The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-06-18
TERRIBLE STORM.
Buildings and Orchards Destroyed.

rife storm passed over portions of this
county. The damage done by the storm
seems to be mostly confined to Wheatfeld
twp, where the tornado tore up trees level
ed fences and unroofed buildings. On Sat
urday we went over the road from this
borough to Duncannon, which seems to
have been the route taken by the storm,
and noted the damage done.
The first evidence of the terrible gale is
seen on the farm of Jessee Powell in Centre
twp, where ten or dozen large apple
trees are torn out by the roots. Joseph
Miller on the adjoining farm also lost
number of fruit trees. No damage except
by the washing of the water was noticed
from this point to the forks of the road,
near the residence of Fred. Horn, where the
little piece of woodland between the two
roads had trees torn up and twisted off,
for about twenty or thirty feet in width.
A few rods further on, the storm crossed
the road and shows we'll marked track up
through the woods on the left. From
there until we reached the clog Church,
the only evidence of the storm was here
and there an uprooted tree or a piece Of
damaged fence. At the church the storm
appears to have taken renewed energy as
nearly half of the grove of stout old oaks
just west of the building are twisted off or
torn out by the roots, some of the trees
falling across the road. Fortunately the
church is uninjured as the trees protected
it from the gale. The battle with the oaks
seems to have taken the force out of the
storm, as for the next mile or more we no.
ticed but trifling damage. Near the Centre
School House however, it appears to have
gathered new strength as in this vicinity
great damage was done. The porches at
the residence of Christian Heisley were in
.jured and great portion of the orchard just
above his house was blown out by the roots.
A wagon shed and corn crib on the farm
of Henry Bartruff was blown down and
eighteen fine fruit trees were destroyed.
John E. Ebersole had large part of the
roof blown off his barn and trees and fences
demolished. The barn belonging to Henry
Durnbaugh had the roof blown of, and the
barn belonging to Aaron Keim had the roof
taken off and was moved from its founda-
tions A log stable belonging to VIM.
Keim was blown down. In it were two
horses one of which was somewhat injured,
the other not hurt. A little beyond we came
to large frame stable owned by Joseph
Lepperd which has the roof blown off and
is moved from its foundation and so badly
twisted out of shape that it appears impos-
sible to repair it. The barns belonging to
Andrew Briner and A. Genzyl were also
considerably injured. -
The heaviest loss however falls on Jacob
Ristine. His large barn which was good
one and built only few years since, was
unroofed and then blown from the founda-
tion, leaving the building a complete wreck.
Portions of the barn were found one hun
dred rods distant, where they had been
carried by the wind. Some of the stock
which was in the barn at the time was in
,jured and two vehicles and horse rake
were buried in the ruins. His tenant house
was also SO badly injured that it is unin-
habitable. Mr.. Rissine thinks his loss will
reach nearly three thousand dollars. At
this point the storm seems to have spent its
strength as east Of there, the only evidence
of the storm is the occasional uprooting
of tree, OF, the leveling of few fences.
Some little damage was done on the farm
of Henry Clay where we learn that a corn
crib and wagon shed was blown down. In
the Southerly part of Spring twp, some
little damage was done to sheds and few
trees were uprooted. In this borough we
had but little rain and no wind ON that day.
In some places in the county the rain was
accompanied by hail. All through Wheat
field twp, where the most of the injury was
done, the duration Of the storm is said to
have been only five or six minutes. .l
College Of New Jersey.--The One hun
dred and twenty-fifth annual commence
ment of this college is TO be held this
month. The Baccalaureate sermon is to
be preached ON Sunday the 23d inst, and
the Gath 95th and Goth will be occupied by
other exercises. Trains will leave West
Philadelphia for Princeton at 7:15 and $3.50
A. M. arriving at o;S5 and 1925 A. M.
Examinations for admission will be had
on Saturday the 22d and Thursday the
9th inst. hFan F7f
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Drowned. = On Monday afternoon, be-
tween 8 and o'clock, Daniel Longacre,
an employee at the Keystone Hotel, selins-
grove, in company with several other BOYS,