremendous force against the
residence of Michael Cuogan, smashing
it. The inmates all huddled together
in the hall and escaped injury.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2O.-A dispatch
from Scranton says that trainmen of in
coming trains report that the village
of Summerville, thirty miles west of
Scranton, was struck by the cyclone
yesterday afternoon about $50 and to-
tally annihilated. Engineer William
Fischer in giving an account of his
train experience while passing through
the cyclone, said the engine was lifted
from the track, the cab was blown off
and all the windows in the cars were
crushed in by the terrible force of the
wind. Two of the train hands were
seriously injured.
Harveysville, n farming village ten
miles from Plymouth, was wrecked by
| the tornado. The M. e. church and the
adjoining parsonage was blown down.
Harvey's large store was totally de-
stroyed. Nearly all the houses in the
village and on the adjacent farms were
unroofed and rendered uninhabitable.
Tho crops in the fields were ruined.
Elijah Farringer, well-to-do farmer,
was killed, and several others were in
jured.
Bold and Defiant.
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