The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-02-01

sengers through both ways to-day.
A, calvert on the Dayton and Michigan
Railroad was also washed out, OBTAINING the
trains between this city and Troy.-DaytOn
Empire.
On last Friday, the Northern and Yves.
tern portion OF this county was visited by
terrible tornado. The oldest inhabitants
says they never witnessed such a storm of
wind, thunder and lightning.
The dwelling house and barn of Reuben
MeHenry, nearSandyrille, were blown down.
Strange TO say, none of the family we're
injured.
Mr.. MOTIFS large two-story frame DWELL
ing house between SandyviIfe apd Magno-
liza, was completely demolished. His leg
was broken,
Mr. Downing's frame barn is also per-
feet wreck. Several other buildings and
barns we're destroyed between Magnolia and
Troy, but we have aot learned the names
of the owners. Large trees were, torn up by
their roots, and fences were scattered in ey-
cry direction.
In sugar Creek township, Church near
the residence of John Ballzley, was blown
down.
A son Of Capt Walker WAS returning from
School, through the storm, when he was
struck with n rail on the head, and Instantly
killed.
The honse and barn Of Mr.. Hyder, near
Shanesville, was also destroyed
| Our county has never before been visited
with such IA disasterous hurric ane. Some of
the sufferers are poor, and we hope their
neighbors will lend them helping hand,
in this their hour of aflction.-- Tusc. .4dO.
Mr.. Vernon, Jan. 2l.
Yesterday aftereoon our section of coun-
try was visited by one Of the heaviest storms
Of rain, wind, thunder and lightning we
have had since the yer 828. The tornado
was the severest about six miles south of
u.s. The town of Brandon was almost en-
itrely destroyed. Scarcely a house is left to
mark the site OF the place. A Dr.. Wheaton,
Of Brandon, was severely if not fatally in
iured. Our first report said he was killed
by the fall of the house. A Mrs. Smith had
her arm broken and her head severely cut
by the falling Of her house; 50 much that
her life is dispaired of
The tornado was about half mile
wide, tearing up everything in its track
At BrandoA large two-story houses were
moved from their foundations ten or twelve
feet The full extent of damage we are
yet unable to learn. Oar streams overflow
ed their banks, and in attempting to cross
Armstrong Ram last evening, Mr.. Ebene-
zur jerks Was thrown from his bkggy and
drowned. The stable of Buckingham "
Co Of this place was struck by lightning.
In violence the tornado was little behind
that known here as the Burlington Torna
do" OF 1898 The lower parts OF our town
were almost inundated with the tremendous
quantity OF rain that fell. Oar streets lock-
ed more like rivers than common thorough
fares. The amount of damage must be.
great as the section of county exposed Was
thickIy settled.
TIE SToRM ON Friday afternoon, of last
week, this place was visited by one Of the
most vi>lent and terrific stUfms Of wind,
rain and hail, accompanied with thunder
and hghtRing, that we have ever witnessed.
1t appeared to come from the west, anl
commenced little after O'Clock with
tremendous gale OF wind. amounting in vio-
ience almost to Il tornado. In few min
utes, the streets deuged with foo Is of rain,
the wind still keeping up its violence, and
whirng with that peculiar gyra;orv mott
which is one of the characteristics of the
genuine tornado.
, The strom lasted altogether about half an
hour. Although in its progress over our
place it was really frightful, yet, it passed
off without doing any considerable damage
} In other PARIS a the county it appears to
have been moeh more severe. In West
Middletown, VIC have heard the he'll was
driven along with such force as to break a
: great quantity of window glass exposed to
to the fury of the gale. The destruc-
, ton was particularly great in the Fe-
S male Seminary Buildings. near Mdeletown.
In North Strabane Ip, on the old can
derson farm" the house was unroofed, and
the gable end b,own in.
, The house of Benjamin Williams, ia Pc
ters tp., was unroofed, and other damage
e was done to the building. In the same vi
! cinity, the dwelling of Mr.. Jos. Critics was
: blown down.
In Finleyville, Union tp., the Odd Fell
D lows Hall was blown over, in the basement
t of which the family of DR.. VIM. Creigh,
resided.
In many places large trees were uprooted.
fences levelled &c. &c. The total destruc-
/, ton OF property must have been very con-
/, siderable. The storm appeared to take a
direction from the North West to the South
: East, and its central line was a few miles
/. Nnrtl, nf tbiS RnroItrh
!, The same, or a similar storm, prevailed
in the Eastern part of this State, particular
I. ly in Lancaster and York counties, on Thurs
, day afternoon, and on Friday afternoon at
], Mt Vernon Ohio.
a Editors will do well to notice the partic
= ulars of the storm in their several districts
: giving the line, at which it commenced, its
4 general direction &C. The facts thus col
i lected might serve to throw some light or
: the theory of storms, which is as yet but
imperfe,tly understood s
= The weather had been for a few days un
S usally mild and warm, but in twenty-fou
houls after the storm II was intensely cold
the thermometer indicated u change OF abou
/, so degrees. "a.
A friend informs us, the great storm o
3 1898 passed over the same track. This a
E grees with what is said Of it in the dispatch
IRON Mt. Vernon, Ohio. 1T is very singu'
S lar, iftrue, that the two storms should have