Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-28
DEsTRUCTIvE STORMS.

DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
4 severe electrical storm, accom-
panied by 4 high wind, which Al times
blew with cyclonic force, swept over
the northern section of Philadelphia
shortly after 6 O'Clock yesterday even
ing. leaving destruction and death IN
its wake.
Buildings we're demolished, houses
unroofed and the New York division
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad was
nlaced out OF commission Temporarily
by the demolition OF its tower at
Holmesburg and station at Tacony
cu,tixg off all Geographic communlca-
ton. Telegraph, telephone and troll
lev wires were blown to the ground.
The police station at Tacony was
demolished The evening squad or
policemen were preparing to leave
for their beats when the roof Of the
building was blown off and every
window broken by sudden hurst "t
wind.
At the Tacony station OF the Penn
sylyania Railroad an unidentified man
was killed when a portion Of the struc-
turc was blown away. Many houses
were unroofcd or completely demol-
ishcd.
In the manufacturing section OF
kensingtou, in the northeast, toward
Tacony several factories were destroyed,
trolley wire we're blown down and roofs
OF houses hurled 10 the centre cI the
streets.
The factory OF the Enterprise Cooper
age Company, near BY, was struck by
lightning, but tic flames were eStin,
guished before muck damage had
been done.
In the fashionable section OF German
town the storm also caused havoc.
The cupola Of ST. Michacl'S Church,
at High ard Boynton streets. was
blown oil. Jones Hall, al Gcrman-
town avenue and Sharpnack street,
also lost its roof, rs did the factory Of
the American Metal Company, at
Herman street and Germantown ave-
nue.. Telegraph and telephone COM
munica,ion was also destroyed.
Dispatches from Pinsburg say a
windstorm throughout northeastern
Ohio, aportiou OF West Virginia and
western Pennsylvania late yesterday
caused at least one fatality, injured 4
number OF persons and resulted IN
heavy financial loss. At Cirard, o.,
an unknown man was killed by falling
wires. Steubcnville. o., was struck by
the gale. The roof was blown Oft the
county intirmary and the walls OF
several other buildings we're blown
down. In pittsburg the wind reached
a velocity OF 50 miles an hour. Many
wires, billboards and plate glass windows
suffered. In the country districts tbe
wind played havoc with barns and
fences.
A blizzard swept Washington county
Pa, Yesterday and last night and the
thermometer dropped so degrees in
eigh, hours. Sixty oil derricks at Nc
Douald we're leycled, causing loss OF
$4,000.
At Waynesburg tombstones we're
picked up by the wind and carried
from cemetery into road 100 feet
away. ;,
= wind storm. accompanied by hail
and rain, caused considerable damage
at York, Pa, yesterday evening. The
entire trolley and electric light systems
we're put out Of service, the trans
mission Inc of the York Haven Power
Company having been torn down when
il was struck by q barn that was picked
up by the wind and carried = distance
OF 80 feet. A number Of telephone
poles we're torn out OF the ground by
the velocity of tornado, and many
trees we're uprooted.
Fifty dwellings were unroofed and
many farm buildings demolished with,
in , fivc-mile radius OF Burlington,
IN. !.
4 dispatch from Monroeville, Ala.
says two men were killed and 20 per-
sons were injured by tornado which
swept through that part Of the state
Sunday evening.