Wind Storm Damages River Bank Shanties
Yesterday a wind storm swept along the river bank blowing down small shanty boats. No major damage or injuries were reported and the hill district escaped without any accidents.
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1891
Page
5
Stormy Winds Slay Electric Towers in Allegheny Tract
A fierce wind and rain storm tore through Allegheny damaging two large electric light towers, a smoke stack, a grandstand turret, and uprooting a tree at Sandusky and Erie. Widespread debris and vehicle delays followed as outages hit wires and the Pleasant Valley trolley line. A woman in the area narrowly escaped injury, sheltering at the market house as the storm raged for just over three minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Toges & Bubl
Federal Street
Exposition Park
Sandusky
Erie
Gajo
City Hall
Indy
Federal
Ohio
Tittsboro
Market House
Storm Tears Through Penn Avenue Area Causing Property Damage
A severe storm battered Penn Avenue and Butler Street causing roof and chimney damage on several houses including a roof lift on Jones Avenue and a blown chimney at Thirty third Street. Telegraph poles along Kutler Street fell and cable cars near the East End paused as cars were blown from tracks. No serious injuries or extensive property losses were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue
Butler Street
Twenty Eighth
Thirty-third Streets
Jones Avenue
Frank Heimineray
Albert Harbison
Thirty-third Street
Thirty-ninth
Butler Streets
Thompson
Twenty-ninth
Pean Avenue
Mr. Hirech
Railroads In Fair Shape After Storm Delays
Storm disrupted lines with trains late on routes from St Louis to Panhandle and Chicago to Union Station. Conductor Parsons notes record weather. power lines downed between Salem and Alliance and Braddock and Hessmer caused hours of delays. Wheeling division fared comparatively well with limited outages and restored wires by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Panhandle
Chicago
Union Station
Cleveland
Pitsburg
Parsons
Hudson
Ohio
Ft. Warne
Salem
Alliance
Lawrenceville
Altoona
Braddock
Hessemer
Cincinnati
Washington
Cumberland
Wheeling
Destructive Winds Hit Postal Telegraph Company Suffering
Destructive winds severely damage the Postal Telegraph Company facilities and operations, leaving staff and equipment scattered. The extent of losses strains communication ties as crews assess structural damages and resume essential services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Postal Telegraph Company
Telegraph Wires Damaged In East and West
A wire message from the east reported at 9 o clock last night described operators joking and smoking as they awaited a click. Managers expected repairs to restore service by morning as Western Union lines were also crippled and business suspended with efforts underway to fix the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Western Union
Storm brings relief with drought ending fearsome winds
The storm caused property damage in rural areas with fences down and outbuildings overturned. Livestock sought shelter as gale force winds rocked homes. A large thorn bush pile near Fayette and Moon townships was blown onto a neighboring farm. Water sources in wells and creeks were favored by drought relief, though pending legal questions may arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette and Moon
Chartiers Creek
Trapper Trapped as Pittsburg Robbery Hearing Ends
George Smith of Parnassus was discharged after an Alderman hearing on a Birmingham Traction car robbery claim. Toland accused Smith of stealing a 60 diamond pin on car No 30. testimony contradicted Boland and other witnesses. Prosecutor admonished. Smith advised to pursue perjury charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Parnassus
John Bolsud
South Seventh Street
Succop
Smith
Joseph TR. McQuaide
Birmingham Traction Line
Fourth Avenue
Smithfield Street
South Nineteenth Street
Toland
Boland
Uoland
Twenty-eighth Ward
Pittsburg
St. James
Southside
Roland
John Malone
Holand
Alderman Succop
Phipps Walker and Bigelow Scout Conservatory Plans in Chicago
Henry Phipps John Walker of Carnegie companies and Chief Bigelow of the Department of Public Works went to Chicago on the limited to seek ideas for a grand conservatory for Sehenney Park Pittsburg. Chicago’s Lincoln Park project costs 40000 and locals expect it to be the nation’s finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Phipps
John Walker
Carnegie Companies
Chief Bigelow
Department of Public Works
Chicago
United States
Sehenney Park
Lincoln Park
Bigelow
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Park
Messrs. Phipps
Walker
Odd Party at High Street Ends With Four People Arrested
Officer James Murphy halted a gathering at No. 10 High Street hosted by H. H. Robinson. Guests I. Robinson wife and visitors Kate Sweeney and Maggie Armstrong were locked up at Central station. Robinson, 74, uses crutches due to a leg deformity. His wife claimed 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Murphy
H. H. Robinson
No. 10
High Street
Mr. Robinson
Kate Sweeney
Maggie Armstrong
Mrs. Robinson
Central Station
Robinson
Murphy Defenses Presented In License Plate Hearing
Chief Murphy testifies under oath he received no money from illicit sources and that lost plates were issued with affidavits. Honest Davy Macferron corroborates lack of formal policy, describes plate handling, and 90 plates later found. Witnesses complain of short licenses issued to those with toll receipts amid a stormy public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Chief Murphy
Marshall
Murphy
Macferron
Exposition Park
Northside
Davy
Kirschler
Samuel §Irschler
Pearson
Samuel Long
Peterson
Richard Wilson
McGraw
Frederick Lemon
City Hall officials push missing license plate storage claim
Mr Stoffel the colored man who cleaned the cellar confirmed the statement. Several City Hall officials joined in saying many missing license plates had been stored in the cellar until cleaning. Mr Marshall noted witnesses stayed home due to bad weather and requested a continuance, which was granted as the committee adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoffel
Marshall
Oakdale Gas Stockholders Confer on Management Change
Oakdale Natural Gas Company stockholders met in the city to discuss supply shortages and a possible management shift. The $200,000 capital firm plans gas lines into Oakdale Noblestown and McDonald with three inch pipes and five wells near Oakdale. oil discoveries complicate gas profits. The Stone brothers and Mr Curtis control shares. Ack erly presides as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale Natural Gas Company
C. W. Stone
Warren
FR. B. Stone
Rob Roy
Curtis
Bradford
Ackerly & Samuels
Olean
McFarland Bros
Sherland
Stone Brothers
Mr. Curtis
Ackerly
ER. B. Stone
Oakdale
Noblestown
McDonald
Fort Pitt
Saltsburg Natural Gas Company
Blairsville
Indiana
Saltsburg
Pittsburg
Stone
May Compromise On McMillen In Speakership Fight
Congressman C. W. Stone of Warren reports Washington buzzing with Democrats and few Republicans. He expects a compromise on McMillen of Tennessee for Speaker, notes Mills and Crisp as strong contenders, and mentions oil country support for Chris Heydrick for Judge Clark’s seat. He suggests Truonkey’s death left Northwest unrepresented on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Stone
Warren
Seventh Avenue
Washngton
Crisp
Mills
McMillen
Tennessee
Mr. Stone
Chris Heydrick
Franklin
Clark
Truonkey
Northwest
D. T. Watson
Heydrick
Orchestra Collapse at Bijou Tied to Weis Resignation
Prof Philip Weis resigns as Bijou Theater orchestra leader after ongoing discord with management. Weis and the entire ensemble quit following DeWolf Hopper's engagement end. Manager Gulick asserts no disruption, cites Weis's desire to pursue opportunities, and says no replacement set yet while other leaders are considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
DeWolf Hopper
Philip Weis
Gulick
Prof. Weis
Dispatch
Ill-Fated House gunshot suicide linked to prior tragedy
In Allegheny, John Elliott 16, a boiler works helper living on Miller's Run, shot himself in the left cheek with a revolver. The bullet lodged behind the left ear and was removed. Elliott lives in the same house where George Ortman reportedly cut his throat six months earlier. The incident occurred Sunday near Miller's Run in the Thirty-Fifth ward. no serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirtysixth Ward
John Elliott
Allegheny
Miller's Run
Thirty-fifth Ward
Ryall
Elliott
George Ortman
Trunk Explosion Near Miss On Pennsylvania Train
A Hungarian man named Michael Gody is arrested after a trunk packed with dynamite explodes on a Pennsylvania railroad car near Irwin, burning baggage agent Otto and halting the train. A wife, marriage certificate, and a woman’s picture are found. investigators pursue charges for carrying explosives on a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Otto
Pennsylvania Road
Philadelphia
Irwin
Shatton
Otte
Otto
Sito
Union Station
Michael Gody
Annie E. Digony
Cambridge
Nathan H. Barber
Zimmerman
Gody
Central Station
Volody
Phillipsburg
Hampton Houghton
Hahdy- Otto
Michael
Reformers Move Against Fire Chief Hunter in Allegheny Council
The reform faction plans to seek John Hunter’s removal as Superintendent of the Bureau of Fire, aiming to replace him with an assistant aligned with Superintendent Jones. Hunter is brother to former Council President James Hunter, a key foe of the reformers, and a heated fight is anticipated in upcoming council meetings as the measure faces committees and strong opposition from independent councilmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
John Hunter
Bureau of Fire
Hunter
Department of Public Safety
City Hall
Counci
West Penn Oil Sheds Burned In Allegheny Yard
Fire destroyed the West Penn Railroad oil sheds in the Madison avenue yard Allegheny last evening. Overheated stove caused the blaze discovered shortly after 6 o clock. The 20525 feet frame structure burned. firemen confined flames to prevent spread. Loss not exceeding $100. Jus Horne Co Peno Avenue Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Penn Railroad
Madison Avenue
Allegheny
Last Day of Carnegie Library Exhibit of Designs
The Carnegie Library Commission closes public exhibition of competitive architect designs at the Ferguson building tonight. Attendance has grown despite bad weather, with Eastern entrants like William Holsey Wood of Newark visiting. The commission may extend the exhibit if demanded, but aims to select by a later process over the next weeks to months, narrowing candidates by practicality and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library Commission
Ferguson Building
William Holsey Wood
Newark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peles Brown
Messrs. Phipps, Walker and Digelow
Gail
Eagle” Brand
Amblers
Davy Macferron
Mr. Marshall
J. C. Hood
Brighton
Richard
Funera
Charles Street
Brighton Road
Robert Morrow
J. M. Fryer
John Duncan
William McFadden
Patrick McGraw
M'Miller
Phil Weis Eesigns
Miller
Christmas
Hamilton
Fifth Avenue
Jos, Horse & Co
Federal ST
Mike Gody
West Penn
Jus. Horne & Co
Peno Avenue
Sarah
Jos. Homme & Co
A. G. Camppell & Sons
Fifth Ave
Jos
Horse & Co
Biber & Easton
Express
Newmarkets
Inverness
Pittevorg
Jos. Horne & Gos
Dunfermline
Gloria
Market ST
U.and
Jersey
Ulrich & Spencer
Bartlet
Broilers
J. & Bartlett
Wood Streat
Pittsbuts
Boston Novelty Store
JOS. Horne & CO
Brussels
Hartford
Lowell
Edward
Groetzinger
Penn Ave
Bto
W. W. Dermitt & CO
Grant Street
Tasu
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