The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-05

pounds, was moved several feet. One house
was blown to pieces and the floor found over
a mile away. A very valuable orchard, one
of two in tina. section of country, was CON-
pletely twisted to pieces. A large amount
of clothing and bedding was blown
into the woods and torn into shreds.
One man was lucky enough in
his misfortunes, to find an old shoe out by
his stable, in which he had deposited 500.
He also had some silver pieces which were
blown around, but he succeeded in finding
them, all but one piece. Several horses
were badly injured. Mr.. Marshall lost one
of considerable value. The Charlottesville
Review gives additional particulars: In
Fountain, between Hsrveysburg and Jack
ville.there was terrific hurricane. 1t swept
over a space of a halt mile, carrying ev-
erything before it, houses, trees, barns,
fences, and even the growing crops. The
house of Alex. Sewers was completely rid
died, and his wife, daughter, father and
mother killed, and he himself was seriously
injured. In this vicinity we hear
that there were nineteen persons
wounded, and several houees were
blown down by the storm. One man had
just finished setting up threshing
machine and before anything could be done
it was struck by the hurricane, and not a
vestige of the machine was Left to mark the
place 1t had stood. Mr. Msrshall's house
was swept down and his family
barely escaped with their lives by
taking refuge in the cellar. 1t is rumored
that one man was blown entirely away, and
has not since been heard from. AS the
storm came up David Parsons wife with
the children sought safety under the bed.
Just as they all had got under the bed the
chimney was blown into thu room
and would inevitably have killed them all
had it not been for their timely escape. One
man had lust unhitched his horse from his
buggy and the buggy was taken up, cap
sized and carried away as If it had been
mere straw in the wind. These are the par
ticulars as far as we could learn them from
this section.
A NOTICEABLE PHENOMENON
Just after the storm was a visit
OF the Ephemera. Those little white
the appearance OF snow storm. They
visit US but once year, and only live day.
It is to be hoped they picked the worst day
OF the year to pay their visit. We
nave attempted to portray the
most noticeable features of the storm
in our midst AS to the damage done the
farming community we can form no con-
ception, but know il must be very great.
The Review describes the storm in Craw
louisville, and some incidents as follows:
None of the cutters or drain pipes
were large enough to carry off the
water. Maurice Lse's cellar, on
East Market street, was filed, and Mr..
Walls's kitchen adjoining was watered to
the depth of four or five feet. Had Mrs.
Walls attempted to get supper Tuesday
evening she would have been compelled TO
dive bensth the waters surface to find the
cook stove, for that useful piece of kitchen
furniture, as well as all the
utensils thereto belonging, were
submerged, except the Dish pan and
tin cups and 'sich like" and they were
''afiOat, afloat on the swift rolling tide"
Harve Tnsley and Arch. Martin, of the
firm Of Tinsley, Martin & Mills, were sew
ersl miles out in the western part of the
county when the rain came on, and ATTEMPTED
to come home in the night, but a culveIt
was washed out about three miles from
the city, near the residence of Jacob McIn-
tire. Arch did the drying, and plunged
hea6long into the creek and called on Hsrve
to Jump" which he did. 1t was dark as a
dungeon, which made the situation some
what critical. Finally, by the assist
ance of Mr.. McIntire, they got
their horses loose by cutting the
traces, and leaving the buggy stand until
morning. Two hundred and thirty barrels
OF beer were spoiled at the brewery Tuesday
night by being surrounded by the water
which ran into the cellar. Dur
ing the storm large quantity
of wheat, straw and even half
sbeaves of wheat fell upon our streets. and
limbs:and, brush were seen travelling through
the atmosphere. 1t was evident that there
had been big wind" somewhere, and the
direction the debris was travelling indicated
that the location OF it was in the northeast.