Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-26
houses were unroofsd and the chimneys

houses were unroofed and the chimneys
scattered over the neighborhood.
Four of Harry Uhler's houses, at Four
teenth and Market, were unroofed. The
roofs OF three houses of Edward Bower.
tenth and Market streets, were blown Off.
a row OF houses on Eleventh street above
state were unroofed. The roofs of two
houses on Front street, below North, be-
longing to Mr. Calder, were blown off.
a young man named Crook was blown
on the trestle work at Lochiel furnace and
IN the fall of 20 feet to the ground had
both wrists disocated and his scalp
lacerated. A horse and buggy were blown
on the eastern approach to the Paxton
street bridge. Both were badly used up.
The driver escaped unhurt.
The pennsylvania railroad depot was
struck by lightning, but no damage was
done beyond slight scorching. Telephone
and telegraph wires were down all over the
city.
At Duncannon the gale lifted the water
IN the Susquehanna river to height of 20
70 ~ feet, the waves striking, the Clarks
rerry bridge and tearing out two spans. At
Danphin the railroad station and other
buildings were unroofed. Up the Cumber-
land valley the damage was considerable.
HOUSES DESTROYED AT YORK.
YORK, Pa, Nov. 2S.-The violent wind
and rain storm which passed over this
city this afternoon did much damage In
different parts of the county. Several
buildings were unroofed and some entirely
blown down.
UNCLE MIKE oAPsIzED.
CHESTER, Pa, Nov. 23.-The tug Uncle
Mike in tow, capsized and sunk off
TINS afternoon. Captain William Camp
bell, Engineer Palmer Green and Steward
George Ellis saved their lives by swim
ming ashore. The tug is owned by j. w.
Paxson & Co., of Philadelphia.
TOBACCO SHEDS DEMOLISHED,
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Nov. 23.-During a
heavy wind and thunder storm this after
noon large tobacco shed on the farm of
IL. W. Mccormick was blown down. The
shed contained the crop grown on seven
acres OF land. The storm was accompanied
by thunder and lightning.
NARROW ESCAPE OF MINISTER'S WIFE.
JERSEY SHORE, Pa, Nov. %, - The
cyclone at o'clock this afternoon tore
down the Luthern Church steeple, the
highest in the town. It fell across the par
ssonage, making large hole in the roof of
me main building and completely demol-
lshlng the Kitchen, from which Mrs. Glad
hill, the minister's wife. had just departed.
The storm did great damage in the sur
rounding country by blowing down
tobacco sheds and barns. At English
Centre 5000 damage was done to barns
and other buildings
wrLREsRARRE ouAKED.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov %. The heaviest
rain and wind-storm of the year prevailed
throughout the Wyoming valley this after
noon, and did very much damage. AT
one time il seemed as though another
cyclone was sweeping between the noun
tains.
CHURCH BLOWN DOWN.
LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. GA violent
hurricane passed over this county this
afternoon: At Monterey the German
was demolished. The large tobacco barns
OF Jacob Burkhart and Isaac Lehman, in
the same vicinity, were blown down, and
the tobacco ruined. Henry Buohl's barn,
in Upper Leacock, was moved from its
foundation and badly damaged. The roof
of the boiler house of the Standard Oil
Company. at Midway, was blown so feet,
and fell on telegraph office, running it.
MUCH MASONRY DESTROYED.
READING, Pa, Nov. 23.-The severest
storm since the silk-mill disaster struck
this city to-day. The large steam elevator
at the new Fifth Street Methodist Church
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carved work and masonry were broken.
Three houses were unroofed on Greenwich
street. Many large show windows were
broken. In the county the loss to farm
buildings and fences has been great.
STREETS FLOODED IN wILLrAMsPoRr.
WILLIAMSBURG Pa, Nov. 23.-The rain
and hail storm flooded the streets of this
city, obstructing travel for time. Opera
tons at the boom were also interferod with.
NEwroL, Miss, Nov. PA cyclone
from the southwest swept over Lawrence
-four miles west of here, at 4 o'clock yester-
day. All the houses in the track Of the
storm were lifted bodily from the ground
and carried away.
The residence of Thomas Dennis, in
which were his family and himself was
wrecked. One of his little daughters had
her brains dashed out by a falling ioist
A number of negro cabins We're blown
away, leaving the occupants with bruised
bodies and broken limbs.
The Methodist church was almost en-
tirely destroyed as was also the Flay resi-
dence
The cyclone was moving in the sam
direction as that travelled by the one which
passed through there several days ago, and
which destroyed the towns of Beauregard
and Weston.