Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-06-09
snistellantous.
ornado in Western Pennsylvania
AN ENTIRE VILLAGE DESTROYED.

Destroyed-Fow Persons KiNed-Forty
Persons Wounded
(Ftom the Clarion Banner, Extra)
Wednesday last, the Both inst, will long
remembered in the annals of Clarion
unity, as forming one of its most terrible
'ochs. About noon on that day, q heavy
ack cloud was seen advancing about thirty
ds south OF st. Charles Furnace. Anawful
airing sound accompanied it, and passing on
the farm of Mr.. Shoemaker, IL burst with
rrible fury, tearing his house and barn into
agments and breaking one of the legs of
r. Shoemaker the dwelling of Mr.. Thomas
ougherty was next struck, and which YVES
own to pieces, the furniture broken to
oms, and bis daughter killed next the
,use of Mcconnell Henry was blown down,
I'd his wife seriously hurt. The barn of
oseph Smith was completely wrecked. The
)use Of Mr.. Charles Stewart, three quar-.
RS of mile north Of New Bethlehem, was
own down, and his wife killed, and other
embers Of the family injured. The storm,
passing through Hessvle, DESTROYED the
vern Of Nathan Uane. and killed bis daugh.
r. In passing north of Millville, the storm
,stroyed the barns Of Jacob Hartzell, John
I'd Samuel Shick the house of John Mohney
as blown TO pieces, and his wife carried
st night at IL o'clock, (30th inst)
In its course the storm did not strike either
iillville or New Bethlehem, but beyond the
rmer place it struck the village Of Hessville.
] this place we're q number of dwellings,
rick, frame and log, and also large grist
ILL., and substantial bridge, spanning Red.
lnk ; every house. barn, mill, bridge, and
ie store Of Irwin Mcfarland, we're destroyed,
I'd four lives lost. Among the killed were
lie wives Of Irwin Mcfarland aud Mr.. Hess.
\ terrible hail storm passed through
)rtion of Porter and Redbank townships,
hch in its course did an immense amount of
image. Beside destroying every fence in
track, fields of grain we're badly injured,
ID, as matter of course, being left open,
e cattle got in and committed still further
wages.
Taken altogether the hailstorm aud lorna.
), an immense injury TO life and property
Is been sustained in the townships Of Porter
I'd Redbank.
(From the Jefferson Star, Extra, May 3l)
BRooKvnLE, Pa, May 3lst, 196O.-Sirce
le late number Of the Star went to press, we
ave received more intelligence respecting
ie ravages and disasters of the storm of
asterday. Its course was from southwest
Dward northeast.
Mr.. Daniel Fogle, citizen of this vicinity,
as on his way home from the mouth of
tahoning, at the Allegheny river, and when
had reached kelersburg, he was witness
: the passing hurricane or tornado. He
opposed it was one-half mile north OF where
was, but it may have been two miles. 1t
as in shape, like an inverted cone, in color
de smoke, apI we'll defined in its outlines
he sight was grand aud imposing. Objects
ere observed in the cone, and were supposed,
. first, to be birds, but were afterwards dis
)vered to be branches of trees and other
distances. Coming on, he took dinner at
'exas.
Wm Shoemaker, who resides not far from
'eXas, had his barn, house, and all his out
uildings entirely demolished; all of his
Imily were injured-some of them seriously.
Aree persons are reported killed north of
ethlebem North Of Millvile, four miles
lis side of Bethlehem, houses and barns were
estroyed, and roof carried from one farm
} another. Jonathan Mohney's barn was
estroyed.
One mile and half this side of Milvi!le.
ir. Shick's house and barn were torn down,
I'D the barn was consumed as if by fire.
assing thence to Hess's dam, on Red Bank
reek, the tornado did its most fearful ravu.
es on the village called Mayville. Eight
antilles have been left entirely homeless
heir dwellings having been entirely DESTROYED |
Fe have it from MIR. j. s. Barr, of Troy,
10 was there giving assistance after the
torn, and Mr.. Fogle, that from all Of the
yelling houses touched by the storm, the
tore-room, the large grist-mil, saw.ml, &C.,
here appears TO be not enough stuff left on
he ground out of which to erect one house. |
he large bridge over Red Bank was torn to |
ieces, and the abutments badly injured.
a Mr.. Young, residing there who was run |
yer by raft some time ago, was not able to |
rove around much at the time, saw barn or |
table coming towards his house, and threw |
limselr on his bed. The windows of his |
ouse were blown in, and, in a twinkle, his
ouse and the bed on which be was we're car.
led away, and he was left on part of the
'oor that remained. Search was being made
or his bureau, cupboard, trunk &C., aud not
ven a particle OF aEy Of them was found
Shen our informant left the field of disaster.
one Of his family were injured.
Mr.. Ferrys, blacksmith was carried five or
tx rods, and had with him his child of two
ears of age. 1t was rot hurt; he was
lightly injured.
KILLED.
The following is list of the killed: Mrs.
lcFarland, David Bauchmau, one of Mr..
Iain's children, and child, name not known.
lrs. Mcfarland was carried some distance
J the storm.
SEVERELY INJURED.
The following is the list of those seriously
jured, some of whom are not expected to {
We. Several not named in this list were
jured, more or less, but we give the names
those requiring medical aid Two of Mr..
rviu McFarland's children, John Hess Mrs.
less and three children, one of Mrs. Hams
lildren, John Sarvey, John Shick, Mrs.
D.. d. Boyington and four or
We of his family, Matthias Leight, two
rangers, David Hess's arm broken in two
laces, Mrs Ferry's arm broken in two (
laces and three Of her children Injured I
Irs. Hams ribs were broken, and one leg SO
adly crushed that the physicians had to
nputate it. DR.. Straessly, of Rnggold, was
lere getting shoes on his horses. His buggy
as taken up and torn to pieces, and the
lrness was stripped Off his horses. His
Hn boots were torn from his feet and his
othes from his body. {
THE DESTROYER DESCRIBED.
Different persons in Mayville, seeing this
owing destroyer from different positions
We different descriptions of its appearance. {
ome say that it was "a column of midnight
lrkness streaked with lightning" others "as
mass of smoke surrounding fire." and others |,
y it was "like o whirlwind OF fire."
Passing from Mayvlle across Red Bank
eek, it demolished Paul Gearhart's house I
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