Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-20
MANY KILLED.
Wilkes Barre, Pa, Visited by Cyclone.
At Least Thirty Seven Lives Lost.
Over Two Hundred Buildings Blown Down.
The Loss VIII Reach Into the Hundred
Thousands-Many Homeless.
THE FAMILIAR CYCLONE.

THE FAMILIAR C1CLONE.
WILKES BARRE, Pa. Aug. 19.-At
'clock this afternoon the most terrible
cyclone that was ever experienced in this
locality struck this city. 1t came up the
the river. From what point it origin
ated is not known. The suddenness of its
Coming was one of its most awful
features. The heavens were as black as
night and the wind blew with frightful
velocity. Whole rows of trees were
blown down. Following this hundre DIS
o houses were unroofed, partially blown
over or completely demolished; and worse
than all, the visitation of death
was sent to number of people. Large
districts in several sections of the city
are in absolute ruin, and women and
children are
IN THE sTREEsT CRYING
and wringing their hands IN absolute
dismay. The loss will reach hundreds
of thousands of dollars. Passenger cars
and locomotives at the depot were blown
over and every wire in the city, electric
is down. The devastation is
in the memory of the Oldest resident.
Everybody is rejoicing that no fires have
as yet followed, for the streets are i'm
passable with trees and falling buildings
and the engines could not be drawn
through them. The total death loss so
far as ascertained is twelve.
Four men are known to have been
killed IN the Hazard wire rope works.
A house on Scott street, occupied by
miners who had just returned from
work fell, and three of the inmates were
killed
The smokestack on the Kyle planning
mill fell on a man and two horses, and
all were killed.
A little colored girl was killed by
falling building on South Main street.
Two men suffered death by the falling
of portion OF Stegman's brewery, and
a third incurred the same fate through
the almost complete demolition of S. l..
Browns brick business block on East
Market street.
There are undoubtedly fifteen or six
teen others killed. Reports are coming
in to this effect constantly. 1t is iInpos-
sible at this time to give the names or
particulars. Many poor people
HAVE SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES,
and 1t will be months before all the dam |
age can be repaired One hundred |
roofers have been telegraphed for,
and building mechanics of all |
kind can find employment for weeks |
to come, as it is already known |
that 200 buildings have been blown |
down or otherwise damaged. Many
structures were of large size and great |
value. The Murray shaft fan house was |
blown down and the fan stopped. There |
are twenty-seven men in the mine, but |
it is hoped they can be got out safely.
Later, 1880 p. m.-Reports come |
from Sugar Notch, small mining |
town three miles west from here,
that the destruction of property is
terrible, and that fifteen persons were
killed.
At Parsons and Mill Creek, tour miles
from here, the coal breakers in all d.
restions have been more or less dam
aged, and the number of killed will
reach ten.
The names of some of the killed, as far
as known, are:
r. L. MATIN, baker.
JOHN FRITZ, a laborer.
BURRELL BENDEMYER, workman.
SAMUEL HOUSE, machinist.
= PETER RiTTENMYER, killed in Fred |
Jacob g hotel which was wrecked.
JOSEPH KERN, milkman, who was
blown from his wagon. He was found
200 yards away on the Lehigh Valley
with his head crushed.
- A German employe in the Stagman
brewery.
MAMIE THOMPSON, aged six years.
GUS HAMILTON, JOHN KLEINKAUFF and
an Hungarian entered a barn for shelter.
The large double doors were blown in
killing Hamilton instantly and fatally
injuring the two others.
ADAM FRANTIz of the firm of Jones s
Frantic died at o. clock this evening.
Mayor Sutton has issued q proclama-
ton calling on the members Of the Ninth
regiment to assemble at the armory early
to- morrow morning to assume police SUI
pervision of the city. He also ordered
idle workingmen to report to him for
10 hor in, CLEARING the dehris cit tn |