New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-28
STORN'S FIERCE WORK.
CYCLONE SWEEPS NIAGARA PENINSULA,
KILLING SIX AND INJURING
MANY-LOSS S25OOOo

Buffalo Sept 27-The storm which passed over
the Niagara Peninsula late Yesterday afternoon was
one of the worst in It's history. 1t is estimated
that the damage will reach s25oOW. SIX persons
were killed and a large number were injured NJ
MerrItton. St Catharine's and Grantham, ont. IN
Tonawanda and vicinity far as Is known none
were killed but there is long list OF injured
The dead are:
NorE,Tr Ina eleven years old killed at the collapse
~ the ward school at Merritton.
ONEII, Clare twenty years old killed AZ the ta
Of the Lincoln Paper Mil, Merritton
RIcbIEy Mrs John killed by fall of debris Of Orange
Hall.
AIKEN. Miss young girl; killed Grantham by fni Of
AIKEN. Miss. her sister killed at the same place
Unknown woman rumored be killed at Stamford while
picking grapes
Those fatalIv injured at the Lincoln Paper Mil
are Nesto Kennls, Mary Welch, James Macar'nS'
Mary O'Neil ard Robert Barclay.
Among the seriously injured are II. j. Doyle OF
Merrtton; Jan es Murray Of Merritton' ana a. h'
Jenkins of Gran:ham.
Besides these there are a score OF young ch''ulen
who were hurt by the fall Of the scAooihouse al
Merritton 49,
4, Tnnawanda the list of injured includes John
Norstte an old man. arm and leg broken condiuon
critical and a baby named Post. seriously injured
The others Injured are Mrs. Augusta Hermann
seriously hurt Internally; Mrs. Charles Peters MIS-
Henry Peters and baby. badly bruised by nylhs
timber; Emma Eberle cut by falling glass; MIS-
Emma Lyons seriously injured by falling glass
ceorgo Post bruised and cut; Mrs: Frederick
kruse struck on head by timber, seriously hur l
Carrie Post and Charles Arens. cut ana bruised
not seriously and Jacob Lyons. arm wrencned.
When the storm was first observed at Ionawanda
II was descending toward the Niagara RIVER neal
Tho head of Little Island, The first object struch
was Fassctt & Bellenger's lumber yard II Is es,i
mated that about 5000 feet OF boards went IN, ut!le
the river on Niagara-st the residences OF MIS-
Eliza Benzlor J. X Patton and Charles Keen Were
unroofcd their fronts crushed in ana tne DarnS
rInped 10 pieces. The house and barn or count!
Committeeman f. II. Rogers, IT, on Adams-st'
and the house Of George Gipp opposite were Dam
aged The Murray school lost Its cupola ana par
OF its roof The house OF Justice or the feace
Wheatall on Wheelcr-st. was also badly damaged
on Broad-st the houses suffering the most were
those OF Michael Balding Duville Hosmer WIillan
Schwartz and August Herman. The Morgan Stree
Methodist Episcopal Church was badly damagcd
The Yctley and Morohn homes. on Fletcher-st.
were almost RACED to the ground. - ,
on Franklin st the Bernhardt. Eggerts. Shah
Lease and Frodlien homes are mass OF wreckage
TIE Halierd and Stegner homesteaGs were severely
damaged George Posts home. on Fuller ave, wa
levelled rs the ground. was that OF Frank Myo
on DelaWare-st. John Riesterers home. on De!a
ware-st unroofod. and the Meyers school
house is a wreck
Tho tornado blazed a path right across Crane
Island. Tho path Is two hundred yards wide, anC
in II there Is not tree left standing