Iron County register., 1892-07-07
A TERRIFIC STORM

Phiiadelphia and Neighboring Citiea
Visited by n storm or Cyclonic Tenden-
| cfes-Loss of Life Reported, Also orsas
| Destruction of Property-Fourteen Ier-
sons Sailing on the Delaware wheh 'h@
| Storm Came Up Reported MISSING
| PHILADELPHIA, July 1. - "A deatH'
| dealing storm passed over this city az
1913 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. IL
| was most severe in the northern part OF
| the city John Jenkins, colored, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
The injured are: John Mercer. blown
| off the roof of house; right thigh
| fractured: George Soley, badly shocked
| by lightning: John Clymer. shocked by
| lightning; Patrick Furlong, shocked by
| lightning: Frank Sherring, ankle frac-
tured by being blown from ladder;
Mrs. Wiggman, seriously injured by
the roof of her dwelling crashing upon
| her. The roof of 1851 Geiser street
was blown off and Charles Christian
| was badly hurt.
Roofs by the dozens were blown off,
trees We're uprooted and considerable
damage to property was done.
The storm was of cyclOnic proportions
| when it reached Gloucester, n. j., the
sporting resort on the Delaware river,
5 miles from Philadelphia, and car
| ried death and destruction in its path.
The column was 600 feet in width and
resembled huge waterspout as it
crossed the river. The water and
everything in it's track was lifted up
and disturbed waves marked the wake
of the gale.
The dead are:
Patrick Highlands, so years of age,
Philadelphia bill poster in the sher--
ifs office.
Robert Hamilton. 40 years of age,
Gloucester: a truckman.
The injured are: Mary Ann Hamil-
ton, aged 35. wife of Robert Hamilton;
head and foot cut. Mary Hamilton. Is;
legs crushed and hurt internally. Mag
gle Hamilton, Q: chest bruised Patrick,
Higging, of Camden: severe Confusion
about the head. Patrick Fendley,
waiter, hurt about the head.
The tornado first struck aid demol--
ished the pavallion attached 20 the no.
tel of julius Fromhagcn. alon-- the river
front, and Fromhagen was killed.
The roof circled through tie air and
descended upon the dwelling of Robert
Hamilton. and utterly demolished the
house. The Hamilton family, consist
ing of the father, mother and daughters
Mary and Maggie. We're at dinner
when the storm broke. The father
was taken to McGilead's hotel. The
children were removed to the Cooper
hospital.
At Atlantic City the storm was ter
rife and of an electric nature. 1t lasted
three hours. Telephone and telegraph
wires were torn down, trees uprooted,
and the electric ears stopped. Several
buildings were struck by lightning.
The damage at Gloucester will
amount to several thousand dollars.
The storm was very severe in Cam
den and numerous small buildings
We're unroofed and trees blown down.
1t is almost certain that many persons
have been drowned in the Delaware
river.
Up to midnight Coroner Jeffries, OF
Camden, had received inquiries from
Philadelphia and Camden for fourteen
persons who are supposed to have been
out sailing when the storm broke and
it is feared they are drowned.
At Haddon Heights. near Haddon-
field. N. j., the tornado demolished the
dwelling that was being constructed
fer Benjamin Lippincott. James
A Reddington and Edward Red
dington. Philadelphia. slate roofers,
who were working upon the roof of the
house, sought shelter in the attic and
were buried in the debris. They were
taken to the Cooper hospital,
Camden. James has several ribs frac-
tured. is hurt internally and has his
arm cut: while Edward was injured in
ternally and has cuts on the back and
shoulders.
The storm was severe at Stratford,
and New Jersey points in general along
the river and inland suffered.