The Dickinson press., 1891-11-28
1T REACHES THE QUAKER CITY.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.-This after.
noon terrific wind storm prevailed
here. Houses were blcwn down or TN
roofed, trees snapped off short. signs
broke from theif fssteripRs end t. le.
graph poles torn up and wires broken.
in the west end, Grimm's new three
story hotel, not yet finished. was blown
down, crushing small dwelling adjoin
ing. The occupants all escaped but
Mrs. Peoples, who was preparing din
ner in the kitchen. She was buried in
the ,uirs ard probably fatally injured.
In Allegheny several eli ctric light
towers were blown down and in the east
end trees along Pennsy ylvania and Col
Inns Avenues and Broad Street were up
rooted. Numerous accidents from fall.
ing signs and flying bricks occurred.
but as far as reported they are not of a
serious nature Telephone and telegraph
v irt S were prostrsted nll over the city
and con. .munications cut off fl, m all
parts for three hours. Rain fell IN tor
rents foe ding cellars and converting
streets into small rivers. Before the
storm the barometer dropped to 20, the
lowest point, with one exception,
reached in twenty.one years. Heavy
rain has raised the hopes of river men,
and they expect to ship several million
of bushels of coal to the south and west
by Wednesday.
THE WORST EVER KNOWN.
P11TsBURG, Nov. 23.-The storm to.
day caused great anxiety among river.
men. Thee are more than 1000, OCO
bushels of al lying in boats in the
harbor awaiting shipment aud for a
time it was feared the boats would be
swept away. Several barges broke from
their mooringa. hut were recovered
without loss. On the Allegheny River
the Star Sand Co.'S hosting boat and
engine we're capsized and sunk. The
crew escape d injury. Several coal boats
ave reported leaking and it is feared
great damage will yet result. On nc
CT unit Of the crippled condition of the
telegraphic service, news from the
surrounding district concerning the
storm is meager. 1t is knt wn, how
evt r, that it was severe at all points
east and west Of us and great deal Of
damage vas done, particularly along
the railroads At Aspinwall on the
West PenLsy lvania railroad. the station
house was lifted and carried quite dis.
talce along The track. There were six
teen men in the station who were
frightened, hut not hurt.
GREAT DAMAGE IS REPCRTED
along the line of tie Baltimore & Ohio
west of Connelsville Trees and out
houses are reported to have been blown
down. Tie coal Triple at A'psville is
almost complee wreck At New
Brighton, P4;;, on the E'ie & Pitts
! urg railroad, a large tree was
| 1 A. Of int
of Main snd Harmony Streets
Tactic Railload. The tree fell en- the
on the electric wire which was carrying
H..r,ison Euirg, farmer If Industry
Street when one Of the horses stepped
upon the lrohen telephone wire and
wss killed ins'antly The residence OF
W. b. Eye1soD, E. p Townsend
and Harry Barker, located il different
ST ctions of the town, were set On fire by
tie telep1al.hic lines, but the flames
were ztirf uished At Butler, Pa. the
store building of ". H Goreirg, whole.
sale commission merchant, l.. Arras,
harm. SIS dealer, and Mrs. Fay g oa1dine
house, were blown dovn and completely
demolished. The occupants we're buried
in IL e ruins, bnt Jose ph Manly, jr. wae
the only ore injul ed: The ruins t, Ok
FIRE, but were quickly extinguished by
tic fire department This evening tie
VIVID gain ecame very hiph il. Pitts
lu,g and The rain turntd d to snow.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS wREcKID.
WHEELING W. Va. Nov. pa ter
rife blizzard pass d over this city today
and rain snow a, d wind pla. ed havoc
in Wheeling. Little damage was done
HI ugh the telegraph wires we're some
what intelfered with from points cut
side the city. However. there come re
ports OF considerable dsmsge at Mounds
vile, twelve miles cast Of Wheeling
| where tie mott damaging storm TO
!! many years prevailed. The ca,riag'
! works we're con pie tely wrecked. th,
: building being leveled to the earth tax
= ing it bodily off its foundstion, and sew
eral men Who were on the second foo