The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-30
THE DAMAGE IN PENNsyLvAN1A.
Great Damage Done TO the Corn and
Fruit Crops.

"'"' Da"hse Done TO the 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 ts.eir fruit.
Reports from all over fhe county are to
the same effect, Market people expert
enced considerable trouble in reaching
Easton on account of falling trees OBJ
structing the roads. While S. ID. Sin
clair, of Riegelsville, was on his way to
Easton falling limb struck his horse,
causing runaway. Sinclair, his wagon
aud load of peaches were thrown into the
Delaware. The Edison electric light sta
tion was unrosfed, and many of the wires
torn down. Telephone wires were also
down in oil directions, and Mt the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph com
panies' offices business was crippled
PorrsvlLLE, Aug 30.-The most terrific
storm of many years struck this region,
and continued unabated for six hours,
blowing at "A rate of sixty miles an hour.
Rain fell in sheets during the entire time,
and streams are much swollen. Consider
able damage has been done throughout
the entire Schuylkill region. Fruit trees
We're uprooled in the farming districts and
the corn crop has suffered badly. Much
damage was done te breakers and coliery
| buildings, and in the Shenandoah region
several collieres are reported us drowned
out.
CARLISLE. Aug. 30.-A terrific storm
passed over the Cumberland valley, doing
considerable damage to property and
| growing crops Telegraph wires were
blown down and communication was cut
| of 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. 30. - The hurricane
which struck Reading on its way north
did considerable damage. The violence of
the wind was so great that limbs were
blown OF trees, trees and grape arbors
We're 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, aud great alarm was caused in
many farm houses when the wind came
in adj 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 rsots, corn fields were ilattened
and ruined, and in several parts of the
county barns and houses We're 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 the grass.
LANCASTER, Aug. s0.--The storm did
great damage throughout the country,
many trees were blown down and much
fruit ruined, Corn was mostly ruined by
! the storm Of week ago Country people
driving TO this city were compelled to
carry axes with them to cut their way
/ through fallen trees