Evening journal., 1903-02-05
Buildings UnrOofed and
Telegraph and TeIe-
phone Poles and Trees
Snapped Off Like Pipe
Stems
Strange and Startling Es-
capes From Instant
Death Made by People
in All Sections of the
City

A cyclone Of but one minutes dura- !
tion visited this city last evening short /,
ly before 6 O'Clock, leaving over 100
unroofed and wrecked houses in It's
wake. A number of people were in
jured, but no serious cases have been
reported.
The storm was heralded by terrific
down-pour of rain and hail followed
by the fast approach of an immense
black cloud coming from the south in
a northeasterly direction. Lightning
played in the heavens and thunder
crashed at short intervals. The wind,
which had been dead but a short timeI
before, attained a fearful velocity,
sweeping along and carrying d~truc-
ton in it's path. Houses were unroofed
in a twinkling, trees twisted like soI
many straws, and in some instances theI
entire upper stories of buildings were
cut away, the debris flying through thel
air and crashing with loud reports
upon other structures and in the
streets.
Where Storm Struck.
Considerable damage was done in the
\ vicinity Of Front and Shipley streets.
At this point the storm appeared TO be
most intense, a number Of buildings
being badly wrecked and the streets
strewn with debris. Patrolman Snyder
was in Shipley street below Second
when the cyclone appeared and with
bricks flying in every direction and
wires entangled about his body, he
managed, with great presence of mind
to prevent a horse owned byl the Ba-
varian Brewing Company from impal-
ing itself upon an iron hitching post
The upper story of the A. j. Hart
4 building at Nos 1O7 and 1O9 Market
street was completely demolished, the
/ wreckage falling into Shipley street,
where a horse belonging to a Marshal
4 ton farmer was standing. The animal
4 was so badly injured by the falling
debris that it became necessary TO shoot
y it.
The roof Of German Hall, East Sixth
street, near Walnut, was lifted from
the structure like piece of paper and
carried through the air, striking with
much force in the rear of several
houses in French street. below Seventh,
crushing fences and arbOrs beneath
il. The flag staff was bent like a reed
and it became necessary to rope off the
pavement in front of the building be-
cause Of its dangerous position.
Eight Persons Injured.
Among those injured in the storm
were:
BENJAMIN Weaver, Eighth avenue and
"a Duncan street, badly hurt by falling
pole.
Mary Klinslzi, No. S12 Wright street
head cut by a flying brick.
Louise Ross, No. 311 Cedar street
head cut by brick.
Samuel Sobel, Tenth and Lombard
head and face cut by glass.
Alexander Bonner, Fifteenth an'
French streets. cut by glass.
Charles Huber, No 1908 Lombard
street, cut by glass
Mrs. John r. Lyman, Newport, badl,
injured by carriage being blown over.
William Benson, driver for Mrs
Lyman, injured.in the same accident.
Buildings Damaged
The list Of damaged buildings report
ed ND to the present time are:
# No. SIS East Twelfth, occupied b
Sewall Brooks.
NO. Oh EdcL M1iAAAif SNNNf+NN
Thomas Hopkins.
No. 519 East Twelfth, occupied D
Joseph Hawkins.
e Building at Ninth and Walnut street
formerly occupied as a morocco rae
tory by the William B. Clerk Con
pany.
House of Patrick Haney, Sevent
avenue and Duncan street
Three houses OF William Maxwell
Ninth avenue and Duncan street
One house at Stroud and Brown an
ten partly completed houses at ga
between Brown and Wright, belongin
B 10 William NJ. Connolly.
No. $40 Bast Eleventh street, oeeupit
SIT by Thomas Giberson.
No. 1106 Pine street, occupied I
Franklin Allendar.
S< No. 110S Pine street, occupied !
5E lanes Wilson.
;s No. ITO Pine, occupied by Polls
M y amily.
81 No. 11t2 Pine, occupied by Mrs. NY
No. 513 East Twelfth. occupied
Charles Lones. .