The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-28
DEATH IN TEE STORM
Floods, Wind and Lightning
Claim Victims in Penn
sylyania.

PITTSBURG, July %, Sss.--Wh.le there
have been storms and floods in this Vi
cinity in past years that have caused
greater fatalities, It is doubtful if the
cyclone which struck Western Pennsyl-
vania last evening was not the greatest
in its widespread destruction of prop
erty Two lives were lost, one man
fatally hurt and a number of people
seriously injured.
The dead are
john Fiegus, of No. Il Pine street.
Allegheny.
John Aufholder. Forward avenue.
Pittsburg.
nv5S.a GSsorge N Miller. as Main street, back
The more seriously injured are:-Jacob
Metz, East street: Frank Ott 10 Pine
street; Harry Haddeli, Chestnut street
Connell, East Erie street; Sadie. Smith,
Centre avenue
At Mcdonald, Pa, last night, the ram
fall was unprecedented. Small runs were
quickly turned to raging rivers. which
swept all before them. The streets of
Mcdonald Were swept c.ean of board
walks, which lodged against a bridge
spanning an ordinary small creek just
telow town. This backed up the water
until the lower portion of Mcdonald was
for time inundated. No lives were lost,
ptl tl4c fidIi1SE 10 pIbptfly VIII tDe
heavy. Several coal mines in The vicin-
ity of Mcdonald were flooded.
Near Cecil. three miles southeast, sig
bodies have been recovered from the
mass of debris in Cecil Valley. oil wells
and shant es occupied by oil producers
and workmen are thickly located along
the banks cf Cecil Creek. The torrents
swept Through them like mad. giving no
time fer escape. Samuel AIcKinney's >
house was swept away. carrying with Il.
his wife and two children. Two oil men
~1r.x \.
as was also a girl named MeElhaney,
who l.ved in the village of Cecil.
The cloudburst which swept THE Ceci.
Valley is said to have also carried away
a miners boarding house, near Bridge
vilie, resulting in the death of sixteen
of the inmates by drowning. The Valley
at this point was covered by eighteen
The bridge of the Brdgevile and Me-
Donald branch of the Panhandle Rail
road. over CHARTERS Creek, was washed
away and the tracks for half mile near
BridgeviAe are covered with water
John Fiegus and George Miller with
several companions, were in camp on the
banks of The Allegheny River near Aspin-
wall. Their tents We're sheltered be-
meath a large sycamore tree. Either the
lightning or the wind tore huge limb
upon the tent IN which the members of
the club had sought shelter. Fiegus
skull was crushed. Miller was pinned to
the earth and his back broken. Five
other members of the party were heid
10 the ground under the heavy limb. all
severely Injured. Their more fortunate
companions came to their relief and sum-
moned medical aid.
John Aufhosder met his death while
striving to reach q Pace of shaiter from
the hurricane, on Second avenue near
Greenfield avenue. Just as he reached
it with his tam. a heavy sign was forn
from It's fastenings and crushed him
down into his wagon Death was in-
stantaneous. his skull having been crush
ed and his neck broken.
Throughout Pitsburg ana Allegheny
many buildings We're unrcofed hundreds
Of trees unrooted. electric wires pros
trated, windows shattered, outhuildings
and even some dwellings, upset and
ruined