New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-21

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66lp1SHfif. 6Ea9SSHhf1i IaJSRi John. MnLIiERlX, Mary.
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MeINTYkE. MGsMsE Mss ssmue GREfSwALI Charles.
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. 1t is extremely probable that other VloHms Will
be added to the roll as the work OF clear
ing up the wreck in the path OF the s,oIin
goes on 1t is also certain that several OF thosc
injured will not long survive Last hghC was
q night of horror confusion and dlsmay Ill 'nc
citv. So quickly did night follow the storm
that it was impossible to obtain correct ldea
of the havoc wrought before darkness settled
over the city. The electric lamps with which
the streets and most of the business places are
I;rh,od ,vere all ont The wires torn
down in a dozen different places. The city was
in total darkness, save where the feeble CLEANS
of a few oil lamps from the windows OF s'oIes
or dwellings sent out their rays
Along the path of the storm everything was
:, rpins over a tract three miles long and
ouarter of a mile broad through the city, fol-
lowing. as a general course, the line of the rail-
road
In the wreck of their ruined homes people
searched by the light of oil torches and lanterns
for bodies of relatives, or In the nope OF en-
Treating OF tnelr more nlShIS NdIucu w
longngs. drcnching rain added to the
horror and misery of the scene. Thousands
of people from other portions of the city gathered
some 20 help friends or relatives in their hour
of need. but the majority drawn by curiosity
About D. m, in response to an appeal from
,be MAJOR. Captain George w. Zeigler, who, IN
the absence of the Colonel and Lieutenant-Colo-
mel was the senior officer in command OF the
9Th REGIMENT sent out a summons for the soldiers
10 gather at the armOry. IL was feared thau Ill
the darkness and confusion thieves and plunderers
might seize the opportunity 70 rob TIE ruiheo
buildings Al 8 o'clock the first detail OF twenty
men. under command of Lieutenant Newton
marched from the armory and took possession OIL
East Markets., from Canal-st to Baltimore-s''
As rapidly as they could be mustered the nieh
were sent out in detail to different parts ol
tho CITY. and by midnight 100 of the citizen
soldiers were duty.
An examination of the path of the storm TINS
norpipc shows that the widest rumors OF the
havoc done last night were not exaggerated. Inc
coursc of the storm was almost straight up thc
valley or from south TO north. II entered South
Wikesbarrc throueh the railroad cut there
But after getting into the Guy i'
course, while in the main up 'he
valley. was devious 1t whisked here ana
there tearing big brick building to pieces aU
one point and leaving unframed dozen wear
frame houses to devastate another building 2oo
yards away.
II is impossible, even now, to get an accurate
enumeration of the buildings destroyed. III was
not a clean sweep Had it been more than
a thousand buildings would have been wlpeu out
of existence. and the death roll would have
been long one.
A. the corner formed by East Markct-st. and
the railroad yard, apparently directly in the path
of the hurricane stands the old Webb Hotel,
q three-story brick structure. Behind are the
massive buildings of Stegmaiers brewery. In
the hotel the only damage done was the break
ing of a few windows but the brewery was almost
demolished massive stone icehouse was
levcllcd with the ground, the roof of the main
building torn off, and the upper story blown
away The brick smokestack that towers up
close by the icehouse 80 feet high stands un-
harmed. Many other instances less striking, but
eouallv singular, are recorded Of the strange way
wardness of the storm
Adam Frantz. of Jones .S Frantz; j. Frank
Hart. of Hart, Lee & Co., and Berlin l.. Wander
mark saw the approaching cloud, and in the
effort TO escape were Fastening with all the speed
they could up the hill near SregmaerS brewery,
when a heavy timber 3Xl2 inches in size and 20
teet in length driven by the blast, came in con-
tact with the head of Vandermark. fracturing his
skull and otherwise injuriDg HIM IL struck
Grantz in the breast with its full momentum, In
fic,ing inmrlcs from which lie died few hours
later Lee was knocked down, but was simply
bruised and stunned. The condition of Mr.. Van
denmark is regarded serious. Mr.. trantz han
returned from Port Jervis, y. V, only about
half an hour previous to the storm.
At Stegmaiers brewery George Iiannibel John
Klenkauf and Hungarian, whose name is un'
known, entered the brewery barn for safety
The power Of the wind drove III the ponderous
doors. which in falling crushed lIannibclKleih
kauf was injured but, il is thought, not fatally
while the Hungarian was carried to the hospital
with a fractured skull and few hours latel
died there,
In coming out of saloon at Washington and
Halle sis. Peter Rittenmeyer, OF Cinderea-st.
was crushed by a heavy piece OF tim
Der from house near by. His mangec
body was taken to his home. Joseph Kern
a milkman, was driving near the LacSa
wanna Valley Railroad culvert in !ackson-s'. liz
ws returning from the Wyoming Valley lce-houS'
and took refuge in the culvert. huae "i"oo
few through the culvert and kllled him'
Two daughters Of Harry lhompsoh UU,Vi'O ,,.,
Nettie and Mamie, were going from Sou'h "iiAes
barre 10 their home. at Washington and hazf
sts, when falling building buried Ne,ue III -
ruins, killing her, it is supposed instantly
Her sister was so fearfully injured that she Is ho
expected to recover.
Erskin Solomon. at the Hazard works, provc
one of the heroes of the hour. lie was DadI
cut and bruised about the back ana heau "
timbers. When the surgeon approached 10 dres
his wounds he said - H.,
No, no; the others are worse nuf'' Hei
them"