The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-08

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Two or three old log cabins near by
fell before the blast. Amount of damage
unknown.
The tavern of VIM. Patterson was sin
gularly treated by the storm-fend. 1t was
turned about loot from its former posi-
ton. Otherwise the building was not in.
ured, outside or inside. The tavern is
two story frame. -,
wagon and blacksmith shop was next
prostraied. Damage from 500 to 5000. /
a large brick house and barn at the
north end of Brandon, were blown down.
Damage from $1,000 TO $4,000. The re.
rains of the house look like a ruined
brick yard.
The tempest mere entered piece Of
woods, a hall mile long, and cut swaih
a quarter of mile wide from one end TO
the other. Ii looks as though some giant
had gone through the forest with sickle.
Almost every tree is blown down fiat UP,
on the ground. The few which remain
standing. are stripped Of their boughs and
branches, and their trunks are 4wisted till
they look like whipscords. The appear
ance of the. prostrateswoods is very curl
Gus. In the center of the stormtrack the
trees are laid along side Of each other in
parallel lines. with almost geometricai reg
ularify. As you go out towards the edge
on either side, the trees gradually direrge
from the parallel. till at last they lay quite
at right. ans giles to the central track-some
having fallen in o northerly direction and
others in sou,herly direction-headsa and
points together. Most Of the oaks are from
one and a half TO two feet in diameter
The width Of the track is just about the
same where the hurricane left the woods
as where it entered. 1t is q little singular
that, along the very edges Of its destroy.
| ing pati,, the trees are not at all injured
scarcely the most delicate twiggs being
broken off. s:
Emerging from the woods, the tempest
next struck a log house belonging to James
H. Fletcher, and tenanted by widow
woman, Mrs, Young. Itwas blown down.
Damage abou, $500.
Jacob Slatar's log house, and barn ad-
iacent. were also flattened. Mr.. Slater
was standing in the door Of the barn at
the time. lie heard his vile cry out. and
saw the root of the house flying off. and
the walls falling in Just then, the barn
came tumbiing over his head. Both hus-
band and wife were only slightly hurt. A
COW, standing in the yard, was lifted high
in the air, and blown several rods. She
, fell with great violence, and died in con.
sequence of her injuries. =.
Mrs. Slater and another woman in the
same house, escaped by crawling under Q
bed. The timbers fell upon the bed, GOV.
E erine ii up for several feet. Mr.. Skaters
loss is estimated at $500. '..'s'
: The s.urm here entered piece of woods
. . half mile wide. The result and attend
! ing phenomena were similar TO those al
. ready described. !.
! The barn of Harrison Smooth, next il
$ its path. was unroofed, and Mrs. Barker
house was considerably damaged.
:, The tempest here crossed the Newarl
y Railroad track, literally covering it will
{ rails and posts. and trees, which it pros
e trated and carried along in its awful course
J The next train passing delayed some tim
y by the distractions.
n The Two story brick house Of Johl
e Schnelby was then blown down. 1t wa
o unoccupied. Loss about $500.
eI Mr.. S. suffered much loss in trees an
N fences. His house is situated in Pleasar
;" township.
The storm passed through pieco Of GA
o. woods. about one. fourth OF mile wide
q. q. with the usual result.
nj Two houses built OF hewn logs wer
IT, DESTROYED on the Newark road.
A mile of oak woods was next CT
throush-the track Still being about
N quarter Of mile vile.
ne The barn of Mr.. Gorsuch was blow
H. down. Mr.. Gorsuch's loss is roughly e
IS. timated at about $500.
~ -. The adjacent house OF Mr.. Smith WI
~ y much injured. Mrs. Smith. hearing u
- 80 roar of the, approaching tornado, .opens
H. the door. when she was struck on the Il
nv nv arm by a flying piece Of board. Her ar
;,ss, was broken in two places below the elbo'
- and somewhatinjured above. Mr.. Smith
" stable was blown down. Loss about $50
in The tornado then swept terribly on, b
,ry yond the Mar,insburgh road, unroofed I
ed house OF Daniel Bostetter, and toyed
by usual with trees and fences.
Dr. II then entered the woods, and is kno,
he Ito have gone on as far as Gambler, passi
led the village about mile to the south.
I'd Gambler is the seat OF the college by Il
in name, and is situated about ten miles frt
the Miller township, where the tornado q
me burst into life. There were rumors
rd several houses being destroyed, betwe
lad Mr.. Bosietter's and Gambler village.
led we had not leisure 10 visit the spot, a
,rm could not learn the names of the suffere
nm. How far the storm went beyond Gambi
ere is no. known. sst :.
no, 1t is three miles from Mr.. Bostetter's
,elv Gambler. sa 44 2
= - We omitted toSmention that the two s
tho ry brick house and barn belonging to
Squires, in Brandon, were blown dol
red The family just had time to run into
ms cellar, and escaped injury. Such was
force Of the blast, that cooking stove
the Mr.. Souires' house was carried sevt
he'd rods. A largespeach tree was twisted
from the roots. whirled high in the air I
at. borne three hundred yards, when it fel
in ID the ground, and was left standing
luck straight as ever. sa'
boy No language can do justice to che &
son. ful magni6cence Of the tornado as II at
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