Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-03-31
TERRIBLE STORM
IN THE EAST
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Other States
Experience Very Cold Weather and
High Winds.
LIGHTNING, SNOW & RAIN
Two PRESBYTERIAN Churches Near Plitsbug Wrecked and
Several Persons Fatally Injured by the Storm
The Tennessee River Is
Still Rising.

wind struck this vicinity yesterday
noon. Scores of houses were unrooted-
and a number of people injured, some
fatally The Presbyterian church at
Knoxville was unroofed. During the
panic at least 40 persons were injured,
five, it is believed fatally The United
Presbyterian church near Mcdonald,
was struck by lightning, topping over
the steeple and crushing number OF
persons, two fatally. At jamestown.
one end of the United Presbyterian
church was torn out. Rev. ]. M. Jane
son was fatally injured, but the con-
gregation escaped. Franklin M. e.
church, near Wellsburg, w. Va, was
destroyed, two of the congregation
were killed and others injured, includ-
ing the aged pastor. Much other dam
age was done.
BIG DAMAGE DONE.
Pittsburg, Pa, March -31.-The dam
age by yesterdays storm will probably
reach several hundred thousand dol
lars. The effects of the wind can be
seen on all sides today-houses, church.
es, and many large plants unroofed
bridges partly dismantled, fences and
trees down, trolley telegraph, tele-
phone and fire alarms prostrated. The
remarkable feature of the storm was
the number of churches that were in
jured In Pittsburg and Allegheny, and
immediate vicinity, all houses OF wor-
ship were more or less wrecked, but in
only one of them-the Knoxville Pres
byterian church-did any casualties re-
suit At the latter place, through the
chimney coming through the roof, prob
ably 25 persons were injured. The To-
cal churches damaged are: st. Peters
Protestant Episcopal, Bellefield Pres
byterian, St. Johns Evangelist Roman
Catholic, and Eighth Street Temple in
Pittsburg; African Methodist Episcopal
and ST. Wencelaus Bohemian Roman
Catholic in Allegheny; First English
Lutheran and United Presbyterian in
Braddock; Knoxville Presbyterian st.
Mary's Roman Catholic, McKees Rock;
and Robinson Run United Presbyterian
church, Mcdonald, Pa.
The casualties, as far as reported,
will not number more than 60 people
injured, Of whom five or six are likely
to die.
Those probably fatally hurt were in
jured at the Knoxville Presbyterian
church and Robinson Run United Pres
byterian church. A peculiar feature of
the storm was that the weather records
show only a maximum velocity of the
wind of SO miles an hour. Colonel Frank
Ridgway, chief of the Pittsburg wealth.
er bureau, says it was only squan
likely to occur any time at this season.
Dispatches from surrounding towns In
Western Pennsylvania. Eastern Ohio
and West Virginia report heavy dam
ages from the storm. but no fatalities
A BLIZZARD.
Columbus, Ohio March 31.-A terrific
wind and snow storm has been raging
here since o'clock, and the wind at
tained a velocity of 35 miles an hour.
Telephone, telegraph, trolley and elec-
trio light wires are reported down IN
all sections of the city. Plate glass win
downs were blown in in the north and
south ends. Reports show that the
storm is general in Ohio, but the trains
here are but slightly delayed thus far.
COLD IN OHIO.
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31.-Unus-
ually low temperatures with frosts are
reported throughout the Ohio Valley
today with much damage from high
winds. There were numerous fires In
this section last night, due to lightning.
THE TENNESSEE RISING.
Chattanooga, March S1.-The Ten
nessee river at this point is still rising,
but the fall will begin tomorrow. On
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis railroad, traffic is still blocked by
washouts between Murfreesboro and
Tullahoma, but the line will be opened
tomorrow. All the other railroads re-
sumed their regular schedule.
TRAINS RUNNING AGAIN.
New Orleans, La, March 31.-Service
over the roads which had recently beer
badly crippled by storm and flood Il
gradually being resumed. The frs
through train from the east on thu
Northeastern since Thursday pulled
into the city today. The Mississippi
Valley and Illinois Central trains arr
running again, but are late, owing Y
the slow time made in the recentl!
flooded district.
FLOOD REcEDING.
Hartman. Tenn, March 9Th
Emory river flood Is receding, and si'
Of the twelve industries in this plac
that were invaded by the high water
resumed operations today. The aggre
gate damage is now placed at $4,000.
James b. Kssns Has q Cold.
Lexington, March 31.-The conditio
Of James R. Keene, Of New York, th
millionaire turfman, was much improve
today. He has been suffering from
severe cold. The physicians say nc ma
get up today.
Six Million Boxes a Year.
1905, none; in 1900, 100000
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thartic's jump into popularity. Th
people have cast their verdict. Be.
medicine for the bowels in the worle
All druggists, roc.