Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-26
Great DesfFucGi of Property
asGuseS and Forests blown Down
A curt House UnrOOfed and a
Court semOraiixed.

The storm which swept over this
city On Saturday afternoon sbout 5
o clock, lasting some ten minutes,
wniIe II did but little damage i'll the
clty, was most destructive in this and
adjoining counties.
We have already gwen al account
of the blowing down Of barn some
few miles North of this city, and the
crushing of a Mr.. Tbarp, who has
since dled Of hi wounds, aud We give
below some Particulars OF the damage
done in other localities:
At Durham the new tobacco ware
house of Mr.. Mangum was blown
down, several gentlemen narrowly Co.
Gaping being caught in the falling
! building, aud other damage was done
| III tie town.
At HiiIsboro n number OF small
| houses were blown down AMI Others
u8rcofed.
At PIttsboro one half Of the roof
OF tile Cour thouse was suddenly
wrenched oft and blown down and the
Court room filled with plasterlng aud
dust. The Court WAS in session at the
time, but W. learn that the inmates Of
Tie room did not wait for tie Judge
ID 0uj0urn tie Court nor did they
stand upon the order of their going.
! Fortunately TO one WAS hurt. Tie
residences of Hon. John Manning.
Mr.. j. II. Head"n aud others We're
more or less damaged.
Ia th,- neigh boriIood of MorIisyille
great damage was done. 1t zlnroofed
every house On the farm of NJ. John
Burgess house. His wife was sick III
bed "a tue time. She was unable to
get mp. aud mad To he removed to
another bu'ldng that had escaped the
I r=yagSs Of TIE storm. His snivse
/ house was blown down and his meat
! scatteyt q for 81 hundred yards around.
/ rhc house OF Coolies WAS down, but
the Inmates fortunately escape {. III:
harmed. Feuces and trees suffered
| terribly in the whole section.
! At = axe Forest the roof OF the Co.
! /. re Was blown OFF. TIE railroad
bridge arross Cedar Creek, three
I miles this side OF Frank linton, had
its roof blown off. bnt no positive
| damage was done to tue bridge.
! On he farm Of Mr.. w. S, BaRHti',
! OF the Ii. Ia OF Upchurch Il Bagweil, OF
, THIS C:fy, much damage vas dome
J 4 genuine ;.Urricare passed "v~r
portion of tIto farm, blowing d'Tn
| houses. one containing four p r-"ns'
| but ...ll caped being hutt. Both
! buildil rs were Literally blown Gown:
| One vi his Children. some years OF
! age, was seriously shocked. being
sensaless for awhile. His Owe ing
was badly damaged. Tnrnug''"us
iaL Whole section much damage We
,icue
Al Forestvi3le the foundry ard
| black smith s,,up Of Ms2rs. Damn,
Riggan 4 Co.. and several smaller
houses were blow down. IL TIE
ounafy stationary ergine was bad
Il Damaged. Messrs. Dn.'n, LEAN
& Co, sustain a loss of some s. 200.
On the farms of Mes-rS. Rl"hard
Badger aud Simon Hays, near 'ni'
city, thousands If trees Were torn up
b5 the roots, and Wo hear CT rimlar
damage being don" 90 almost every
fai N III this section.
The storm seems to haze di'id'o
JUS west OF this city and gong upon
both sides. only striking Le'e with
alb .tsd force, and TINS IA Ugh ss"sned
to great extent any damage. or cur
citizens wouid have ieeH trri.h~H ny
a storm that IS said t. have lad 10
.a'l 3 IN this country tor na". lars.
As it was it was considered herr by 10
means ema storm, and many ""
the mad freak it perpe rated.
We are fearful that much damage
has been done beyond what has been
heard Of, nor can we get the dlnen'
siOns OF exact route of the storm.