The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-19

leF Of York tap, had twenty-eight lights OF
glass broken IN his house. One Of his chill
dren was so badly frightened by the breaking
Of glass that Il had convulsons. His corn,
tobacco and beans were terribly cut up and
hail stones as large us hen's eggs were
picked np Mr.. G. 9. Brown, Of forknna,
had seven acres Of tobacco more or less dam
| aged, about one half Of which would have
been ready TO hang up in ten days or two
weeks. His peach trees were badly damaged
and absolutely barked, and the peaches were
broken, about three fourths Of which are on
the ground and the balance are bruisedi he
calculates that he will lose about 500 bushels
7 of peaches Mr.. Brown had some 5000 peach
trees, which we're, up to the time oil the
storm, in excellent condition. About twenty
acres Of corn was so badly stripped that he
does not think ii will yield ten bushels TO the
aero. The oats is broken down and actually
threshed. Mr.. Brown thinks his loss viii
reach from 81 500 to $1,000 The storm belt
was not more than mile wide, and OF very
irregular course, being serpentine, aud was
accompanied BY high wind at intervals.
Among others in that section who were dam
aged were Peter Keller, George Keller, John
Keller, John PofI, Isaiah Winter, II. Gilbert
and Benz. Emenaeiser. -Hdaorer Citizen.
MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, July l2.-The storms in this
State on Thursday night and throughout Fri
day we're Of unusual severity and attended by
much damage. Fortunately, thus far no seri'
Gus marine disasters have been reported. In
this city the rain fall Thursday night was I'M
precedented, and there is an aggregate dam
age from oyertlowed cellars and injured stocks
Of goods Of many thousands Of dollars. No
individual loss was very heavy.
The most serious sufferer from the storms
yet reported was the City Of Port Huron.
There the damage is estimated TO have ex'
eeeded 100000. The heaviest single dam.
age is the practically complete wrecking OF
the Methodist church, injured to the amout
of $4,000. At the Grand Trunk freight.
house 600 feet OF roof was carried oil and
great damage was done TO freight and cars.
Ia the city the Canadian Hotel had the front
blown down, Bollentric's block was greatly
damaged Robiuson's sail.lot was unrooied
and the gable.end blown out, crashing through
freight shed below. Smoke stacks were
blown down. Goulden' block was partly un'
rooted Graham's block was unrooied and
the roof blown far away. Meisers glass front
was blown in; the same ut Meyers store.
Masonic Hall was deluged. Russelrs brew
cry was demolished. Taylor mill was partly
unroofed and one out-buildng was destroyed;
William MeDonald's harm was turned upside
down and piled against his house. William
Hills barn was demolished Capt. Frank
Dangers barn was unroofed. DR.. Benefits
windows were forced in and the house was
flooded. Caster & Co.'S. carpenter shop was
destroyed, Brokaw's barn was lifted and
moved. Trees and Telegraph poles were de-.
stroyed, and great havoc spread everywhere.
Six persons were injured more or less.
Out in the country great damage is reported
I 10 anI huslItuya . Dnutsa,
/ several buildings were struck by lightning, but
no one was Killed, The force OF the wind
was appalling, cutting swath half n mile
wide. The Episcopalian church building was
badly shaken and its spire torn of. The
| Presbyterian church chimneys fell through
| the roof, and the fine spire Of the Congrega
tional church must be taken down TO get the
twist out OF il. The old Jail roof was rolled
1 up and the building rddled. The Fair
| Grounds buildings were damaged to the ex'
tent of $4,000. Several fast horses were in
the stables, but none of them were hurt, al
though every building with one exception,
was blown down. 1t is thought that about
S20,O 900 will be needed to restore the grounds
to their former condition. At Fort Gratiot n
n house aud barn were blown down. At Sar.
MIA, Ontario, great damage was done, and in
the country back Of the city the destruction
was terrible. At thornton, small station
on the line Of the Chicago and Lake Huron
Railroad, few miles west of Port Huron, q
section man named Brewer was killed by a
falling tree, aud at Imay city, William Julian
met a like fate. The Capac Town Hall was
demolished, also Catholic Church in Col
umbus, st. Clair county. At lpsilauti, n
great deal Of damage was done to buildings
which were being erected Several barns
were destroyed. Crops in the religion near
the city are greatly damaged, and the tele.
graph wires were cut by the lightning At
Manchester, Mr.. Valentines wheat crop, Just
cut and shocked, was scattered all over the
school district Utica, Richmond aud sew
eral Wayne county towns also suffered heay
1 lily. A woman named Worth, living near
| Thornton, had the roof of her house blown
of, and two Of her children were killed She
escaped with broken arm. Cattle or horses
were killed on every farm whereabouts, and
fences and crops are Hat.