The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
STORMY SUNNI Frs.


Great StOrms Of the fhht'
The occurrence of great and destructive
storms is frequently marked in history
Perhaps the most terrible one on record
is what is known as the great storm of
November 26.27, 1903, in England and
throughout Europe. In that trlghtiul
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
moorings and never heard of atterward,
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 Z, 600 600 pounds
sterling. In the county of Kent great
number OF trees were torn up by their
roots, the great Eddyst0ne lighthouse
was completely destroyed, and immense
numbers ofcattle were killed and drowned.
In the Weet Indies, from the Sd to the
18th OF October, 1870, terrible hurricanes
devastated the whole country. Al Bar
BADGES over 1000 inhabitants lost their
lives in this tempest, and the destruction
of British and other vessels in West In
dia harbors was frightful. Another ter
riblc hurricane visited the Island OF Bar
BADGES, August 10, 1881. In this ten
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 10y manv tc
have been without palallei. Great
destruction 10 trees, crops, roofs and Hea'
sells. and some loss of lite 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 and the
Atlantic coast, from the 9Th to the !'th
olJanuary. The same hurricane reached
Europe, and the steamer Amelia went
down with Il cargo valued at s 100000,
Many wrecks and great loss Of life ~erc
reported in various countries, showing
that an unusual neutrality-suspicious.
pervaded the globe at the same time
A frightiul destructive Htorm waa the
trorical hurricane which struck the
coast of Nova Scotia with terrible fury
on the 4ith and 18th Of August, 1873
The loss OF life was frightful, and that OF
propertv 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 num-
Der of vessels known to have been de-
stroyed during the 24th and 25th OF Au
gust was O32. In the neighborhood o
the gulf of 1t. Lawrence and the Attain
tic shores of Nova Scotia and New'onnd
land the loss of life was not proportion
atelv large, being estimated ut less thar
FIVE hundred in Gi'.
II is notable that the month oi lane
1871, was prolific in thunder and rail-
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 III Wisconsin, violent
and destructive tOrnadoes were reported.
The same day terrific hurricane at
Scranton Iowa, dcmoIished houses and
carried light buildings ten rods killing
the inmates. The same day WcstrrviIle,
Iowa, reported terrible tornado, and
the vicinity of Springfield, Illinois, was
visited by an awful cyclone, pulling up
trees and whirlng fences in III" air, On
the 10Th af Tupc the came "ra' lS'D
there was terrific thunder all RAN
storm. flooding the country in Kansas
and Minnc-ota, and on the 2Oth of the
same month there was great storm OF
Lake Superior, attended with furiour
winds from all points of the compa''
(whirIwinds), twiring the waves into
spires, or water-spouts, and attended by
destructive tidal wave at Duluth, Min
nesOta,
On the 9th of July, 1871, Dayton
Ohio wac visited by violent tornado
in the path of which mary hdnses were
demolished and churches and bridge
blown down, several persons being killed
and the total damage to property III th'
city and country estimated at AT least one
million dollars. Cincinnati Commc"'nh