Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
IT BLEW GREAT GUNS.
The High Wind Caused Considerable
Damage in the Two Cities.
A GIRL KILLED ON SECOEDAVEEUE.
A Big Drop in the Thermometer Thought to
Pressge Lively Blizzard.
TELEGRAPH LINES BADLY CRIPPLED

Old Boreas with his cold and chilly breath
came bowling along yesterday from the
Northwest. He did not take time to shake
hands with anybody apparently with a de
sire OF not wanting the grip" and con-
tinued on his way eastward at the rate of 30
miles per hour. He left behind him mum.
Der of slight remembrances of mis- visit in the
shape of broken fences, trees, signs, win.
dows, etc.
He also left fond and bright anticipations
of the recovery of long-lost blizzard which
strayed from the Signal Office some months
ago, and which the observer has since been
unable to locate. The bureau now predicts
another cold snap, but this time there is a
probability that it will materialize.
The wind which attained greater We
locity than it has for years was blowing at
the rate of So miles per hour between 1910
and 1920 o'clock at noon. The reports OF
the Signal Service showed great storm to
be raging in the northwest, from which di-
rection the wind came.
A BIG THERMoGRAPHIC DROP.
The temperature fell at the rate of 80 per
hour. ATT o'clock it was quite warm, with
the mercury standing at $40. At II o'clock
noon 1t was 46o and two hours later it had
dropped to 40. 1t continued to fall during
the night with the prospects of stopping be-
tween 25o and 15o. Observer Baldwin
stated that the storm would extend as far
South as the Gulf coast and will cover the
entire country in the csntral valleys.
About 9 o'clock the large sign projecting
over the main entrance of the Worlds
Museum. on Federal street, Allegheny, was
blown down. In its fall it carried tele-
graph pole with it which fell across the
street. 1t almost struck a boy who was
driving past at the time. A citizen had the
heel of his boot torn off and came very nearly
being crushed to death. Manager Harry
Scott also had narrow escape. It took
several hours to clear the wreck of wires,
etc.
A large tree was blown down in front Of
McNally's saloon, on Preble avenue, in the
Ninth ward, Allegheny, and broke down
the police telephone and fire alarm wires.
Some of the cornice work of st. Peters
Pro- Cathedral, in Allegheny, was blown of.
This gave rise to the rumor that the steeple
had toppled and fallen down.
A NUMBER OF MINOR ACCIDENTS.
About 1880, as Mrs. Harris Baker, of No.
81 Chatham street, was passing through an
alleyway leading to Federal street, a gust
Of wind blew a psling or board from
fence, which struck her on the head, cut
ting very ugly cash and injuring her very
seriously.
The little passenger steamers, Venus and
Venice, that ply between this city and Nc
KEGS Rocks, were not able to run on ac-
count of the wind, which was strong enough
to upset the boats when they were turning.
Navigation in any kind Of craft was i'm
possible for time.
A number of electric light lamps, with
their booms, were blown down all over the
city.
A stable on Stanton avenue, in the Eigh-
teenth ward, owned by Amos BARLEY, was
almost demolished and a horse and two cows,
which were standing in the stable at the
time, were somewhat injured by the flying
boards.
On Fifty-fourth street, near Butler street,
several children were reported to have been
struck and badly injured by large section
of high board fence, which was blown
down as the children were passing on their
way to school.
John Hart, of Butler, near Forty-eighth
street, while on his way to work about 10
o'clock, was struck on the head with bricks
from loose chimney and badly injured.
The saddest event Of the storm happened
on Second avenue, near Lock No. l. An
Italian Vender had some flowers which the
wind blew out of his basket. A 12-yeer-old
girl, named Mary Hookway, ran out into the
street after the flowers. She ran under the
feet of horse driven by Frank Klein. She
was knocked down, tramped upon and died
in few minutes.
The telegraph companies were badly
crippled by the storm. Dozens of poles,
east and west, were blown down. Every
wire between Pittsburg and Chicago was
down, and business was hours behind.
Every message received for transmission In
this city was taken subject to delay. Re
pairmen were ordered out at once, and it
will be several days before the damage can
be repaired.
SOME LATER ACCIDENTS.
A window shutter on a house on Ridge
avenue, near Marion avenue, was blown of
and dashed to the sidewalk with such force
Is to reduce it to fragments. A pedestrian |
who was passing at the time suffered very |
narrow escape.
The wind blew the seat off wagon be- |
longing to James Hays. The seat struck |
The horse. causing it to run of. The wagon |
was badly demolished.
A large tree was blown down on Bluff, |
lear Marion street, smashing gas lamp |
md doing other damage.
The chimney on house owned by John |
on Tannehill street, near Web |
tier avenue, was blown down. A large |
ence in the same neighborhood was also |
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