Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-11-26
STORM WOES.
Widespread Havoc in the Eastern
Portion of the Country.
RUIN MATCHES OUT IN THE SOUTH.
The Fork Like Storm Carries @~vasta-
tiOR Until 1t Reaches Bafin', y
Loss of Life at Wash
ington.

New YORK, Nov. PA storm which
swept the Atlantic coast states yester-
day was so remarkable in its varied
characteristics, so disastrous in its eff
fects and so far-reaching in the area Of
its sweep that it will be recorded, es-
pecially in the log books of the tele-
graph and telephone companies as hav-
ing equaled, if not exceeded, the utter
paralysis wrought by the great blizzard
of ISSS
From numerous points came reports
of damage, destruction and death and
when a cessation of the warning ele-
ments permits of a restoration of tele-
graphic communication with points at
present inaccessible by prostration of
the wires the extent to which the
seemingly wild rumors will be borne
out by actual facts will become
known. Until then there can be only
conjecture.
Originating near s,uthern Georgia
or northern Florida, this resistless
wave of devastation swept northward
and easterly, bearing down in its path
the wires, swapping off like reeds trees
and telegraph poles, topping over
chinneys, tearing off roofs and crush
ing like play houses of cardboard sp-
parently substantial buildings.
bounding over the Alleghenies, it fell
upon Baltimore, Richmond, Washing
ton and Philadelphia in burn, scattering
through highway and ayway memen-
tees of its tremendous power and caus-
ing the loss of several lives in the ma
tional capital.
In this city early in the day wires
| south and southwest failed, often sew
eral at a time until atlast all communi-
cation outside of a comparatively small
| territory was cut off. Struggle as they
would, the most expert electricians
could not devise means of getting over
or around the trouble, even the routes
via Montreal and Toronto having been
| rendered useless.
The storm seemed to divide itself in
to two tremendous arms branching
from a center in North Carolina, one
arm bearing down the coast, the other
sweeping northward and veering north
of Washington, describing tremendous
circle. Bearing down northwest it
passed successfully over lakes Ontario
and Erie and finally passed away to
the north, disappearing in Baffiu's bay.
Meager reports are received of cy-
/ clones to the south and southwest At
/ Lawrence, Miss q cyclOnic center
| formed passing over the same route as
! the one several years ago, which de-
stroyed the towns of Beauregard and
1rilIa1 NJ
several injured.
In Washington a heavy wind and
| rain storm, amounting almost to hur-
ricane, passed over about 1880 o'clock
yesterday, doing great damage to prop
I ertv.
The walls of the new Metzerott mu-
sic hall, in course of construction, was
blown down and several persons killed
and many injured
George White, la dies tailor, and one
of his sewing women were taken out
/ dead from the building adjoining Met
/ zerott's and two others badly hurt.
/ One of the reservoirs of the Washing
| ton gas company was struck by light
/ ming and burned, causing loss of $50
/ OOO
The loss in this vicinity aggregates
more than $4,000
A section of stone balustrades around
the roof of the White house was blown
down during the storm and crushed
through the roof of the pOrtieo at the
eastern entrance of the basement. A
large number of telegraph and tele-
| D hone wires were carried down with
the mass of stone, completely shutting
off oil communication with the house
by wire. The section destroyed was
about thirty feet long. composed Of
freestone, in blocks and pillars.
From eastern Ohio and western Penn
sylvania reports are meager. The de-
struction in every direction Is reported,
accurate reports of which can only be
secured when the storm subsidies Suf=
fee it to say, that all is chaos. Tho
damage will be many thousands Of dol
lars in every section of the country Wis
tied by the great storm