The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-29

habit Of lecturing the inmates every Sunday morn
ing.
The Great Torn ado In Ohio.
From the Cleveland Plain .al-r Jan IS
THE TOWN OF BRAND0N IN RUIss-0REAT pEsrRUo-
TON OF PR0PRHrY.
The hurricane broke out not far from T. NJ. on
Friday, the 10th. The tornado first manifested itself
in the western part Of Miller township, about eight
miles west Il south from Mount Vernon.
The tornado passed over field or two, tearing up
fences fineipg the rails like strsws for hundreds OF
yarde, and dashed against double log cabin occH-
ped by John B. Turner.
Mrs. Turner and t1o children, who were standl1g
but fortunately ESCAPED with slight burning Their
preservation from death by the falling logs, which
came ratsliDg about their heads, ls almost miracu-
lous. just as they were swept into the fire an i'm
mense log was blown out from above the door which
lodged one end against the mantelpiece, above the
hearb, and the other restt upon the middle Of the
floor All the logs in the house blown in at the
very next moment, accommodating around and upon
log No. /. Mrs.. 7. and children were completely
prisoDed there, and were afterwards taken out by
Mr.. Turner, who hardly krows how he escaped, with
the assistance of neighbour Mrs. + 9 arm was found
to be broken and the children were Sigh scratched
p The storm next struck the house Of Wainwright
Baxter, which it unro0fed An eyewitness says the
roof went straight up in the air, whirng about and
about, till he lost sight of it. No fragments Of 1t can
The adjacent house Of Chester Colman was next
attacked. 1t was RACED to the ground. Mr. Coman,
ST. was outside the house at the time. He had just
presence Of mind enough to catch hold Of a clap.
board, by inserting his fingers under IL The storm
lift him up and down, and made him dance aboat,
n0lens UoleWs. But he still chung to the clapb,ard
till he was torn ffom his hold and nearly flung into
the well lear by.
DR.. Whe atoms house was the next in course. It
one abda balf story building, in cottage style.
1t was leyelled with the dust. large barn owned
by DR.. Wheaton shared the same fate. Dr. Wheaton
hearing the approach Of the Storm rushed out Of the
house and led two Of his horses, which were in the
yard into the barn. He had hardly put them in
their stalls when he felt the stills of the barn moving
and was at the same time knocked over the head by
falling board. He came to his senses after the
storm had blown over, and with difficulty craHled
from the ruins Of the structure. One arm proves to
be broken; otherwise he was unhurt. His horses,
strange to say, were wholly uniDjured, The house
was not only blown to pieces. but almost entirely
blown away. Boards which are known to have be-
oDged to it were picked up the next morning, four
milee from the scene.
when it struck Chester Coman's house, as above
stated.
TIE next victim to the tempest was the old brick
Union Church; it was stretched along the ground.
The school house near by was next attacked.
Thirty nine children were in. it at the time, but by
some strange good luck only one was seriously in
jured. A boy eight years old, q son Of VIM Patter-
hurt on bis chest and sides He will probably re-
cover. Several other children slightly thumped
and scratched. The injuries were caused by timbers
falling from the roof The entire building was not
The new Presby terrain church, in the same village
Of Brandon, was unroofed, and part Of the edidce
blown in.
Two three old log cabins by fell before the
the blast.
A wagon and blacksmith's shop were next pros
trated.
A large brick house and barn, at the north end Of
Brandon, were blown d0sn. The remains of the
lO0k Gka a mir Ii
The tempest here entered piece OF woods. half
q mile long, and cut q swath q quarter OF q mile
wide from one epd TO the other Il looks as though
some giant bad gone through the forest with
sickle. Almoetevery tree is blown down fiat upon the
ground. The few which remain standing are strip
ped of their bougbs and branches and their trunks
are twisted till hey look like whip cords.
Emerging from the woods, the tempest next struck
. log-house belonging to James II. Fletcher and
tenanted by widow woman, Mrs. Young was
blown down.
also fstteHed. Mr.. Slater was standing in the door
Of the barn at the time lie heard his wife cry out
ard saw the roof Of the house flying of, aud the
walls falling in. just then, toe barn Gene tumbling
slightly hurt A COW standing in the yard was lift.
ed high in the air, and blown several rods She fell
with great violence, and died in consequence Of her
Injuries.
escaped by crawling under q bed. Toe timbers fel.
upon the bed, covering 1t up for several feet
The storm here entered piece of woods half
mile wide The result and attending phenomena
were similar to those already described.
The barn Of Harrison Smooth, next In it, path,
was unroofed, and Mr. Barker's house Was consdera-
The tempest here crossed the Newark Railroad
track literally covering it with rails poets and trees.
The next train passing was delayed some time by the
Instructions.
The twostory brick house Of John Schnelby was
then blown down. 1t was unoccupied.
TIE storm passed through piece Of oak woods,
about oDecuIth Of mile wide, with the usual result.
Two bouses, built Of hewn logs, were destroyed on
the Newark road.
A mile Of oak woods was next cut through, the
track still being about quarter of mile wide.
The barn Of MIR. Gorsuch was blown down.
The adjacent house of Mr.. Smith was much In
jured Mrs. Smith hearing the roar OF the approach
ing tornado, opened the door, when she was struck
in the left arm by q flying piece OF board. Her arm
was broken in TIVE places below the elbow, and
somewhat injured above. Mr. Smiths stable was
The tornado then swept terribly on beyond the
Martineburg road, uDroofed the house OF Daniel
Bostetl1r, and toyed usual with trees and fences
We emitted to mention that the two-story brick
house and barn belonging to Mr. Squires in Brandon,
were blown down. The family just had time to run
into the cellar, and escaped injury. Such was the
force OF the blast that cooking stove 10 Mr. Squires
house was carried several rods A large peach tree
was twisted up from the roots, whired high In the
air, and borne three hundred yards, when it fell to
the ground and was left standing as straight as
ever
No language can do justice to the fearful magui-
ficepce OF the tornado T. stslked wrathfuly over
the laId Those who saw it ~ere too terrified to OBJ
serve 1t closely. The frightened spectators can only
say it was "awful, /" !" horrible" ami looked as
though the day efjudgment had oome-little more.
1t seems to have worn the appearance Of mighty
black pillar, reaching from earth to heaven, IRA
dated by blir ding flashes Of lightning, and accom-
panied in its devastating march by the music Of q
hi nored cannon.
Tie time occupied by the passage of the tornado
over any spot is vsriously represented at from
two to five minutes.
Tie town Of Brandon, which has sustained the
styeiesf lose BY the tornado Is situateu about Ex
lies from Mt. Vernon, and Is commonly known by
the nan of Four Corners" The village contained
from thirty 20 forty houses.
The cnly storm ever oc ,urring in Ohio which at
all resembles the Brand IN tornado Is that known
as the Burlington Storm which visited the earth
in the fall Of 1928. 1t is curious that this storm orr
giubted at a place called Burlington, near where