The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-06-21
TORNADO IN MONROE COUNTY.

well nave Deen ueSlreQ. he sun SHOWN out
brilliantly, and everything indicated fine
day throughout. At about niue o'clock,
however, the heavens began to assume a
showery aspect, which varied somewhat
between cloud and sunshine and drizzle
until about noon when irregular east storm
set in. As the day advanced, the storm
gathered force until evening, when the
rain fell in torrants, and old Boreas sent
forth blasts of wind that were anything
but agreeable to tender nerves, and caus-
ed many one 10 make mental calcula-
ton as to the capacity of the shelter to
stand the pressure. But in spite Of
tremors and fears, both rain and wind con-
tinued until about halfpast ten Z. ~,
when the storm eliminated in terrific
tornado, which carried destruction to ev-
erything which came in its way.
The tornado seemed to gather force
first on the farm of the late Abraham
Fetherman, near Bossardsville, now own,
cd by two cf Lis sons. Here large barn
was torn TO pieces, fences were scattered
to the winds, trees uprooted and crops de-
stroyed. The loss Of the Fetherman boys
is estimated at over 81 Geo. From thence
it made dash at Bossardsvile, destroy
ing everything in its way, where it unroof-
ed and otherwise damaged the house and
store house cf Charles Williams, destroy
ed the shed attached to Bossards hotel,
and somcwh hat injured the hotel building,
tore up trees and scattered fcuces as
though there was fun in the operation.
From Bossardsyille the tornado took a
direction towards the northeast doing but
little damage until it reached the farm Of
Peter Marsh, near Kuukcltown, about
three miles from Stroudsburg, where it
stripped lis orchard, uprootiDg nearly
every tree, and moved wagon shed some
three feet from It's foundation. From
thence the first serious mark of its pas
sage was on the farm Of Peter kuHklc,
Esq, where fruit trees and much valuable
timber was destroyed. Mr.-K. estimates
bis loss in timber at $500 It's force
here may be gathered from the fact that
it twisted shellbark hickery, at least
two feet in diameter, of close to the
ground. From Mr. Kunkle's, its course
lay through patch Of timber belonging
to Mr.. Robert Huston, Of this borough,
which also suffered greatly. Large
trees aud young saplings were twisted off,
firtel around and piled altogether too
promiscuously to be agreeable to their
owner. From thence it reserved its fury
until it reached the farm of Mr. Theodore
Shoemaker, where it totally demolished a
shed and uprooted quite number Of
trees and scattered fences in every direc-
tion. A calf tied in Mr.. Shoemaker's s
shed has not been seen or heard Of since
the passage of the tornado It's next
point Of destruction was on the farm
Of Henry Frantz, in Stroud township,
where a shed was blown to pieces, and an
apple orchard completely stripped of its
trees. The farms Of Zahariah FIagler,
David Green, George Fable, Philip Swart-
wood, as do indeed every farm through
which it passed, bear unmistakable evil
dence of the power and fury Of the
storm. 1t seems to have expended itself
some four miles north Of the borough on
land occupied by Mr. John Daubt, where
tie damage done was not SO heavy as in
other quarters.
The amount of damage caused by the
tornado can hardly be estimated in dollars
and cents, because it is of character
that dollars and cents can not restore
But from all we can learn $40, 600 would
not be a fair compensation for what was
destroyed, and which years, in addition to
money will be required, even in time, to
restore. The effects Of the storm must be
witnessed to be properly appreciated
Altogether it was the greatest blow cv-
er experienced in Monroe county, and it
is marvel that where there was so much
destruction to property there should be
no destruction of life or limb. After the
most diligent inquiry we have been able
to learn Of no person who was injured.
GF w. w. Seaton, long connected with
the National LRtetigencer, died at his resi-
dence at Washington on Saturday, having
offainad tho rina old aro Of 81 H.