Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-05-05
Violent lorna do.


nado passed over belt Of country within
few miles Of Hsrrisonbutg, on Monday
morning last, between 9 and 10 o'clock.
II came from the Southeast, and passed
in a Northwestern direction, until II came
within half mile OF our corporate limits,
hen il took Northern direction. l,ex-
tended in a circular line from four or hve
miles above town, reaching point about
five or six miles below Harrisonburg. Ii
covered but a limited belt Of country IN
its passage, probably not more than lew
hundred yards, but II was extremely herce
and violent in its movements. tenclng
imme ediately on its track was swept lie
chaff before the whirlwind, whilst barns,
sheds, com.houses. orchards. etc., etc.,
were treated as ic they were s,raws driv-
en- by the current. The first indication
of its passage we have heard OF. may De
seen on Mr.. Loewenbach's farm, abou;
miles from town, and the last evidence
of the ferceness OF It's anger near krat'
zer's Spring, miles below US. The
frs, extensive damage done that we have
heard of, was at Mr.. John Bowman S, one
and half miles above town, where his
barn was blown down. IL seems 10 have
spent its fury al one or two places on The
line of its IN arch. Al our friend AIe1an
der Bowmsns residence, half a mile west
of us, it was exceedingly fierce and de-
s,ructye. Ii unroofed his barn, scatter
ing the heavy timbers like straws in the
road, several feet from where they were
torn loose from the barn. F. q. Way
and his son Harry, who had taken skelt-
er in the barn, were blown out several
feet, and, strange TO say. neither Of them
was killed, the elder Mr. Way having a
few teeth knocked ou, and being some
what bruised by tie falling limbers, and
his son escaping with few sllgh, bruls'
es. The frncing around the upper side
OF Mr.. Bowman's house was entirely
proslrated, his corr and carriage house
turned round and partially capsized. his
smoke-house turned bottom upward. and
a large appie.tree in the yard wrenched
from It's place in the earth as if j. had
been a pipe.siem. MIR. Bowman himself
narrowly escaped with his life, being al
the time out in the field in from. of his
harm with his wagon and team. His lite
was saved, he thinks, by his presence o'
mind in Jumping from his saddle horse
and prostraling himself upon the ground.
His wagon was broken TO pieces by ,be
storm, no, spoke being left in one ol
the wheels The "wreck Of matter al
Mr.. BIS made one wonder how his fam
ily escaped instant destruction.
After The damage done al Alexander
Bowman's the next freaks OF the unchaln-
ed winds and the demon Of The storm,
were exhibited 10 The aslonlshment of the
of the good people Of Ena, (slngular
name for town !! one Of the little, quiet
county places with which our great
country is beng dotted all over. Al Et-
ma, i, seems, the Storm king felt al liberty
10 empty the vials OF his wrath. Some
hslf dozen buildings were here unroof-
ed, and alter The storm was over, the gen.
iemen who had The misfortune 10 reside
in Elns were 10 be seen III The fields hard
by, picking up bacon, blown from
their smoke houses (Our authority for
this statement is a lady, who was caught
in the storm at Etna, In this immedl.
ale locality Jos. Wenger's blacssnilh
shop and barn were blown down, his fine
young orchard torn up by the roots, and
the roof Of lis dwelling house turned
round the roof blown from 'he house
formerly occupied by Old Mr.. Beeling !
The blacksmith's shop at Kraizer's Spring
blown down and The roof blown from
the stone barn a, Krsizer's Spring. Be.
yond this point We have no record 10
make Of the mad dance Of The winds, ss !
we have heard nothing of material inju. |
ry TO any other locality.
The hurricane was accompanied with
rain and bail, some Of the hail stones be-
ing of very large size, although we have
heard of no damage haviRg been done BY
the hail.
We learn that other sections Of the
county were visited with storms Of hail
about The same time that Ibis tornado wss /
playing such sad havoc with tie barns
and other buildings Included within the
happily restricted range of lis desolsdng
nead.-HarrisOnbmg Register.
Al a religious meeting among the blacks
q colored preacher requested that some
brother would pray. Thfreupon half
wiled Nose commenced ring Of words
entirely without meaning. AZ this lhr
pastor raised his head and inquired: ,
Who's ds, prsyin' Da, yoo bfudder
Muse Jes hold 90. brndsrr Mose. you
ct somebody pray dsfs better acquainted
mid dc Lord -