The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-15
By WIND IND FLOOD
Immense Damage in Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
TORNADO DOWN IN TEXAS
Livestock Drowning in Arkan-
SaS--HUrriCane in Iowa.
TORNADO DOWN IN TEXAS

Plttsburg. Pa, Jan. IA terrific wind
storm today caused an almost complete
paralysis Of the telegraph service out OF
this CITY. Wires were Frustrated in all
directions and communication between lhe
western Union and Postal companies was
cut OF from all but southern points Con
siderable damage was done throughout the
city by the high winds, and number oil
persons were injured by falling signs
poles. etc, but as far as known no one
was killed The wind attained velocity
OF thirty-eight miles an hour
Reports from nearby towns coming II
tonight show that the high wind was prev
alent throughout this entire section.
At Washington one and perhaps two
lives were lost. \ scaffold on which Dan
iel Jennings and William Pallet were work
ing at the Washington ice plant was blown
down and both men fell forty feet and
were buried under the debris. Jennings was
killed and Pallet is seriously hurt
\ part Of the Washington and Jefferson
grand stand at College park was blown
down. also a portion OF the Novelty glass
works.
AZ TayIorstown over fifty oil rigs. were
demolished, the loss reaching about $4,000.
At WeIlsville, O., many buildings were
unroofed fences and trees blown down and
telegraph and telephone wires prostrated.
-Four .arge stacks 80 feet high, Of the
WeHsville Plate and Sheet Iron company
were blown directly across the Cleveland
and Pittsburg railroad track.
Greensburg, Pa, reports the storm the
worst ever experienced there. The roof
Of the court house at Greensburg was
loosened from its fastenings and for sew
eral hours great uneasness was felt.
The large dagpole in Ludwick, erected
in honor Of the soldiers at Manila, was
blown down and several persons Narrowly
escaped being struck.
Considerable damage was done at New
castle. In all parts Of the city roofs were
blown off. The Vulcan foundry was
heavy loser, as one side Of the big building
was blown in and some Of the machinery
damaged. The new six-story Holman
building, which is in course Of consuuc-
ton, was badly damaged, part Of the brick
work being blown down. Three houses in
South Newcastle were also blown over.
BLIZZARD AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland. O.. Jan. 1.-THE temperature
dropped twenty-six degrees here today in
ffty-five minutes. At o'clock the air was
balmy and springlike, the thermometer
registering 81 degrees. In less than an
hour it had fallen twenty-six degrees, iac-
coIapanied by a. violent northwest sale
blowing forty-eight miles an hour, and
heavy snow falling. Telegraph communi-
cation suffered severely as a result Of the
on the poles and cross-arms. The tenn
perature is still falling.
sCIOpO AT DANGER POINT.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE heavy
rains Of the past q hours have raised the
Scioto river to the danger point and
ievee south OF West Columbus has already
broken. Thirteen families have been driv-
en- from their residences by the water
some making their escape IN boats There
is great danger Of a repetition of last
years flood and the residents OF West
Columbus are greatly alarmed. The river
Is stiu rising
DESTRUCTION AT PORTSMOUTH.
Portsmouth, Ohio. Jan. IA terrific
wind storm destroyed two large steel
buildings Of the Burgess tSeel company;
wrecked the Art Han at the fair grounds,
ana blew eight dwellings from their foun-
dations. the largest building being 800 by
go feet James Larkin and aDuieI Collins
received injuries that viii probably prove
fatal
DAMAGE AT NASSIfLON.
MassiIlon, Ohio, Jan. IA storm did
great damage here today, unroofng houses
and destroying the stack Of the Canton
Massillon Electric railway power house
TERRIFIC WIND IN IOWA
Dubois, Ia, Jan. 1ALThis region was
swept by a terrific wind storm this after
noon. At Reynoldsvile eight feet of the
silk mill was demolished. Three hundred
and twenty-five persons were in the build
ing at the time and sIngularly none were
injured. Wires were down in all directions
The front of restaurant IN this city
vas blown ou,.
TORNADO IN TEXAS.
Longview, Texas, Jan IA tornado
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