Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-01
CYCLONE STRIKES EAGLES
MERE.
Fearful Havee aaA Several Mar.
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| About twenty minutes after 500
o'clock p. m. Monday genuine
| Western Cyclone visited this popu.
lar Summer resort. The FIRST evil
dence of the coming storm we're the
heavy black funncll shaped clouds
to the southwest. In few minutes
trees from inches to 12 inches in
diameter came flying through the
air several hundred feet above the
tops of the houses. In another
moment the crash came and every
thing in its way was picked up and
hurled into the air. Buildings
crashed, and fell and the air was
filed with bricks, shingles, boards,
timber and trees and all manner of
debris. In three minutes it was over
and when the frightened people of the
Mere looked out a terrible sigLt
was seen.
Following is list of the buildings
wrecked and damaged:
Bieger's saw mill in the valley
and about one and one>ha)f mile
from the Mere was the first building
in its course, so far as heard from.
This was torn to pieces and scatter
ed for a half mile distant. The next
was house occupied by Lincoln
Meyer. also in the valley of the out
Yet of the lake. This dwelling was
a total wreck, not the slightest
piece of wood of any description re-
| mains here to denote the recent
erection OF dwelling. From here
it struck the Cliff House tearing the
roof off of one-half of the main
building. The occupants of this
building escaped very fortupate as
the structure is situated on the cliff
of the mountain and it was supposed
that it would be blown to atoms.
Continuing the gale struck the resi-
dence of Mr. Peale, Sr., tearing the
the house to shreds. Mr.. Peale was
in an out building at the time,
and was carried in the neighborhood
of 6 or 8 rods and sustained several
bruises about the head. He was
uncc scious when found and was OF
the Impression that lightning had
struck the building. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peale we're removed to the Allegheny
house after the storm had subsidized.
Opposite of Mr.. Peale's residence
and on the mountain cliff stood the
following buildings Occupied re-
spectively by Mr.. Burkholder, Chas.
Brink and E. s. Chase and the Baptist
Chapel. The residence Of the former
is Utterly torn to shreds aud the tim
ber and furniture scattered for ten
rods and perhaps more distant. Mrs.
Burkholder was alone and attempted
to hold the door and when the
building crushed, she was carried
eight rolls from the foundation of
the building. Her arm was bruised
by a falling timber. Mr.. b. is a
Woodworking young man and feels
the loss Of his home very much.
The residence of Chas. Brink and
E. s. Chase were not disturbed. A
miracle. The Baptist Chapel, only
two rods from the residence of
Mr.. Chase, lays a complete wreck.
Nothing there to indicate q church
except the foundation. From thence
the storm advanced to the Allie
ghany Hotel, the Brush Cottage and
the Smith Cottage. These buildings
were slightly injured. The resi-
dence and store OF w. III. Vanbus.
kirk, on LaPorte ave-, was thrown
fiat to the ground and is a horrible
wreck. Five people were in the
building when the crash came and
were rescued from the debris BY
helping hands. The infant child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanbuskirk was laying
in the baby carriage aud strange as
it may seem the wagon Was crush
ed TO splinters aud the infant
was anharmed. The Mrs. was
slightly injured. All the household
goods, store goods and billiard Ia.
bles, are total loss. The cottage
Of John NJ. Young ;-porehes torn
off and building raeksd, roof
partly gone. Cottage Of John Gam.
BILE, standing but feariully raeked,
Cottage ofC. Lallue Muuson, which
Is erected OF stone--windows blown
out aud furniture nearly ell destroy.
ed. Cottage of Airs. John White, |