The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-23
= Another Tornado In Ohio.

HARRISON, Ohio, Feb IA, 1854.
To-day, about four o'clock, P. NJ. the town Of Har-
rison go miles northwest of Cincinnat) was Waited
py fearful and destructive tornado, tearing down
dwellings, stables, 10. The course Of the current Of
Air va: nearly nom the southwest to northeast, and
me wio,n Of ia track was about one hundred yards.
snunaer Ahower came on from about N. W., with
indicanons Of heavy rain which was realized. Pro
baby ten or fifteen minutes after the
a the Tn the tornado came dows the White Water
hills, n W. Of the town. and about west Of Godleys
Mill leaving In Its track . prostrated and broken
forest. II crossed the canal just north of Gsdlev's
mill and struck the town in the direction Of the
east end Of the town. 1t left in its track such destrue
ton aud deeolatIon as we have never before seen.
Heuses stables fences, trees aud out buildings wero
prs.tnted, and In many cases blown into the sd-
Joining lots. We were on the ground in few min
utes after the destruction, and gathered in hssy
manner tho items Of destruction and loss. There are
Of course many omissions in the individual losses.
young man by the Bame of VIM. Pruden had his leg
broken, ard Irenas Honsn WAS dangerously wounded,
and several others are more or less injured but no
lives lost II il miracle too, for several houses and
shops were entirely blown down. In one shop five
men were ut work, and the building was entirely de-
molisbed, yet they escaped BY crawling from under
the building. Some of the items Of Losses are 90
folews:--
The first building the storm struck was Gratis car
penter shop. Loss about $780,
Rice Thompsos's cEpeBter shop Was hne two
story building, 10 by "a. 1t was apparently strong
built shop bat the wind (stranye ~ it may appear)
blew the lower story from under the upper story
removing the former some distance, and the latter
falling nearly on the foundation. The roof Was en-
tirely blown away. The loss probsbly $780,
Mr.. Febers tavern stand, brick building, was
unroosed, and the upper story badly injured. Loss
John slrgres brick house, gable end blown in,
and other injuries. Loss, $500.
Abram l.. Clocks nse brick residence Is entirely
In ruas the ROOF and second story off, and the balance
cracked The loss Is the full price of the building.
His family was In the lower story and unhurt
The Presbyterian Church, . new building Just
finished, and the finest ornament to the town. The
roof was torn off, and the gable end blown down.
The fine steeple stands and is not much injured.
Those who the storm say that the roof rose per-
pendicuar, and passed OF to the northeast, entirely
over the steeple and was scattered over tae neghbor-
church will be ruined unless rooted in . few days.
The leN will be from 81 900 to $4,000.
Mr.. Jackson's pottery Is badly demolished. Loss
Daniel Wise had new stable destroyed, fences
down. Loss f10O. Cows and hogs killed.
Henry Wise's loss in stable and fence, SIS or 500.
Mr. Yagers cooper shop blown away, aad the roof
from his dwelling: Everything about him perfect
wreck. Loss, $500 or $500.
VIM shFoyer, end Of dwelling stove in by roof Of
DR.. sweeDy's stable entirely demolished, but horse
escaped.
Richard Penny's dwelling danaged probably 500.
nsbt Calvin, stable blown entirely away. Loss,
samuel Bail I0N Q new frame building, Two stories
high, ~ by "a, an entire wreck, tearing away the
sius
Geo. Oylsr, tavern stand, r,of stove In. Loss light
Robt Keen, stable blown down.
Oliver Miller, stable blown down.
p BruskGed, Q good stable destroyed.
AbDer Garard, good stable destroyed.
Peter Helmoy, roof or dwelling. Loss, 500.
Two or three dwellings belonging to the Cincin-
natl, Harrison, and Indianapolis Railroad Company,
are slightly injured.
Daniel Jsnup, frame dwelling, in perfect wreck.
roof off and some rooms blown away. Loss $500.
Mr. Dsormeud's bara destroyed.
Mr.. Dobel, stable down and other buildings In
jured.
Thos. Gresn dwelling, roof Oh. Loss, 800.
joseph Burrows shop was entirely demolished.
anA his building unroofsd Loss, $500.
Mrs. Lawrence's dwelling about the same as de-
gtroyed.
There were about fifty dwellings,, stables and shops
either totally destroyed badly injured. The storm
however, passed ever that part OF the town where
most were email buildings. The entire loss will MOI
| exceed $25, 900.
! We have not heard from the track Of the Storm
from either way southwest northeast but we fear
much destruction Ia in the track
In the storm here to day, one man was blown out
Of the street and landed In lot. Bags Of whsat
were blown out Of wagon. Sticks Of timber wers
vhired through the air like feathers. There il now
large scantiDg JEST sticking into the gable end
Of fHms building, twenty fees from the ground.
1t had been taken mp by the wind and carried along
endways with such force as to drive it through tho
frame and stick there. There are various hard
yarns could tell, but they only be believed BY
being seen.
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