The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-24

PlrrsBrEGu, Pa, Nov. 9a33.--Thc storm
to-day caused great anxiety among the
river men. There arc between fifteen
and seventeen million bushels OF coal
lying in boats in the harbor awaiting
shipment, and Tor time it was feared
tho boats would be swept away. Sew.
eral bargcs broke from their moorings,
but were recovered without loss.
On tho Allegheny river tho Star &
Compnny's hosting boat and engine,
and Clarke hosting boat and engine
were capsizcd and sunk. The crews
escaped injury. Several coal boats arc
reported leaking, and it is feared great
damage will yet result. On account OF
tho crippled condition OF the telc-
graphic service the news from the sur
rounding district concerning the storm
is mcagre. 1t is known, however, that
it was severe at all points east and west
OF us, and 4 grea. deal OF damage was
done, particularly along the railroads.
At Aspinwall,' OIL the West Pcnnsyl-
vania railroad, the station house was
lifted by tho wind and carried quite
! distance along tho track. There were
sixteen men in tho station, who were
all frightened but not hurt.
Great damage is reported along the
line OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
west oi Connellsvillc. Trees and out
houses are reported to have been blown.
The coal tipple Mt Alpsville is almost
complete wreck.
At Butler, Pa, the frame store build
ings OF W. II. Goehring, wholesale COM
mission merchants; L. Arras, harness
dealer, and Mrs. Fay's boarding house,
were blown down and completely demo-
lishcd: The occupants were buried in
the ruins, but Joseph Manning. Jr., was
the only one injured. The ruins took
fire, but were quickly extinguislled by
the fire department. This evening the
wind again became very high in Pitts
burgh, and the rain turned to snow.
The wind played havoc i'll West End.
A brick building was blown down and
another building demolished. One wo-
man was SO badly injured by bein. buri-
ed in the falling debris that it is feared
she will die.
AT 1O:40 this morning the third story
OF the walls OF the new hotel now being
erected by Joseph Grimm, on West
Carson street, were blown down. In,
the fall they reached into the storcroom
and residence OF Harry Peterson, whose
place adjoins the building, completely
demolishiny it. At the time the acci-
dent occurred, Mrs. PEBBLES, mothcr-in-
law OF MIR. Peterson, was in the kitchen,
IN apartment III the rear OF the store,
preparing dinner. Without minutes
warning she was buried beneath the
roof OF :he kitchen and tons OF brick.
Mrs. PEBBLES was tendcrly picked up
and carried into neieiboring rest
dcncc, and Drs. Miller and Graham
were waiting to administer medical
aid. On making an examingtion it was
found the woman had ono leg broken,
hip dislocated, nose broken and other
wise injured, probably internally. Mrs.
Pceb!es is 90 years old, and on account
OF her advanced age it is feared she
cannot possibly recover.
The building under course OF election
was. being built for Il hotel, and was
quite large structure and will contain
twcnty-tlrc: rooms, The loss to An
drew Long, the contractor OF the build
ing, will not be heavy. The building
was being properly erected, and with a
few days more work would have been
ready to receive the roof. The walls will
ut once be rebuilt, and the contractors
loss Will not exceed $500. Mr.. Peterson
will sustain tho greatest loss, however,
rs his place ot business is n total wreck.
Mr.. Peterson said this morning he
could not just exactly state what his
loss would be, but the loss on his stock
would almost reach $500. As far as
could be learned no person was about
the building when the accident oc-
Cured.
The bricllayers reported ior work
this morning, but left the scene OF the
accident few hours before it occurred.
This evening about dark the steancr
Goal City, while attempting to land Mt
wharf at the foot OF Market street,
crashed into the CHARTERS packet lines
wharfboat and sank it. Considerable
excitement resulted from the collision,
as Captain Reno lives in tho upper
story OF the whariboat, and all the
crews OF tho little packets board there.
| Inc damage cannot yet be estimated.
All were rescued.
The storm had rather disastrous Ell
feet upon the derricl;s in the oil fields.
Old rs well as new derriclis were blown
and nearly all the districts within fifty
miles OF Pittsburgh suffered 10 greater
or less extent from the storm.
Between Oakdale and Noblestown,
twelve derricks were blown down, and
reports from McCurdy. Moon, Washing
ton, Butler, Green and other oil dis
trcts are to the effect that they all suf-
icred. The losses to tho oil men are
roundly estimated at &25,00O.
A. midnight = high wind still pre-
vailed here, and it was alternately rain
ing and showing. Communication by
telegraph was still cut otrirom the east.
HURRICANE AT WASHINGTON.
Two Persons Niilcd-whitc House Portico
Considerably Da:nagrd.