The Republican journal., 1870-07-21
A TORNADO.

The smart shower, accompanied by light
Thursday of last week, was u terrible tornado
in vicinity of Lewiston and along the east
bank Of the Penobscot River. 1t was very
destructive in Androscoggin county, behaving
following account, from the Bangor Wing,
gives a description Of its rava@es in the
latter region
Fences We're blown down like straws, large
quantities of hay in the fields scattered beyond
hope of recovery, the largest trees upturned or
twisted off like reeds, corn and other growing crops
cut down and spoiled by the hail and everything
movable in the track of the hurricane materially
damaged. Even stone walls We're thrown down
for rods by the immense power Of the gale. Those
who saw the tornado describe il rs having the APP
pcar;nce of dense wall of black and angry clouds.
from which depended a whirling, twisting column,
resembling an elephants trunk. which lazily
swung to and fro, leaving destruction wherever it
touched.
In Brewer, Mr.. Pierce's barn was blown to the
ground, and the dwelling of Mr.. Freeze crumbled
into Il mass of ruins. Six persons in the
house, but miraculOuSly escaped without further
damage than some severe bruises. Some other
buildings were destroyed but do not learn
whose. The iron roof was lifted off the engine
house of Nealleys MILL and one end of the building
blown in by the wind
In Holden, Charles Sticland's house was unrooi-
ed and his barn completely destroyed, We're those
owned by Joseph b. Copeland, Charles Copeland,
Hiram Wiswell, Mr.. IIodgdon and lothian Pierce
D.. ID. Copeland's house was damaged and ne;rfy
all the windows broken. Three chmneys We're
blown OIL Charles Copelanl's house. which was
OtherW Use damaged.
In Orrington the roofs We're torn from the dwell
ngs of Zenas Smith, Bartlett Cuiran, Thomas
Curran and Horace Fields, and the walls shattered
The barns of Mr.. Fling an! Joshua severance
t1t inv Ia I.1t.h ,r.,It,
was Killed. The barns of John Jameson, Leopold
EsSec, Jeremiah Bowden and Rlwson Lufhin
We're unrooie,t and otherwise damaged. Mr.. John
Jameson in going from his barn to his house was
knocked down by the hailstones, which were as
large robins eggs. lie was very badly bruised
about the head, but managed to crawl under q
fence winch protected HIM in measure, until the
storm lulled.
In Hampden a number of buildings were destroy
ed, while others were unrooted or damaged. Great
damage was done by the hail.
In NeWburS, DiXmOnt and surrounding places,
the storm was very violent. Trees We're uprooted,
fences demolished and Out-buildings overturned
and unroofed by the wind. The lightning struck
IN several places, but we have heard of no dwellings
injured.
The following, later accounts gives further
particulars in the interior of the State, as
well as on the Penobscot
The church at West Hampden was unroofed, and
the roof blown some thirty rods from the building
At Hampden two vessels in the river were capszcd
and one thrown upon her beam ends. In Orring-
ton, besides the damage heretofore reported, we
learn that thirteen cows and three horses were
killed by lightning. In one instance a hailstone,
after passing through pane of glass penetrated II
door panel, passing clear through, such was the
force with which the hail was driven. AT Show
hogan the lightning struck near Ruel Home stead,
working at hayng. severely injured him. The
Garn OF Thomas Lerton was blown down. In
Mnot and Auburn an immense amount of window
glass was broken by the hail. Two houses belong
ing to Harvey Dillingham;, at North Auburn Dill
ingham HID, were blown down, and yoke of
oxen SO seriously injured that it was necessary to
kill one of them. A barn of Jabcz Merrill, in the
same vicinity, was blown down and half the roof
of the house blown OIL A large part of the
orchards were blown down-the damage in this
respect being beyond credcncc.
At Mechanic Falls the gale was quite severe,
The steeple was blown from the Methodist church.
houses shorn of chimneys trees levelled, glass
broken, ETC., etc.
In Greene the gale with great fury struck barn
belonging to John and Stinson Parker. The two
lothers had just driven into the barn with !, load
OF hay, shut up the barn doors, backing the load
against one of them to prevent the door being