Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-08-01
A cYcLoNlc STORM

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Bursts In Fury Upon tho City OF Pitts
burgh, Pa, Causing Loss OF Life and
Property-Ths Destruction Widespread
ifnOt Greatest. Anthony, Ia, Visited and
Badly Wrecked. Scarcely Home Escap-
Ing.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, July 31.--A cy.
clonic storm burst upon this city at
4:3O o'clock this afternoon, which in a
few minutes had caused the death OF
two persons, the fatal injury of an
other and monetary loss of probably
$4,000 throughout Allegheny county.
Several churcnes in the hill district
were partially unroofed and one was
struck by lightning. A number OF
smaller houses were also unroofed, the
streets were flooded, sewers dis.
charged their overflow into houses
and some of the street cars wero com.
PEELED to suspend for periods ranging
from one-half hour to an hour and q
half. Hundreds OF trees were up
rooted and many lawns laid waste.
Chimneys and windows were demol-
ished in all directions.
At Sugar Camp grove, a picnic
ground on the West Pennsylvania
branch Of the Pennsylvania railroad
near Aspinwall, where the Eighth
Ward Fishing and Hunting club Of
Allegheny were encamped, limb of a
sycamore tree fell upon the commits
sary tent, in which a number of the
members of the club had taken refuge
from the storm. John Figus, Of IL
Pine street, Allegheny, was instantly
killed; George Miller, Of 226 Main
street, Allegheny, had his back broken,
and cannot recover, and Jacob Metz
and - OConnell were badly hurt.
In Pittsburgh John Auftader, a
teamster for the Williams Brick Co.,
was struck by falling sign board and
died within five minutes.
The storm seized the steeple Of the
Centenary M. E. church, Fitzpatrick
street and Wylie avenue, over 1875
feet uhigh, took the big bell along
and dropped all in neighboring
yard. A l00-foot stack at the brick
yards of Booth & Finn was blown
down.
The temperature, which had raised
before the storm to 81 deg, fell in a
few minutes to II deg. The fury Of
the tornado was spent in less than ten
minutes.
st. Anthony, Ia, Badly shaken Up.
ST. ANTHONY, la. July 97.-A storm
of large proportions struck this place
last night and as result nearly every
building in town is wrecked or badly
damaged. So far as known, no one
was injured 1t is impossible to esti-
mate the damage at present, but it
will reach many thousands of dollars
on town property and in the surround
country the damage to crops is enor-
nous. Corn was blown out by the
roots, while oats in shocks was scat
tered and badly injured.
The wind took clip at nearly every
thing and hardly house or building
escaped some sort of injury.
Nearly all property damaged was
insured, but the loss will fall heavily.
Cars on side-tracks were blown over
on the main track and wrecking
train is here at work clearing away
the debris. 1t is the worst storm that
has ever visited this community. and
that no one was hurt seems almost
miraculous. No funnel.shaped clouds
were noticed, but the wind seemed to
take rotary motion and trees were
badly twisted and many Of them
broken off by the terrible power Of
the tornado.
A Fierce Storm at Dubuque.
DUBUQUE, Ia, July 27.-A fierce rain
storm swept this section last night,
the rainfall being 4s9 inches. Rail
roads suffered heavily. Later reports
Of the storm indicate that it was more
disastrous than at first supposed. On
the Illinois Central 400 feet of track
was washed out at Dyersville, 200 at
Julien and Scales Mound. The Mil
waukee bridge south of town and a
portion of the track near Showan-
dasse are destroyed.
The Chicago Great Western has
washouts at Durango and Dyersville
and trains are badly delayed.
Frank Wahe was drowned while at
tempting to ford swollen creek at
Dyersville. Many small buildings in
the country were blown down by the
wind, while number of dwellings
were struck by lightning.
A Terrific Wind Storm at Columbus, o.
COLUMBUS, O., July 2s,-A terrific
wind storm, accompanied by rain,
swept over Columbus and vicinity at
eight o'clock last evening. The roof
was blown off Wirthwein's hall, FIVE
story building at High and Mound
streets. Chimneys were blown off,
and shade trees upturned in all parts
of the city.
The roof and top story were blown
off Browns Novelty iron works at
own duu Nllb SILcCtS, uOluR udAdko
to the amount of $1,000. Steilwegan's
tannery in South Columbus was Gu
rooted and the fourth story of s. NJ
Bakers art gallery at High and State
streets demolished. News from the
surrounding country is to the effect
that many barns and houses have been
destroyed or badly damaged. No loss
of life is reported SO far.
The storm at Delaware.
COLUMBUS, o., July zs.-A special
from Delaware, o., says the storm
there tonight twisted the tower of
st. Mary's Catholic church upon its
base. The large cross at the apex
fell, cutting great hole in the roof
of the auditorium.
Lightning burned out the street
car trolley system, and the wind
snapped the telegraph poles, cutting
the city off from communication.