The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-21
Wilkesbarre, Pa. and Vicinity
Visited by a Most De-
structive Cyclone.
Hundreds Of Houses Unroofsd. Partly
Blown Over or Completely
Demolished.
Terrible Scene In the Hazard Wire
Rope Works---Summeryills
Totally Annihilated

NtA&hNEAhA&t fAs4 aug ~
At o'clock On the afternoon or the
18th the most terrible cyclone that has svsr
been sxperienced there struck the city Of
MiIkesbsrre, Pa. Il came up the river,
aud the suddenness OF its coming vas one
Of its awful features. The heavens we're
as black ~ night aud the Wind liew with
the most friRhtful velocity. whole rows
Of tress were blown down. Following this
hundreds OF houses we're unroofed, par
tally blown ovcr, completely demolished
and worse than all she visitation of death
was sent upon q numhsr Of people. Large
districts In several sections Of the city ere
In abaclute rain, and men, women and
children are in the streets crying
Aaa wrsngsng Thsir Hsnas IN Absolafs
Dismay.
The damage will reach hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars. Passenger trains
and locomotives nj the depot were blown
over. and every wire In The city, electric
light. telephone and telegraph. - down.
The devastation is 70 be compared with
noshing Ia she memory OF the Oldest In
habitant. Everybody h rejoicing that no
fires have as yet taken place, for the
streets are impossible with trees and fallen
buildings, and the engine could not be
drawn through thsm.
Ths Death sssf
80 far as asosrtainsd is twelve. Pour men
are known to have been killed In the Haz-
ard uire-rope works. house on Scott
street, occupied BY miners, who had
just returned from work, fell In and
three inmates were killed. The huge
stack Of the Ksttls planning .mili fell in on
. man aud two horses, and ell we're killed.
A little colosed girl was killed By the fall
Ing OF : buildrne on South Main street.
Two men snffered death b. ths falling of
portion of Siszmars's brewery and third
lncurrsa tie seme fate fhgough the almost
complete demolition of y. L. Brown's
brick business block on Market strest.
There - andoabssdIs pkkesn = saxtsen
0thoFs Killed.
M3ny poor people suffered heavy Losses,
and u win be months before all the damage
can be rspaired- Building mechanics OF
al kinda can ind employment here Tor
wesks 70 come. as IL II already known that
fulIy 900 buildings have been blown down
or othsrwise damaged. Many Of the
structures we're Of large size and great
vaina.
Only can be given, a. follows: Hazard
wire rome works, s26,0 600: 3. l.. Brown.
sQo, 1000; 50. Marys Catholic church, $i5,-
600; Murray shaft. SlO,0v0; t1oisnback
shaft. 5000; Nhitehaven Ice company,
$1,000: Ahlhorn's pork packing house,
s6.O00. In addition TO these hundreds OF
citizens suffered losses running from 5000
20 85, ,00tA
4 he Murray shaft farmhouse vas blown
down and the fan stopped. There are
twenty~onc men In the mine, bns u is
hoped they can be rot out safely.
A 7.30 D. m. reports came from Sugar
Notch. mining town three miles from
here, that the destruction Of property n
terrible and fifteen persons killed. Al
Parsons aud Mill Greek, four miles FROM
here. cosl bankers ia al directions have
been more or iess damaged, and the num.
ber killed viii reach ten.
Telegraph wires down IN all directions
and at communication is shnt OK.
Tho Nxmass Of Those EnIea.
as far a. known. are:
EyI MARTIN. haksf.
John n. FRTTz laborer.
nuHRELIs BENDENAEfER. h salesman.
sAMUEL ROUSE, maohlnist.
PETER RTTTENMEyEh.
JOSEPH KERN milknnan.
ADAM FRANTx.
GEORGE HAMILTON.
MAMIE THOMPSON.
George Hamilton, John Kleinhauh AM
Hungarian entered barn for shelter
The large double doors were blown In
killing Hamilton instantly and fatally In
iurinG the ether two. Berlin Vandermarl
had his head oruahed and ribs and leg
broken. and cannot recover. Max Crane
was fatally injured by falling wall. 5ess
Houssr's legs we're broksn and he was N
ternaliy injured BY . falling roof. n
Brinkman was injured internally. Am
bross Conasine, . liquor dealer. Was injure
internally.
Mayor sutton as once issued procls
nation calling the Ninth regiment 70 ~
aembls aa the armory 10 aid Ia police supsl
yision OF the city. The estimated loss, I
midnleht. il $500, 900, although IL ma
reach higher figure. The suffering
great. A terrible rainstofm set ia imxnel
iatsly after tbs cyclone and drsnched a
exposed property which lies IN IT, tract
At m.dnisht rain i pouring dowa In so
rents.
The etarsn Elsewhere.
A special 10 the Record from New IL
ford, susquehAnna county, says the 2
clone struck that region Al precisely =
ssme momsmans Wilkesbarre vas struc
Farmer Coles house vas demolished =
Mrs. Cole killed. His family vas y
prisonsd In the wrsek and All we're bad
hnrf.
dispatch to the Record says the 2
clone struck fiarssysillr, killing two p
sons. The NJ. T.. church and aaloAni
parsonage were blown down. Nearly
the houses In the village and hniiain
on farms weTs nnroofed and crops ruins
Terrible was the seens
in the Hazard wifs rope works. Tbs q
and dying iay on The aooE, aud haAEtreI
lna cries and aToans nlled the alb 10
room. The eyelons struck the rear Of