Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-05-31
Late storm.


a survey ofits track, and gives the following &c
count
The rain poured down in torrents intermin.
gled with hail stones, many of which we're as
large as hens eggs, being round, Oblong, and al
most every conceivable shape. The wind 10
the village, although unusually severe, was
slight in comparison to what was felt south OF
US and with the exception Of the breaking of
and unrooting of some fruit trees, and the break
ing Of a large quantity Of glass, we escaped re-
msrkably we'll Windows on the west side Of
houses were all more or less riGded,
c. Clevcand's s new block suffered some dam
age from the gale. Three of the chimneys
were blown over, one of which broke the roof
but did not go through the second floor. The
wood house belonging to the,r rail ro Id company
at the depot, was demolished entirely. A large
fragment of ice struck j. A McKenzie'5 show
window on the west side. and as the glass fell
in The wind rushed'n and forced the glass, sash
and oil out on the north side.
The main force of the storm passed south of
Kelloggsvile and but comparatively small dam
age was done in that illage.
Mr.. Gilsop Ford living southeast about one
mile from the village suffered severely. The
roofs of his barn, shed and wood house were
carried away, and his extensive orchard entire
ly ruined At the time of the gale, Mr. Ford
was standing beneath the she'd and while there
the roof was raised in body above his head,
Syhirlad around in tba mir Snd corr;ad eor,a m IL,
from the building. The windows in Mr. F's
kitchen were blown in, and so violent was the
wind that it lifted a stove in the room complete
| ly off the blocks upon which it had been stand
ing A body of timber a little this side, known
as the Ensign woods, were badly brokea tc
pieces. From Kelloggsve the storm took 4
north east course, struck Mrs Carvers place
partly unroofed her house and barn and uproot
ed large number OF apple and other fruit trees
WIN. Hardy S barn was also relieved of q par
OF it roogng. A body of Ii mber numbering
several acres about midway between John Col
by s and 'Hatch's Corners was almost entirely
ie lied to the ground for the most part being
broke off at distances varying from to 20 feet
Tom the ground. The road leading from
| Hatch s Corners, west, was blockaded with rails
From that Point to Mr.. w. Barretts near The
creek, in the wake of the tempest, not fence
was left standing, the whole country being
thrown into one great common. On Thursday
morning, the next after the tornado cattle, anC
horses had 10 be tied up TO trees and shut up il
barns, TO prevent them from destroying wheat
grass aud other cIops. Mr.. G. F. Eaton at the
corners, had shed unrooftd and good many
fruit trees destroyed AS the storm proceeded
norlward, it struck Alouzo Ferguson's place
carried away the roof on wing Of the house
besides doing n good deal of damage TO out.
houses. Timothy Burroughs wood,shed roo
was torn away and large number of trees torn
up. Then came tue, house and barn of Betsy
Eurkee both of which were unroofed and badly
damaged, and David Durkee's house and barn
shared Ike fate. Alpheus Hatch, on the Other
side of the road also suffered severely. The
The roofs on two barns, woodhouse aud out
houses were carried away, aud over three miles
of his fence leveled to the ground. The maiu
body of his house suffered but slightly, losing
nothing but the chimney. OF fine orchard
continuing 35 very large apple trees, only
were left standing. Mr.. Hatch represents that
he was standing near window looking out into
the gale. 1t was terrific sight, the air being
filed with leaves, boards, rails, shingles, etc
aud the noise deafening. Mr.. Samuel FEy'S
place was badly dealt With. The roof and one
side of his barn we're completely torn away
the upper part Of his house was lifted and carried
for a considerable distance and scattered over
the fields east wing on the south side of the
house used as a wood-shed, cheese room
grainery etc, was removed bodily from its foun
dalion aud landed some 40 CT so feet. This
building was raised iuto the air, turned over
and came down roof first, making mass o.
ruins, among which was a considerable quantity
of corn and wheat. Mr.. Ely's left arm wa:
badly fractured. lie was standing 10 dooi
on the east side of the house. looking out,
when door on the south side Of the hous'
was burst in, and the east door ia an instant
was closet with the tremendous power Of a vice
trcated. The premises in Mr. Ely's neighbor
hood at the time we saw them were covered
with lumber, boards, rails, limbs OF trees, shin
giles, etc,
After unroo6ug Mr.. w. Bauetts barn, th
gale seemed to pass above the tops of tree
for short distance, and when opposite Mr
} Cheeney's store. on the east it struck the top
of a clump of pines, twisted Offa few feet o
their tops, and again descending, took of th
} roof OF Mr.. Bartlett Smiths barn, and destroye
) large number Of apple trees upon his premi
! ses. From that point we could discover th
5 whirl"ind's path only By here and there ialle
tree and the prostration Of few lengths G
, fence, and the damage was comparatively Sigh
until II neared Mr., A. Hsrwoods farm, wher