The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-01
DEADLY WORK OF A CLOUD
Gloucester, the Jersey Gambling Town,
Visited by a Destructive Tornado.
It SPED Quickly Through the Place, Killing
Two Persons, Injurne Three and Wreck.
ing Several Buildings in Its Path.

GLOUCESTER. N. j., Juno SO.-At 1:20 this
afternoon q wlnd-storm of cyclonic char
acter struck this city from the SO uthwest.
dong great damage to property and killing
two people and lniuring three others Sc
verely. The killed are:
PATRICK HIGHLANDS, aged fifty years, of
Philadelphia
ROBERT s. HAMILTON, aged forty-ive, OF
Gloucester.
The injured are: Mrs Robert Hamilton,
wife of Robert Hamilton, foot badly
crushed; Mary Hamilton. daughter of Rob-
ert Hamilton, seriously injured about the
body and limbs Patrick Higgins, CT Cam
den. severe contusions in head.
For an hour Or more before the storm
burst threatening clouds filled the western
sky to tho zenith, an occasional flash of
lightning rending them from top to bot.
tom. The air was close and heavy and the
light wind that was blowing sent the
clouds before 1T with hardly q perceptible
movement. By o'clock the heavens were.
almost covered. and the people began to
hurry towards places of shelter. Shortly
after o'clock the few persons who were
on the beach were panic-str icken by seeing
q black cloud of the dreadful funnel shape
rushing across the river in south westerly
direction from the Pennsylvania shore.
With almost incredible swlftness the cloud
bore down towards this city. 1t did not
approach with direct forward movement,
but bounded from the water in great leaps
like q Rigantlc football.
The path of the storm was about three
hundred feet wide, and whenev or the cloud
struck the water it lashed 1t into foaming
waves. Fortunately no ships were in the
path Of the wind, and it wasted its fury
upon the river itself. In the meanwhile
the people upon the beach rushed for shell
ter and safety. Some jumped straight into
the river, and as the cloud passed over
them they. dove beneath the surface. Pat
rick HiGhland was among those upon the
beach. He ran towards FrOmbogens pa
villon. The wind, however, was close
upon his heels. and as he dashed into the
building the storm struck it. There was q
lands lands fell dead across SIS the ' doorwsy,
with his brains beaten out by q heavy
girder. Standing behind the bar. within q
few feet of where the fleeing highlands was
struck down, was one of the bar-tenders of
the place, Girders, beams: ioists and roof
ing fell all around him, but he escaped un-
hurt. Adjoining FrOmbOgens, on the
south. is Hacgerty's saloon. The pavilion
was saved from destruction, but the CORFU
gated iron roof was taken off as completely
as if done by roofer
With what remained of Frombogen's
place, and HagRertv's roof In It's grasp. the
wind rushed on to more destructi ton. suffer
ing and death. A to6oggan and some pat
bris from the cloud and were
wrecked. Three hundred feet behind
Frombogens was the humble home of
Robert Hamilton. Hamilton and his wife
and daughter were about to sit down TO
dinner. With appalling suddenness the
greater part of FrombOgens pavilion was
hurled upon the house. crushing 1t to the
ground. Hamilton was instantly killed
and his wife and daughter were badly in
jured ana will probably be crippled for
life.
After completing the destruction of
Hamilton's house. the wind swept on to the
southward. tearing up trees and fences. but
fortunately no more buildings were In its
path. Within ten minutes after the de-
struction by the wind. the sun was shin
ing and the gay crowds of men and women
who till this place were laughing and jest
ing as usual.
Philadeiphia's Victims of the Storm.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
PHILADELPHIA. June 30.-A death-deal.
ing storm passed over this city at 1:l3
o'clock this afternoon. 1t 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 Oft the roof of house and
had his right thigh fractured; George Soley.
badly shocked by lightning; John Clymer,
shocked by lightning; Patrick Furlong.
shocked by lightning: Frank Sherring.
ankle fractured 10y being blown from q
ladder; Mrs. WIggmann. seriously injured
by the roof of her dwelling crushing upon
her. The roof of 2154 Geyser street was
blown Off and Charles Christian was badly
hs-N L. 81 a IL
trees wero uprooted and considerable dam
age to property was done.
Four Children Injured.
WINsTEAD. Conn, June S0-A thunder,
lightning and wind-storm, accompanied by
tremendous hail-stones and heavy rains,
struck Winstead this afternoon. 1t blew
down trees. broke telegraph wires. washed
ont the highways and damaged crops. 1t
Is feared that the hail has ruined the to-
bacc0 crops hereabOuts In Torrington q
storm with immense hailstones did ESQ., 900
damages Four children of Joseph Deloy
were injured.
Killed by Lightning.
BONNIE TERRE, Mo-. June 30-Yesterday
afternoon, during q storm, q farmer named
Wamples. living at Flat River. was pros
trated by lightning and at the same time
mad valuable mare and colt killed. About
two miles distant another farmer and his
wife were riding in two-horse wagon
with led horse tied behind the vehicle
when it was struck by lightning. the man,
woman and three horses being killed.
Cannot Compete with the Gas Belt.
BELLAIRE, o.. June c0.-The Bellaire
crystal. Enterprise and Union Window
glass-works arc all closed down to-day.
They will not be operated during the next
hre, because the companies cannot COM
pete In making glass with coal AS cheapiy