The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
A STORM VISITS P|TTSBURG
THREE LIVES LOST AND MANY
PERSONS WERE MORE OK
LESS INJURED.
It WIS ONE OF UNUSUAL SEVERITY
Almost an Inch of Rain Fell in Five
Minutes-IIeavy Property Damage.
A Terrific Rain Storm Visits Du-
buque. la.

Pittsburg. July PA storm of I'M
| this afternoon, involving the loss of three
| lives and doing immense damage to prop
| erty. Several dwellings were completely
demolished and others were partly
wrecked. Eight or ten churches had
their roofs blown off and were otherwise
damaged; telegraph, telephone and cleo
trio light poles and wires were snapped,
being twisted into an ineXtricable mass,
making travel in many sections of the
city impossible. Vivid lightning and Il
high wind accompanied the storm, or
rather two storms, for Pittsburg and AL
legheny were the meeting points of two
gales, one of which came up the Ohio
valley from the west and the other from
the east which followed the course of
the Allegheny river. In east Pittsburg
and Wilmerding hail fell in large guam
titles, the stones being quite large In
the first five minutes of the stogm O.5S
of an inch of water fell.
The rivers are now rising and another
flood is expected. Among the casualties
reported is an accident to the camp of
the Eighth Ward Hunting and Fishing
club of Allegheny, four miles up the AL
legheny river. A large tree was blown
upon the tent of the campers. killing John
Figurs. breaking the back of George Mil
Ter, who will die. and seriously injuring
Thomas O'COnnell, Jacob Metz. Harry
OFT and Frank Haddle.
On Greenfield on the east end, Joseph
Fagler was killed by sign board blow
ing on his head.
In Sharpsburg W. l.. Norr was killed
by the roof of Il house being blown on
him. A workman and a young son of
Professor Poole, who, with party, were
digging in the old Indian mound at Nc
KEGS rock, were stunned by lightning
and will probably die.
The result of the storm in property
damage will probably reach 100000.
In Allegheny and the east end many
houses were unroOfed and windows bro
ken. Reports from outlying towns tell
of much damage to houses and other
property, but no lives were lost.
In Allegheny twelve people were struck
by lightning. They are in the hospital
and in critical condition.
Mr.. Hays was sitting in the house
door when a bolt of lightning struck the
knocking him unconscious.
Mr.. Burnett and his children were
on their porch on st. Clair ter
race when a bolt of lightning, conducted
from.a trolley wire in front of the house
TO the porch, Frustrated the entire
party.
The Snedes family were eating supper
when lightning struck the residence. fol
lowing the chimney flue to the dining
room. About half an hour later
neighbor discovered the whole family
lying on the floor in an unconscious con-
dition. They may recover, but it is
doubtful.
Reports of damage to property are still
coming in. The centenary NJ. +.
church on Kirkpatrick street had its
roof and steeple carried away. The door
of the John Wesley chapel. 4. NJ. f..
was torn away and carried 200 feet. Re
turns from the different sections of the
two cities show twenty-five or thirty peo-
people injured more or less by falling
trees. roofs, signs. etc.