The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-20
TERRIFIC DISASTER.
FEARFUL WORK OF A CYCLONE
IN WllkESBhRRe.
In the City and Sir'"iiy-
Trees Blown Down and Houses oem"i"
,shed--A Number OF Persons known q"
u.,. bean rxIlIed--Iatest * Details.

Have been KilIed-Latest Details.
WIKLEsBARRn, PA, Aug. lo.-one OF
tho worst cyclones ever experienced in this
vicinity came upon this city about O'Clock
this afternoon. It came from up the river.
The sky was black az night, and the w'nd
blew with great velocity. Trees were
blown down, and hundred Of houses were
unroofed, and many houses completely de-
molished. IL is said several persons "erc
Killed. but up TO this time the number cam
not be learned.
FRIGHTfUL HAVOC.
In different parts Of the city the havoc
made by the cyclone il fearful, many dis
tricts being laid In ruins, ana there are
number Of people homeless. Inc loss WIN
reach hundreds OF thousands Of dollars.
Every wire in the city telegraph, electric
Iiyht' and telephone blown down.
Trains and engines which were at the depot
were blown over and wrecked. The streets
are blocked with fillen trees ana buildings.
NUMBER KNOWN TO BE KILLED.
Four men are known 10 have been Killed
I'm the wire rope works, and the total num-
ber killed in the city 20 far i reported AZ
twelve. Three miners were killed by the
falling of n house in scott street. Inc
miners had returned from work but short
time when the building ngcolapsed aud buried
them in the ruins. \ little colored giri was
killed BY a falling building on south malh,
and a man and two horses Were klhen ny ,''
falling ~ the lumber at kattlc's planning
mill. Two men were Killed 10y the lali ot
a portion Of stegmaier's brewery. Ano,her
was Killed i'm :. l.. Browns brick bullulhg'
on east Market street, which was ueihoi-
ished.
TWO HUNDRED BUILDINGS WRhchEp'
Reports thus Ear received Indicate the
deaths Of fifteen or sixteen others. fully
two hundred buildings are wholly or par
TALLY wrecked. One hundred TN rooters
have been telegraphed for. and building me-
chanics Of all kinds can find employment
FURTHER DISASTERS REPORTED.
The Murray shaft farmhouse was blown
down and the fan stopped. Ihere are
twenty-scyeri men in the mine, but u -
hoped they can be got out safely. NJ .'s'
thfs evening reports come from sugar Notch,
A mining town three miles from here, ihat
the destruction to property ls terrlDie, anu
that fifteen persons were Killed. 'o''
breakers i'm all directions nave Deeh moi.
or less damaged. At Parsons ana
Viii Creek. four miles from here, ten men
are ItlitIlch hiAlth. AZ
cut of. and the telegraph wires are down u,
All directions. The mayor has rePuest,d
the Ninth regiment of militia 10 assemoio
tomorrow morning 10 aid ~ police supet-
vision Of the city. He also requests all ldie
workmen 10 report to him for employment
in clearing away the debris from Tue si'SS''
MONTHS 10 REPAIR DAMAGES.
The Hillman breaker, north oil Cahai
street, was blown into shreds. IL
will take months to repair the dain-
nges before the miners VIII be aDie I'D
resume work. The boiler houses, enS.hc
rooms and other Out-h0uses shared the
same fate. The damage Will be thousands
0f dollars. ,u.,
The storm lifted the Delaware ana iiild-
son rOund-hGJses and carried them away,
bricks and all. The houses adjoining we''
all demolished.
TWO MORE VILLAGES DESTROYED.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 19.-Dospatcbes re-
ceiyed here report the villages Oi soIliner-
Vile and Haryeyyillc, northwest OF Wilkes
barre. were nearly destroyed 10y cy-
clone this afternoon. Nearly all 0i the
houses in the two towns were rendered uh-
innabitable. and a number Of persons were
struck by lying timber Elijah faliinger
was killed.
DAMAGE N READING.
READING. PA. Aug. l0.-Much damage
was done i'm this city 10y furious wind ana
rain storm this evening. The barn Of Jeilei-
son SNYDER was blown down, and al his
horses and cattle were killed. Nearly all
the wires in the city We're blown down.