Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-10
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Severe and Destructive Cyclone Through
out the West.
TOWNS WRECKED AND LIVES LOST
-Four Executions in the State of
Pennsylvania Yesterday
Brutal Prize Fight.
lgPrcy DfSp rrrr-s TO
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
WRECKED AND LIVES lost
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REoosD-us1os.l
EASTERN STORMS.
Heavy Winds, Raging Floods and ID
strnctiYe LIGHTNING

Heavy Winds, Raging Floods and De-
structive Lightning.
PITTsEURG. April 9th-Western Penn
sylvania was visited by severe rain. wind
and electric storm this morning. Great
damage was done and at least two lives
lost. In this city number of houses were
struck by lightning and several persons
stunned, bat not seriously. Rain fell in
torrents. flooding cellars and causing the
small streams to overflow.
AT West Elizabeth two children of George
Beattie were drowned while crossing I.obbs
Run.
At Indiana Touring mill was struck by
lightning and burned.
In Westmorland county rain fell in tor
rents for two hours, and all the streams
overfiowed their banks and much property
was washed away.
At Pennsylvania station number of
families were compelled to vacate their
houses.
Up Manor valley the greatest damage
was done. Most of the bridges were car
ried away, and the Manor Valley Railway
was badly washed out. The county roads
are deeply gutted, rendering travel danger
Gus.
At Tyron the Juniata river is over its
banks, houses and lots are inundated, and
the people compelled TO move.
In Cambria county the Conemaugh river
and Stony creek are again raging, and the
lower portion of Johnstown is under water.
Several bridges have been washed away,
and operations at the mills are suspended.
At o'clock tonight the water was two feet
deep in the telegraph Office.
LIVES LOST IN OHIO.
AKRON co., April sth.-A terrific wind
storm visited Springfield township last
night, doing considerable damsge. Several
farm-houses and out-buildings were demol-
lshed and the crops ruined. Two or three
people were slightly injured
Later reports show the storm most severe
about two miles northwest of Sharon, in
Wayne county. In ten minutes it leveled
everything in its track over six miles of
farm lands, for width of thirty rods, de-
molished dozen buildings, killed one
man, fatally injured man and woman,
and seriously hurt others. Old trees were
cut down like corn stalks. The storm first
struck the farm of James Hartman. From
there it went to three other farms
in a direct line tearing up
everything in its path. The occupants of
buildings are escaping by seeking refuge in
cellars.
Then after cutting swath through
nearly mile of timber land the tornado
struck the farm of Christian Wall tearing
the barn to pieces and tipping a two-story
dwelling over on its side. Matthew Brom-
ley's barn was carried several rods and
dashed to splinters, Mr. Bromley being
fatally injured. The storm then visited
the farm of Hugh Franks, where the de-
struction was complete, the house and out
buildings being shattered to fragments.
Fran KS was killed and his wife fatally in
iured
After this the tornado evidently rose
high in the air and jumping over the
southern part of the city dropped down in
Springfield township with the result men,
toned above. From there the storm
trailed along into Starke county, leaving
debris scattered over stretch of fifteen
miles. The loss amounts to many thou
sand dollars. This is the first tornado or
cyclone which has ever visited this Sec
ton.
The latest from the scene of the cyclone
at Sharon gives the destruction greater than
first reported. L. NJ. Fulmer's house was
blown over, and Fulmer was carried $50
feet into wheat field and struck by tim
bers, and is in a precarious condition.
Brambiey's barn was carried from the
foundation, leaving eight horses in the
stalls. Brambley WAS carried several rods
by the storm and crushed under the falling
timbers. He received fatal injuries.
DESTRUCTION III ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, April Sth.-A terrible wind and
rain.storm swept down upon the suburban
village of Highland Park late last night
and did great damage to property The
Catholic Church was blown over, crushing
the dwelling houses of Martin Blettel and
Michael Rafferty,. Several other buildings
were badly wrecked, but no one was seri-
ously injured. The entire fronts of several
stores were blown in, and the TIN roof of a
big block was ripped off and banged about
the streets for several minutes, creating no
end of terror. Considerable damage was
also done at Lake Forest.
IN THE OLD DoaINIoN.
RICHMOND (Va.), April 9th.-A violent
gale accompanied by heavy rain did
great damage to frail buildings tonight,
and several people were slightly injured.
ROANOKE (Va.G April 9th-A tornado
passed over this section of the State this
evening. In this city the cast-house at the
Crozier Iron Works was demolished. Three
laborers were killed and one fatally hurt.
Nearly hundred buildings in the course
of erection were totally demolished. The
Salem furnace was blown down and one
man slightly hurt. The loss here will be
over 100000.
JoHNsTowN AGAIN FLOODED.
JoHNsrowN (Pa.) J, April 9th.-A terrific
windstorm to-day caused the Conemaueh
river to rise rapidly and large part of ths |
town is flooded, but at P. NJ. the highest
point seems to have been reached. The |
whole borough of Woodvsle is flooded to a
depth of from two to four feet The lower
floors of from sixty or seventy buildings |
are covered with water
The gas works are flooded and there is
no light to night, except lamps and oan-
dies. The bridges have all been washed !
out. excepting the Pennsylvania Railroad |
bridge, which is the only means of,oom-
with the other side Consider |
able damage has been done to the Cambria
Mills. 1t is thought the water will reeede
to morrow.
DOWN IN GEORGIA.
CoLUMREs, April 9th.-A tornado, swept
this vicinity this afternoon and damaged
much property in this city. Several vii
lagos in eastern Alabama were also badly
damaged. No fatalities are reported.
IN CANADA.
GoDERIeH (Ont.), April 9th--A terrific
gale on Lake Huron to-day caused the loss
of a number of fishing boats. The freight |
schooner Partisan, manned by the three
Matheson boys, is missing, and it is feared
they are lost.
IN THE EMPIRE STATE.
NYACK IN. ", April 9th.--A terrific |
thunder and lightning storm this morning
destroyed half dozer barns in Rockland
county. Considerable stock was killed by
the lightning and hail.
LATEST FROM NoRWALK.
CLEVELAND tO.), April 9th.-Later rs
ports from Norwalk say the damage BY