Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-02-22
COLUMBUS, Feb. 4th, 1912.
From the Cleveland Herald.
Terrible Tornado-Gredt, Destruction of
ProPerty-PersonGl Injuries and prob.
able loss Of Life!


able loss Of Life!
We are panied to have to record the
following distressing calamity, which laid
in ruins portion of Mlyfe Id, in this
county, and Kirkland, in Lake county,
on the 4th inst. How much further the
tornado extended we have not learned
The escape of our Mayfeld friends with
out the loss Of life is truly wonderful, and
their calamity, particularly, at this incle.
ment season OF The year, should call forth
the active symPathies and ready aid of
our citizens.
The Thunder shower here OIL Friday
afternoon was accompanied by high winds
but passed over without damage.
Mr.. HARRIs:-I am very sorry TO be
obliged to send you for publication faint
description of one Of the most aRful tor
ma does that has ever been witnessed 10
our State. No words can convey an ade-
quate idea oft appalling dappearance,
or OF its cGlamitous effects, and none, un.
less they have Witnessed the like, could
believe the truth as it is. But will give
you the outlines III a brief manner and
without cOloring.
On Friday afternoon last. at about a
o'clock, the winds blowing very heavy,
appeared to meet in the south part of our
town, on the west side of Chagrin river,
some short distance west Of the residence
of Ezra Carpenter. A perfect tornado
instantly commenced, lis progress being
from nearly s. W. to N. t., lis first one,
ration ESQ far as heard) being in the blow
ing down OF the fences and woods Of Jo.
seph Leuty.
2. Ezra Carpenter, barn compietelv
demolished and the chimney of The house
blO"n of. In the barn were 3 men and
four horses, and although The barn was
blown from its foundation and entirely
destroyed, no lives we're lost, and the hor.
ses but little injured.
3. Z. AIdermen's house entirely de.
stroyed, himself and child injured
4. Anthony Sherma1's house and
barn all gone. His orchard, with the
exception of one tree, entirely uproot
ed.
s. George Sherman's barn partly blown
down. His orchard neatly desIroyed.-
The above is on The west side of the riv.
er, and the fences are all fiat, and in ma.
nv cases the boards and rails were car.
ried into the river and entirely lost
q. On The east side Ofthe river. Beni
Wilson's hay barn unroOfed and his or.
chard destroyed
7. Samuel Deans large framed house
blown down and torn entirely to atoms,
taking with it as it moved from its Eoun.
dalon, his wife and 4 children, one orI
them being driven through the window
and carried some 10 rods from The house
by the force Of The wind. Mr.. Dean
was in or near the barn tho time with
one of his sons, and was much Injured, |
but is now recovering. A young child
daughter Of Mr.. Dean, had an arm broken
and was otherwise injured, but is doing
we'll also son, who was SO riousy in.
iured in different parts of the BODY Mrs.
Dean, an amiable woman, was very much
bruised and injured, and showed great
deal Of forttudo and presence of mind
in escaping from The wreck of the bull.
ding and protecting her children. The
great wonder is that any escaped with
life, Mr., Deans barn and corn honse ore
removed from theil foundations, unrooCed
and a complete mass of ruins; his cheese
house, like the dwelling, completely de.
molished. They were all built of the hest
materials End quite new.
8. Our district school house. mot :
veslige remaining; but fortunately onr
school was dismissed earlier than usual.
which no doubt saved many lives.
o. The timber, fences and wood lands
on the farms Of A, Sheldon, Widow Shell.
don, Occupied by Milnor,) the east part
Df d. McDowells, and F. Williams, and
Noah Palmer and Caleb Russell, blown
down and destroyed.
10. Sherman Skidmore. house de.
nollshed, hay, orchard aud fences de.
ItrOyed.
II. Jedediah and VIM. Russell, house
md barn unroofed, and cooper shop blown
lown, fence fat.
IL. Caleb Russell, barn unroored
woods destroyed, fences do.
IL. Henry Billson, shop unroofed, fen. :
les gone.
IA. Daniel W. Cole, house, shop and :
arn unroofed. $50
is. Jacob Lopden, house unroored
10. John Trobridge, house and barn
ntirely destroyed, horses injured, and a
oss Of grain.
II. L. Winchester, house unroofsd :
ence all down.
rooted. 7 N
TO- 8 8 WorraIo Ran ,o,,,I