The morning call., 1892-07-26
STORMS In THE EAST.
Heavy Damages in Philadelphia by High
Winds Fatalities in Vest Virginia.

PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-Just before
noon to-day "a terrific thunder and wind
storm occurred in this section. 1t lasted
less than an hour, but in that time it did
100000 worth Of damage. 1t was most
severe in the northern part of the city. At
Twenty-ninth and York streets a row of %
three-story buildings In course of construc-
tion were demolished. Tine storm ad-
vaneed eastward over the city, leaving
wide swath of unroofed houses until IL
reached the manufacturing districts of Ken
sington and Richmond. Here its greatest
fury was vented. score Of tall mill
buildings being stripped of their roofs.
The roof OF the North Pennsylvania Rail-
way station at American and Berks streets,
was blown OFF, and with it went over 100
telegraph wires. This badly crippled the
telegraph service for hours. Tie roof of
the Catholic Church of the Nativity was
blown off. AT Clearfed-street wharf the
repair shop of the Philadelphia and Read
ing road. 400 feet long and 20 feet wide. was
completely demolished. the men having a
narrow escape. six of them being painfully
cut and bruised by the flying debris. The
loss on this structure and contents will reach
S50000
In addition. nearly 80 dwelling-houses in
the district were unrOofed and partly de-
mollshed. The suburban sections of the
city also suffered severely. three mills and
10 dwellings being unroofed at Manayunk
Alter the storm was over the mercury
rose to "a degrees, the humidity being ex-
cessive. The heat was very oppressive.
Notwithstanding it, however, there were
but lew prostrations.
WHEELING. w. Va, July 25-A severe
storm which passed over this portion of the
country last night was disastrous Ia results.
In Marshall County, a few miles south of
Wheeling, an eutre family of nine persons
are reported to have been swept away by
sudden 1oCd following a clOudburst The
family consisted OF William Doty and his
wife. three children, Doty's father and
mother, Mrs. D0ty's mother and servant
girl. The house was situated In a ravine and
was swept away by a torrent. Not one of
the sleeping occupants was left TO tell the
tale. The first known of the disaster was the
finding of the body OF the servant-girl this
morning in the yard of a neighbor some
distance below. 1t is also reported that the
bodies of Doty and his children have been
found at the mouth OF the creek, which
empties into the Ohio River. Another
house was swept away by the same torrent,
but all the occupants are believed to have
escaped.
AT Proctor, on the Ohio River Railroad, a
long trestle was washed out and freight
train wrecked, two of the crew being badly
injured.
At Parkershurg to-day another storm
played havoc with the State encamDment of
the militia. stable on Shattuck's stock
farm was struck by lightning aud several
bloOded horses killed
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25.-News of to-
nights storm is coming in. At Barberton,
near Akron, In this State part of the Ma
tional Sewer-pipe Company's great plant
was blown down. James Peterson was killed
and others hurt. AT SalinevIlle lightning
struck the house Of John George, instantly
killing his wife. AT Kent considerable dam
age was done by the wind. In this city the
damage by the bursting OF sewers and wash
outs In the streets amounts TO thousands Of
dollars. The heat to-day was intense and
several persons were prostrated.