The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-24
A LITTLE CYCLONE.
III STRIKES MARTESBrRG AyD CON.
SIDERABLE PROPERTY Is
DAMAGED.


III
lNGs DEMOLISHED AND LIVES
SACRIFICED.
A terrific wind and rain storm passed
over the city a few minutes after II
o'clock yesterday, which caused much
obstruction to property in Martinsburg
and vicinity. Shortly before l2o'clock
angry-looking clouds began gathering
lin the northwest, and the wind became
quite violent. Atthetime thegalos
the city the wind must have been blow
ing at the rate of 80 miles an hour, and
the rain poured down in torrents. For
20 minutes it was impossible and III
fact unsafe, for people to walk upon
the streets, rs bricks from chimney
tops and other missiles were flying
through the air rather promiscuonsly.
After the storm cleared away it was
found that considerable damage had
been sustained. The wind seems to
have been the most violent out ON the
boom land. The new furniture fac
tory, in which the machinery was SGT
in operation for the first time yester-
day morning, was badly damaged. Tho
end wall and 4 portion of the side walls
were blown ID and the roof somewhat
Impaired. The loss win amount to
considerable, but the exact estimate
| has not as yet been fixed by Mr..
| Purdy. The car barn Of the Electric
Street Car line was partially blown
down, and the floral hall at the fair
lgrounds was unroofed. The roof Of
the cooperage at the Huntsville Dis
tillery was also badly damaged. Win
dows were blown in, chimneys toppled
over, telephone wires tangled up, and
streets badly washed out all over the
city.
4 WASHINGTON, p. G., November "a.
One man with life crushed from him,
two young women badly cut and
bruised, and one man injured and the
collapse Of Metzerott's New Music
Hall, on Twelfth street, near II, the
ruin Of one Of the large gasometers Of
| the Washington Gas Light Company,
and thousands Of dollars damage to
other property were the effects yester-
day Of storm, almost Il tornado,
which swept over this city.
| 1t began at 1880 o'clock III the
afternoon and ten minutes later the
sky in the west was clear, and with
another twenty minutes the sun was
shining brightly from an almost cloud
less sky. In five minutes the damage
amounting to about $3.50, 900 had been
done. The dead man was George
White, aged about 50 years, No. 1911
Sixteenth street northwest, and who
died in his place Of business. Near
him, where they had been working to-
gether, were Ida White, aged eighteen,
and Clara Grunberg, aged twenty
years. These were badly cut, and the
least wounded was John Sullivan.
Fitful showers had fallen all the
morning, but shortly after noon the
weather seemed inclined to clear,
though a stiff breeze rising from the
southeast set flags to huttering and
awnings to tapping. Under its infu-
ence apparently the light gray clouds
began to bank in the West. Still few
indications Of storm Of any kind
were given, save perhaps slight sui
triness just about the moment when
the wind at 1890 suddenly shifted to
the southwest and started the clouds
toward the city. They were not so
much clouds as one big, long roll grow
ing blacker and blacker as it advanced
at the rate Of sixty miles an hour, and
fringing itself with an ominous green.
WHEELING, w, VA, November24. 50
The blizzard which struck this region
at nine o'clock this morning did a
large amount Of damage. At Mounds
vile the west end Of the Fostoria Glass
Works was blown off; loss 50, 500. The
GAMER Wagon Works building, 125x3O
feet, was demolished and two or three
Of the workmen were slightly hurt.
YoRK, Pa, November "a. Between
one and two o'clock this afternoon
heavy thunder storm from the South
west broke over this city. The wind
blew gale and the rain fell in tor
lrents. Just previous to the storm it