Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
AGAIN THE CYCLONE.
KESBARRE. PA, VISITED BY
ANGST DESTRUCTIVE ONE.

nsou- y,oonle I>illed-The Exact Number
Not Yet Ascertaincd - Hundreds or
Houses Unroofetl, Partly Blown Over or
Completely Demolished-Ihe Financial
Loss Very Great.
At 8 o'clock on the afternoon OF the
10Th the most terrible cyclone that has ever
been experienced there struck the city OF
Wilkesbarre, Pa. 1t came up the river,
and the suddenness of its coming was one
of its awful features. The heavens we're
as black as night and the wind blew with
the most frightful velocity. Whole rows
of trees were blown down. Following this
hundreds of houses were unroofed, par
TALLY blown over, completely demolished
and worse than all. the visitation of death
was sent upon n number Of people. Large
districts in several sections of tho city are
in absolute ruin, and men, women and
children are in the streets crying
And Wringing Their Hands in Absolute
Dismay.
The damage will reach hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Passenger trains
and locomotives at the depot were blown
over, and every wire i'll the city, electric
LIGHT, telephone and telegraph, is down.
Thu devastation is to be compared with
nothing in the memory of the Oldest in
habitant. Everybody is rejoicing that no
fires have as yet taken place, for the
streets are impossible with trees and fallen
buildings, and the engine could not be
drawn through them.
The Death List
SO far as ascertained is twelve. Four men
are known to have been killed in the Haz-
ard Wlre-rope works. A house on Scott
street, occupied by miners, who had
just returned from work, fell in and
three inmates were killed. The huge
stack of the Klttle planning mill fell in on
q man and two horses, and all were killed.
A little colored girl was killed by the fall
ing of building on South Main street.
Two men suffered death by the falling of a
portion of Stegmares brewery and third
incurred the same fate through the almost
complete demolition of S. L. Browns
brick business block on Market street.
There are undoubtedly fifteen or sixteen
others killed.
Many poor people suffered heavy losses,
and it will be months before all the damage
can be repaired. Building mechanics Of
all kinds can find employment here for
weeks to come, as it is already known that
fully 200 buildings have been blown down
or otherwise damaged. Many of the
structures were CT large size and great
value.
Approximate Losses
Only can be given, as follows: Hazard
wire rope works, $4,000; S. l.. Brown,
$4,000; st. Nary's Catholic church, $751;
600; Murray shaft, $lo,ou0; Aollenback
shaft, $4,000; Whitehaven Ice company,
$4,000; Ahlhorn's pork packing house,
$4,000. In addition to these hundreds of
citizens suffered losses running from $500
to $4,000.
7 he Murray shaft fan house was blown
down and the fan stopped. There are
twenty-one men in the mine, but it is
hoped they can be got out safely.
At 1870 p. m. reports came from Sugar
Notch, mining town three miles from
here, that the destruction of property is
terrible and fifteen persons killed At
Parsons and Mill Greek, four miles from
here, coal bunkers in all directions have
been more or less damaged, and the mum
Der killed will reach ten.
Telegraph wires down in all directions
and all communication is shut off.
The Names of Those Killed,
as far Us known, are:
EVI MARTIN, baker
JOHN T. FRITZ, laborer.
BURRELL BENDENMEYER, salesman.
SAMUEL ROUSE machinist.
PETER RITTENMEYER.
JOSEPH KERN, milkman.
ADAM FRANTZ.
GEORGE HAMILTON.
MAMIE THOMPSON
George Hamilton, John Kleinhauff and
Hungarian entered barn for shelter.
The large double doors were blown in,
killing Hamilton instantly and fatally in
juring the other two. Berlin vandermark
had his head crushed and ribs and legs
broken, and cannot recover. Max Cramer
was fatally injured by falling wall. Jesse
Hon,er's legs Were broken and he was IN
ternaily injured by falling roof. NJ.
Brinkuan was ini1led Internally. Am
brose Constiue, liquor dealer, was injured
internally.
Mayor Sutton at once issued q procla-
nation calling the Ninth regiment to as
semble a. the armory to aid in police SUPER
vision of the city. The estimated loss. at
midnight, is 100000, although it may
reach higher figure. The suffering is
great. A terrible rainstorm set in immed.
lately after the cyclone and drenched the
exposed property which lies in it's track.
At midnight rain IS pouring down in tor
rents.
The Storm Elsewhere
special to tue Record from New Mil
ford. Susquthanna county, says the CIV.
clone struck that region ut precisely the
same nom eIneht Wiikesbarre was struck.
Farmer Coles house was demolished and
Mrs. Cole killed. His family was i'm
prlsoned in the wreck and all we're badly
hurt.
dispatch to Tie Record SAYS the CIV.
clone struck Harvey ville, killing two per-
sons. The NJ. E. church and adjoining
parsonage were blown down. Nearly all
the houses in the village and buildings
on farms were unroofed and crops ruined.
Terrible Was tho Scene
in the Hazard wire rope works. The dead
and dying lay on lhe floor, and hesrtrend.