The record-union., 1896-10-01
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pany was unroofed Grace Episcopal
Church steeple and the Third Presbyte-
rian Church steeple We're damaged.
The streets were in darkness all night,
and the trolley cars had to stop run
ming.
The same stories of the storm come
to the Dispatch" from all over the
State east of the Blue Ridge. Barns
and small outhouSes were swept away,
trees uprooted, residences unroofed
wires prostrated and general wreck
age prevails.
The heavy rain at Staunton on Tues
day resulted that evening in the burst
ing Of the dam of the lake at the Rich
mond Fair Grounds, the waters of
which rushed into Lewis Creek, which
runs through the city, flooding the
lower business section, destroying
vast deal of property and causing a
loss of several lives. The Wilkes build
ing was undermined and fell. Burk's
livery stable was turned upside down,
the bridges over the creek were swept
away and the Crown building is wreck
The Thornsburg stables are wrecked
where. Many horses were drowned.
At Waynesburg, ten miles east Of
StauntOn, the creek rose fifteen feet
and wrenched buildings from their
foundation. One man was drowned
Reports from all the surrounding
country report great losses to the farm.
ers. The loss at Staunton is estimated
at $35O,OOO.
IN PENNSYLVANIA
LEBANON Pa.), Sept. 3O-Later
reports show that the damage by the
storm last night was greater than at
first supposed. The roundhouse of the
Lebanon and Cornwall Railroad was
demolished, and that of the Cornwall
road met with a similar fate. The e3ti-
mated loss of these two companies will
run into the thousands. The United
Brethren Church at AWHILE was wreck
ed the Sunnyside Mills are unroofed.
A part of the roof of the United Breth-
rem Church in Lebanon was carried
away as well as the dwellings Of Jo-
seph Strohman and F. r. Fretiff.
At the Iron City Brewery the boiler
and engine houses were leveled to the
ground, the top Of the steeple of Salem
Lutheran Church being also broken.
The old brick furnace at Lebanon is a
mass Of ruins. 1t is difficult TO estimate
the extent Of the damage, as there were
few buildings and orchards in the track
OF the tornado which escaped.
Wilson Christman and his family had
a most thrilling ecape. They had just
left the house, when one Of the walls
collapsed, filling their sleeping apart
ments with a mass of brick and mortar.
A portion of the steeple of the Re
formed Church at Jamestown was blown
away and the steeple Of the Swedenborg
Church was twisted out Of shape. The
roundhouse at fremont was wrecked
and several engines damaged. No one
was seriously injured as far as can be
learned.
HARRISBURG (Pa), Sept. 30.-The
awful fury of the storm king was not
fully realized in this city until day
light, when the great force of the hurri-
cane which swept over this section at
l O'Clock this morning was evidenced
in the roOflesS houses, uprooted trees
and damage TO property generally.
Hundreds of houses were unrOofed, but
not single human being was injured
amid the frightful crashing of houses
and falling chimneys. The Opera house
was partially unroofed, and many win
doWs were broken in churches and the
schoolhouseS.
Trains on the middle division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad were run via
Lockhaven for several hours owing to
q landslide at Mapleton. Regular traf-
fic was established this afternoon
In surrounding towns and country
districts much damage is reported, and
fruit crops are ruined. Churches were
wrecked in several country places and
at Steelton an overhead bridge fell
across the Pennsylvania Railroad All
express train dashed into the debris a
moment later. The locomotive and sew
eral cars were damaged, but nobody
was hurt.
It had been a rainy, windy day, but Il
was not until midnight that the wind
assumed the velocity Of a gale. 1T
lashed itself into sections OF whirlwind
thirty minutes later, and by | o'clu *
and for over an hour after it showed the
teeth Of a cyclone. There were scores
OF people in the city who spent the night
after y o'clock in their cellars, praying
that the fate Of St Louis might not re
in store for Harrisburg Conservative
estimates Of loss from the storm in the
city vary from S15O,000 to 100000.
REACHES CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30-One of the most
severe windstorms known for years
ragged over the lake region last night
and part of to-day. 1t seems to have
expended most of its fury over the upper
half of Lake Michigan. The loss of life
so far reported is small, four men hav-
ing been drowned by the sinking of
the steam barge Sumatra at Milwaukee.
Much minor damage was done to ship
ping in Milwaukee, Grand Haven Chi
cago and other ports, and the masters
of such steamers as were out in the
lake during the night report one of the
enced.
Owing to the lateness of the hour and
threatening conditions which prevailed
for twenty-four hours before the storm
broke, most of the sailing fleet was tied
up in different ports. Chicago Harbor
especially being crowded. This fact
doubtless explains the small list of
casualties
Along the lake shore in front Of the
city all night and this forenoon the
waves dashed over the seawall many
feet. In the inner harbor yachts and
schooners were tossed about like corks,
the waves dashing over the breakwater
many feet high. A large lumber schoon-
er dragged her anchors this forenoon,
and before tugs managed to get her
under control again crashed into and
sunk many smaller craft.