Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-11
THE GREAT STORM.

severe. In number Of instances
houses were torn TO pieces, and whole
families OF six and eightpcrsons killed.
Churches and school houses suffered
tho most. TIE storm seems to have
ftkfAgyses.st- "a SsskJssa.a IA
Friday til. 1854 uI.,, and passed
through here about midnight on Sat
urday, and exhaustodsits force in New
Hampshire, on Sunday afternoon,
whorc il seemed 10 have beea NJ &C.
we're rs in Kansas and Indiana.
The damage in its route across this
State was not very great except in the
Chester Valley, whore ego witnesses,
who were just outside of the track Of
the tornado describe il asa dark cloud Of
smoke in the shape ofa funnel, boreing
like an augur; drawing into its vortex
trees, timber, houses, barns, cattle,
grain, and whatever else was found in
It's path.
An eye witness residing near Parks
burg, on tho Pennsylvania rail road,
10 miles below Lancaster, says
The first building struck and DESTROY.
cd was that of Wayne Woodland The
barn and outbuildings were utterly de-
molished and the house unroofed. A
fine field of wheat nearly ripe. the pro.
perty of Frank Paxton was torn m
bv the roots and not a stalk left. The
field had the appearance of fhaying been
lately plowed. His apple orchard was
also DESTROYED. I'm its course the hur.
ricane struck piece of woods through
which il plowed a clean passage. car.
rying off all the trees it destroyed. A
large barn on the proDerty of /. Muir
ply was totally DESTROYED, as was also
that OF q. r. Young, near Parksburg
When the storm approached that vii
lage IL seemed to gain renewed strength
Just before entering the town il cross
cd the Delaware City and Pomeroy
Railroad, tearing from the track The
rails for a distance of nearly one hun
dred yards, which it twisted as if thew
were straws. 1t caught the railroad
bridge which spans Buck creek (it wa.
100 feet long) and threw it into an adj
Joining field, In the town il blew down
several houses, among which were the
fine new residence Of George Paxton
of Delaware City, and the building d
Samuel Jackson. A number of bonse.
were unroofed and several persons in.
iured. A stranger was caugbt unon
its angry surface and carried two
miles. He had his law fractured and
was badly hurt. both externallv mn
internally, and il is feared he cannot
recover.
In East Fallowfield township II do
stroyod a house occupied by colored
woman named Mary Ann Honlr;ns
killing her almost instantly bv f6rcino
one of her ribs through her heart
She had in The bonse ber ,hroa Ala
dren ali NJ whom arc m;.s;ra aa AZ !,
ia Ceored that thew woro carr;eS au as i. !,
The wbirlwind In Tho no;ohhooh.oyy on ~
ofSto,tsvilloit destrovod 10 s. vv, nOo. =
of nronertv among which ~" "'oon . ',o,.
6ne annie orchard On ,b" o.,".n 70 os = nno rel
Tor Mprnhv The trees 49, 49, ,;,a..I,. y, III
torn nm Nv tho roots Nj 80 ~ Nv, as.sa ,a !,
to bara oscanad A. Eoo;Iipp omY appe"i' !
s,ruclx the vonng ladies, sero;nars, a.,
nronertv of Mr. Richard Darl;4 ,on sn'
and tba roof n ibs hn;ld;,,. I'LL ~.' .on
ofr and the eas, wall tbro,ns d "@. WI,
row and moro commod;ons % n';ia;.' =
which was in course 90 oroo,;on ,r1.
utterlv DESTROYED stool sntsorod ror,
mucb A nnmber oc hn.saa - 49,: 49,
were killed and a s,,I, ian.o. WV nna,;s. ov.,
ser;onslv ;ninrod A. NJ NJ, i,a
demolished scveral bsrns and w." a..
roof from ,bo ros;donoa ~ 20 sIas.sL IT, ~ ~" ."'
shall Eso When oross;nr ~ n
DIVINE creek Il sucLed nn ~ v wa,ars a
leaving the bed of the stream drv 10
a few minutes. After Il struck IN,
eastern hills of the creek Il weakened
having spent its force in tbe distanc,
lin This county) Of about sixtesn m;lo,
in length and two hundred fact /,
width. Scarcely anv offs effects wor,
felt IN West Chester altbougb oal, anr
chestnut bouphs were seen flving owe,
the town. In the limits Of the tornsd,
Il appears there was hardly any rain
but on the outer edpes Il was escorte,
by n fearful rain and hail storm som,
Of the bailstones that fell in the neich
borhood of Stottsyille measured al,
inches in circumference. and a larO,
quantity was picked nm about The si7,
of shelled walnuts In West Cheste
thew were abont tho nze Of bickor,
nuts The storm has done considera
bic damage TO the wheat oats and corn
and thoee f;elds that wero strnol, h,
| Il are n total loss.
RoSpouT. N. Y. Julv "a disnatol
from Marlborough. Ulster county saw
that placo was Visited Yesterday affcr
noon bv a terrific storm oftbunder an,
lightning. wind and rain. bv whicl
great damage was done. Fences. barn
and outbuiidinrs were blown down an,
sheen and cattle killed. A bonse own
od hy patr;cL O,pr;on woa dao,ro,,oJ
Il