Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03

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f,er persons were carried a in the hpsse
AL were seriously injured. TIL. is the
m.,st de -olate scene your correspondent
witnessed. What Was once the homes Of
tao opulent farmers 10 complete desola-
tion-nothing bat cellar walls left
house, barn. hay and straw stacks, corn
bins, bee hives, smoke-hou.es, wagon.
shed, furniture, all gone in debris. Mr..
Chandler had just completed refurnishing
bis home at cost of $4,000. A pocket
book containing notes amounting to
81 900 was carried away by the storm.
A narrow escape of those in the cellar
WAS here related. After the house was
lifted from its foundation large horse
fell in the cellar on its back near the ter
ror-stricken family, it having been lifted
by the storm from a field twenty rods
distant. 1t was instantly killed as it
struck. Ten miles south, Bergst's house
WAS completely demolished. An old man
and his son were killed, and an old lady
so badly Injured that she cannot recover
Osmasson, = mile further west, lost all
bis buildings. His wife snd two children
were dangerously injured. Night COM
ing on, your reporter was compelled to
retrace his steps, having followed the
track of the storm for twenty-fv miles.
Still further, through Perry and Primrose,
the storm was equally severe. several per-
sons being killed and large number
injured. One can hardly gather 1.-THE
Of the destruction of this terrible tor.
nado by reading written reports. To be
fully appreciated, it must be seen. In
tense electrical phenomena were noticed.
The track of the storm in some places
was only three or four rods wide, while
at others it spread out from quarter to
half mile. Twenty persons are known
t. have been killed in the track of this
storm in this county, and nearly 100 were
wounded, while the loss of PROPERTY Is
simply appaIling.-Chicago Tribune.