Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-08
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
AN EXTENDED STORM
Rain And Snow Falls From
The Dakotas To Virginia.
-PITTsBURG THE CENTER
Several Dwelling Houses
Blown Down.
A FRENCHMAN'S FREAK.
The Outlook For The Bust
ness Trade.
A FRENCaMAN'S FREAK.
HIGH WIND, RAIN AND SNOW.

HIGH WIND, RAIN AND SNOW.
Western Pennsylvania Visited by the
worst storm Known In Years-Tho
Rain Turns Into Sleet and 10 Fol-
lowed by Snow-A Roof Lifted From
n church manufactories Wrecked
and Wires Blown Down.
P1rTsBURa, Feb. THE worst storm in
years has been raging throughout western
Pennsylvania since noon today. Snow, hail,
rain and wind have been playing havoc. In
this city no damage was done by the wind,
but the snow and slush have biockaded
many of the streets and stopped street car
traffic, while tslegraphic and telephone lines
are breaking under the heavy weight Of ice
with which they are coated. In the noun
tains the storm is raging with terrific fury
and reports are coming In of serious damage
to property.
1t Uniontown the roof was blown off the
Methodist Episcopal church. q part Of 1t
aliehting on the house of John Brown, just
north OF the church, crushing 1t to pieces.
The roof of the building lately erected by the
Pennsylvania Construction company below
town was also blown off. A horse and wagon
driven by James Rush was blown over
Grays hill. No one was seriously hurt.
HOUSES BLOWN DOWN.
Frankenbsrry and John Wringer were level
ed to the ground. The telephone and electric
light wires are all down. None of the coke
works are running south of Uniontown. The
Redstone coke works were blown down and
entirely demolished. The end was blown out
of the engine house at Leith and the Warren
glass works were wrecked. The roof of the
Lutheran church was also blown off. The
loss at Uniontown will reach $4,000. At
Connellsville the storm began in the morning
| and did not subside until late this evening.
In this section the loss will raach over $1O..
900. J. NJ. Herpeck's store and house In this
place was completely wrecked, the inmates
having q narrow escape from death. The
Catholic church is in a dangerous condition
| and number of other houses in the town
| are wrecked. At Dunbar the Knights of La
Dor hall was entirely blown away.
SNOW TEN INCHES DEEP.
A report from Leiseuring says all the
large shafts of the b. b. Friok Coke Company
are down. No fatalities have so far been re-
ported. Dispatches from YOUNGSTOWN, Tyrone.
| 0reensburg and other places report severe
wind and snow storms, but no serious dam.
AGE. The snow fall ia from six to ten neh-
es in depth. at Connellsville, Pa, special
saws the snow storm was accompanied with
teri ito wind. The Old National works
were blown down and number Of smaller
buildings demolished but no one was In
| jured. It was the worst mountain storm
known In years.
| TWO MEN KILLED.
| A special dispatch from Evansville, Pa,
says: The new glass works at this place were
blown down during q severe storm this even
ing. Charles Barr, superintendent, and q Mr..
Bisrney were killed and number of persons
injured. The men killed were from Taren-
| tum. Superintendent Barr 10 still under the
wreck. Another unknown man is under the
debris and IL undoubtedly killed. The build
| ing was of brick and IL total wreck.
INTm NORTHWEST.
MINNEwAuKEN, N. D., Feb. IA severe
snow and wind storm is raging here. The
roof of the court house has been blown of.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Feb. THE Jour-
nails Stephen, Mimi, special says: The
worst blizzard within the recollection of the
Oldest inhabitant il raging. The wind ia
from the north and the air IL cloud OF
snow. The mercury registers ten degrees
below zero and it 10 growing colder.
with brief Interruptions nearly all day, but
owing to the mild temperature nearly all Of
It has melted Said tho signal service man
this afternoon: There are two storms moving
toward US and this IL just tho beginning
One 10 from Minnesota, . snow storm "A big
one-while the other is q rain storm from
Louisiana and will turn into snow here
When the two meet big wind storm viii
probably result. After that the weather al
far as the indications go will be olear and
cold.
WINTER IN THE SOUTH.
S1AuNroN, Va, Feb. Winter set in to
day. There was quite snow fall, followed
by sleet and cold rain. 1t is freezing to
night.
HARNsoNBuRa, Va, eb.7.-The heaviss
snow storm Of the winter set In this morning
about nine o'clock and 10 still raging. TIL
weather IL quite cold.
DANvILLE, Va, Feb. There WAS
heavy fall Of snow In Patrick and Henry
counties, the FIRST fall of consequence thi