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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1891
Page
5
A contractor Reigler was blown sideways during a storm near 566 Forbes Street and displaced toward Mrs. Conies. The incident caused damage to a new building, requiring reconstruction. A garment and white underwear were swept along streets, arousing bemused reactions from onlookers as it clung to a telegraph pole.
A powerful windstorm toppled about ten feet from Franklin school tower at Seventh and Eighth streets and forced 20 feet of the structure to be torn down. Roofs were blown off multiple homes, including R. P. Maxwell’s Crescent street residence and a Pelton and Clif streets brick house. Other damage touched a brick yard engine room, a terra cotta works site, trees in Hazelwood and Captain Nixon’s orchard, and scattered injuries to workers. Fire and building inspectors surveyed safety and secured damaged properties.
A Southside storm caused scattered damage to homes and trees. Steps on a hillside collapsed, a lumber pile spread through yards, a shade tree fell, and lights were disrupted. A school platform was blown down and a horse frightened, but no serious injuries occurred.
A severe storm struck Allegheny causing a two story frame house under construction on East Street near the car sheds to collapse. Builder Albert Armistead for Edward Brown faces about $300 in losses. A similar three story frame fell at Sharpsburg. Trees were blown down across Perrysville Road and California Avenue, and several stores reported broken windows and blown transoms while shoppers narrowly escaped harm.
Broken windows and doors mark the storm impact in Lawrenceville and along Penn avenue. Minor damage noted at Engine House No. 15 and several residences, with a few roofs torn and trees browned or blown down nearby.
A severe hail storm damaged windows on many cars and scarred paint on a Ft Wayne train near Orrville. Telegraph wires for the Western Union across routes were torn, but crews worked quickly to repair lines. Through trains between East and West arrived on time last night as crews addressed scattered damage.
During yesterday's hurricane a stone ornament on Trinity Episcopal Church on Sixth Avenue blew down landing on the front steps. Awnings on Wood Liberty and Water streets were torn away and windows in downtown buildings were shattered by the gale.
Braddock Council passes an ordinance to place a garbage boat on the Monongahela to dump city refuse into the river. Southside residents protest as water used for drinking and cooking may be polluted, warning of disease and higher mortality. Local officials and doctors condemn the plan and seek injunctions or scrutiny.
Preparations for the Fourth of July at Schenley Park advance with Mayor Gourley and Chief Bigelow meeting Carl Retter to finalize plans. The program features a reading of the Declaration of Independence and performances by United Singing Societies and a national hymn performance by the quartet.
Southside residents vow to block Braddock r garbage barge as health officials weigh action. They fear polluted Monongahela water will contaminate Pittsburgh water supply and demand a canal or treatment solution to stop the nuisance.
The Forbes sub-district Sixth ward school board held a meeting to reorganize electing Dr. W. F. Barclay as President Hugh Adams as Treasurer and William Martin as Secretary all previously serving in these roles. The year’s teaching staff was chosen with Miss Jennie C Simpson reappointed as principal and Amanda McKinley as assistant principal.
Clarence Kinder a 25 year old painter and newcomer to the city was struck by an east bound Panhandle passenger train at Try street crossing last night and killed instantly. He had been staying with a man named William Hill and was waiting between the tracks when the collision occurred. The body was taken to the morgue and an inquest was planned for morning. Relatives were said to live in Franklin.
Captain Mercer's infant slept on a bed on Cliff Street when a window shutter was blown in during a storm and shattered on the bed where the child had been. Mrs. Mercer safeguarded the baby seconds earlier.
Joseph Luderbacker a Sharpsburg butcher will appear before Alderman McKenna to answer an assault and battery charge filed by Thomas Sedgwick conductor on the Citizens’ Traction line. The dispute arose during a confrontation about a railroad matter.
Applicants for five principal positions increase as eight new filings per day push total to sixty. Implied pace suggests ongoing recruitment and renewed interest in school leadership roles.
A 400 voice May festival chorus will give a concert at the park as a major attraction. Chief Bigelow and Mayor will survey sites for music stands, athletic grounds, and lunch stands. Amateur athletics will be offered, with careful food concessions and restrictions on entries. An elephant Gusky will entertain children with free rides, and fireworks funding remains a priority for a grand celebration. Subscriptions toward the event total $2,491.50 with several donors contributing locally.
The Committee on Surveys of Allegheny met to review opening 40 foot streets from Concord to O’Hara and Chestnut to the Allegheny river. They estimate $160,000 in costs with $7,000 in benefit, while sewer needs raise $150,000 to $150,000 by bonds or higher millage.
Officer Ben Clark picked up a 14 year old girl on East Diamond street saying she had no home. She questioned her father Robert Gray known as Spanish Bob. she feared him, and he had told her to leave. He is thought to be absent from the city for months. She received care at the station hospital.
A gay young man who pretended to be drunk tried a street dodge on passers by on Smithfield street. He collapsed after a swift punch and a boot, then lay in the gutter while bystanders cheered and called it a just comeuppance. Iron City Brewery Pilsner Beer advertised as on tap in bars.
A circular from Democratic County Chairman W J Brennen calling a convention next Tuesday raises whether a judge for Common Pleas No 3 or Orphans Court can be nominated. William A Sipe presses for nomination, while Brennen argues the convention lacks power to nominate for judgeships. The dispute centers on the convention’s proper scope and timing of nominations.
First District officers raided five disorderly houses last night at No. 32 Bedford avenue No. 58 Bluff street No. 211 Grant street No. 115 Grant street and No. 156 Water street. Daisy Moore daughter and others were arrested at Bedford avenue as well as four visiting white girls. Mrs Kennedy and three daughters were taken from Bluff street. Florence Thornton Madge Carson and a colored woman were detained at Grant and Water streets. Jack Havey was jailed as a vagrant. Investigations by Inspector McAleese proceed.
Charles Brown and George Schmidt, drunk, visited Mollie Bernard at No 24 Old Avenue. Brown grabbed and beat her, drawing officer help. Brown and Schmidt were arrested and taken to Central station. A separate report notes Michael Rogan fatally burned after being pushed into molten metal at Lucy furnace.
A. G. Campaccy & Sons at 27 Fifth Avenue advertise 50 box men s genuine French ballerician underwear at two dollars per suit, regular price two hundred fifty dollars. includes a note urging health caution with Angostura Bitters in impure water.
City officials and the public works chief voiced confusion over a Tuesday committee vote to repeal the Diamond street widening ordinance. They cited a Supreme Court ruling and questioned the purpose of the measure while noting the prior act is effectively dead.
Patrick O'Donnell, the juror who vanished from the Criminal Court yesterday causing John Bolden's larceny trial to be postponed, was found last evening in Central Station. He was detained by Tipstaff Negley and locked in jail until morning under Judge Slagle's attachment.
Cincinnati police sought the arrest of Charles Boyer and Charles Meyer known as the Michigan Kid. They were captured after arriving on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at 9 o clock with a trunk believed to hold stolen goods. They remain in custody.
A batch of 310 German and Italian immigrant grants arrived yesterday. Of the number 59 Italians remained here while the others went West. Inspector Layton commented on the case. Mr. La mont and Will Price are noted in the season's listings for hats and underwear.
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