The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-26
GREAT STORM DAMAGES.
PENNSYLVANIA SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
THE STORM CENTRE.
After the Terrific Wind Came Heavy Snow,
Greatly Delaying Trains and Paralyzing
Telegraphic Communication to the
North and East.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. M.-Reports
OF damage done by yesterdays storm
are coming in from all directions. In
Cumberland Valley the damage done
by the storm will reach many thous-
aid dollars. The damage at Carlisle
was not so great but in the surround
ing country it was very severe. The
roof OF the Graham school building
was blown many feet into a field and
a number of pupils received serious
injuries. The following are the injur-
ed as far as can be ascertained:
Miss Bertha Rudy, teacher, right
leg broken in two places by falling
timbers; Sallie Fisher, left side of face
cut by falling glass; Lewis Wilson,
nose broken by falling bricks and
timbers; Jonas Gills, face cut. An
other pupil whose name is unknown
had his arm injured, while seven or
eight others were slightly hurt.
During the storm the s;unnyside
schoolhouse near Carlisle was blown
down and number of pupils injured,
the teacher having her left leg
broken. Medical aid was imme-
diately summoned to the scene
of disaster. At Coulteasville,
a few miles above McKeesport, u
farmers lad named Bailey, about Is
years old, was blown under falling
building and when taken from the
ruins was dead. AtHyndman, Penn
sylvania, on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad mill and church were de-
molished by the wind, but as far as
can be learned no one was injured.
At Cumberland, Maryland, several
roofs were lifted from the houses and
a number of people were reported as
| injured. At Braddock great damage
was done to manufacturing concerns.
The Pittsburg wire company will lose
several thousand dollars by
the blowing down of a
| part of it's three walls.
The mill would have been ready for
operation in fortnight but will now
be delayed two months. The beam
mill of Carnegie's Homestead Steel
works was entirely unroofed and
much damage done to machinery.
Several unfinished buildings north of
Copeland were blown over. Sharon,
Pa, reports the worst blizzard in
years. Six inches of snow badly
| drifted prevented the regular trains
from getting through lasG night. In
| this city high winds continue and the
clouds are threatening. No further
| damage was reported today. Tele-
graphic service is still paralyzed. The
| Western Union and postal companies
, | alp1Ost rNlatnlu off
east and north, with western wires
working poorly. Business is badI,
delayed and it will be several days
before communication is entirely re-
stored. In Westmoreland county the
storm was the worst ever known.
| Down the southwest road at Munker's
Station the sheds of the new brick
| works were demolished and eight
men injured, but none Of them fa-
tally. At Mount United, on the
Youngwood branch, the end of the
engine house was blown in and six of
the employees badly hurt, one of them
having both arms and both legs
broken, besides sustaining other in
uries, which will prove fatal.
At Latrobe Monastry bus driver
was badly injured while on the way
| to Beatty station for load ofpassen-
gers. The covered wagon was carried
for considerable distance by the
storm and then torn to shreds, and
the driver, Alex McAteer, hurled
down over steep embankment and
seriously hurt. Near Connellsville
| several italian laborers took shelter in
stable when it was blown down and
the men buried under the debris.
Constantine Larocte was fatally
crushed, but the others were not
seriously hurt.
AT WILLIAMSPORT.
| WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Nov. 24.-A
severe rain and hail storm visited
West Brachville yesterday afternoon.
A heavy volume of rain fell, mingled
with hail. The streets Of this city
were submerged in places, obstruct-
ing travel for time and the opera
tions at the boom were interferred
with. The wind blew hurri-
cane, doing some damage, among
| which the spire of a church in Jersey
| Shore was blown down. The storm
was quite destructive along the
Fall Brook road and up Pine Creek.
| Three barnes were demolished, two
dwellings unroofed and several trees
were raised high in the air. The
barn Of Jas. Ramsey was unroofed.
| At Trout run narrows water was
! blown into waves four feet high
| AT HARRISBURG.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 2l.-Tues-
days thunderstorm blew with fear
full velocity. Two spans ofthe Clark's
ferry bridge over the Susquehanna
river were blown away. Arthur
Crook, II years old, was blown from
the trestle at the Lincoln Iron works
and had both wrists dislocated, be-
sides sustaining other injuries. About
so feet of the roof of the state lunatic
hospital was carried away and a
horse and buggy were blown off the
approach to Paxton street over the
head bridge. Many houses were un-
rooted.
TUG BOAT SUNK.
CHESTER, Pa, Nov. A.-The heavy
blow yesterday afternoon capsized the
tup Uncle Mike off of ROach's shin