The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-21

began scudding in great circles at trench
dous speed. Their vortex seemed close In
the vicinity, but to the north of the cutlery
works at South Wilkesbarre, sudden gust
OF wind sprang up and in moment had
increased to a roar. The Vulcan Iron
works, James Morris foundry and the
keystone Flour mill felt the first shock,
the wind dashing the heavy materials about
like straws. The storm swept on up
Main street, razing the buildings on
the west side of that thoroughfare.
Then it struck handsome residences,
stores, greenhouses, pottery works, ETC.,
along Main street as far as Academy street.
The western edge of the storm extended to
the lower end of Franklin street and Dana
place. Brick dwellings were unroofed and
upper stories torn away, and some were
leveled to the ground. South Main and
Franklin streets were completely blocked
with fallen trees roofs, timbers and wires.
Veering eastward the storm swept out of
Ross and Hazel streets, then up South
Washington street, extending as far east
on Ross as the Hazard Wire Rope works.
1t followed Washington street,
wrecked ST. Mary's church, then
jumped to the Lehigh Valley
depot, Jersey Central depot, Stegmaire's
brewery, and swept along the railroad to
Five Points. Here it turned east and
again swept up Pearl street out by Balti-
more shaft No. 2, then dashed up the noun
tain and spent itself in the woods.
The scene at the Hazard Wire Rope
works was terribls. The immense build
! ing was badly injured and in the debris lay
the dead and injured, the latter helpless
| until assistance came to them. Here one
| of the worst phases of the cyclones work
could be realized, the ponderous machinery
being mixed with the brick and mortar and
| general debris III confused mass. The
| number of seriously injured men at these
works exceeds twelve and there were two
killed. Near the Delaware 81 Hudson
| railroad ON Scott street were houses
| occupied by the families of James Nc
| Ginley and james Heegan. All the mem
| bers of these two families were home while
the fearful destruction was going on,
powerless to do anything for their safety
Both houses were leveled to the ground
and the inmates were held in the ruins by
| the debris Mrs. Eliza Jane Mckinley aged
about twenty eight and the babe she held
| to her breast, crushed to death. John Nc
| Ginley, aged thirteen years, was crushed
to death. Mary Jane Mckinley, little
daughter, was so severely hurt anC
| crushed that but little hope is entertained
of her recovery. The family of James Hen
egan could not be found in the ruins Of
their house and fears are entertained thai
| they are persisted
The Ninth regiment is on duty in answer
to proclamation by the mayor. The sol
diers are assisting the police in maintain
| ing order and are every where eager Il
assist and do whatever is asked. A care
| full estimate places the number of building
demolished and partially destroyed a
nearly four hundred. The loss will probabl,
reach nearly, if not quite, 100000 Mum
Der of killed II, fatally injured 10, severed.
injured 81.
The Record places the number of build
ings wrecked by the cyclone at 400. The,
are damaged in amounts ranging from $40
to $50, 0O0 The total loss is estimated a
over million do liars.