The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-28
Lives and Much Property Lost
in and Near Pittsburg.
GREAT DAMAGE TO CHURCHES,
Crops injured In the Western States
A Very Large section Of the
Country visited

partially wrecked. Elght or ten churches
had their rocofs blown on and were
otherwise dsr1axeS telegraph. telephone
ard electric light poles are lying In m
fntricat. mass. making travel in some
sections CT the city impossible Fierce
lightning ur< high winds accompanied
the storm The rivers are now rising.
AMI another dood Is expected
Among the casualties reported II an
accident 10 the camp % the Eighth Ward
Hunting and Fishing Club. Of Allegheny.
about four miles mp the Allegheny river.
A large sycamore thirty feet in circum-
ference was snapped OF rear the ground
and fell upon the tent OF the campers.
killing almost instantly John Fsgus,
breaking the back Of George Miller. VINO
will die. and seriously in5aring Thomas
C'conneIi. Charles yosssck. Jscob Metz.
Frank Oct ard Henry Had5le. On Green
fed avenue, IN the East End. Joe Ash
fielder was killed ny a sign being blown
down. striking him Oh the head.
In SAarpssurg, W T. Norr was killed
hy the roof OF house being blown on top
az him.
At AeKee's Rack. where Prof. Co
dette. curator OF the Carnegie museum.
has gang OF men at work digging an oil
Indian mound, lightning struck a shed
under which the rarity Rad taken refuge
NtfA1hAsfE gttr "a kEe EA0afNf~s AL Qfu 1ff6tks
into uneonsclonsnssss also man by the
name OF Poll. son OF college professor.
both Of whom will probably die.
The result Of the storm In property
damage has not al been gathered In at
midnight. but 1t IL known that al through
Allegheny. the South Side and the East
many houses were unroofei, signs blown
down ard windows broken.
In Allegheny twelve people were struck
q q
AM considered nv the physicians to he
In critical condition. They are: All
ner Hay. freight receiver OF the Fort
WAYNE railroad: A. II. Bennett and three
children. August Saedez. his wife and
their four children. Mr. Hay was sitting
In the house doorway when a bolt OF light
ming struck the building. knocking him
unconscious. Mr.. Bennett and his chill
drea we're standing or their porch. on ST.
Clair terrace. when fash was conducted
from trolley wire In front OF the house
20 the porch. prostrating the entire family
The Snesfez family were eating supper
when lightning struck the residence fol-
lowing the chimney fiue to the dining
room. About half an hour later neigh
Dor discovered the whole family lying on
the floor In an unconscious condition
They may recover. but II IS improbable.
In Pfttst1rg reports OF damage to prop
VIZ atF NtAAN &t1ttAS ia. VII w ASit4tEHSBn
street two houses, a machine shop and
Fifth United Presbyterian church were
blown down and completely ruined, but
fortunately no one was injured. The Gen.
fentary ". r. church on fitzpatrick street
had It's roof and steeple carried away
by the wind, snd the bells from the tower
were thrown 20 the ground and broken
The roof OF the John Wesley African NJ
E. chapel was torn away and carried go
feet T1sa h9oN a,A y~fx
Ghost college suffered somewhat. but are
not badly damaged.
Returns from the different sections OF
the two cities show twenty-five or thirty
people injured more or less By falling
trees roofs, signs. etc. but their names
cannot bs given tonight
New York. July 27-A storm swept over
this city this evening. accompanied by
heavy thunder and brilliant display of
lightning. The maximum velocity of the
wind was fifty miles. A house on the TIaF-
lem river. in which was the switchboard
for the Western Union Company's wires
which run under the Harlem river. was
struck by lightning. and all wires east
and west were rendered useless. The
storm between here and Philadelphia cut
Oft many OF the Southern wires, and for
o short time communication with the out
side world was hanpe-ed, Charles F.
siegel. a clerk. was killed on Eleventh
street by tree blowing down ead crush
ing his skull.
Columbus. o, July s7-At $50 this even
Ing a severe wind storm followed by heavy
rain struck this section. attaining a veloc-
ity OF forty-fGve niles. Half Of the roof Of
the Brown Manufacturing Compsny's
building was carried across the town
Baltimore. July -s.--The storm here this
evening lasted about Atty minutes and was
accompanied by sneessant thunder and
lightning Much damage OF n minor ma
ture e reported.
Philadelphia. July IA heavy rain
storm having mary features OF cyclone
passed over this city shortly after s
O'Clock this evening. Despite the hurri-
care violence OF the storm, there was very
Iittie damage done In this city. The
storm was general tn tis states OF New
Jersey and Delaware.
Omaha. July "A special 20 the Bee
from Sioux City. Is. says. Fuller reports
CT last night and toiay's storm have been
coming In tonight. TIE loss Is inestina-
bic all over Northwestern Iowa. North
western Nebraska and Southeastern South
Dakota From N1vtile. with an area cx-
tending one nile seufh. three east. sixteen
west and etTht north ~ town. standing
grain everywhere suffered from Eve 10 ten
bushels 10 The acre. and in many "a sea
was totally destroyed. In the town itself
mary buildings were injured and scarcely
n whole pane OF glass remains IN pivr-
cnth county Grant, FTedonia Meadow.
ElEin and Preston townships sustained
the greatest loss, Reefs were beaten
through ~ the force OF the hail eeaxsa-
ershis stock killed. and the ground liter
ally Nkrswa with dead hogs and poultry.
The heaviest loss was 10 corn. which was
beaten completely 80 pieces. In Sioux City
tire less S. heavy. many buildings being
ruiusd. THO estimated damage Is xseo eae.
Cleveland. Iafy ~7.-~Auch damage was
done last nixhs nv a terrific wind storm at
Rcnlsh PARK. esst OF the city. Eight or
nlre houses were destroyed and \ large
tabernacle blown Down. Mss. SteekmaN.
OF enc weather hareau. reports that the
w3nd reached velocity OF ssxty-EouE mites
an naar.
Ds;racs. Salv 9T--A disastrous tornado
SWEPT through the southern part 60 the
state en- Sunday evsatsg. The most alarm
lrx reports came fren Home-. Calhoan
county ia the vicinity OF which great
damage was done "a farming property.
The wGnd and rAtn following the storn,
vas 50 severe that "a has lnENrfersd with
bath telegraph and telephone service. ard
~ Il practically impossible "a aecasE~ deli
rfse returns The storm in this Vicinity
VAS very severe. Fu2sx swc inches 81 rain
saa fr&tsse az three heHrs. EnsFG consider
mN4s aasns g. ~ EoefsnE easements % basl-
ness hoases- Every street car lise IN the
casy suffered.
Milwaukee. JULY sz.-~THe severe storms
sweat ever thr eastern portion OF sas state
en Saasav Mary rsse~s we're ssraek ~
fszhtnsnx ard Fanch damage AaS been
aene There was = small esaua&nrsF osey
thss city last night. sS9 sas rain ssi5 81
sss-h quantities eH4s tire streets are f.thzi
wEtA water an8 cellars u Ere dawa-ts4r
sstsfrgrsa are rects3
rssAnu1ae. Ia. 5niy s.-~A ees<s rain
EnNs zy@ssekg@zs Ha@F <~As
FAN beng . = incses Repsrts Are rveessess
sf @eraaas damage - railroad rrNn@rtx ara
ouuasT esstSss. eaf no less q lfe Is yes
r@xar~se.s