Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-14

NINETY MILES AN HOUR.

, ttreets, iost It's roof auu had other dam
ages.
NINETY Mills AN HOUR.
| NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, Jan. 13.-A cy
clone struck this place to-day and III
Wind attsined a velocity OF 80 miles Al
Tour, carrying everything beforc II
buildings, barns, tees, telegraph poles
railway semnphores and fenc q topple,
over like straws before It.
The greatest sufferers are the Canadian
Web Company. The wind struck tn
northwest gable Of their 50 by 30 fee
two-story factory, tearing the roof iron
the brick walls and tumlliug the nortl
and west walls In upon fifteen Girls, VIII,
were employ ed in winding bobbins 70
looms, IN the upper story. All OF then
cscaped except Alice Dckout, aged Is
who was buried among bricks aud de
bris. Tho manager of the compan,
| rushed mp Stars In the building, whicl
was tumbl'ng down around HIN, rescue,
the p.rl from the debris and carried he
down stairs. The girl was fund to hay,
one leg broken aud TO be badly brulset
about the body.
The Niagara Falls Tobogga ,ing slide
that stood the cyclone Of last January
yielded to the force Of the storm and
went down In pile OF match wood.
The storm decreased In violence sbou,
neon, preventing further damage. Tele.
graph and telephone wires aio down in
every direction. A tree fell across The
Eeme, Watertown aud Osdeusbury Rail.
road rack in front OF freight train nra,
Suspension Bridge N. y, piling tho
engine AID ~ ireiah, cars In The ditch
This engineer was badly hurt. The water
| rose several ieet, and washed away Dor.
tons o: the promenade and buildinyu Of
tho Whirlpool Rapids Park Company.
a MISSOURI AND KANSAS BLIZZARD.
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 13.-Despatches IRON
different portions OF Kausas report II
blizzard Ia that State. At Wichita IL
Inches OF snow tell, and, for a Hundred
milos west, the storm ragei with fury,
| aud tie whole country is covered will
snow TO the depth 81 = foot or more.
Railroad trains ara stuck at several
places, aud traffic Is practical sus-
pended. Intense suffering Is reported In
the destitu'c districis In several OF the
western counties. There era 10 or more
/ 'ais OF provisions at the town of Liberal
Gu route to the sulIerer3, but that /. 50 u
10 miles away from the starving people,
and nobody is willing to tako tho chances
OF freezing by hauling the freight IN
| wagon. The temperature IS not vety
low yet, but the mercury is laliiug and
severe cold II apprehcaded.
KANSAS CiIY. Mo, Jan. i3.-Da
sDstches this morning from points IN
Kansas ani Missouri state that the storm
has sased. No human lives were lost IN
he blizzard so FAR as reported, nor was
any live STOCK frozen to death. Thil
morning the weather has moderated.
LOSS OF LIFE AT ROCHESTER,.
ROCHESTER,, N. y. Jsu. IA hurri-
cane prevails here. The wlud 10 said 10
have reached a velocity OF rs miles an
hpur. Many buildings have been par.
iAly demolished and several persons
Injured by the falling dpbrls. One
fatality has occurred aud Others are ru
nored.
George Miller. the man killed, was
struck by n falling chimney. Geerg,
Seward, an express wagon driver, was
kicked In the head by his horse, which
had been blown down by the force oi the
| wind. lie FELL, and the horse rolled on
HIN, causing internal injuries. lie may
die. Inc south Nall was blown out OF
iAe Joslyn Block, on State street, falling
aud crushing frame building next door.
No one was injured. The roof of the
oeneseo Brewery malt house, part OF tie
roof OF Curtis Eroticrs' canning factory,
aud part oi the spirc OF st. John 8 church
were blown on. There were many mar
row escapes. The wind died away about
: O'Clock.
SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE, n. ". jan. i3--A severe
wiud storm ilged hers this a teruoop.
many buildings being unrooied. TIE
Lew freight house OF the X w. and O.
Railroad, now Ia cour,e OF erection on
Ful'op street, Was blown down. sixty
i've men were 1T work ON tho building.
n Il William Willis, csrprnrer. wa,
Killed, About .o1cn carptn'ers were
severely Injured.
UTICA,
UTICA, N. y, Jan l3-A heavy wind
storm passed over the northern part Of
tbs county at noon to-day. In the VII
lage OF South Trenton the Bapti st
Church WAS uuroofed aud the steepls OF
the Unian Church was blown down. A
number OF houses aud barus were uu
rooted and trees were lifted iu tie air and
thrown on top OF buildings.
TENNESSEE
MEMPHIS, Tcnn., Jan. l3.-A heavy
wind storm, accompanied y rain, struck
Memphis at about o O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, but, beyond general pros.
trai,on oi wires, no damage was done In
the immediate vicinity.
special to tho Appeal irom sardls,
Miss, 90 mica south OF hero, reports a
heavy storm Of wind, rain and laii. The
Episcopal and Presbyterian Church hes
and Ballcnilnc's livery stables were
blown down. henderson Bros. store
/ AMI tho Rgnnrfar'a a
aud several stores and residences dam
MEL No inlaliiics a re rrnnrted