The New York herald., 1877-07-03
WORK Or THE WINDS.
TornadOeS and Their Devastation n
Several States.
MANY LIVES LOST.
Haffnl Destruction Of Buildings, Timber,
| Fruit Trees, Crops, Fences and
Other Property.
MANY LIVES LOS
INCIDENTS OF THE STORMS.
[D1 TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD. J

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PHILADELPHIA. July q 1877.
Intelligence from tho country districts and small
towns 10 this vicinity show that the thunder.
storm Of yesterday afternoon did much dam
age TO crops and frame buildings and
wooded groves. Al the village Of Ercndoun,
Chester county the storm terrible its Violence
resulting In tho destruction OF thousands OF dollars
worth ot property and in the instant death OF per-
son, tho Serious perhaps fatal injury OF another. and
the slisnt woundiug OF third. For
distance OF Two miles q gigantic whirlwind
swept over tho town In noariy . straight
course from tho southwest, carrying desolntion
in It's track Tho width Of It's circle was about 200
yards AMI literally everything upon tho ground over
which It passed has been annihilated or injured.
Ercdoun the highest hill In the vicinity. Not
drop OF rain bail fell there but In all directions about
tho neighborhood It raincd and hailed too.
MAN BLOWN Two NILES THROUGH THE AIR.
Some OF the incidents Of tho storm wero Of start
ling character. An ola frame house completely
demolished, and a coorcd woman-one OF the occu-
pnnts-was caught In the tmbers and killed gentle
man. walking across held was caught in the vortex,
lifted on his feet and carried away. Whom he 70.
covered CONSCIOUSNESS he found himself lying on
his body bruised and clothes II is feared be has
received serious internal Injuries.
SEMINARY BUILDING DAMAGED
The seminary for young ladies. owned by Mr. Oar.
iington had, fortunately, but few occupants, tho
school having closed last week. When tho storm
the collar probably saving their lives by doing,
tho roof blown OF AMI side OF
barns, with their contents wero taken up and de.
stroycd, 80 that nothing recognizable s left o thcm
contractor was erecting house Tor Mr. Darlington
NOT Tar from tho school, u being In an advanced state
Of completion, Just ready to plaster and paint II
entirely blown AWAY and destroyed, the very founda-
tion being torn up and removed
blown 200 yards and nst.utly killed. 4
stouc house he'd It's roof torn OIL and the end blown
away. An orchard Of apple trees was tora up by the
roots and carried considerable distance. tho leaves
and every particle Of bark being stripped. buggy
that he had 10 DO killed. a root OF barn was blown
on and wrapped tightly around trec At the distance
oi one-quartcr Of mile.
FAMILIES HOMELESS.
Eight families left entirely homeloss, their
household goods, as we'll as tho houses themselves.
being entirely gone. Tho linen, bcdquiits &C., were
torn into shreds and are entirety vaiueless
STRANGE INCIDENTS
wagon loaded with grain was taken up tho grain
the hubs being wrcnched out OF tho wheels during
progress In one Of the barns blown away horse
With the stones piled UP around Him. and perfectly
sound and unhurt, although trembling In every limo
TSs srowss corn vas Gu. 81 auor p
above tho ground AZ clean as though with knite
The .whrlwnd. aitcr doing all this damage.
se.S s. ssysua '''iss Essss,u
whsrs it broke, dspositing the various
materalD H-sAd be4A eArry1Ug With H. Shingles.
sonos, furniture. bsdcothes. straw, hay tfees bark
and lcaveswere scattered around In chaosic mass.
Heavy pieces OF timber weighing two or three hundred
pounds, wero caught up and carried along as
though they were nothing moro than straws. and 4
hedge Of the Tough Osage orange. we'll trimmed and
closely matted stripped OF ali Its thorps leaves
and bark, nothing remaining but tho whtened boaghs
and smaller twigs heavy axle torn from under
n farm wagon and blown completely through frame
house, leaving largo shattered apsrturcs Al It's points
oil entrance and exit
CHURCH sPAREn
Tho Friends meeting house upinjured, but scme
OF the out buildings including the horse shcds were
blown away and the graveyard covered with this
and other dcbria
The damage done was very considerable ana will be
greatly felt by the occupants OF tho ruinod houses,
most Of whom farmers in q small way and
laborers The greatest loss will probably accrue 70
Mr. Darlington, amounting to at least $15 1000 the
surance against fire not covering loss Of tots kind.