The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-31
FIERCE WIND STORM
Unfoofed Church in Which Was As.
Sembled an Easter Congregation.
FORTY PEOPLE WERE HURT
II Is Feared a Number of Them viii
Sueeumb 70 Injuries.
BOAT BLOWN OVER IN THE OHIO
The Crew Narrowly Escaped Being Lost
by Drowning.
FEARED THAT MUG IIDAMAGH WAS DONE
Reports Are Coming Into Pittsburo sun
posedly on Account OF Crippled
Condition Of the Wires.
FEARED THAT MUG HDAMAGH WAS DONE

| Pittsburg, Pa, March 3o-one Of Tire
| hercest windstorms ever known In this sec.
ton struck the city today Just before noon
| nnd did tremendous damage to propertv
and Injured many people some OF whom
may die Scores Of houses were uuroofed.
many trees were blown down, min stacks
toppled over and telegraph and tolenhons
wires generally disabled.
The most serious accident reported IN 70
o. clock tonight was the uuroonnr Of IN.
Knoxville Presbyterian church In Knor.
Vile. The church was filed with an Easter
congregation numbering about GOO persons
While the minister was in the midst OF hi,
sermon gust Of wind blew over the large
chimney and lifted portion OF tho roof OF
the building The bricks from tho chimney
crashed through the ioof and carried a
huge piece Of the hardwood ceiling, msasur.
ing about %0x2O feet. down upon the peo.
PIE panic ensued and rush was made
for the doors aud windows
The excitement soon subsidized and the
work Of rescue began
Al least forty persons we're caught hy
the wrechoge ana more or less hurt. OF
this number nvc may not recover. Ths
more seriously injured are,
pr, r. J, Phillips, rgcd 10 years, eoncus.
sion OF brain; may de
Curtis May Mcknight ( years. intsrosi
Injuries both legs crushed: probably fstsi.
Clarence McNulty, Il. internal Injuries,
badly erushed may die.
Fletcher Byron, fracture at bsus Of brain.
serious.
David Smith, 70, arm broken, head Gus
aud badly battered: serious.
Joseph Adams,
Albert Schmidt.
John Meyer.
Thomns Meohlln.
Evan Jones
Mrs Rachael schultz. All badly bruised
and cut
The towboat Belle MCGOWAN was blows
over IN the ohio river, opposite sawmia
Run, ana completely wrecked. Her crew
narrowly escaped drowning, but si wero
hnnlly rescued by harbor employees.
The corrugated iron roof Of the iron
bridge AZ tho Point was lifted from ita
fAstcnlngs by tho wind and parts OF Il cars
rled distance Of about mile
Jones & Laughlus lost fourteen Of
their furnace stacks. These were blowe
down. necessitating the closing Of portion
OF their plant for weeks
Reports from nearly all towns are com.
Ing ia slowly, probably on account OF the
crippled condition OF the wires. n is feared
that much damage has been demo In those
places
As Rev ]. W. English, pastor Of tina
Robinson United Presbyterian church near
Mcdonald WAS raising his arms to pro,
nounce the bcnedlctlon, lightning struck
tho church spirs snd II toppied ovcr the
roof. crushing II aud iniuring a number oe
worshipers two Of whom will die.
Tho injured are;
Robert Patterson, nEed 10 years. skull
fractured; viii die.
Leon Ayerili aged II years. skull frau
tured; viii die
Mrs John Patterson, mother Of Roosrti
severely lacerated and bruised about body.
Mrs. Mary Patterson, arm broken and
bruised,
Mrs Mary Wallace. bruised.
Mrs Ayerll head aud arms cut aud
bruised
The spirc and part Of the roof of tbs
United Presbyterian church at Mcdonald
was torn on and the building considerably
damaged but no one was injured
The Noblestowu Presbyterian church was
also unroofed. but the congregation es.
capped injury.