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Show . THE GREAT STORM YESTERDA Y. It Started in Georgia and Swept Northward. North-ward. Newt York, Nov. 24. The. storm of yesterday, yes-terday, which was so remarkable in its varied va-ried characteristics, and far-reaching in the area of its sweep, will be recorded especially in the log books of the telegraph and telephone tele-phone companies as having equalled if not exceeded the paralysis wrought by the great blizzard of 1SSS. From numerous points come reports of damage, destruction and death, and not until un-til the cessation of the warring elements permits per-mits the restoration of telegraphic, communication commu-nication withpoints at present inaccessible, the. full extent ..of. the .destrc. ( t known. Originating near southerns Pfl . - . i 1 strict. I or northern Florida, this wave ofgi by sa swept northward, bearing the flimsy wires, snapping Xlnc ' "'" telegraph poles, and wrecking v'ctantia.l. buildings. Reaching the Ap!eghenies it seemed to divide, di-vide, one part going up through eastern Ohio and West Virginia, to carry destruction destruc-tion to western Pennsylvania aud New York, the other following near the Atlantic coast line, through eastern Virginia, sweeping with terrific fury upon the capital of the nation, doing tremendous damage in that citv- nnii pven rndcavorin" on its way to wreck the White House, that historic residence resi-dence of the president of the United States. Leaving Washington it rushed through Baltimore, Bal-timore, on through eastern Pennsylvania and New York, to finally pass away in the not tli- Meager reports continue to be received re-ceived of cyclones to the south and southwest. south-west. At Lawrence, Miss., the cyclone center formed, passing over the same route as several sev-eral years ago, which destroped the towns Beauregard and Weston. ne person was killed and several wounded, besides much damage. At Washington the wa'ls of the new Ket-zerott Ket-zerott music hall, in course of construction, were blown down, and several persons killed and many injured. George White, a tailor, was taken out dead fn"n an adjoining building, build-ing, and two others were badly hurt. One of' the reservoirs of the Washington lias company was struck by lightning and burned." A section of the stone balustrade around the roof of the White house was blown down during the rtorm. crashing through the roof and portico at the eastern entrance of the basement. A large portion of the portico was destroyed with it. Through Pennsylvania the storm was terrible. ter-rible. At Pittsburg Mrs. Prccbles was fatally fa-tally injured in a falling building. Great damage is reported along the Baltimore t: Ohio railroad west of Connellsville. At New-Brighton New-Brighton there was much damage by falling trees, chimneys, etc., aud the crossing of electric wires set fire to several houses. At Butler several frame buildings were completely com-pletely demolished and the occupant buried in the ruins, but Joseph Manny, jr., is the only one seriously injured. The storm had a disastrous effect upon the derricks in the oil fields. The old as well as new derricks were blown down, and nearly all the districts within fifty miles of Pittsburg Pitts-burg suffered to a greater or less extent from the "storm. The losses to oil men are roughly estimated at $23,000. At Hanover, Pa., the storm was terrible. Many residences arc badly damaged. Peter's wagon works was completely demolished, Howard Cavanaugh was killed aud seven others badly injured. At Carlisle two school K.iiifiin.rs were blow n down, but fortunately only two pupils were severely injured. At Cleveland, O., the storm was the worst in a long time. The wind blew a gale all dav. The Krie road reports two feetof snow twenty miles south of the city. At Ashtabula Ashta-bula the storm did much damage, A brick school building collapsed at 2 o'clock. The children were taken out by the teachers when they saw the storm coining, and none were hurt. Many roofs were hlou n off and other damage done. -At Akron tl e wind blew in the front, of John Pringle's bri k livery stable, and played havoc w ith signs and shade trees. The raius turned to suow about noon, and the fall was very heavy, seriously interfering with telegraphic communication. com-munication. A blinding snowstorm raged at Canton and Massillon. At Wheeling, W. a., snow and wind played havoc, and at Moundsville the carriage car-riage works were completely wrecked, and several men seriously injured. The we ft end of the glass works was blown in. At Buffalo, N. Y., the storm did much damage to signs, chimneys, etc., and created , a panic among pedestrians and street car passengers. j |