The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-23
Great Property Damage i'm the Smoky
City, in Allegheny and in SUBJ
urbs to the East.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT 100000
PART OF THE LITTLE TOWN OF TUR-
TIE CREEK UNDER WATER.
Westinghouse Works F1oOded-Nine
Deaths Resulting from the Tor
nado in Nebraska.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 22.-Pittsburg and
vicinity was visited to-day by one of the
fiercest storms known here for years. The
wind was not high except in the contracted
path few hundred feet wide, which swept
like a tornado from McKee's Rocks,
through Allegheny, a portion of the East
End Of Pittsburg on to Wilmerding and
Turtle Creek. Three lives known to
have been lost. James Howard, aged fif
teen years. was killed by a live wire at
Jackson. Ten-year-old James Dunn, after
saving his seven-year-old brother at Brad
dock, was drowned in creek. Charles Ma
rius. an Italian, was working in
sewer and when the rain came the sewer
was a raging torrent in a moment. He
was swept off his feet, and was probably
carried through TO the river.
Great damage was done in the two cities
and in the suburbs east, but nothing like
accurate figures can be given tonight.
Conservative estimates place the loss at
$500 Oo0. The tornado, when it reached AL
legheny, struck the grandstand of the ball
park and carried away bodily $50 feet of
that structure and moved from its founda-
ton the entire stand. Great beams, with
portions of the roof of the stand. were
carried from 200 to 500 feet, lodging on the
roofs of houses. Two beams plowed
through the roof of a house on Robinson
street. going from the garret to the first
floor, carrying away portion of the bed
in which James Williamson was asleep.
1t is marvellous that no lives were lost in
Allegheny. In the Butchers run district
the famous flood of 1876 was duplicated,
EXCEPT in the loss of life. Fortunately to-
day the inhabitants of that district antici-
pated trouble and escaped before their
houses were flooded.
In Pittsburg all street-car service TO and
from the East End was suspended for two
hours. Eastward the storm did damage
amounting to thousands of dollars. The
Presbyterian Church at Wilkinburg was
struck and slightly damaged. AT East
Pittsburg Turtle creek was higher than
ever known, but the inhabitants along its
banks were warned by an engine going
over the route whistling and ringing its
bell. letting the people know of the danger
The entire business portion of the town
of Turtle Creek is under water tonight
The works of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company at East Pitts
burg were flooded. Little damage was
done TO the building. but the machine tools
were covered by water and will be injured
Some of the machines will probably have
to be rebuilt The Westinghouse officials
cannot yet give an estimate of the damage
done.
The terrible force of the wind is shown in
the fact that eight refrigerator cars were
blown from the Pennsylvania track at
Stuart Station and turned completely over.
At Murraysville much damage was done
by lightning and wind to fruit trees and
barns. The residence of Samuel Bren-
linger, at Pitcairn, was struck by light
ming Will, all the members of the family
were sitting in the dining room, but no
one as injured, and the only damage done
was few shingles torn Off In Penn town
ship the Level Green schoohouse was
moved off its foundation.
At East Mckeesport four frame houses
and a barn belonging to j. l.. Devenney
were overturned, one of the houses now
resting on it's roof. with the floor of the
kitchen high in the air. Along the Allegheny
river the damage was not great, but at
Millvale the two main streets are under
water.