The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-24
Western Pennsylvania Smitten
by Z Heavy Storm.
HAllsToMEs zig As wALMuTs
The Tempest Illuminated BY Deadly
Flashes Of Electric Light.
Little Rivers Roaring In Their FslIuess
-ifeat Damage Dome by Overflow
Of Wide Areas Tronbiesome Land
Slides-Raiiroasis BIsckadcd.

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srical ssofai rassrd over a large section Of
western PcnnsyivAnsa this evening. doing
great damage 10 properly and rssElsicg In the
iosS o. several fvss IL the east end OF the city
boaSes were blown dowa. trees nr.po:ed ard
srnali buildings demolished. 4 house on Black
Horse hill, occupied oy John Miller. wxs lifted
ooiiiy from is foundation and blown . cou-
tngat pTuiseA Al least = score OF Others in the
vicinity were nnrcofed- A large number Of
psrsons received siiehf injuries. hus ss Tar as
Known there were no fatalities.
At Ackeesr0rt hail stones a. large as walnuts
feil, while rain poured down n sheeta for half
"a hour Lightning struck several buildings
AID eensieersble damsxe was doae. The
greatest injury was do1e By water. which came
down Whtes hollow In q siresn Ave feet
wide The water wss nve feet deep on Filth
avenue and number Of houses below grade
were submerged
Al GreerssHrg William Err. gardener At 81.
Joseph's acGd my. was killed By lightning.
Heavy rasas caused great damags in he low
iands IN the vicinity. Lightning struck num-
Der OF hae husldinEa. doing great damage in
every instance
Seir Washington, Pa. lightning struck
desrck on the Miller farm. shatter.ng IL aud
klsrg William Farnum. serious inturing
william Gstcs. and stunning two Others
Ia Fsyefte county tie rainfall was extensive
aud id much damage TO railroads A heavy
land side occurred q Oakland. and as IL was
being cltssed away . s,ill heavier one cane
down. blockading both tracks. The food in
Mounts creek csrried away many buildings
Al Layton station an immense amount OF mud
rocks ana trees eamc down en- the Baltimore &
Ohio tracks, the rain there amounting 10 almost
Z cloud burst
AZ s-otsdale the storm was particularly de-
structive. Cellars along all the principal streets
tlS,3v vrtt cafa Ia.
stores saturated. Tae creek Is rising steadily
and the safety Of the bridges between scottdale
and Fairchauce is sendangesed.
a dispatch from Oil City. Pa. says heavy rain
mas fsilen almost steadily since last midnight,
raising the water in the Allegheny river and OH
creek to the highest point since the year lSss.
On account OF washoutx there is no railroad
communication with Buffalo or Warren. The
ground floors Of the lower portion Of the town
are flooded
Al Wheeling. W. Va. two and hall inches Of
rain fell In twenty minutes, dcluging the
streets and flooding . number OF business
houses There are approximations Of : big rise
In the river.
In Pistsburg the heavy raiu Il likely % swel,
The rivers 70 do0d proportions.
A special from Erie, Pa. says: The long con-
dnued rains have caused = great deal OF trouble
on the railroads in that section Of the staae and
today there wers many waaheuts. The W<es-
oQou0 Uolo1t On the &tckefRinte went through
. bfsdm1mn Eyayton. x1u1c train men were
sererply injuse6.s and tWessy-nva caxs .wens
down into the hood
CLEv1LAHp. Mar 11-A rsinstorm much in
the nature Of = closdburst swept over north
western fenusyivaniA this morning, doing
great damage. At Cory the streets were con-
vertsd txtO rivers, In some places two feet deep,
tearing mp the sewers and washing out the
rcadA The ra;iroad yards wcrs completely iu-
undated, and merchants also sustained heavy
leases. The valley from Cory TO 1rving,cn,
distance OF twenty miles, is . complete lake OF
water. from one TO three miles wide. The loss
win probably reach tl0o0 900 or more. The pub
lie highwaysiu the surrounding country are
nearly impsssabie.
A. Mesdville lightning struck several build
ings, although none were severely damaged.
Several streets were flooded aud extensive
damage resulted In the lower portion Of the city
from the rapid rising Of French creek.
The new bridges. slaughterbouse, and namer-
ous small buildinss and sidewalks were kwepe
away. Reports from oil directions indicate that
the damage in this vicinity was very heavy.
The railroads also suffered from wsshoafs.
youE xILLzD By LIGHTNING.
ALLIANCE, O.. May q. -s;eorge Patterson. wife
and TWO children. OF salineville. were killed bv
lightning while standing under . tree during
the storm this afternoon.