Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-20
WILD WINDS
A Terrible Cyclone Sweeps
WilkeSbaTre, Pa.
DOZENS OF LIVES LOST.
A Large Portion Of the City Com
pletely Demolished.
EXTENT OF HORROR UNKNOWN.
1t Comes Without Warning Spreading
Death and Destruction Broadcast.
Great Destruction in the COun-
ry---All Wires Down.

WHKEsAARRE, PA, August lg-At
o'clock this afternoon the most terri
BILE cyclone that was ever experienced
in this locality, struck this city. 10
came mp the river with awful sudden
ness. The heavens were As black as
night, and the wind blew with most
frightful velocity; whole rows of trees
were blown down, hundreds OF houses
were unroOfed, partially blown down
or over. completely demolished. and.
worse than all. the visitation OF death was
sent upon number OF people. How
many were KILLED is not known at thi,
time. Large districts in several see
tiOns OF the city are In absolute ruin and
the women and children are i'm the
streets crying and wringing their hand,
in absolute diSmay. The damage will
reach hundreds of thousands OF dollars.
Passenger trains and locomotives at the
depot were blown over, and every wire
In the city is down.
THE TOTAL DEATH Loss
so far as ascertained is twelve Four
men are known 10 have been killed iu
the Hazard Rope Works.
\ house on South street, occupied by
miners, fell in and three Of the inmate,
were kin I'd. The huge stack of the
Kyle planning mill fell on man and TWO
horses and all were killed.
A little colored girl was killed by
falling building on South Main street
Two men suffered death by the falling
of portion of Stegmier's brewery and
a third incurred the same fate through
the almost complete demolition Of =. J..
Browns handsome brick business block
on East Market street.
There are undoubtedly fifteen or six
teen others killed Reports are coming
in constantly TO that effect. one hun
dred tin r0Ofers have been tclcgraphcd
for and builing mechanics of all kinds can
find employment here forwecks 10 come
as it is already known that fully TWO
hundred buildings have been blown
down or otherwise damaged.
Among
THOSE VINO SUFFERED MOST
are the following: Hazard Wire Rope
Works. $4,000; :. l.. Brown, Brown
Block, $4,000; St. Mary's Catholic
Church, $1,000: Malnkrodt Convent
$4,000; Murray Shaft, $4,000. a NUM-
Der Of other buildings will sustain
losses from II, 900 to -. 900.
The Murray Shaft fan-hou,c was
blown down, and the fan stopped.
There are 27 men in the mine, but 10 i-
hoped they can be got out safely.
LATER.-5:3O p. m.-Reports come
from Sugar Notch, a mining town three
miles from here. that the destruction OF
property is terrible and that fifteen per
sons were killed.
At Parsons and Mil Creek, four mile,
from here. coal breakers ia all direc-
tions have been more or less damaged
and a number Of persons killed.
THE NAMES OF SOME
OF those killed as FAR as known at
o'clock are: Eva Martin. baker; John
Fritza. aborcr: Burrem Bcndenmcycr
salesman: Samuel Bousc, machinist;
Petdr Bittenmeyer. guest in Jacobs
Hotel: Joseph Kern: Adam FrantZ. of
the firm Of Jones ~ FrantZ George
Hamilton, cmploye Of brewery; Manic
Mayor Sytton tonight issued pro
clamati0n calling on the members OF the
Ninth Regiment to assemble at thearm
ory early tomorrow morning 20 aid u
the police supervision of the city. lie
also requested all idle workmen 20 re-
port to him for labor in clearing the
debris.
The wires are working so badlythati 10
is almost impossible TO get anything of.
The estimated loss at midnight is half
million. although il may reach a higher
figure, The suffering Is great. a ter
riblc rain has set in.