Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-17
Terrific Storms.

A wind stoFrn OF terrific violence swept
over Vest superior, WIS, yesterday. carry
| ing death and destruction in la path. The
wiud was accompanied by pouring Eaiu.
| Th, cir was heavily charged with electricity.
! The storm Tested only about so minutes, bat
during .hst period many Thousands Of dol
| Lara Of damage wss done, besides the tekicg
| Of at least five liyas end the vl5ting c! ter
| rials iojcties upon many persons. During
tho prcgrees of the s'oEm On alarm OF hre
was sounded and the department responded
to find the new, large three-storY frame TO-
tel e mass of ruins. The structure had
blown down, and tne cry went up from
hundred excited individuals that the wreck
was the tomb Of many man. Six were kill
ed aud many were more or Lees injured
The news flashed over the city with START
ling rapidly. Hacks end drays containing
their loads hurried to the scene OF the dis-
as,er Meantime the rain was falling 10
torrents and the lightning was crashing like
artillery The building Is complete wreck.
10 spite Of the pouring rain tbs visitors at
the scene rushed in and assisted the hremen
In the cause OF resoue. Meu In oil profess
s:ons and walks OF life stood shoulder to
shoulder ard worked With only he thought
of hnmsnity's sake.
This disaster was the central feature bat much
damage was done in al directions. Tho steel
hosting and conveying apparatus employed by
Silver Creek and Norris ana Chi coal companies
was badly damaged. How much cannot be ascer.
| tanned at present, hut it will DO very costly and
| delay the handling OF coal from vessels. Exparts
have been telegrsphed for to GENE on from Glove
| land at once to repair the damage.
A large frame dwelling WAS blown down at
South Superior, and the steel plant reports num-
Der OF buildings l.veled but no casualties. Light
ming play ed havoc with tho Fisher Hotel, Unitar-
ian Church. Union Depot and other buildings,
but no serious e 81 resulted. Had one broken ont
1t would have found tho city practically helpless
There are no reports Of disaster on the lake or
hsrbor.
The ,verost thunder storm which ever visited
Danbury, Conn., came Wednesday afternoon. Eff
! teen houaes were struck by lightning within half
an hour, and twice many trees were split and
their branches torn off. a large number Of peo-
pie took possession of the Cellars for shelter, but
were driven frtm there by the rising waters which
escaped from the broken water mains that were
pouring mllions Of gallons Of water into the
streets. The women and children, and men, too,
when they we!e driven from their hiding placer,
imagined the world was coming to an end and
msny dropped on their knees and prayed.
During tho progress OF terrific storm on We'd
nesdsy afternoon at the mining hamlet OF Hiber-
MIA, N. j., a lightning bolt struck a large tree
near the residence of the Widow Geek. The shat
tered tree crashed upon the house and demolished
one end. After striking the tree the tightening
entered the house and Set fire to the contents.
Mrs. Zsek al d daughter we're rendered uncon-'
scious Mrs. Zsek recovered in little while 10
discover her daughters clothing in fl ,mes She
succeeded In stripping her daughter OF the burn
ing garments bug it is feared that the girls Tju
ries may prove fatal. The brave woman also sue.
cceded in q1cnching the fire in the house before
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