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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1890
Page
5
A Kentucky tornado with a ten mile by fifteen mile path leveled houses across Allen and Barren counties, killing numerous residents including Andrew Winn and George Carver. In Louisville relief work begins with clerks logging needs, funds, and applicant details as insurers adjust policies and aid flows.
In a southern Illinois and Kentucky tornado sweep, about 15 Bay bottoms families near Golconda were left homeless and many injured. Ten dwellings wrecked. cattle scattered. Jacob Schwab died after his farmhouse and machinery were destroyed. William Bell's home torn apart. family traumatized. others injured. Henderson, Kentucky reports numerous deaths and injuries with displaced residents.
A coroner count lists numerous fatalities in Falls with victims at City Hall, Walter Gaday’s home, an area near Eighth and Main, and Sacred Heart School. Names include George Schmitt William Stephens Chris Miller William Peery Carrie Baker Ada Helm Marcie Gaddy and others. The text references a Fond Planters warehouse site and various residents.
A damaged notice lists numerous names tied to locations such as Sixteenth and Magazine and Eighteenth and Maple with mentions of killed persons not yet reported to the Coroner. Names include Walter Davis Elmer E Barnes J Schildt Fritz Delph and others across residences and marked sites.
Rev. Peter J. Van Etter, a former Methodist minister, was arraigned for sentence after pleading good faith in an embezzlement case involving a land contract with boarder Julia Horner. The judge sentenced him to the penitentiary, citing health and age as factors. Van Etten argued others were culpable.
A mother, Mrs. Gos horn Conger, tried to rescue her children from a brick kiln fire in Jackson county. One child perished, another was saved from flames but the mother was badly burned and may lose both hands or her life. Separate dispatch notes report injuries at Malvern Clay Works where Samuel Moffatt and two assistants were crushed by a collapsing kiln arch, with serious injuries to Moffatt and Green and likely fatal injuries to Harsh.
A collage of business notices and obituaries from Pittsburgh area papers lists Easter neckwear merchants such as Aiken & Co and George C. Young, and records multiple funeral notices. Included are names like Burns, Cumming, Cottrell, Dores, Davis, Freker, Gallagher, Glenn, Graham, Hess, Reed, and Staiger with addresses in Allegheny City, Southside, and Glenwood station plus dates around April 1–3, 1890.
Taped around three yards long and wide, curtain prices range from 66c to $8 per pair with both low and fine qualities. Notes mention 1,000 more Nottinghams and Irish Pointe Curtains with varied pricing and exotic finishes. Several new tamboured, claney, antique, Brussels and Swiss curtains priced from a few dollars to $30 per pair.
Ceiling makers advertise Northrop’s embossed metal ceiling plates as a superior finish for residences and offices. The ad claims strong sales from letters received across the union and offers free illustrated circulars from A Normnxor & Co., at Twenty third and Mary streets in Pittsburgh.
A member of the Everett Piano Club wins certificate No. 123 and the piano goes to California Pa. The teacher and piano judge chose the Everett after browsing Pittsboro stores. Trade-ins include Weber Chickering Kransen Bach Hazelton and more. sales staff invite calls for first-choice purchase this week.
Elaborate stock of plain chenile portieres with fringes, $5 per pair, and chenile with rich dados at $6, $12, $15, $25 per pair. Silk and Madras curtains come in large assortments. Most stock is directly imported, with new patterns unavailable everywhere. The shop prides small dry goods profits and invites comparison shopping.
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