The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-01
RUIN AND DEATH IN TEE WINDS.
The Hurricane Worse In It's General e.
fects Than the Memorable Blizzard-1
Several Lives Lost In Washing.
* ton-Even the White House
Damaged-Havoc In and
EyS5 About Pittsburs.

was SO reLidrhdDlt III ITO Vol III ShAA eSN~A
istics, so disastrous III Its effects and SO
far reaching in the area OF Its sweep that
it will be recorded, especially IN the log
books of the telegraph and telephone com
panies as having equalled, if not exceeded,
me utter paralysis wrought by the great
blizzard of 1888.
From numerous points come reports OF
damage, destruction and death and when
a cessation of the warning elements per-
mits of a restoration of Geographic COM
munication which points at present are IN
accessible by prostration OF the wires the
extent to which the seemingly wild rumors
will be bornc out by actual facts Will be-
come known. Until then there can be only
conjecture.
Originating near Southern Georgia or
Northern Florida, the resistleSs wave OF
devastation swept northward and easteriy,
bearing down in its path the wires, snap
ping off like reeds trees and telegraph
poles, topping over chimneys, tearing OH
roofs ard crushing ike play houses OF
cardboard apparently substantial bulld-
ingS.
Bounding over the Alleghenies, it fell
upon Baltimore, Richmond, Washington,
and Philadelphia in turn, scattering
through highway and byway mementoes
of its tremendous power and causing the
loss of several lives in the natl onal capt.
tai
In this city early in the day wires south
and southwest failed, often several at
time until at last all communication out
side of q comparatively small territory
was cut of. 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 into
TWO tremendous arms, branching from
center in North Carolina, one arm bearing
down the coast, the other sweeping north
ward and yeering north of Washington,
describing a tremendous circle. Bearing
down northwest it passed successfully
over Lakes Ontario and Erie and finally
passed away to the north, disappearing In
Baffin's bay.
Meagre reports are received Of cyclones
10 the South and Southwest. At Law
renee, Miss, q cycloneic centre formed
passing over the same route as the one
several years ago, which destroyed the
towns of Besuregard and Weston. One
person was killed and several injured.
In Washington a heavy wind and rain
storm, amounting almost to hurricane,
PASSED over about 1880 o'clock doing
great damage to property.
The walls of the new Metzerott music
nall, in course Of construction, was blown
down aid several persons killed and many
injured.
George White. ladies' tailor, and one OF
his sewing women were taken out bead
from the building adjoining Metzerotps
and two others badly hurt
One of the reservoirs of the Washington
gas company was struck by lightning and
burned. causing loss o. $1,000.
The loss in this vicinity aggregates more
than slC00G0.
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 portct
at the eastern entrance OF the base
nent A large number OF telegraph
and telephone wires were carried down
with the mass of stone, completely shut
ting of all communication with the house
BY wire. The section destroyed wa:
about thirty feet long, composed OF fre'
stone, in blocks and pillars.
From Eastern Ohio and Western Penn
sylvania reports are meager. The de
strucrion in every direction is reported
accurate reports Of which can only be sc
cured when the storm subsidies. Suffice
to say, that all is chaos. The damage vii
he MANY thousands of dollars in every
section of the country visited by the grea
storm.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 2i.-There wer
heavy rains and cyclones in this vicinit.
Yesterday. Several houses in this cit.
were demolished and one at Temperance
vile, burying Q woman beneath II
In the east end of the city grea
damage is reported. Finley's run, whicl
flows into the Allegheny river at Brillian
station, was transformed from an insight
ficant stream into a raging torrent anc
several houses near its mouth were eithe
carried away bodily or shifted from thei
foundations
At Shadyside, in the Twentieth ward
The water came down from the hills cover
ing the streets several feet deep with mud
and water and bursting the sewers in sew
eral instances.
On account of the crippled condition o
the Geographic service the news from tn
surrounding district concerning the storr
Is meager. II is known, however, that
was severe at all points east and west, an
aEreat deal Of damage was done particr
larly along the railroads. At Aspir
wall, on the West P9nsylvani
railroad, the station house wa
lifted by the wind and carrie
quito a distance along the track. Their
were sixteen men in the station who wer
all frightened but not hurt. Great dam
age is reported along the line of the Bait
more and Ohio west of Connellsville
Trees and out-houses are reported to hav
been blown down. The coal tipple .
Alpsville Is almost complete wreck.
At New Brighton, on the Erie and Pitts
burg railroad, Q large tree was blow
down Of the intersection Of Main and Ia,