, 1866-06-23

Gfeat Havoc among Tho Newly Sheared
Aheep-Teu Thsusaud Sheep Killed
SeftauA Dauu1se by the Teinpeat.

Gf<a1 Havoc aznonxlh Newly shearsd
Aheep-Ten Thsusand Sheep Killed
serious Damage BY the Teinpest-
lFseu, The cle1elard Hefa.d- Jurr III
From all accounts the loss ct sheep BY the
recent storms has been immense Esery
fock. whose fetres had been sh<zn, and
which had insufficient shelter. haa suffered
severely We are informed BY John Setdhan1
that tie loss Of sheep In tho townships Of In
dependence and Breeksy1Ie will reach three
thousand
In Huron County, one farmer lost one hun
drcd and dtsy sheep, and smother Que hun
d1ed sud thirty, killed By exp,s1ee, h4yu@
lust been shoEE,- j ca-ctul estimate Of tie
destruction Of tho sheep within circle Of
ten miles computed the number At l0,0oo.
From tweuty to dirty died Ia almost every
| lock most Of the sheep hsving been shoFn.
| Qre farmer attempted to rt5c1c bis dock. but
| the water Vas 80 htsh he could not Eeseh his
team. and he dnalIy dragged them into fence
corners and covered them wiki Blankets
| Ont OF fffy sheep, nearly exhausted whe1
!! found the ovuer eaxed ao9ut sh1riy by thus
| covering them~
i correspondent in North Royal,ou states
that great h,=ses have been sustained n that
yirin'ty by The late severe rain storm. Many
ot the farmer. finished sherp shearine on Fri
day ot Saturday. and the unprotected docks
~ezr quickly chilled by the cold winds and
fIces<ant rai. Of the following SUNDAY light
| and Monday Nearly every :armer whose
| tGcEA WefE 4n<ated ta*E NEEh~ u3S l0aI 1toGQ
ten to eighty sheep in this manner The dam.
a%e Is felt severity Several brudrsd shecE
have thus pcrished already, and It Is ptuha
Die many more will dfe Of This exposure Il
| the ineixmeucT Ct the starrn-
The storm OF Sunday and Aoodar was mos
| ssvert In Medina County. Its effects wcr.
particularly severe On tbs tocks Of Ahecp
[ which had Just been she21ed, and we're thu.
left unprotected to undergo tha cold wind
| a1d 3tivlt:. rain 4 gtea- nunctr.r died on'
farmer. cut OF nue noek OF - sheep los
. | ID another Lost ll0, and many other. lost
| GREATER or lees lumbar.
Tie Kaycnu. Dtsnoerm says: The rccen
cold rain was bard on sheep recently she4 4rcd
| A.xiu Oliu. Esq., OF franklin, found tht@tt
ls1- o. hrs tsre Hook dead on Mouely morning
. ihes basiug Eeri.hesi trom the colt and raj
1a1ln:: The pfe!.oos nixht- J. 4: Moran. ,
| u Roots own. lost tweusy-twn-
Mr. NaboIe, OF Franklin, shearrd 40 shee
: on Saturday OF thesc he lost fO. "
! strickland Esd OF Raseana, lost fifteen, an
! / thinks soue others will de- H. Eckharss,
; | Eav.nra- lost fifteen
c Report. state thst there va. great des:rus
P | t!on ofrhetp In Psris, CharIcstowp, Edluhu1
i and other townships It i believed that se
= e1al thousand sheep u1ust have persisted
: the county
l. ard Increasing wool-cTnwius interest
= The storm vas very severe In Nnod Count
d Ia the vicinity Ut Bowling Greru- No Il
< than sixty harms and dwellings were unroos
Il b. the violent gale In that snlsSr the
we're Two house. IN the course Of eseeti
h1own down. Mr. =. i. BoPes received
sks7r cf the fry Of tie tornado. Lis dw
ling house was demolished. lesEing hirnss
c. vlse and tour children 1t ths mercy Of I
- storm The parent. each took up two u
~ children And sought Eefuge n the Ia
- bur enjoyed its protection but a naotae
when that building WAS unEooted, exp
sss them again 10 the peltinss Of
piti,e4s war OF the elements James Johnst
1r.v VAS driving team, and tho stotm ov
&c took hiua few miles from Portage lie y
ae returning home from western trsp- ! hes
ID limb hnu7 tree Tell on him on the back
d the neck and shoulders, killing him instant
Of The tornado proved tar more dlsastesous
20 the central portion Of this county than II
lle In this vicinity Miles upon miles u fc1
., | we're fexeted TO the ground The Lar.
oe forest srees were twisted OF near the RIOT,
- il thsy weSe eldes.~ Orchards ues- injurea
q many localities, fruit trrss being torn up
II" the roots.