The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-20
PITTSBURG'S TORNADO
THREE LIVES LOST BY THE STORM
AND MANY PEOPLE HURT.
Man and Woman Picked Up by the
Much Property Damaged.

PITTSBIRG. Aug. 19.-Last nights storm
was the most terrific and destructive that
has visited this city in many years. 1t
came without warning and at a time when
the parks were filled with people and the
rivers with boats crowded with excursion
lists. As far as known at this time three
lives were lost, score of persons injured,
two, 1T is thought, fatally, and property
damaged to the extent of $780, 900. The dead
are:
ARCHIBALD sCHIEB, blown into the
river and drowned.
MILLIE LIMBAUGH, cook on the steamer
UNKNOWN WOMAN, blown from the
point bridge.
Those probably fatally injured are:
PATRICK SHEA. fireman of the West
End railway power house.
enue traction line.
At least twenty others were injured more
or less seriously by being hit by flying
debris, but their names have not been OBJ
tanned. The storm struck the city about 10
o'clock, and was over in about half an
hour. but in that brief time death and wide
spread destruction was left in it's track
The rain came down in torrents and was
accompanied by vivid lightning and terrific
wind Houses were unroofed, trees were
uprooted,s fences and outhouses demolished.
So tremendous was the force of the torna-
do that the steamers Lud Keefer, Little Bill
and Arlington were overturned and many
oarges. coal boats and small craft torn
from their moorings and sent adrift. The
passenger barge Dakota was forced against
the Smithfield-street bridge and the side
crushed in She sank In several feet Of
water. When the storm struck the Keefer
Captain Keefer, mate Miller. Millie Lin
baugh, the cook, and two colored chamber
maids were on board but all reached the
shore in safety, except Millie Limbaugh
who became exhausted and was drowned.
The steamer Carrier, with 400 excursion
lists on board. was swept with water and
the passengers became panic-stricken, but
Captain Klein succeeded in making land
ing at Painters Mills and all were dis
charged from the boat in safety.
known woman attempted to cross the point
bridge. She was caught in a whrlwind and
blown into the river and drowned.
Archibald Schieb was blown into the river
and drowned while trying to tighten the
lines OF some cosl barges in the West End
he was married and had large family.
The day had been extremely hot and
thousands OF people were in Schenley Park.
When the storm came on there was rush
for shelter. The wind had prostrated the
were seriously shocked by coming i'm con-
tact with them. On Second avenue a feed
wire was broken and in attempting to
shocked. He Is still living. but has never
recovered consciousness. On the South S.de
the large grain elevator OF Henderson &
Johnson, In course of construction. was
almost completely demol shed. The heavy
and crushed them, but fortunately the oc-
cupants were away from home. Two freight
cars on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie road
were lifted from the tracks and blown into
the Monongahela river. Portions of the
Monongahela and Castle Shannon inc,ines
were carried away by the wind and de-
molshed. On the North Side (Allegheny)
and many trees were uprooted in the
parks, but as far as reported no persons
were seriously injured. On Arch street. in
over, crushing a double frame dwelling
adjoining. occupied by Mrs. DAILY, with
one child. and Mrs. Pryor, with three chill
dren- When the building went down Mrs
Pryor and her Oldest child. son, es-
buried in the debris. The same fate caught
Mrs. DAILY and her child. An alarm was
men got there number of men had dug
the people out and found them all unhurt
Picnic parties returning home by way OF
the Brownsville road had rough expert
ly five hundred persons were scattered
along the road. When the storm came ur
everybody rushed 10 the fences TO hold
on and keep from being blown over. Ths
wind tore up the fences and blew men
women and children TO and fro. Every
body got soaking wes AMI many were slight
ly injured Great damage was also re.
rorted 10 the. houses scattered along the
hurled across the road. Many barns werc
| completely destroyed. The storm pre- q.
tratsd all local telegraph and telephon:
gires. but the through wires were onl,