The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
THE STORMS PATH
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Loss of Life and Property from the
Cyclone at Pittsburg.
LIST OF TIE KILLED AND INJURED
Terrible Experience Of n Camping
Party..iIOuScs Were CnrOOfed and
"reckcd..Raiiroad. Traffic Ham.
pered.-A Brave Cir, Saves n Train
Load OF Passengers from Disaster.


have been storms and Hoods in this vi
cinity in past years that have caused
greater fatalities. ii is doubtful If the
! cyclone which struck Western Penn
| sylvania last evening was not the
greatest in its history in it's widespread
destruction of property. Two lives We're
| lost, one man fatally hurt, and num-
Der of people seriously injured. The
| dead are: John FieguS. of II Pine
| street Allegheny. John Aufhilder. For
| ward avenue. Pittsburg; George Miller,
ZIG Main street, back broken. will die.
| Tho more sci iously injured are:
! Jacob Metz, East street: Frank OFT, l3
| Pine street: Harry Haddeil, Chestnut
street; Charles Coston. IS Perry street;
! Thomas Colweil, East Ohio: Samuel
! Smith. Center avenue. John Fiegus
| and George Miller, with several com
! ranion@, We're in camp on the banks OF
! the Allegheny river near Aspinwall
| Their tents We're sheltered meath a large
/ sycamore tree. f.ithe" the lightning or
| the wind tore a huge limb irorl the tree
/ and ii dropped directly upon the tent
! in which the club had sought shelter.
| lNicguS skull was crushed Miller was
| pinned To the earth and his back broken,
! Fiv" other members of the party were
! held To the ground uhder thr neaNy
/ llinh' All severely injured. fu"if NOR"
! fortunate companions cam" It. thrlr re
! lief aud summoned medical assistance.
! John Autholder met his death while
STRIVING to r"ach place "t shelter ttoh
! the hurricane on Second avenue near
| Greenfield avenue. Just as he reached
/ il with his team a heavy sign was torn
from its lasteningS ANA crushed nm
} down into his wagon. Death was IN
Simultaneous his skull having been
/ cruNheu ana ms neck orokeh'
/ Throughout PitlshurS and Allegheny
many nulldlngs were unr"nied' nun
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six bodies have been recovered from the
debris in Cecil valley. Oil wells and
shanties occupied ny the OIL workers
ana producers, are thickly strewn along
Cecil. Samuel Mckinneys house was
swept away, carrying with 1t his Wife
aged 1o years; his son James, aged 3,
ana daughter Margaret aseu "o years.
MISS Jane homes, ageu iS, daughter OF
a MINER Nliue fealil' d. I. hadeh anu
'haries Wl'klhson' OH bumpers were
a'So crowned. All oi the poulcs nave
! Deeh recovered save thal OF MisS NC
Kinney. a mousse occupied py sixteen
miners near the t'ehtiliiS fhihes' SIX
niieS from McDo,laiu' was swept away
ana all Oh the inmates were drowned.
rive Oh the boules nave peen recovered.
ohc man was rescued aiiNe from the
nrahches III Tree III Which ne had
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| scioushess Wheh last hearu from. All
oi the men were foreigners mostly ltal-
iahs, e'npIoseu IN the mines "l tle w.
T. feho Co.. ana the kldgeWay bishop
Coal company. Ine damage TO mine
ana OH property VIII De heaVy.
All over 'ht ci'ies oi rittspurs ana
Allegheny tratnc was suspended.
IN THE MILL DISTRICTS.
In tho mil, districts along t,a Ala
,ha,y ,ivar ., ,,r,a auo,,o s,.oI,, r.n,,
tan,,lad o,,a, nv tho roroa of a., vivid
and in a numher of instances ,yrenkir, :,
~, h,,;,dinoc n, which tr,.v f.,I Soaroa'
", nod tho ,borourbfares hao, na1,
,,ssab,o and DELAYED cars be.an 70 s,o,
u,han rho p;pbt deIupa c.r,a ON Tb;s
IN nnint ,f dnwnnour was aver, uorsa
than tho avapirp Hood The b;gb wind
,vos ahsent hotvever but the heavens
,,ar. almost continuously Iiyht With
tarr;f,iny nasb.s Of lipbtninp and tho
ro,, of tbupdor was continuous Tho
storm continued with slowly diminish
ing energy until midnight At noon to-