The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-03
A Terrific WIND STORM
Cuts q wide Swath From
North Carolina
To the Green Mountains, and From
the Atlantic to Ohio.
Immense Damage MANY Fatalities by
Falling Buildings.

PITTsBURG, PENN, November &C.
Reports of damage done by yesterdays
storm are coming in from all direc-
tions. In the Cumberland Valley the
damage dore by the storm will reach
many thousands Of dollars. The dam
age at Carlisle was not so great, but in
the surrounding country it was very
severe.
The roof of the Graham school build
ing was blown eighty feet into field
and number of pupils received
serious injuries. The following are
the injured as far as can be ascertained:
Miss Bertha Rudy, teacher, right leg
broken in two places by falling tim
bers; Sallie Fisher left side of face
cut by falling glass; Lewis Wilson,
nose broken by falling bricks and
timbers Jones ellis, 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 Sunnyside
school house, near Carlisle, Cumber,
land county, was blown down and a
number of pupils injured, the teacher
having her leg broken. Medical aid
was Immediately summoned to the
scene of the disaster.
At Coultersville, a few miles above
McKeesport, a farmer lad named
Bailey, about years old, was crushed
under falling building, and when
taken from the ruins was dead.
AT Hyndman, Penn, on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, a mill and
church were demolished by the wind,
but rs far as could be learned no one
was injured At Cumberland, Md,
several roofs were lifted from the
houses, and number of people are
reported as injured.
AT Braddock great damage was done
to the manufacturing concerns. The
Pittsburg Wire Company will lose sew
eral thousand dollars by the blowing
down of part of its three walls. The
mill was to have been ready for opera
ton in fortnight, but will be delayed
two months. The beam mill Of Carne-
gie's Homestead Steel Works was en-
tirely unroofed, and much damage was
done to the machinery, Several un-
finished buildings north of Copeland
were blown over.
Sharon, Penn, reports the worst
blizzard in years. Six inches
of snow, badly drifted, prevented
the regular trains from getting through
last night.
In this city high winds continued,
but no further damage was reported
today.
; Communication by telegraph was re-
! stored in all directions. Business is
once more resuming its normal condi-
ton. The damage by the storm in
/ Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio
s and West Virginia will reach several
3 hundred thousand dollars
!. III 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 workmen injured
:, but none Of them fatally. The loss tc
= the company will reach 1900,
At United, on the Youngwood
Branch, the end Of the engine house
was blown in and six of the employees
hurt, one Of them having both arms
: and both legs broken, besides sustain
= ing other injuries, which will prove
!. fatal.
Il At Latrobe the monastery bus driver
h was badly injured, by being hurleC
y over an embankment.
n Near Connellsville several Italian la
r borers took shelter in stable, when i
e was blown down and the men buried
8 under the debris. Constano Laroctt
d was fatally crushed, but the Others
is were not seriously hurt
A church at Hecla, Penn, neal
: Bellefonte, was blown down on mum
Der OF children, who had sought refuge
from the storm. John Barner anc
Elias Dinkel were fatally injured ant
several others seriously hurt.
At Punxsutawny, Penn, the storm
damaged property to the extent 0
$4,000.
Fashion Notes.
LARGE hats are the latest Rnchint