Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-03-31 | Page 7 | Fierce Windstorm in Pittsburg Sunday

FIERCE PIERCE WINDSTORM IN PITTSBURG SUNDAY SUNDA Church Blown Down While People Peo Peo- pIe Are e at t Worship WorshipS PITTS PITTSBURG BURG March tarch 31 One One One- of the fiercest windstorms ever known In this s' s Section 1 struck truck e city cHY yesterday before before be be- fore noon Almost incalculable darn damage damage dam dam- age was done done to property and nd many many people were ere d some som pf of wh whom may die Scores pf of louses were were unroofed many trees were blown down mill stacks toppled over over or and telegraph h and telephone wires generally disabled disable Tho The most serious accident was accident was the of the Pr Presbyterian n church chuich in le occupied J d' d dby by about p per per per- r- r sons While thE minister w was as In the midst of his semon the wind blew over the large chimney and lifted a portion of of I the roof Bricks from the chimney crashed through the roof and carried earned a huge pie piece e of the hardwood ceiling down up upon n the worshipers A panic ensued an a frantic rush lush was made for fOI the doors and windows At least forty persons persons were caught by the wreckage and w were Ware re more or les less hurt Of this number five may not reco recover e