The Osceola times., 1877-08-04
STORMY SUMMERS.
The TornsdOes Of the Last Decade Tn,
q. Grent storms of the Past.

.. Great storms Of the Past.
The occurrence of great and destructive
storms is frequently marked in history.
Perhaps the most terrible one on record
is what is known rs the great storm Of
November 26-27, 1903, in England and
throughout Europe. In that frghtful
tempest, lasting throughout the greater
part OF two days, the number of persons
drowned in the Thames and Severn, and
lost on the coast in ships blown from their
moorinps and never heard of sfterward,
was estimated at eight thousand souls.
The loss of property sustained in London
alone, by wind and food. was estimated
at the enormous sum of 5000, 900 pounds
sterling. In the county Of Kent great
number OF trees were torn up by their
roots, the great Eddystone lighthouse
was completely destroyed, and immense
numbers ofcattle were killed and drowned.
In the West Indies, from the Sd to the
18th Of October, 1850, terrible hurricanes
devastated the whole country. At Bar
BADGES over 1000 inhabitants lost their
lives in this tempest, and the destruction
of British and ether vessels in West In
dia harbors was frigbtful. Another ter
rible hurricane visited the Island of Bar
BADGES. August 10, 1881. In this tenn
pest over $500 inhabitants were killed
and over 5000 wounded.
Many of our readers will remember the
fearful hurricane which swept over Ohio
and states lying to the westward as far
as Iowa In June, of the year 1860. The
violence of the wind which attended this
great storm, was declared by manv to
have been without a parallel. Great
destruction to trees, crops, roofs and ves-
sells, and some loss of lie were the results
along the broad tract OF this tempest,
reaching in width for many miles.
In the year 1866, tremendous gales
swept across the American lakes ana the
Atlantic coast, from the 9th to the 1lth
of January. The came hurricane reached
Europe, and the steamer Amelia went
down with a cargo valued at 81, 900, 900.
Many wrecks and great loss of life were
reported in various countries, showing
that an unusual atmosphericper perturbation
pervaded the globe at the same time.
A frightful destructive storm was the
tropical hurricane which struck the
coast of Nova Scotia with terrible fury
on the oath and 25th of August, 1873.
The loss OF life was frightful, and that OF
property was estimated at the time from
four to five million of dollars. About
nine hundred houses were destroyed, the
damage done to warves and crops could
scarcely be calculated, and the nuns
Der of vessels known to have been de.
stroyed during the oath and 25th of Au-
gust was 1882. In the neighborhood Of
the gulf of st. Lawrence and the ATTAIN
tic shores of Nova Scotia and Newlonnd-
land the loss of life was not proportion
ately large, teiBg estimated at less than
five hupdred in all.
1t is notable that the month Of June,
1871 was prolific in thunder and rain
storms, especially in the western states.
The 10Th of June there was an awful tor
nado at Eldorado, Kansas, that nearly
DESTROYED the whole town. On the 18th,
at several points in Wisconsin, violent
and destructive tornadoes were reported.
The same day terrific hurricane at
Scranton, Iowa, demolished houses and
carried light buildings ten rods, killing
the inmates. The same day Westerville,
Iowa, reported terrible tornado, snd
the vicinity of Springfield, Illinois, was
visited by an awful cyclone, pulling up
tree. and whirling fences in the air. On
the 18th of June the same year, (lS7D,
there was a terrific thunder and rain
storm, flooding the country in Kansas
aud Minnegota. and on the Goth of the
same month there was great storm on
Lake Superior, attended with furious
winds from all points of the compass
(whirlwinds), twirling the waves into
spires, or water.spouts, and attended by a
destructive tidal wave at Duluth, Min
nesota.
On the 9th of July, 1871, Dayton,
Ohio, was visited by violent tornado,
in the path of which many houses were
demolished and churches and bridges
blown down, several persons being killed,
and the total damage to property in the
city and country estimated at at least one
million dollars Cincinnati Commercial.