Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-20
A DEADLY CYCLONE.
Terrible Loss Of Life and Great De-
struction OF Property at WfIkesbarre.


AL O'Clock yesterday afternoon the most
terrible cyclone that was ever experienced in
that locality struck wilkesbarre, Pa 1t came
up the river. From what point it originated
Is not now known. The suddenness of it's
coming was one Of its most awful features
The heavens were as black as night and the
| wind blew with most frightful velocity. Whole
rows Of trees were blown down Following
this hundreds Of houses were unroofed, par
TALLY blown over or completely demolished
and worse than all, the visitation of death was
sent upon a number of people.
1t Is impossible, amid the confusion that now
prevails to get anything like a complete list of
the dead but it is believed that at least fifteen
were killed, while the number of injured may
reach into the hundreds. Those who are now
known to be dead are as follows:
THE BOIL OF DEATH.
Levi Martin, baker; John Fritz a laborer;
Burrell Bsndenmeyer, salesman: Samuel Rouse,
] machinist; Peter Rittenmeyer; Joseph Kern,
milkman; George Hamilton, brewer; Mamie
thompson. child; Adam Frantz, merchant.
Large districts in several sections OF the city
| are in absolute ruin and the women and chill
dren are in the streets crying and wringng
| their hands 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,
electric light, telephone and telegraph is down.
| The devastation is to be compared with moth
| ing in the memory Of the Oldest inhabitant
Everybody is rejoicing that no fires have as We.
followed. for the streets are impassabie with
| trees and fallen buildings and the engines could
not be drawn thu ough them
Four men are known to have been killed in
the Hazard wire rope works. A house on Scott
| street. occupied by miners, who had Just re-
HtrSv. md frnt, ST Al
were killed. The huge stack of the Kyle plan
ing mil fell on man and two horses and all
were killed. A little colored girl was killed by
| n falling building on South Main street. Two
men suffered death by the falling of portion
of Stegmaier's brewery and a third Incurred
the same fate through the almost complete de-
| molition of s. l.. Browns handsome brick bust
| ness block on East Market street. There are
undoubtedly fifteen sixteen others killed.
Many poor people have suffered heavy losses
and 1t Will be months before all the damage can
be repaired One hundred tin roofers have
been telegraphed for and building mechanics
of all kinds can find employment here for
weeks to come, as 1t Is already known that
fully 200 buildings have been blown down or
otherwise damaged Many of the structures
were OF large size and great value.
HOW SOME MET DEATH.
Levi Martin, baker. was buried beneath
falling smokestack. His two horses we're also
at the Hazard works was taken from the debris
horribly mangled. Burrel Bendenmeyer,
salesman for Hartlee & Co.. grocers, was in
stantly killed by the falling in OF Browns
business block. Samuel Rouse, machinist at
the Hazard works. killed by falling tim
Ders. Peter Rlttenmeyer was killed in Fred
Jacobs hotel, which was wrecked. When re-
moved his skull was found to be crushed
Joseph Kern. a prominent milkman, was blown
from his wagon. He was found 200 yards away
I'M m tla Lob Job Nall
head crushed
George Hamilton, John KIeinkauf and
Hungarian entered barn for shelter. The
large double doors were blown in killing Ham
llton instantly and fatally injuring the other
two. Slx-year-olu Mamie THOMPSON was blown
against house and killed instantly Adam
frantz OF the firm OF Jones Il Frantz was struck
py lying debris and died at 3 clock last night
Mayor sutton last night issued proclamation
calling on the members OF the ninth regiment
70 assemble at the armory early this
morning to aid in the police supervision of the
city He also requested all idle workingmen
10 report TO him for labor in cleaning the debris
the city to pay for the same.
ESTIMATES OF THE Loss
Approximate losses only can be given as fol-
lows: Hazard wire rope works SOS. 900; S. l.,
Brown. $40, 900; st. Mary's Catholic Church.
$4,000; Malinkrodt Convent, $1,000: Murray
shaft $4,000; Holienback shaft 5000; White
maven ice Company SS.OUU; LeHigh Valley
depo;. $1,000; Pennsylvania Railroad Com
panys round house. $1,000; Ahlborn'S pork
packing house. $1,000; Paine's oil house
5000; Dickson Manufacturing Company,
$4,000
In addition to these hundreds of citizens
have suffered losses running from $500 to
5000.
The Murray shat. fan house was blown down
and the fan stopped. There are twenty-seven
men IN the mine, bu- it Is hoped they can be
got out safely.
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ELsEwHERE
Reports come from Sugar Notch, a mining
town three miles from Wilkesbarre, that the
destruction OF property is terrible and that If
teen persons were killed
At Parsons and Mill Creek four miles from
Wilkesbarre, coal breakers in all directions have
been more or less damaged and the number of
killed will reach ten. Telegraph wires are
down in all direction and communication all
shut off,
Vague reports OF the complete humiliation OF
the town of Summerville have reached Wilkes
barre, and the loss of life and property is said
to be very heavy.
LADY INSTANTLY KILLED.