Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-04
THE STORM KING.
Havoc Played Throughout tho Coun.
Sry by wind, Rain and snow

try by wind, Rain and snow
A Washington special dated the esd
says; A heavy rain and wind storm.
amounting almost to hurricane, passed
aver this city about half past IL today
doing great damage TO property. The
walls OF the new Metzerott music hall, In
course Of construction, were blown down
and several persons killed and many in
iured. George White, ladies' tailor, and
one OF his sewing women, were taken out
dead from the building adjoining Met
zcrotts and two others badly hurt. One
OF the reservoirs of the Washington gas
company was struck by lightning and
burned. Loss $50 900. Total losses in
the vicinity aggregate more than 500, 900.
A section OF stone balustrade around the
roof OF the white house was blown down
during the storm and crushed through the
rocf OF the portico at the eastern entrance
OF the basement A large number Of
telegraph and telephone wires were
naturally carried down with the mass of
stone, completely shutting off all communi-
cation with the house by wire.
The Biow-Out at Other Places.
Pittsburgh and Allegheny reports dam
age by the storm. Houses were blown
down or unroofed, trees snapped of short
signs broken from their fasteuings and
telegraph poles torn mp aud wires broken
In the west end OF Pittsburg. Grimes new
three-story hotel, not yet finished. was
blown down, crushing a small dwelling nd
joining. The occupants all escaped but
Mrs. Peebies who was prepering dinner
in the kitchen. She was buried in the
ruins and probably fatally injured. The
storm caused great anxiety among the
river men. There are between Is, 600, 600
and IL, 900, 900 bushels OF coal lying IN
boats in the harbor, awaiting shipment
and for time it was feared the boats
would DO swept away. Several barees
broke from their moorings, but were re-
covered without loss.
Al Brighton, Pa, Harrison Ewing. .
farmer was driving across street when
one OF the horses stepped upon broken
telephone wire and was killed instantly.
Several residences, located in different
sections of the town, were set on ire by
the telephone lines, but the flames were
extinsu she'd Three stores were blown
down and completely demolished. The
occupants were buried in the ruins, but
Joseph Nanny, Jr., vas the only one
fatally Injured. AT Meadvllle, Pa, the
roof was blown off tho depot AT Wheel
ing. w. Va, considerable damage was
done, as well as ut other towns in the same
state. The storm bad rather disastrous
effect upon the derrcks in the oil fields.
New York special says: The storm OF
the 23d which was 50 remarkable in its
varied characteristics, so disastrous ia its
effects, and Alr-reachilg in the area Of its
sweep will be recorded. especially in tho
log books OF the telegraph and the tele-
phone companies, us at once having equaled,
II not exceeded. the utter paralysis wroux ht
by the great blizzard OF 1883. In this
city early in the day wires south and
southwest failed often several at "A time
until at last all communication outside OF a
comparatively small territory was cut of
from u.s. At Lawrence. y cyclone center
formed, pass ing over the same route as the
one several years ago which destroyed the
towns OF BcauregarG and Weston. One
person was killed and several wounded,
besides much damage.
Ohio caught its share OF the storm in the
shape OF wind, rain and snow which de-
stroyed telegraph connections and stopped
trains. A school house was blown down
at Ashtabula and and brick livery barn
at Akron.
Baltimore was visited but no serious
damage, but TO wires and oyster boats