The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-24

CLEVELAND, O., May GA terrific
wind storm struck this city at 0 o'clock
this morning, Four men were instantly
killed and many injured in the numer'
GUS casualties.
A scaiEold was blown from Its fasten.
ings by the high wind and seriously,
and in one case fatally. injured four
men employed by the Cleveland gas
light and coke company. They are;
Miles Johnson, 45 years old, OF Hamil-
ton, compound fracture Of left shoulder
blade.
William O'MulIey, IS years old, l74
Ontario street, fracture OF fifth rib, in
ternai injuries, will die.
Michael Murphy, "a years old, West
River street, left shoulder blade broken,
internal injuries and scalp wound.
Michael Hughes, Oregon street, rib
fractured, internal injuries.
1t had been found necessary to ele-
yate brick chimney on top OF the
Bradley block at tho corner Of Superior
and Eric streets, and for this purpose
scalIold had been built up twenty feet
above the sx.story building, Seeing
the storm coming the men employed on
it ran to shelter. The wind was soon
upon it and with tearing Of timbers
tho whole mas broke loose. 1t drop
ped straight down the side OF the build.
ing ill the second floor was reached.
Here it was caught by another gust OF
wind and hurled with terrific force
toward the gutter, where it landed with
crash That could be heard for blocks
around. Twenty men under the di-
rection OF Jack Fleming, OF the gas
company, were Mt work in tho gutter.
They were working hard to get the
ditch they had inst dug covered up so
as not to block the sewer when the rain
fell. Tho huge mass OF heavy timbers
iell right in their midst. They were
all thrown of their feet by the con.
cussion, but all but four of their num-
Der Immediately sprang up. The men
whose names have been mentioned
could not arise, as they were pinned
down by the heavy timbers.
A general hurricane cali was sent to
all the ambulances in the city. They
responded promptly and the work OF
rescue began. As soon as the men were
cxtricated they were hustled away to
Lakeside hospital.
A portion OF the plate department OF
the Cleveland rolling mill company
undergoing construction gave way to
the storm with fatal results. Two men
were killed instantly, another received
injuries which will doubtless prove
fatal and several more were badly in.
jured. Another casulty caused by the
severity OF the storm was the destruc-
tion OF two-story frame house at the
corner Of Dean aud Superior streets. 1t
was blown down and John Cole buried
beneath tho debris. When taken out
tho man was in terrible condition
and death soon followed after intense
suffering.
Dispatches indicate that the entire
northwestern portion Of the state was
swept by the sturm
At Findlay, the brick building OF tho
Bell Pottery Company was partially
wrecked. Two hundred employees had
anarrow escape. The Model glass fac.
tory and the Salem wire nail works
were unroofed,
hundreds Of oil derricks were blown
down. At Hume station, Allen county,
two churches were blown from their
foundations, causing loss Of Of $4,000
In Lima the gas works were un-
rooted and the smoke stacks OF several
factories blown down.
In East Akron, Fletcher and Defiance
great damage was done.