The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-31
THE DAMAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Great Damage Doue TO tho Corn and
Fruit CrOna.

Great Damage Douo TO tho Corn and
Fruit Crops.
EAsToN, Aug. 30-A wind and rain
storm OF unusual severity swept over this
section, terrifying people and doing con-
siderable damage Trees were blown
down, numerous buildings unroofed, and
fruit trees. that suffered so severely from
the wind storm few days ago, were
stripped this time of nearly all their fruit.
Reports from all over the county are to
the same effect. Market people experi-
enced considerable trouble in reaching
Easton on account of falling trees OBJ
structing the roads. While S. d. Sin
clair. of Riegelsville, was on his way to
Easton falling limb struck his horse,
causing runaway. Sinclair, his wagon
and load of peaches were thrown into the
Delaware. The Edison electric light sta
ton was unroofed, and many of the wires
torn down. Telephone wires were also
down in all directions, and ut the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph com
panies' offices business was crippled.
louisville, Aug 30.-The most terrific
storm of many years struck this region,
and continued undated for six hours
blowing ut n rate of sixty miles an hour.
Rain fell in sheets durin the entire time.
and streams are much swollen. Consider
able damage has been done throughout
the entire Schuylkill region. Fruit trees
were uprooted in the farming districts and
the corn crop has suffered badly. Much
damage was done to breakers and colliery
buildings, and in the Shenandoah region
several collieries are reported as drowned
out.
CARLISLE, Aug. 30.-A terl4{ic storm
passed over the Cumberland valley, doing
considerable damage to property and
growing crops Telegraph wires were
blown down and communication was cut
OIL for several hours. The Philadelphia
and Reading railroad bridge at Brandts.
vile, this county. was struck by lightning
and totally burned. Considerable water
fell at Williams Grove, where the
Changers exhibition is being held and
several small buildings were blown down
The loss in this section will be heavy.
READING, Aug 80. = The hurricane
which struck Reading on it's way north
did considerable damage. The violence of
the wind was SO great that limbs were
blown off trees, trees and grape arbors
were blown over and telephone, trolley
and other wires broken. In the country
districts corn fields were leveled, hay
stacks upturned and scattered, fences
blown over, and great alarm was caused in
many farm houses when the wind came
in all its fury.
BEDFORD. Aug. 30.-A terrible storm
struck this county Monday night and for
ten hours it ragged with the fury of west
ern cyclone. Large trees were twisted up
by their roots, corn fields were fiattened
and ruined, and in several parts of the
county barns and houses were unroofed.
Old timers say it was the hardest storm
for many years. 1t was the first rain
fall in six weeks and incalculable good has
been done to tho grass
LANCASTER, Aug. 30.-The storm d id
great damage throughout the country,
many trees were blown down and much
fruit ruined. Corn was mostly ruined Inv
the storm of a week ago Country people
driving to this city were compelled to
carry axes with them to cut their wav
through fallen trees.