The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-31
In THE PATH OF
THE STORM KING
Great Destruction to Life ard Property
in Ohio Towns.
Fifteen KILLED AT GLOUCESTER
Trees Are UprOOted and Houses Top.
pie Oycr..A Flood in sunday Creek
Adds to the HOrrOrs..Singular
Death from Electricity at Spring.
feld..Othpr Notes Of the storm.

Adds to the HOrrOrs..Singular
Death from Electricity at Spring.
feid-.Other Notes Of the storm.
Cleveland. July 2O.-A special to the
Press from Athens says: The most de-
structive storm in the history of the
Sunday Creek Valley occurred at Glou-
cester mining town twelve miles
north of here last night which resulted
In the almost total destruction Of one of
the principal streets of the town and
doing damage in other places to the
amount of thousands of dollars. The
storm, which cam" from the northwest,
struck the town without warning. The
fury of the wind is indeScribable.
Buildings We're toppled over. trees torn
from their roots and the town this
morning was scene of desolation.
j. l.. Dauyherty. who was at the front
-! his grocery when the storm was at
its height. was struck by a section of Il
plank walk which was lifted up by the
wind. and instantly killed. Four others
are reported dead and several others
seriously injured. but the details are
neagre and ii is impossible to learn
names. \ livery stable, with six horses
and Il number of vehicles, was blown
into the creek and swept away. Near
ly every building In town is damaged,
and many are completely demolished.
The business fronts of Garrett's res
taurant Antics grocery and Hess shoe
store We're completely wrecked. The
streets are beyond description, being
covered with broken timberS and debris
of all kinds To add to the horror sun
day creek is sweeping everything before
it. Several houses have been washed
away and two people are reported as
drowned.
Later word has reached here that the
list Of dead will reach fifteen.
DAMAGE AT SPRINGFIELD.
Springfield. o.. July 3O.-The worst
storm that has visited this vicinity in
years occurred about . o'clock last
evening. The financial loss will amount
to $50,000.
For three hours all the electric lights
We're out. street car traffic was stopped
and telegraphic communication was
suspended. Sixteen houses We're un-
rooted and otherwise damaged. A
night Waterman named Henry Dipple
threw some water ON fire he discov
cred in frame house. and the electricity
from crossed wire passed through the
water and killed him. At Lawrence
burg. st. Paris and other small places
northwest Of here damage was done To
buildings of all kinds. Farmers report
heavy loss to fruit aud grain crops.
CREEKS BECAME TORRENTS.
Wheeling. W. Va. July 3O.-The heavy
rain of this morning caused immense
damage to property in this vicinity.
Small creeks became raging torrents
and bridges were swept away. Tie
raj in began AT > o'clock and continued
until this morning, Farm houses
Were tiooied and crops irreparably dam
aged.
ON the Ohio side the Wheeling and
Lake Erie. the Cincinnati and Pitts
burg and the Cleveland. Lorraine and
Wheeling roads We're blocked by wash
outs near Martins Ferry and II will
be several days before they can run
trains.
The Baltimore and Ohio suffered con-
siderably. The worst trouble was in
the Parkersburg branch, and as IL re-.
suit all passenger trains are obliged t.
use the fourth division in order to get
around to Cincinnati and st. Louis.
Eaton's tunnel caved in at both ends
while passenger train was going
through. but fortunately the accident
did not cost any lives. A number Of
trestles were washed out also on this
branch. and II will be several days be-
fore any trains can be run through
TWO HUNDRED HOMELESS.
Steub-nville. O.. July 3O.-Two hun
dred people of this vicinity are homeless
tonight as u result of Il cloudburst that
occurred this afternoon i'm the western
part of the city. The people in the
lowlands, alarmed by the recent floods,
We're prepared for disaster and fled to
the hills that line Herman and Fisher
run. thus no lives We're lost although
many were in imminent danger. Warm
ing was also given by "a party of men
who had been on the watch and ran
down the valley shouting that flood was
coming.
When the houses in the track of the
angry waters were reached they went
down like card board. Thirty or forty
Residences We're wrecked, the chief suf-
fcrers being Rebecca Philbaum. Will
liam Risden. Dobert Ritchie, James
bItrdess. Andrew Albaush. Benjamin
Wise. rant Stroud. John Hart and Hen
ry Bowman The latter was proprietor
Of a store which. with all it's stock. is
gone. Two culverts of the Pan Handle
railroad We're carried away. and at
(,nIills thor. 10,
No trains are running and it will take
twentyfour hours to repair the dam
age. The damage done by the cloud
burst cannot be repaired for $iOO, 900
and the Sixth ward of this city is a
scene of desolation. while the people
are in great distress.
CLOUDBURST AT READING.
Reading. Pa. July 30..A tremendous
cloudburst poured its contents over the
northern part of Berks county last
night. The Maiden creek rose twelve
feet in short time, and the Schuylkill
river at this point rose four feet. Low
lands along Maiden creek were inun-
dated. crops carried away. and doz
Ell campers along the stream caught
in flood. and saved their lives with
the greatest difficulty. Rain fall was
unprecedented.
PITTSBURG AGAIN VISITED.
Pittsburg. July 30-'or the third time
within fifteen days Pittsburg and vicin-
ity Were visited by a violent wind and
rain storm this afternoon that lasted
but few minutes, yet was destructive
of life and property. In this instance
the city suffered slightly. but several
towns to the southeast. notably Home
stead, Braddock and Duquesne We're
damaged to a considerable extent.