Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-21


WILxRsBkRnE, Pa, Aug. I9.--The most
terrible oyalous that was ever experienced
In this locality struck this CITY about s
o'cfook this afternoon. II came up the
river. From Whist point il originated is
not now known, The suddenness of its
coming was one Of its most awful features
Tbs heavens were ps black as ut night.
and the wind blew with most friphtful
velocity. Whole rows Of trees were
blown down, Following this, hundreds
OF houses were unrooted, partially blown
over or completely demolished, and
worse than all, the visitation OF death
YVES sent upon number of people.
How many were killed is not known OF
this tims, Large districts in several SEQ.
tioDs OF the CITY are ia absolute ruin, and
the women and children are in the streets
crying and Rringing their hands in ALSO
luto dismay. The damage will reach
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars. Pas
senHer traius and locomotives at the
depot were blown over, and every wire in
the city, electric light, telephone and
telegraph 70 down. The devastation is TO
be compared with nothing in the memory
OF the Oldest inhabitant. Everybody Ia
rejoicing that no fires have as yet fol-
lowed, for the streets are impossible
with trees and fallen buildings, and the
engines could not be drawn through
them.
The total death loss so far as asoer-
tanned Is ~. Four men are known to
have heen killed in the Hazard Wire
Rope Works. A house ON Scott street
occupied by miners, who had just re-
turned from work fell In, and three OF
the inmates were killed. The huge stack
of tho Kyle planning mill fell on man
shd two horses, aud all were killed. A
little oolosed girl WAS killed by e fall
Ing building on South Main street. Two
paea suffered death by the falling OF q
portion Of Siegmaier's brewery, aud q
thfyd incurred the sams fate through the
almost complete demolition OF q. L.
Browns handsome brick business block
on East Market street. There are un.
deubtedly 10 or is others killed. Reports
are coming in TO that eff3ct. II is i'm.
possible at this time to give names or
particulars. Many poor people have suf-
terod heavy losses, and 1t will be months
bsfoRe all the damage can be repaired.
One hundred tin Toofsrs have been tele-
graphed for, and building mechanics OF
all kinda oAn fad employment here for
wseksto come, as 1t is already known that
fuliy 200 buildings have been blown down
or otherwise damaged. Many OF the
structures were of large sizs and great
value.
Approximate losses can only be given
as follows; Hszlrd wire rope works,
Gas, 1000; s. L. Brown, Sac, 900; st. Mary's
Catholic Church, $4,000; Msliukrodt
Convent, So 600; Murray Shaft, $40. 600;
HoilenbAok Shaft, 600; White Haven
foe Company, 5000; Lshigh Valley
iepot, . 200; Pennsylvania Railroad
Oompany's round house, $4,000; Ahl-
,born's pork packing house, $4,000;
Paine's oil house, So 000 Dickson Men-
uiacturing Company, $4,000. In add.
ton to these hundreds OF citizons have
euffered losses running from $500 to
$5, 900.
The Murray shaft farmhouse was blown
down aud the fan stopped. There are 81
men in the mine, but 1t 10 hoped they oan
be got out safely.
LATkR-7.30 p. m.-Reports come from
Sugar Notch, a mining town, three milea
from here, that the destruction OF prop
erty ID terrible, and that Is persons were
killed.
At Parsons and Mil Creek, four miles
from here, ooal-breakers in all directions
,hRys been more or less damaged. and the
number of killed will reach 10. Tele-
graph wires are down In all directions
and communication is all shut off.
The names OF some of those killed so
far as known at s o'clock this evening are
Levi Martin, baker, buried beneath q
FALLING smokestaok; his two horses were
also killed.
John Fritz, q laborer In the spool-mill
81 the Hazard works, taken from the
debris horribly mangled.
Bnrreli Bendenmeyer, salesman for Har-
ties d. Co., instantly killed by falling in
OF Browns business block.
Samuel Rouse, machinist at Hazard
works, killed by falling timbets.
Peter bittenmeyer, killed la Fred
JAcobO' wrecked hotel; when removed his
skull was found to be crushed,
Joseph Kern, o prominent milk man,
blown from his wagon; found 200 yards
away, lying on the Lehieh Valley rail-
road, with his head crushed.
Adem Franz, OF Jones a. Frantz
struck by flying timbers died st 3 O'Clock
this evening.
George Hamilton, employe for 20 years
IN SteBmaler'H brewery.
Mawis Thompson, aged 6; blown
against house sud instantly killed.
George Hamilton, john KeinkAuf and
q Hungarian entered barn for shelter;
large double doors blown IN, killing
Hamilton instantly and fatally injnring
the other tws.
Mayor sutton tonight issued procla-
nation calling on the members Of the
Ninth Regiment to assemble at their
Rrmory carly tomorrow morning to aid
tue police supervision Of the city. He
also requested all idle workingmen to re-
port to him for labor in clearing the
debris, tho city TO pay for the same.
Superintendent Gaskins OF the Hazard
wire works reported at 9 .. m that they
would be In running order again la about
q week. As far NJ known to bin only one
man was killed the works and one IA
tally injured, Several were slightly hurt
by falling timbara.
Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires.
WILKGsDARRE, Pa. Aug. 20.-As conse.
quence Of The terrible devastation and COM
plete CONSERVATION that followed the
cyclone which travelled through this city
late yesterday afternoon. and the fact that
darkness so quickly onvsloped the valley,
it was impossible to gather mucl intsili-
genes as to tho extent OF the damage and
loss oil life. As time grows on the severity
OF the cyclone Ia mora and mora demon
btrated. and 1t ia singular that so compare
lively few lives were lost.
SImmenss buildings containing many peo.
pie we're unrooied md In many cases al
nost destroyed In the twinkiing OF an eye,
and this at an hour when the people were
about the streets amid flying timbers and
debris OF every character. The city In It's
most frequented part, around the depots,
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