New-York tribune., 1901-03-26

rrew more threatening as the day advanced.
clouds began TO gather. and shortly after
o'clock sharp lightning flashed from the south
west The air became heavy and stiilng- Inc
velocity Of the wind suddenly began TO increase.
-, soon from out Of the overcast sky the
dreaded funnel shaped cloud made its descent
Fsurging close 20 the earth. IL passed through
the city in leaps and bounds with terrlhc ioroe
and was away 10 the east before people gen
eralv realized what had happened
The altitude Of the cyclone was not more than
seventy-fve feet The negro shanties ana cot
raees in the lowlands in the path OF the storm
were the principal sufferers. The larger resi-
sences on the higher ground suffered only slight
;, .rso 1srge trees on the hillside OF St. Vim
ce,,,s Hospital were torn up by the roots. and
lsrce masses Of stone were twisted out OF the
,ro,,pd and broken and scattered all over the
srive,yavs Of the entrance to the INSTITUTION
From Eighth-st 10 Tenth-st. the wind bound
cd like a rubber ball. and when il again cesceha-
"a II struck two story house occupied py Io-
semi Busenhelner and almost raZed H. mousse
occupied by Taylor Hinson, near by. was uN-
rooted and three fmall negro houses were oe-
rnolished Onward the wind sped IN l's Jury
.senolishing trees and fences. until it reached
'eventh-st. where house occupied 10y 1ohh
,yes was levelled TO the ground Skimmins
.se to the earth il swept through a small
pA grove tearing the trees up by the roots
od hurling Them through the air like arrows.
Beyond the grove the stormcoud sWoopeo
own on a negro settlement, and the iran capls
we're crushed like eggshells, not one being leil
m the pathway Of the storm. Eastward the
storm swept cutting its way through aholhei
"trip of wood. striking the Second PresDs terrain
-burch. at Avenue II and Fnteenth-sI' uei''0l-
sbipg the structure The pews were piled on
IL rah
lsed on the rostrum was deposlueu 0A '"e
most point Of the wreckage
r-ast ~ the church. directly in the torhauo
,.,b in another negro settlement much havoc
was wrought among the frail shacks' seven =,
which were swept away. NUMBER oI
fouses were levelled between SlAteehtl tartr a,l1
enteenth SITS In Alley II. between ,l;o6 So h,,
and Eighteenth SITS. small house - ~ boIses
o-,oas was demolished. Three other houS0'
were blown down near bS- .,..o,,,,, settlAa
The storm then struck the ilois s -. -, of de-
asi5ance Dortion of the city. ana IT'S "oIh "a r.,
,,,,t;on Increased. A cottage occupieG -
frederick Schaefer at No l,ei4 SOU. South i-+9 feT,
feenth-st.. and n small frame eaS. wore
doors north occupied 10y l.. H. SteMal1, St uas
bsdlv damaged. Almost a clean sweep -, H
made of the district lying between s EIs t,rn
and Twentieth SITS. and Avenues N 1Ioto 1iic der,
llocl5s Here the scene is one OF coilpiS sas -
oli,iop The frame cottages were IeuuCeu 70
nattened piles OF debris; every uee, .n5 ta "a
small was either crushed down or upToo1su res %.ae
made mass of destruction . -,
The row Of small cottages fronting east on
o1,nateenth-st between Avenues ii ana were
aattened ont None of the occupants hau Wal
inc ana they were unable to escape from lneAi
homes before the storm wrecked thehl; I"es
made their escape from the piles OF Wreckase pg
their own efforts, or We're rescued by workers
after the storm. A..
From Nineteenth TO Twenteth-st. on Ave
me / every house save one little shanty was
destroyed The shingles were torn from j. "a
Van Hoses house. and Hinters grocery sloie
was picked up and tossed into the Van fioose
ward killing DIR. c. L. Chapman, who had lelt
his buggy TO escape the rain
w p Dickenson. a medical student, who was
with Dr. Chapman. was struck IN me heau py
a piece of flying timber producing concusslon
OF the brain. He is not expected TO i've. j. T.
Hnter, proprietor Of the store, had his arm
broken. and j. II. Dethro, a clerk, was injured
on the head. The roof and sides of the store
were lifted and carried several yards away.
n leaving the floor, counters and heavy groceries
intact.
n The wind here seemed TO veer upward. and
then strike the earth again at Twenty seventh
ST.. sparing buildings between Twentieth and
Twenty-second sts. But at Twenty-second-st. ii
struck with tremendous force, destroying all the
small buildings in its path for half a mile, ana
killing and injuring many persons in its path.
II struck small house, which stands alone at
the foot Of ST. Vincent Hospital Hill MASKING
II fat TO the ground The old man and his little
girl who lived there were fortunately absent
The wreck was so complete that not piece of
the debris stood more than three feet above
the ground
From Twentieth-st the storm ploughed it's
way eastward through the block between
Avenues II and j. tearing away the roofs of a
number OF houses. smashing in windows and
blowing down trees and fences. Crossing Thir-
tieth-st. il struck the house of Robert J. Lowe.
at No. SO South Thirtieth-st., leYelling il TO
the ground and instantly killing Mr.. loves
four weeks old child. and fatally crushing Mrs.
Lowe, who died within fifteen minutes after
being removed from the WreCkage