Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
KILLED BYA CYCLONE
Terrible Storm in the Vicinity
 of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
LARGE NUMBER OF LIVES LOST.
Over Two Hundred Buildings Wholly or
 Partially Wrecked.

The wind Blew With Great velOcIry-A
 Number of People HomsIess-Ths Loss
 Win Reach Over n Half Million Dol Iars-TraIus of Cars Blown Over
 and wrecked.
 WnKEsBARKE, Pa, Aug. 20.-One of he worst cyclones ever experienced in this vicinity came upon the city last evening. It came up the river, the sky was black as night and the wind blew with great velocity.
 Trees were blown down, and hum dreds of houses were unroofed, and many houses completely demolished.
 In different parts of the city the havoc made by the cyclone is fearful, many districts being laid in ruin, and c number of people are homeless. The loss will reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. Every wire in the city, telegraph, electric 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.
 several People Killed.
 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 12.
 Three miners were killed by the fall ing in of a house in Scott street. The miners had returned from work but 6 short time when the building collapsed, and buried them in the ruins. 4 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 Flaming Mill.
 Two men were killed by the fall 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 received indie ate the death of 15 or 16 others. Fully 200 buildings are wholly or partially wrecked. One hundred tin roofers have been telegraphed for, and build ing mechanics of all kinds can find sm- ployment.
 Fifteen Persons Killed RG Sugar Notch.
 Reports come from Sugar Notch, e mining town three miles from here, that the destruction to property Is ter rible and that 15 persons were killed.
 Coal breakers In all directions have been more or less damaged at Parsons and Mill Creek, four miles from here, and 10 men are reported to have been killed.
 The Murray Shaft fan house waa P men in the mine. out it is hoped they can be got out safely. Tho Death Roll. Following is a list of the dead as far as they have been Identified: John A. FrNntz, John Fritz, Peter Rittenmeyer, Nettte Thompson, Harry Martin Mra Ian Mckinley and child, John Sandapple, John Kern, and an unknown Poiander. Several more are reported dead, but | it is impossible to learn their names iM the confusion now reigning. Some of the injured are: Otto Bart man, Sam Mcintyre, John Long, Max Cramer, Fred Hause, Harry Long, John Mcdonald, Anthony Blaum. Jacob Con- rad, William Jones, John Wood, Frank lin Walsh, Sam Rouse. The Militia Called Out. Mayor Sutton issued proclaim ation calling on the members of the Ninth regiment to assemble at the armory to- day to aid in the police supervision of | the city. He also requested all idle workingmen to report to him for labor in clearing the debris, the city to pay for the same.
 .oms of the Losses.
 The Hazard Wire works people say their loss is about $25, 900; s. L. Brown loses $20, ,000; the St. Mary's Catholic Church, 5000; Murray Shaft, 10000; Whitehaven Ice company, $6,000; Hol lenback Shaft, 5000; Ahlborn's Pork Packing house, $5,O00. Those are only few of the losses.
 heavy rain has prevailed since the cyclone, and adds to the general dis tress. The loss is estimated at $500, ,00t | or over.