Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-01
TORNADO HAVOC.
Philadelphia and Its Environs
Swept by Cyclone.
SEVERAL KILLED OR BADLY HURT.

Great Destruction of Property at Glou-
cester N. j., and in the country
Around-A Roof Crashes into Cot
tage and Buries the Inmates, Fatally
Injuring One or More-Lightning Does
Some Serious Work, Killing One and
Shocking Others-A Man Blown on
Roof
PHILADELPHIA, July IA death deal
ing storm passed over this city at lib
o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t was most
severe in the northern part of the city.
John Jenkins, colored, 80 years OF age, of
Woodstock street, was struck by night
ming while at work in Dingee's orlck
yard, Twenty-fifth and Cumberland
streets, and instantly killed. The injured
are John Mercer, blown off the roof of
house and had his right thigh fractured;
George Solely, badly shocked by light
ming; John Clymer, shocked by lightning;
Patrick Furlong, shocked by lightning;
Park Guard Williams, shocked by light
ming; Frank Sherring, ankle fractured by
being blown from a ladder; Mrs Nigg-
man, seriously injured by the roof Of her
dwelling crushing upon her. The roof OF
2,56l Geiser street was blown OIL and
Charles Christian was badly hurt.
Two Persons Killed at Gloucester.
Roofs by the dozen were blown of, trees
were uprooted and considerable damage to
property was done. The storm was of cy-
clonic proportions when it reached G-aU-
eester, n. j., the sporting resort or the
Delaware river five miles from Philaacl-
phia, aud carried death and destruc,i0lla
its path. The tornado was Con feet in
width, and it resembled huge water
spout as 1t crossed the river. The water
and every thing in its track was lifted up,
and waves marked the wake OF tie gale.
The dead are Patrick Highlands. plia-
deIphia, and Robert Hamilton. Of GI0ucrs-
ter, truckman. The injured are Mary
Ann Hamilton, aged So wife of Robert
Hamilton, head and foo. cut: Mary Iam-
ilton. Is years cid, LEGS crushed and hurt
internally; Maggie Hamilton. AGED @ chest
crushed; Patrick higgins. Of Camden. Sc
we're confusion about the head: Ta,ric5
Fendley waI-er, hurt aboat the head
Demolished a Pavilion.
The tornado first struck and demolished
the 800 feet long by 30 feet wide pavilion
attached to the hotel of Julius Fromhagen
along the river front. \ moment before
the storm was at its height Patrick High
land ran into the pavilion for protection.
He had hardly got into the structure when
1t was crushed and falling joist fell unon
him and smashed his head into a puID.
His death was instantaneous. The gale
tore the entire roof off, which was timed
and tarred and covered with gravel, from
its fastenings and sent it spinning through
the air.
Went Spinning in the Air.
Up into the air it went until height of
fifty feet was reached, when it blew across
toboggan slide in the rear of the pavilion
and carried away the rear portion of the
skeleton structure. The roof actually ~ir-
cled through the air, striking against and
breaking down trees until, at Fifth and
Charles streets, it descended upon the one
and one-half story frame dwelling of Rob-
ert Hamilton, and utterly demolished the
house. The Hamilton family, consisting
of the father, the mother, Mary Ann, and
daughters, Mary and Maggie, were at din
ner when the storm broke
Had To He Dug Out of the Ruins.
The mother was stunned and cut, but
managed TO dig her way out. The others
had to be taken from the ruins. The
A'NAiSi N.t'A oDEub = - CADCh. his DaCh WAS
broken, cut over forehead and hurt inter
nally. The children were removed to the
Cooper hospital, Camden, where Marv's
right leg was amputated. She is in a crit
ical condition
Number Probably Drowned.
1t IS almost certain that many persons
were drowned in the Delaware river Coro-
ner Jeffries, of Camden, has received in
quiries from Philadelphia and Camden for
fourteen persons who are supposed to have
been out sailing when the storm broke
and it is feared that they are drownek.
Damage at Atlantic City.
At Atlantic City the storm was terrific
and of an electrical nature 1t lasted for
three hours. In this time the rainfall
amounted to $50 of an inch aud the
wind attained a velocity of from thirty to
thirty-siX miles an hour. Telephone and
telegraph wires were torn down, trees mn.
rooted, and the electric cars were STONED
Several building were struck by light
ming.