Evening journal., 1898-12-05
VIOLENT WIND STORM.
A HEAVY DoWNPOUR OF RAIN
ALL OF YESTERDAY.
THE HEAVY WINDS BLEW DOWN
TREES, SIGNS, ETC. - TIiE
MARSHES WE'RE FLOODED AND
HIGH TIDES PREVAILED.

HIGH TIDES PREVAILED.
A heavy wind storm swept over this
city yesterday, and for time made
things howl"
The storm, which was a continuance
OF the one Of Saturday, kept up until
nearly 10 O'Clock last evening, and any
amount Of damage of minor nature WAS
reported throughout the city. The wind
began 10 blow early in the morning
and increased throughout the day. The
marshes beyond Third, Market anu
Eleventh street bridges were entirely
under water from the Delaware, but
no damage TO properties in those VI
entities WAS reported.
The wind was most violent between
the hours Of and O'Clock in the
evening, and it WAS during these hours
that the MOST damage was done.
The large sign over the building No.
S11 Market street was blown down
shortly after O'Clock. In It's fan IL
struck a number OF other signs and
brought them to the ground. The
awning poles were bent and crushed,
and the electric light wires entering the
store were torn from their fastenings.
The wreckage completely blocked the
sidewalk. Policeman Tucker, who was
in the vicinity, remained on guard %
keep pedestrians from walking into
the wires, until the linemen arrived
and repaired it.
"A large limb Of a tree in the rear OF
the City Hall was blown down cary
in the evening and fell across the po-
lice tel graph wires. 1t was prcpped
up by Police Captain Chambers and
Ilneman Hy.and before any serious
damage was done.
On Lancaster avenue the arc lamps
were out for some time, and Fourtl
street also suffered in the same man
ner. window shutters and awnings
received a share OF the storms fury
and many were torn from their fas
Jennings by the force Of the wind.
The large fence on Sixth street, be
r tween Orange and Tatnall streets. wai
blown down in the early part Of IN
5 evsning. and the fence in the rear o
No. S12 West Fifth street, and an
other at the southeast corner OF Sec
ond and jefferson streets went dow
before the storms fury. Numerou
limbs we're blown from trees, but, for
tunately, no one was hurt by thei
fail, and a large tree at Third an
Pine streets was blown complete'
down.
(. Many electric wires we're blow
down on the outskirts Of the city, an
linemen were kept busy all night kseT
ing the lights going. Some Of the ga
Y lights were blown out.
d DAMAGE TO RAILROAD.
l. The storm during the afternoon di
: considerable damage along the line
l. the p, w. & B. railroad. Trees, tel'
e graph and signal poles were blow
e down. but telegraphic communicate
ie was net interfered with.
r. w. l. Smith, supervisor OF signal
IS had large force OF men at work du
e. ing the afternoon and night repairil
+ the signals and erecting the pole
of Late at night all were again m go'
condition. Several cars loaded Wi
T. material were taken from this city
as repair the damage.
Id AT Stanton a large tree fell aero
y, the tracks and signal poles were al
lg Blown down. but traffic was not O
rt stucted.
Of Last evening the piers OF Eleven
v street bridge were under water a
is some households near the bridge h
~ bsen blown high up on shore, and