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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTEi MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1963 Dam County ptorm Leaves 2 Dead, Huge age in (Continued from rage 1) way of rehabilitation work. Homeless were fcheltered by friends, relatives and rescue J-- agencies. THE GRYPHON JOURNAL Every Mendiy Mayor Ernest Manion of 'Carnegie said there were no Storm's Toll Recalls '44 Deadly Tornado 1 McKeesport Area Was Hardest Hit In Disaster That Took 16 Lives Here Saturday night's savage storm awakened memories of a tornado which roared in from West Virginia one night 19 years ago. It left 16 dead in Allegheny County, most of them in the McKeesport area. homeless there despite tfara Taged homes and broken glass, 'jr "But the traffic is bad," he complained yesterday as Sun sday motorists poured Into August Gems "Aristocratic" 'town.

"We're having trouble -with sightseers." hear do not indicate a tornado," said one at Greater Pittsburgh Airport. However, the bureau chief, Henry Rockwood, recalled the continuous flicker of the lightning, saying it was the kind "associated with the tornadic type of storm." "I never saw such vigorous lightning activity around here before," added Rockwood. Roar Is Reported He cited distinguishing features of a tornado, including the outward "explosion" of walls, fallen trees lying in dif- ferent directions, and a roar like a train or squadron of jet planes. In the splintered area of Glassport, walls appeared to have plunged outward In some Instances, and downed trees pointed In different directions. Also, some wreckage was twisted.

"It made a loud roar like a Clairton's heaviest damage The paralyzing twister of occurred in the Blair area business spction where about 20 buildings were damaged in two-block section of State J) tj' if lip foMsT" pjfea g. ry Port Vue and on up the Youghiogheny River. En route, it tore apart 65 homes in the Greenock area and 55 In Boston, near McKeesport. Hospitals Jammed Area hospitals were jammed with injured and dead, and many patients were treated in hospital corridors as they lay on comandeered mattresses and cots. Twelve of the Allegheny County dead were re- i ported by McKeesport Hospl- tal.

Many servicemen, on distant i June, 1944. struck at 7:25 p. trapping many families In their homes, and throughout the night rescue. workers, using lanterns and flashlights, dug in the ruins to extricate the living and the dead. Dabrls Blown 800 Feet In the McKeesport area, parts of houses were blown more than 300 feet and in nearby Port Vue walls were stripped from homes, exposing interiors.

In neighboring Greene County, virtually every house in the mining community of Chartiers was leveled. Eight were killed there. The tornado swirled through Baldwin Township, Dravos-burg, McKeesport's 10th Ward, train," said a man in Glass-port of the sudden devastating wind. "It was a tornado as far War II fronts, heard of i as we're concerned," declared Mayor Manion of Carnegie. the tornado's onslaught on the McKeesport area and won Duquesne Light Co.

reported street. Crack Down on Looting "I ordered everyone off the streets after the storm," said Police Chief George Photos. "They tried some looting, but i'we were able to curb that." Auxiliary, regular and state police kept order in Clairton, 'with assistance from 19 fire companies of Clairton and Mother communities. The vicious wind accom-r parried one of a series of elec-'trical storms which raged over area for about an hour, beginning shortly after 9 m. The one that did the nge came in from Cleveland on a 10-niile front with wind that registered 00 miles an liour at Greater Pittsburgh Airport.

It weakened east of Glassport. Because the 90-mile wind 1 was strong enough to cause extensive damage, Weather 'Bureau spokesmen were reluctant to say a tornado or i tornadoes accompanied the i storm. I "Most of the reports we I dered about the safety of mem 41 circuits out of operation and 41,000 customers without power after the storm. bers of their families back home. However, with 350 men Poat-Cuetto Pholoa end of house on Monongahela Avenue, Glassport.

Bystanders gaze at "open-air" working around-the-clock, all these circuits were restored by 3 p. m. yesterday. "Some lower-voltage lines handling facilities. boiler house serving the Clairton rolling mills was but of operation yesterday, but coke-oven production was resumed at 8 a.

m. yesterday after a 10-hour shutdown. At the Irvin Works in West Mifflin, roofing and siding were peeled by the wind from six large buildings at the are still out though," said a when lightning struck about 10:20 p. m. Saturday.

The owner, Mrs. Mary Buchak, was treated for shock at South Side Hospital. During the downpour at the height of the storm, rain filtered through the roof of the Civic Arena, and Civic Light Opera patrons inside protected themselves by raising umbrellas. The roar of the storm asserted itself over the voices of the singers. spots.

The way was blocked by dangling live power lines earlier in the day, a spokesman explained. The phone company had about 200 workmen in the area of heavy damage and hoped to have service fully restored by this morning. In Glassport, Clairton and McKeesport, with the rest of the damage scattered around the county. Bell Telephone Co. reported 1,500 phones out of service yesterday in the Glassport area, saying it was having difficulty making repairs because of inability to roach the trouble Duquesne Light spokesman, "and possibly a few hundred customers are still without service." Dangling Live Hires southern end of the plant.

The power company's worst Production at the Irvin areas were in Carnegie and Works and deliveries of fin In Glassport, one of the building casualties was that housing telephone dial equipment, a company spokesman said. An emergency communications center was established at the Glassport High School football stadium. There was little Pittsburgh damage to phone facilities because most are underground, the company reported. At County Airport, a hangar owned by Tydlngs Electronics, was destroyed, but a plane inside was damaged only slightly. Four other planes were damaged at County Airport, and roofs were blown off hangars owned by Koppers ished-steel products were not affected, a U.

S. Steel spokesman said. The firm did not estimate the damage. Repair crews were on the job yesterday. The storm hit when comparatively few employes were In both plants, and there were only four minor injuries.

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