The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-21
ANOTHER CYCLONE.
FIFTY PERSONS THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Worst Disaster Ever Known in the
Anthracite Coal Regions,
MANY HOUSES WERE COMPLETELY
DEMOLISHED, oTHlRa UgROOFED,
The Havoc Made by tho Cyclone in Many
Parts Of tho City Is Fearful

Many Districts Laid In nuln aud nun.
dreds NJ People Are iiomeiess-Fuiiy
Two Hundred nulldings Are wholly
or Partially Wreoked-Ihe Murray
shan fan House iloWR Down aud
TWentF'soyen Mnn Are Confined Ia
the MiEo-llGoeu rorsous Kllled 40
sugar Nutoh aud Tea Others NJ Miii
Crerb-Ihe TeD,h Rsgmeut Called
Out 10 do rulloe Duty
WuEEsBARRg, Pa, Aug 2O,-One OF
the worst cyclones ever experienced In
this vicinity came upon this city about
o'clock yesterday afternoon IL came
from up the river, and the sky was black
IN night and the wind blew with great
velocity Trees were blown down and
hundreds Of houses were wr0oied aud
many houses completely demolished, II
II said tAHt several people were killed,
but up 70 tMs time The number cannot
be learned, In different parts Of tho
city the havoc made by tho cyeloacia
fearful many districts being laid IN
ruin, and there are u pumblg Of people
homeless The loss va. .each
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Every wire IN the city telegraph cleo.
tric light and telephone, were blown
down, Trains and engines which were
at tho depot We're blown over and
wrecked The streets aro blocked with
fallen trees and buildings Four men
are known 10 have been killed IN the
Hazard Wire Rope works and the total
number killed IN tho city SO far Is 70.
ported ~ twelve, Three miners were
killed by the falling Ia OF house IN
Scott street The miners had returned
from work but q short time when the
building Collapsed aud Buried Them
IN the ruins A little colorrd girl
was killed bya falling building on South
Main street, A man aud two horses
were killed by the falling Of lumber NJ
Kytle's planning mill Two men were
killed by the fall Of portion OF Steg.
meyers brewery, Reports thus far ro-
ceiycd indicate the death Of fifteen on
sixteen others, Fully 200 buildings arc
wholly on partially wrecked. One hun.
drod tin ro0iey have been tclcgraphcd
for, and building mechanics Of all kinds
can find employment
Fifteen Persons Killed ut sugar Notch.
The Murray shaft fan house was
blown down aud the fan stopped, There
are twcuty'scvon men In the mine, but
Il IS hoped they can be- got out safely,
AZ 1850 =, M, reports came from Sugar
Notch, u mining town three miles from
here, that the destruction % property is
terrible, and that fifteen persons were
killed, Coal breakers IN an directions
have been more on less damaged Ot Par
sous and Mil Creek, four miles from
here, ten men are reported 10 have been
killed, All communication is cut OIL
and the telegraph wires are down In all
directions, So far rs known
The Names Of the Killed Arci
John Frltl q lnburer la Hazard,
Evi Martin, n hHkyr bufiud beneath fall.
I'm smoke stack His two horses were also
burrcll licndcmcycr, salesman Tor ilartloo
4, S2" gr'eorb' Instantly Killed by falling
lctcr RlttCnmcyor, skull crushed by the
falling ln Of frVd Jacobs hotol.
stmnrl Rouse Killed oy falling timber Io
wnt q muchlnist ut Hazard works
Joseph Kern, u milkiuUn, was blown from
his wagon nnd was found ~ yards away lying
on lRc .ohigh Valley railroad with lila head
Adam Frtntg, of the firm of Jones a FrnntE,
NNs struck by lying timber aud has since
George Hamilton, an cmpioyc Of stog.
Mamie Thompson, aged 0 years, blown
against q house aud Instantly Killed,
John klonkhun and u Hungarian, namo
unknown,
berlin vOndcrmarE, head and limbs
CruHhOdi cannot recover.
Max tromcE fatally injured by falling
lg.sc Houscr, legs broken and informal In.
Miss Mary llcnwood, blown afly feet awny
Mhlc Nlghtlhg from q caiTiAgO seriously
Albert smith, paper hanger RIBS broken,
head Injured,
jacob Fglk, butcher arm dislooatod.
N. bfihkmAn, arm brOkCni injured inter.
Jacob Bcrgot butcher ribs broken, head
bruised,
AmbTqse Congn, llquordcolcr, ribs broken,
'"4NA'A lllNlNNlNt
Months 20 Repair the Damage,
The lIillmOn breaker, north Of Canal
street. was blown into shreds, II will
take months 70 repair the damage before
the miners win be- able 70 resume work.
The boiler houses, engine rooms and
other outhouses shared the same fate.
The damage will be thousands Of dol
lars, The storm lifted the d. u II.
round houses and carried them away,
bricks and all, The houses adjoining
Were all demolished.
The mayor has requested the Tenth
regiment Of militia TO assemble to-day
70 MD IN the police supervision of the
city, He also requests all idle worlmen
TO report TO him for employment in
clearing away the debris from the
streets,
Two Othqr Towns Destroyed,