The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-11-28
A TERRIBLE STORM.
One of the Worst Rain and Wind
Storms Known for Years in
Eastern Cities.
It Wrecks Several Buildings and 9
! Number Of People are Buried
in the Ruins.

Y ANA4OOA VI OOHAO uAO oUAAON
in the Ruins.
BALTIMORE, Nov. GA telephone
message from Washington reports that
a cyclone and water.spout struck that
city. Seven persons were killed and
Metzerott Hall was set on fire. The
storm has just struck this city, making
t%elegraphing almost impossible. All
communication with Washington Is cut
off al present.
THE CoRRoBoRATED.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga terrible wind
and rain storm is advancing up the
coast. Telegraph communication with
points south of Washington has been
interrupted all day, and at 1 O'Clock
a dispatch from Washington says the
worst storm ever experienced III the city
was raging, and the wire 8 in all direc-
tions were down. This wal the last
message received over the Associated
Press wires from Washington, as the
wire were almost instantly Frustrated.
The next heard from the capital was a
dispatcn from Baltimore telling of the
waterspout and loss of life. The storm
is evidently advancing north, as all
communications with Baltim ore has
since been cut off.
LATER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90 "A heavy wind
and rain storm. amounting almost to q
hurricane, passed over the city about
1890 today, doing great damage to prop
erty. The walls of the new Metzerott
Music Hall, in course of construction,
were blown down and several persons
killed and many injured. George White.
ladies' tailor, and one of his sewing
women, were taken out dead from the
building adjoining. Metzerott and
two others were very seriously in.
jured. One of the reservoirs
of the Washington Gas Go. was struck
by lightning and burned; loss, $50. 600.
The losses in the city aggregate 800, 900.
A section of the stone balustrade around
the roof of the White House was blown
down during the storm and crushed
through the roof of the portico at the
eastern entrance to the basement. A
large number Of telegraph and tele:
phone wires were naturally carried
down with the mass of stone completely
shutting off all communication with the
house by wire. The section destroyed
was about thirty feet long composed Of
free stone in blocks and pillars and in
I Llling carried with it a large portion
of the portico.
IT REACHES THE QUAKER CITY.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.-This after.
noon q terrific wind storm prevailed
here. Houses were blown down or IN.
rooted, trees snapped off short. signs
broken from their fastenings and tele.
graph poles torn up and wires broken.
in the west end, Grimm's new three
story hotel, not yet finished, was blown
down, crushing u small dwelling adjoin-
ing. The occupants all escaped but
Mrs. Peoples, who was preparing din
ner in the kitchen. She was buried in
the ruins and probably fatally injured.
In Allegheny several electric light
towers were blown down and in the east
end trees along Pennsylvania and Col
Inns Avenues and Broad Street were up
rooted. Numerous accidents from fail.
ing signs and flying bricks occurred,
but IS far as reported they are not OF o
serious nature. Telephonean n telegraph
wires were Frustrated all over the City
and communications cut off from all
parts for three hours. Rain fell IN tor
rents flooding cellars and converting
streets into small rivers. Before the
storm the barometer dropped to 20, tn.
lowest point, with one exception,
reached in t%wenty.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.
P1rrsBuRe, Nov. 23.-The storm to.
day caused great anxiety among river
men. There are more than 1000, 600
bushels of coal lying in boats in the
harbor awaiting shipment and for 3
time it was feared the boats would bt
swept away. Several barges broke from
their mornings, but were recovered
without loss. On the Allegheny River
the Star Sand Co.'S hosting boat and
engine we're capsized and sunk. The
crew escaped injury. Several coal boats
are reported leaking and it is feared
great damage will yet result. On ac
count of the crippled condition of the
Geographic service, news from the
surrounding district concerning the
storm is meager. It is known, how.
ever, that it was severe at all points
east and west of us and a great deal Of
damage was done, particularly along
the railroads. At Aspinwall on the
West Pennsylvania railroad. the station.
house wa lifted and carried quite q dis.
lance along the track. There were six
teen men in the station who were
frightened, but not hurt.
GREAT DAMAGE IS REPORTED
along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio
west of Connelsville. Trees and out
houses are reported to have been blown
down. The coal tipple at Alpsville is
almost a complete wreck: At New
Brighton, Pa, on the Erie & Pitts
burg railroad, a large tree was
blown down at the intersection
of Main and Harmony Streets
across the trolly wire of the Beaver
Traction Railroad. The tree fell on the
telephone wires and forced them down
on the electric wire which was carrying
500 volts, the results were startling.
Hsrrison Ewing, Q farmer of Industry
Township. was driving across First
Street when one of the horses stepped
upon the broken telephone wire and
was killed instantly. The residence of