Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-10
STORMS AND FLOODS.
Great Damage Done in Western Penn
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tBy telegraph to the Dlspatchl
PGTrsBURGH, Pa, April G-Western Pennsyi-
yana was visited by an unusual rain, "lnu''
and electricstorm this morning. Great dainaso
was done and two lives we're lost In this cry
mum Der Of houses we're struck by nghthink a.
several persons we're stunned. The ram ieli "a a
torrents for several hours, flooding cellars anu
causing small streams TO overflow.
BRAVE LITTLE BOY.
At West Elizabeth two children OF Goorge
Beattie, q boy and girl, aged seven W.
drowned on their way 10 school. While 49, -,
ing afoOt-lOg over Lcpb's run the little 'RlI. 10
her footing aud fell into the water, ana NJ
brave little tWin-brOther in trying 10 fe5cuo H"'
lost his life also. ..-,,,h
At indiana, Penn. a bolt OF lightning struck
the fioUring-mill OF Wegley & Prison and II h@'
burned; loss, $1,000.
GREAT DAMAGE REPORTED.
In Westrnoreland county great damage IL re-
ported. For two hours the rain fol- in iori1ntr
and nearly all the streams oYern0Hel 'hoAi
backs, washing away bridges
At Penn Station anumber OF families WEI
compelled 10 vacate their houses anu seer ~
ter on high ground. The Names Valley railIoa , .
at Clear Ridge. its northern terminus was p1I,y
damaged, fully 800 yards being washed a"hy'
and traffic l. entirely suspended. In sectlohH w
tho county the road beds are washed away teH-
dering travel dangerous and difhculL
JoHNsTowN AGAIN UNDER WATER.
Al Tyrone the Janiata "a over its banks. houses
and lots are inundated. and the people have
been compelled 70 move TO higher ground.
The C1nemaugh river and stony creek arg
again on a "hlgh," and the lower portions OIL
Johnstown nre under water. Several brilges
have heen washed away. and operations hle
suspended al the mills situated along the DanAH
OF these strssma. At = O'Clock tonight Tho w4teI
was two feet deep around tho telograph-ouioos
at Johnstown.
A TERRIBLE TORNADO IN OHIO.
PITTSBURGH, PA, April "a special rom
Akron o. says: Two clouds came together
Tuesday evening about two miles northwest OF
sharon, Medina county, and then began 10 re-
yolye in tornado fashion and bore down on Ule
village. The tOrnado's progress was marke1 Dy
roaring and grinding sounds, and IN ten minutes
it had lcvelled everything 10 its track over slA
miles a. farm lnud for width OF thirty rods II
demolished dozens Of billings, killed. one man,
fatally injured a man and a woman, and serious
ly injured several others. Forests in which were
trees two feet In diameter we're cut down a. II
they had been cOrnstaiks. The storm tfalied
along into STARK county, leaving tho debLts scat
tered over stretch of fifteen niles Inc loss
amounts 20 g. ns Of thousands.
A PIERCE CYCLONE IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
COLUMBUS, Ga, April 9.-This afternoon Co
INN bus sa- visited by herce cyclone which
came from tho Alabama sido and swept over the
city with terrible velocity. The SHAFT over the
Electric Light COmpany's Dulliing was blo"l
over, crushing through tho roof and damaging
the machinery. one man had a narrow escape
The electric lights arc eAtnguished tonight
some houses we're uurooied and = number Vi
signs were blown down. Tho wind was followed
by heavy rain and hail. Tho storm Was very
severe in East Alabama.