Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13
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Furious tElizzard i'm Western PENN
Buildings Destroyed ana
nanrAged.

Furious tslizzaru i'm Western Penn-
buildings Destroyed and
Damaged.
pIrTsBuRa, Feb. THE worst storm Ia
years mas been raging throughout western
Pennsylvania since noon to-day. snow
hail, rain and wind have been playing
havoc, In this CITY snow has blookaded
many OF the streets and stopped traiiie,
while telegraph and telephone lines are
breaking down under the heavy weight OF
Ice with which they are coated.
In the mountains the storm Is raging
With terrific fury, and reports are coming
In Of serious damage to property. Al Blairs-
Vile, Pa, the large blas5 factory was ue-
mollehed ythe wind. The roof was blown
OF, and the side walls facing east FOL 10,
Charles Il. Barr, general manager, and MIR.
Burney, one OF the finn, were instantly
killed and workman. whose name could
not bs learned, injured. Mr.. Burney's
body was Immediately taken from the
wreck. II was mauRled beyond recogni..
two houre later.
Al UniontoWn, Pa, the roof was blown
of the Methodist Episcopal church. part
OF Ii allRhting on the hougD OF John Brown,
Just north OF the church, crushing u 10
pieces. The root OF the large now building
lately erected by the Pennsylvania Com
struction Company, below town, was nloWh
| Nll. DDTBb hIlNl NuAGvu hklNFh ~ SNtiSS
| Rush VAC blown oyer GrnY's Hill. Inc
wagon Il lying on Its back with the wheels
whIrling iu the air No one WAS seriously
! hurt Postmaster Bakers new house was
| nearly demolished also James FtAnken-
| bsrry'5 house ana John W, Ringers mouse
| was leyeled. The telephone and electric
| light wires are all down. None OF the coke
wOtEs are running south OF Uniontown.
| The Rcd Stone Coke OompRny's Oil 'es at
BrnWpii4ld were blown down and entirely
demolished. The eni was blown out OF
| the engine house at Lelth and the warren
| CLAUS Works wrecked. TAe roof Of the
4 Lutheran church was also blown on.
AT Gonnellsvile the storm began In the
morning and did not snhaide until late this
| evening. J. NJ. Hprpaeg's store and house
| in this place was completely wrecked, the
| Inmates having narrow escape from death.
| Ths Catholic church la IN a dangerous con-
| ditlon, and q number OF other houses In the
| tom arc wrecked.
At Dunbar the Knights of Labor Hall was
entirely blown away.
A report from Lela 4nring says all the large
SHUTS Of tbs II. q. Frics G0ke Company are
down. The sa0Wiall Ii from to ~ inches
Ia DEPTH
| A ConnsEleyllle, Pa, special says the
snow STERN was accompanied with terrific
Hild. The OLD National Locomotive works
Eers bi0wa down aai a number OF smaller
buiiinrs demolished, nut no one wa, In
lpged. Il wa. the worst mountain storm
known 10 years.
ritz STORM Ar READING.
READtSG, I y. IA seyAr6 wind and
sle-t storm sat III hers this evening, accom-
panied by /. drop IN the temperature within
ihu past "a huura which has been remark
able The WIND be9 u yale and, judging
By thq manner Ia Waiea 1t ragged ia th's
city, II undoubtedly did some damage II
the country Districts. There Is every prob
abllity that tho weather which set III this
evening VIII put a stop to all further out
deer wp!k BY the farmers. A.ricntturaltat
cay That they believe coli weather has Sc
ii ID earnest, and that II Wtll prove Of con
| sliArRbiH damage to vNgetWlpl and trees
which under warm iEiiuancos, had a,reed!
budded mad hlossomad.
REraRIs FROM run NORTH wrsr.
fitNSEtpoti5, MINI, Feb. Title Jour
mats Mtlne1ansen, n. y special says: 4
severe SNOW and wind storm II raging here
Inc root Of tho court house nus bdet
blown of.
sIlNSEaralis, MINI, Fob. u The Jour
mats Stephen, Mimi, special says: Tn
worst blizzard within the recollection Of th
Oldest inhahitant is regilS The wind
from the north and the air Ia cloud 0
snow. TIE mercury registers 100 beioI
zero, and It Is growing colder.
nilNNhAPOldS, bliSN,t Etb. IA sptclal U
the tribune rTom Cedar Rapids Iowa, says
a nofco blizzard from the no th-west strue
here about 6 O'clock this evening, and
Still Inging with undated fury. The thor
nometer has fslen about 80 degrees In tn
last 10 hours. Reports from the north anl
north west are that a blizzard IL raging an
tha weather is growing colder rapidly.
SAUk CENTRE, alINS., Feb. IA Ranuln
bil26e 10 prevailing here, aud bids fair t
blockade the railroads aud other travel.
MASON CRY, IA, Feb. IA special repoi
from AIEOnA and Spencer aud points iul
thor west stnto q blizzard Is raging. Her
Il Is growing cold rapidly. There is bu
} little snow on the ground.
WRITER N VIRGINIA.
: srAusToN, VA, feh. Winter Get I
to-day There was quito snow fall, fol
lowed by sleet ana o cold raia. /. is ireez
, Ing o-aiRht
.. HAREEsQNRURG, Va, Fab. 7.--rns hsavief
!, snow storm " the wlntor set IL this morn
tng about goalock and Ia still raging. Tn
waafher Ia quite cold,
: n.Nrrl4s, VA, Feb There was
s heavy ran o. pnow to-day in Patrick m
! Henry counties, the first snow fall OF COL
. sequence this winter.
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