The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-14

EssSS- ssSf q owners this morning
~ ~ Recapitulations showed
that carpenters, roofers
~'''S~a HsSAAN plumbers and GLACIERS,
as well. as painters, will find plenty work
before them when called upon to make good
the damage done by the storm.
1t was one of the worst nights the people
experienced for some time. The winds swept
over the house tops and through the high
ways and by-ways like hurricanes and swept
before them everything which was not Sc
curely fastened. In some cases it even tore
things from its fastenings and swept them far
from their proper places. Even houses rocked
on their foundations and more than one
family was tempted to flee for some other
harbor of safety.
A house on the Kendrick property, at the
corner of Centre street and Plum alley, was
one of the places which the storm attacked
with especial ferocity and the roof was
badly torn. As the weather continued
threatening to day Mr.. Kendrick put force
of roofers at work this morning to guard
against damage to the interior of the house
in case a second storm should blow up.
People who take delight in the care of
trees before their residences were sorey
vexed this morning to find that during the
night the storm had swept away branches
and in many cases almost uprooted several
trees.
The Schuylkill Traction Company suffered
considerably from the effects of the storm.
At several points down the valley the floods
from the mountain washed away the beds of
the tracks and left deep gaps several yards in
length, with the rails and sills suspended
over them. Fortunately some of the damage
was done when cars were on each side of the
damaged points and by resorting to a transfer
system the company was enabled to send the
belated passengers to their destination but
during the later hours of the night and in
the early morning the fury of the storm
increased the damage and when the time
arrived for the cars to resume travel to. day it
was found that even the transfer
system could not be resorted and
people from several points down the
valley were obliged to trayel OH the
Lehigh and p. g. r. railroads. To-day the
company put large gangs Of nsyyies along
the lines and in few hours had the tracks
in shape for regular traffic, The trolley wire
of the road also suffered and was blown from
its fastenings in several places. This gave
the company great concern, as it was feared
some person might attempt to pick up "the
fool killer" but the severity of the storm
kept great majority of the people in their
homes and if there were any roaming about
they were sensible enough to leave the wire
alone. At least no accidents from that source
have been reported.
Many of the people who do not enjoy the
advantages of sewerage system were in a
sorrowful plight to-day. Some cellars con.
tanned bodies of water of considerable
depth and pieces of furniture, empty boxes
tubs and like vessels were having Vigilant.
Vslkyrie contests of their own. Hand
pumps were soon in operation in front OF
seyeral properties to-day and their products
rushed down the cutters in torrents, as did
the perspiration down the faces of the men
at the pumps, who couldn't see why all the
rain didn't go into the reservoirs, where it i:
needed most.
The street electric light service of town
was also sufferer, Many of the wires were
damaged and at about midnight the men al
the power station were obliged to give way t.
the severity of the storm by shutting off the
power,
The storm ragged with great fury at Ellen
gowan and Jackson's patch and severa
houses at the latter place were unroofed
A slaugter house at Gilberton was unroofet
and the contents of the building were left
without covering.
A buggy occupied by two young men wal
blown down an embankment ON the
road from No. to VIM. Penn and wrecked
The occupan is escaped injury.
-Four large panes of glass in the bay win
dow of the Beddall building, on West Centr,
street, were shattered by the winds.
Several panes in the windows of Foley
store on West Centre street were also de
moished.
William Wilkinson's house at Lost Creel
was unroofed.
seibert's slaughter house, at Mahano.
City, was blown down.
porch at the rear of the Heisenberge
property, corner of White and Centre streets
was blown down.
A large quantity of dirt from culm banl
of the Girard colliery was caught in tn
food and heaped upon the electric railwa,
tracks near Girardville to the depth O
several feet. A large gang of men were bus,
shoveling away the obstruction this morning
The telegraph lines were demoralized b.
the storm and several wires remained in dis
order even this afternoon, so great was tn
damage done in come districts.
A had cough or Geld calls for a good remed,