Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-08-27

his parents Desan search tor hlm,
which was kept up all night About /
daylight his father found tine bows
body lying in shallow pool of water
FIVE hundred feet from where the |
storm caught him His skull WAS |
crashed by a heavy timber, and he |
was covered with mud. He mast |
have been hurried swiftly through |
srace and dashed into the pool with |
great force, Young Frye is seriously |
injured AMI Is not eNpe led TO rocoy- !,
er. The Macaiowitz boys we're less !
seriously hurt.
ALONG THE RAILROAD.
There were busy scenes all dav.
\ large force of men We're at work |
this afternoon removing the debris
of the White Haven ice-house south
of the Eehigh Valley Station. A
party of workmen were righting the
overturned train. Fifty men were
at work ON the ruins of ). l. Browns
block. 4 railroad gang with Two
locomotives and immence cables
were tearing to pieces the wrecked
ice-houses, part of which blocked the
valley track
AT Lees planning mill and lumber
yard men were at work removing
debris and resorting tho scattered
lumber to its proper place Along
Scott street, between the Valley
tracks and the Central tracks, three
dwellings which had stood there
- .,l,lY4a,a.aI IT,.
dence of John Smith had disappeared
all but the floor, with the water-soaked
carpet. Mr.. Smith and his family
escaped seriou~ injury, but their
earthly possessions were entirely
swept away Not n garment remain
ed for any one of them other than
the clothes on their backs A small
express wagon easily carried away
what broken and worthless articles
vet remained of the household furni-
ture.
The case of old Mrs McAvoy was
extremely pitifuL- She WAS - her
cottage with her daughte, u-law.
Mrs Joseph McAvoy, and two 5rand
children. The children were cling
ing to her skirts when the storm
struck her house la an instant the
house Was torn To kindlIng- wood, aud
the old lady lay under pile of debris
with terrible cuts on her face and
head Her daugEtsr-ip-law vas IN
injured, and rescued the old lady
with much difficulty. Nothing was
left of the household furniture.
I-p MAIN STREET
The storm swept up Main street
Everything was touched with heavy
hand. The beautiful shade trees
We're cast into the street. Then 1t
struck tue handsome residence,
stores, greeu-h u-housrs, pottery works,
etc, along Main street as far as Ac
alemy street The western edge of
the storm extended to the lower end
of Franklin street and Dana Place
Brick dwellings were unroofed and
the upper stories torn away, and
some were leveiled u the ground.
South Main and Franklin streets
completely blocked with fallen trees,
roofs. timbers and wires. NeerIng
eastward the storm swept out Ross
and Hazie streets, then up South
Washington streets, excluding as lar
east ON Ross rs the Hazard WIRE
Rope Works 1t followed Washing
ton street. wrecked st. Mary's
Church, then jumped to LehiSh Val
ley depot, the Jersey Central depot,
Stegmaier's brewery, and swept
along the railroad TO the Five Points
Here 1t turned eastward again, swept
up Peral street, out by Baltimore
shaft No. =, then dashed up the
mountain side and swept itself in the
woods.
THE STORM IN OTHER PLACES
Ia Berks county the storm either
wrecked or unroofed dozen barns, !
and that the total damage Will !
amount to $4,000 III Berks county. |
In Spring township, this county. the !
body Of William A Steinart, farmer, |
who was buried underneath the de !
bris of his wrecked barr, was recov- !
cred shortly before noon to-day
His neck WAS broken. He was bur !
led underneath tons of hay and other
crops Just housed. At Kutztown,
this county, James NJ Schaeffers |
house and barn were demolished. |
He SAWS his family escaped uninlured- |
SUsQrEHANSA, Pa, August 20.-A
heavy w.nd-storm unroofed houses
and barns and filled the road with \
timbsrs and debris at Brushville, |
three miles from here, at six o'clock
last evening. 4 house occupied by
Luther Hall and family was partially /
blown down, and one of Mr.. Halls
sons was killed and another fata "
injured
STORM
Last week was one Of death dealing
storm Thursday evening nj Z 10,
the wind blew OFF the roof, and tumb-
led down the walls Of the Philadel
phia Tenth and Eleventh streets
Railway Station, killing four and in
Jured seven persons Damage was
done to a great deal Of other property
IN tue vacinIty.
In the Lebanon Valley, on t, same
evening, at Sherideu, The VIM blew
with great fury and IL NJ Kauff.nan's
grist mill and barn were unroofed
and the timber composing his wagon
shed scattered To the winds. 4 stone
dwelling house was demolished and
its occupants seriously injured
Mrs, Eva Good had an ankle dislocat-
Fl and Mrs. Fannie Brightbill WAS
very badly hurt.
In Columbia county burns and
hCsIses have even been totally demol
lshed \ number of deaths oecurr-