Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-20
LATEST rELEeRAMs CONCERN
ING YESTERDAYS HORROR.
Whole Families Crushed TO Death
Among the Debris Of their
Dwellings.
FURTHER MASSACRE OF CHRIST
IARs IN.sRm ENIa.
German Socialists aud the Anti
socialist LaW.-Senate Pro-
oeedings Today.
By Telegraph 70 the SEEsI
THE wILKEsBARRE CYCLONE.
Additional Details OF Yesterday =
tlaIamiIy.-somer Touching Scenes

,aiamIIy.-somer Touching Scenes
wILKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. Gas
the time goes on the severity OF the /
cyclone i more and more demOE-
strated. Immense buildings con- |
tanning many people were unrOofed |
aad in many cases almost destroyed |
in the twinkling Of an eye, and this |
at an hour when the people were
about the streets, amid NY
ing timber aud debris Oi
every character. The city in
the most frequented part, around
the depOts, presents It's worst appear !
ance, and when Ii Is remembered I
that passenger and freight cars were |
liited from the tracks upon v hich /
they stood and laid on their sides,
while other cars rushed along the
track by the force Of the cyclones
powers small! conception OF its ter
rife velocity may be obtained. An
unusual centre Of activity was no.
ticeable in the vicinity Of Lee Park.
The lower clouds began scudding
IN great circles at a tremendous
speed. Their vortex seemed close
III AAAN AAAAA AAAA - AAAN AANAaAA "a
the cutlery works at South Wilkes
barre a sudden gust Of wind spraug
up and in a moment had increased
TO a roar. The Vulcan Iron Works,
James Morris foundry and the
Keystone Flour Mills felt the fiust
shock, the wind dashing the
heavy materials about like s,raws.
TIE STORM SWEET or
up Main Street, raZing the buildings
on the west side u that
tnorUughfare. Then il struck hand
some residences, stores, green
houses, pottery works, etc. along
Main Street n far - Academy
STREET. The western edge Of the
storm extended 70 the lower end
Of franklin Street and Dana Place.
Brick dwellings were unro0fcd and
the upper stories torn away, and
some were levelvd % the gr0und.
South Main and Franklin streets
were completely blocked with fallen
trees, rUJftimbers and wire. Nrer-
ing eastward. the storm swept out
Ross and Halle streets, then up
south Washington Street, extend
ing as far east on Ross a. the Haz-
ard wire rope works. IL followed
Washington Street, wrecked -.
Mary's church, tiie jumped 10 the
I.ehigh Valley depot, the Jersey
Central depot, Siegmaire'- brewery
and swept along the railroad 20
Five Points. Here Il turned east
and again swept up Pearl street out
by the Baltimore shaft No. =, then
dashed up the mountain aiii spent
itself in the woods.
The scene at the Hazard wire
rope works was terrible. The
immense building was badly iu-
jurei aud in the debris
LAY DEAD AND INJURED,
the latter helpless until assistance
came TO them. Here one Of the
wOrst phases u the cyclones work
could H. realized, the ponder1us
machinery being mixed with brick,
mortar and general debris in a con
fused mass. The number Of serious
ly Injured men at these works cX-
cee,ls twelve, and there were two
killed. Near the Delaware and
Hudson railroad ON scott Street
were houses occupied by the flmi-
Lies Of James Mctiniey ami James
Helegan. Allthe members Of these /
two Families were at home while
the fearful destruction was going ON.
powerless to DO anything Tor their
safety.
Both houses were levelei 10 the
ground and the inmates held in the
ruins 10y the debris. Mrs. Eliza I
Jane Mckinley, aged abou; 5, anu
the babe she held 20 her breast were /
crushed % death. John Mckinley,
agei Is years, was crushed 10 death. I
Mary Jane Mckinley, alittiedaugh- |
ter, was 20 severely hurt and crushed I
that but little hope j. entertaineI Of 1
her recovery. The family Of james 1
Helegan could not BE- found in the 4
ruins Of their home and fears are en-
tertained that they all persisted.
The Ninth Regiment j. ON duty |
in answer 10 tie Proclamation Of |
the mayor. Soldiers are assisting
the police in maintaining orier,and /
are everywhere eager 10 assist and /
DO whatever l. asked. 4 careful
estimate places the number II build
ings demolished and partially de-
strOyed az nearly 40. The los will
probably reach nearly, If not quite,
Sl,O11,UJ1. The number OF killed i
eleven; fatally injured, ten; severely
injured, twenty-fOur.