Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-05

sserm Sweeps Through the Cumberland
and wyoming valleys

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Another cyclone swept over the Cumberland
valley in southern Pennsylvania yesterday and
the destruction in various parts is very great
The storm came mp from the south and Ship
pensburg was the first to suffer. There the
round house Of the Western Maryland railroad
was demolished, the end Of the Cumberland
valley ware house crushed in and the roof swept
from the overall factory. In the country
near by . brick school house was wrecked. At
Kerrsville . freight car was blown from the
track and down an embankment When the
storm struck Carlisle the rain poured in tor
rents and the wind drove with such force that
for q time it was impossible for passengers 10
60 from the depot to the train standing in front
OF the building new two-story brick build
ing north of town was demolished. the frame
work OF two new buildings on North Bedford
street was leveled and q vast amount Of other
damage was done.
AT MEcHANrcsBuRa.
The storm swept over Mechanicsburg leav-
ing in its wake the greatest destruction on
record in that section. The public square
presents a sad sight On one side is the large,
brick Methodist Church, q complete wreck. that
must De taken down, and on the opposite cor
ner Is the Franklin Hall, the highest structure
In the town, with half the roof of and the
gable end blown in. Besides this about dozen
olner buildings are wrecked. The large Ma
uonal Hotel is unroofed and the Bethel Church
somewhat damaged.
The cyclone came from the southwest and
the path lay right through Main street. and
the greatest destruction is in the central part
OF the town 1t first swooped down.upon the
National Hotel. 9 large three-story brick
;;uoct9re, carrying a good part Of the roof
INTO Main street and demolishing the out
buildings. 1t then struck the three-story
brick residence on the Overdeer property, on
the opposite side Of Main street, and leveled
II 70 the second story. From this point the
path OF the storm lay northeast, along Main
street, and nearly all the damage for four
squares Is confined to the south side of that
street. The residence of Mrs. Bair, . three
story brick, had the roof and upper story
carried away. The Christian Zugg residence
was unroofed.
The wind next struck the Methodist Church.
anu TINS Is the worst wreck in the town. Ii is
q tall brick structure standing on one corner Of
the public square. When the storm struck il
the gable end was blown in, and crushed right
through to the cellar, wrecking the interior and
shattering the walls SO that the building is q
total loss Franklin Hall stands on the oppo-
site side OF Market street. The second floor is
used as an opera house and the third floor by
the Masonic order. Half Of the roof was
blown off, and the gable end blown in wreck
ing the upper foor,occupied by the Masons. and
doing great damage to the building.
Col Totten's residence further east, was
partly unroofed and the Bethel Church, the
largest in town, had the spire moved upon its
foundation and the cornice torn away. ]. T.
hohler d Co. 8 spoke works lay in the path of
the storm, and here the brick smokestack was
blown down and crushed through the boiler
house, and the roof and part of the gable were
carried away Stansield's coach shops were
moved upon their foundations. The other
buildings damaged were the Leas residence.
the Long residence and Hanck q Comstock
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These are only the losses in the immediate
path of the storm and they will foot mp at least
$4,000, without considering the more trifiing
losses in other parts Of the town.
Strange to say, there was no loss of life, al
though several persons were injured.
During the storm q school house in Guilford
township was demolished and several barns
blown down. 1t was considered the worst storm
ever known in this valley. 1t resembled q cy-
clone.
A terrific storm swept over the Wyoming val
ley, doing great damage in outlying districts.
The storm began at q. M, and from that time
until in the evening the rain pelted down in
sheets. The Susquehanna river has risen three
feet and is still rising, and it ia feared that
traftic with west-side towns will be cut off. The
streets Of Wilkesbarre were under water the
whole day, except on the heights. Many cell
lars were flooded in the business portion Of the
town and thousands of dollars worth Of goods
damaged. Telephone and telegraph wires are
badly tangled and lnemen are busy restoring
communication.
IN MARYLAND.
A violent wind and rain storm passed over
Middletown, Nd, yesterday afternoon, doing
considerable damage. The storm struck the
town from the south and then quickly changed
to the east The South Mountain Creamery
building, large three-story frame structure,
~ by 1O6 feet in size, and situated on West
Main street, was wrecked. the entire building
being twisted and bulged out of shape The
roof was cracked and raised up in several places
number Of the studding were cracked and
broken and the plates were wrenched loose
from the studding.
The dwelling Of Mr.. John D. Miller. situated
one mile northwest Of town, had the gable end
blown in down to the square and the garrett
windows blown out. Fencing and trees suf-
Tered to some extent. and the Western Union
telegraph lines were badly mixed. For twenty
minutes there was Q terrific downpour of rain,
the total precipitation in that time being two
inches The wind blew the rain in binding
sheets, and the small streams were quickly
turned into raging torrents. The rainfall was
undoubtedly heavier in this immediate vicinity,
as Catoctin creek was not over bank only at
low places. The roads and fields were badly
washed at places. At the east end of Bruins
wick a large tree was blown across the railroad
track, delaying trains for an hour.
The rain and storm struck Hagerstown yes
terday noon, doing considerable damage The
tin roof OF the post Office was torn off and
several barns in the Leitersburg district were
unroofed.
The storm passed over Westminster yester-
day afternoon. The brick dwelling of William
Oulser on Church street was unroofed and the
gable blown down. A building on John street
was unroofed and some fencing Frustrated.
The wind blew gale at Eikton and was ac-
companied by heavy rainfall No damage
has as yet been reported. The river and
streams are considerably awollen.
NEW JERSEY AND THE HUDSON.
The edge Of q cyclone struck Cape May YES
terday afternoon at l. The roof of the Stock
ton stables was carried over house top and
landed 200 yards away in dooryard on the cor
ner Of Corgie and Jefferson streets The tin
roof of the Lafayette was torn loose and doubled
back.
The severest rain storm of the season pre-
vailed at Belvidere. The rain was accompa
MED with strong wind. Streams we're repIen-
ished and growing grain was greatly benefited.
Not much damage was done by the storm.
wild. damaging storm of wind and rain pre-
vailed along the lower Hudson Last night
Many small boats have been swamped and in
some places docks have been flooded. Steam
boats were delayed several hours. The rainfall
was heavy.
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