South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-26

@~@->4t ~ - Jul At ten
minutes past one o'clock this afternoon
NORTH fHbany was visitsd-by 1 .e inos.
tefriGe cyclone that was ever witnes led
in this portion Of the country. leaving
10 IL track scene of dissolution and
ruin, but not resulting in tie loss OF a
single human lie. There was-scssceIy
a psemonition OF It's coming. * there was
bus 9,st4e s~ind . ,goihent before, but in
not more than Eve or ten seconds of
time the hurricane struck, urroofed and
destroyed sixteen buildings, including
the large brick retogt house Of the PEG.
pie's GasiigIh Company and the Water.
yliet Horse Railroad Com3any's barn.
ltthen passed on It's destructive course
to Ihe. Lumber district, where very heavy
damage was inflicted hy the ,,psesting
Of Saauy piles OF lumber and scattering
their contents promiacuousiy in all III.
rcctions. Fortunately ibis calamity
came on Sunday. FOX il it lasl happened
on any other day during business hours
thcre mast Inevitably have been serious
loss OF life resulting from the flying
timbers. ,...
From The accounts ofyarious ob6ery-
ers at difIereht gpoustsit appears that
there were two storms moving in nearly
! opposite directions. One was seen ap.
pro aching from the northeast, accompa.
niedh byH heavy black cload. moving
with great. rapidity, and another coming
from a point dlittle sohtRiof west, the
two currents meeting in. tbc Vicinity OF
-Wqsh Albany, and forming q cyclone OF
torrhit fesoe. In hntinst,,ae the airMhs
Eflled with dense oIeaas Of dust, brafch
cs Of trees, Aging tsinbtrs, roofs q
bpIldihgs and various otIser debris
Trees were split as if styue.l by lightning
and twistoil ia every coli coivabi6 shape
and some having diamctcror from { so
TO three. feet wore liItet out OF The
EBroanl by The roots. Hcayy tin and
shingie roofs were oarriedr1odiiy through
Ethoaiir4 1T West Albany two frame
dwellings and thrcc barns wcre entirely
destroyed, Tie rcaecs and sheIs al.thC
cattle y;ga7Tegg- badly damaged, Ow
ling TO the nccideGt to the yasworlis the
whole northern part Of the city IS IN 20
tai aari1ness tonight. The ll9F3o rail
road company had four Lorscs killed
and tHenby otl,egs were more OF less
ipjurcthiJl Ir4 T1oa szE
II isinpossibIa at present to give an
accurate statement OF, the losses, bat il
is believed they vii approach 100000
LAB0R-sAvH;a MAeHIIEav-Thol last
humber of tho Scientific A,nc,lou,1 Los ,
well written article on the subject ocla.
Dor saying machinery. 4 denies that
these machines are driving people out
OF work. Statistics show that the earn
ing of sewing women have greatly in
creased since the Introduction Of sewinq
machines, and that tie number of per
SONS who make their living by sewing
h,,.o ;,o.o,.o,; =,
a,,,, o,,on it, az, 800 - ma Ia
nn,oornns on-;cr,,,,r., .t ',,','',o- -, =; -
nroosfo, ,,,o $50. ., ',.,,,.'o - -
~ :, '.''
~ - - - 49, 80 : o''oos'
lahore. In fact v 'r '''Te. u ta,i
mocj,i,,o,, - inf,o4rc,,, int, 49,. 80.
OF .pu,sujt, an ibcrooeo in tia n,,,rbor =,
EMPLOYEES and t5o vo,ro oetso aa,,r.
cato rrot,rc,s iss-.o - c,Ir,,, -.
ge7 Will DC propo'~'nHteiy h'ghcr In
emo ""o '"' ne'snoo''"S y eSteril"'eSte'
""o'e lheFe mas Neoo AoayY gain. il
productive m'oN'hoiF' 'ho Increase IN