The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-11-28

Total losses in the vicinity aggregate
more than 100000. 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 enterance Of
the basement. A large number of tele-
graph and telephone wires were natur-
ally carried down with the mass Of stone,
completely shutting off all communica-
ton with the house by wire. The sec
ton destroyed was about thirty feet long.
composed of free stone in blocks and
pillars, and in falling carried with it Il
large portion Of the p~ortico.
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 23.-A terri
tic blizzard passed over this city today
and rain, snow and wind played havoc
in Wheeling. Little damage was done,
though telegraph wires were somewhat
interfcred with. From points outside
the city. however. come reports OF con
siderable damage. At Moundsvillc, l.
miles cast of Wheeling. the most damag-
ing storm for many years prevailed. The
carriage works were completely wrecked.
the building being levelcd to the earth.
taking it bodily Off its foundation and
several mnn who were on the second
il"or were seriously injured. The west
gable end Of the glass works was blown
IN and considerable damage done. From
other surroundings news of more or less
damage rs coming IN. The wind during
the height OF the storm attained Il dread
rul velocity.
BALTIMORE, Nov. %. Shortly after /
o'clock this afternoon a wind and rain
storm of unusual intensity struck this
city from the southwest blowing Town
GIni,. uptl H,, nnl,, and I,in,r ,tlnr
damage. At l:3O the roof of the oyster
packing house of &. S. Maltbyu at the foot
of West Falls avenue was blown off. \
number Of persons working in the top
story were injured but none seriously.
New York, Nov. %. a terrible wind
and %rainstorm is advancing up the coast.
Telcgr phic communication with points
south Of Washington has been inter
ruptcd all the marning and at II O'Clock
Il dispatch from Washington said that
the worst storm that ever existed in that
city was raging and wires in all dlrcc-
tons were gong. This was the last
message received ovcr the Associated
Press wires from Washington and the
wires were almost instantly Frustrated.
The next heard from the capitol was a
dispatch from Baltimore telling of "A
water spout and loss OF life, The storm
is evidently advancing as all communi-
with Baltimore has since been
cut off. Philadelphia at | o'clock re-
ports that the storm had not reached
that city but that angry locking clouds
were masscd on the southern horizon.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. Nov. %. \ rumor
lust reached this city Of IL snow storm in
the mountains south of here. \ wagon
train of immigrants westward bound
were caught and frozen to death. There
is much excitement here over the report.
New NOEK, Nov. -. The storm of
today which has been 50 remarkable in
It's varied characteristics. SO disastrous in
It's effects and t%ar-rcaching in the area
Of its sweep will be recorded especially
n the log books of telegraph and tclc-
phone companies as at once having
il not exceeded the utter
paralysis wrought by the great blizzard
1883. In truth this has been the
storm kings carnival and as the sequel
may prove in many instances, the carni-
val OF death. Already from numerous
come reports of damage,
destruction and death and when
the cessation of the warning
elements permits of the restoration Of
Geographic communication with points
present inaccessible by the pros
Iration of the wires. the extent
% which the seemingly wild ru-
nors will be borne out by actual facts is
wholly conjectured. After its %origina-
ton near southern Georgia or north
I'm Georgia this resistless wayc
devastation swept northward
and easterly, bearing down in it's path
The wires, swapping off like reeds trees
and telegraph poles, toppling over chin
1eys, tearing off roofs. and crushing like
play houses of cardboard apparently sub
buildings. Bounding over the
Alleghanies it fell on Baltimore. Rich
nond. Washington, and Philadelphia, in
urn scattering through the highway
and byway mementoes of his tremen-
lous power. In this city early in the
lay the wires south and southwest
allied often several at a time until at
asst all communication outside of a COM
'aratively small territory was cut off
rom ne