The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
Glass Factory at Blairsville, Pa. Demolished.
and Its Manager and One Of the Owners
Killed-0ther Buildings Wrecked.
Worst Storm of the Season Strikes Red
River Valley and Points to the South.
Tracks Of the Oregon Railway Covered for
Miles with Slides of Snow, Earth and Trees
High Water Stbsiding at Portland.
MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED.
Heavy Snow and Wind-Storm In Penns,
-xania-SexeraI Persons Killed.

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Heavy Snow and wind-storm in Pennsyl-
-vania-SeveraI Persons Killed.
P%ITTsBURG, Feb. THE worst storm in
years has been raging throughout western
Pennsylvania since moor to-day. Snow.
hail. rain and wind nave been playing
havoc in this city. No damage wasdone by
the wind. but the snow and slush has
blockaded many of the streets and stopped
street-car traffic. while telegraph and tele-
phone lines are breaking down under the
heavy weight of ice with which they are
coated. In the mountains the storm is rag.
ing with terrific fury. and reports are COM
ing in of serious damage 10 property.
At Blairsville. Pa. the large glass factory
was demolished by the wind. The roof
was blown of and the two side walls facing
east fell in. Charles L. Barr, general man
ager, and William Burney, one of the firm,
were instantly killed. and a workman.
whose name could not be learned, injured.
Mr.. Burney's body was immediately taken
from the wreck. 1t was mangled almost
beyond recognition. Mr.. Bars remains
were recovered two hours later. The storm
at Blairsville is subsiding. There was no
further damage.
At Uniontown, Pa, the roof was blown
off the Methodist Episcopal Church, a part
of 1t alighting on the house of John Brown,
just north of the church, crushing it in like
an egg-shell. The tower of the church, it
is feared, is so badly shattered that it will
have to be torn down.. The roof of the
large new building lately erected by the
Pennsylvania Construction Company. be-
low the town, was also blown off. A horse
and wagon. driven by James b. Rush. was
blown over Gray's hill. The wagon is
lying on its back, with the wheels whirl-
ing in the air. No one was seriously
hurt. Postmaster Bakers new house was
nearly demolished; also. James Franken-
burry's house, and John w. Ringers house
was leveled to the ground. The telephone
and electric-light wires are all down. None
OF the coke-works are running south of
Uniontown. The Redstone Coke Com
pany's Office at Brownfield was blown
down and entirely demolished. The end
Leith, and the Warren glass-wOrks were
wrecked. The roof of the Lutheran Church
was also blown off. The loss at Uniontown
will reach $4,000.
AT C0nnellSylll6 the storm began IN the
morning and did not subside until late this
evening. In this section the loss will reach
over $4,000. j. NJ. Herpeck's store and
house, in this place. was completely
wrecked, the inmates having a narrow es-
cane from death. The Catholic Church is
in a dangerous condition, and number of
other houses in the town are wrecked.
At Dunbar, the Knights of Labor Hall
was entirely blown away. A report from
Leisenring says all the large shanties of the
II. C. Frick Coke Company are down. No
fatalities have so far been reported in this
region.
Dispatches from Johnstown, Tyrone,
Greensburg and other points report severe
wind and snow storms. but no serious dam
age. The snowfall is from six to ten inches
in depth.
AT $50 tonight the snow at Johntown
was eleven inches deep aud increasing.
good, and there is not much suffering in
consequence.