The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-04-10
From the wayne,burs Republican,

From the waynesburg Republican,
The people of this community have
read doubtless of the many violeat
wind storms and tornadoes which
have so frequently taken place of late
in the West, Of so frightful charac-
ter in their force and velocity, destroy
ing an immense amount of property
and numerous lives, as to be almost
Incredible, little dreaming however
that soon the quiet and peace of their
own homes would be shocked and
broken up by the awful experience of
one of the most terrific storms that
has ever occurred in this county, which
happened Saturday last about 4
O'clock in the afternoon. 1t rained
in the fore part of that day clearing
up by noon, and for an hour or so be-
fore the storm the atmosphere was
calm, the sky clear, and the sun shone
as bright and warm as on May day.
But suddenly the western horizon be-
came curtained with black sheet Of
ominous clouds, and sharp streaks of
fiery tongued lightning blazed in
rapid succession athwart the angry
sky, followed by crashing peals Of
thunder, accompanied with terrific
and binding storm Of wind, rain and
notwithstanding everything in its
course with imminent destruction.
1t was SO sudden and of such short
duration-lasting scarcely minute
that no one had the remotest idea
that any serious damage had been
done. until the news soon became cur
rent upon the streets of its fearful
work. The first knowledge of its
destructive force was the unroofing
of east side of the Court House, which,
with one swoop Of the gust, rafters,
sheetlng, and chimney tops, all came
flying in the air toward the Offices in
the Sayers' building, striking the
frame front on the south side, occu-
pied by ID. r. p. Huss, Esq, on the
upfoor, and Ray d Axtell, Esq s, on
the lower as law offices, with such
force as to move it from its founda
ton, breaking the windows, knock
ing off the chimney tops, lodging a
large quantity of the debris upon the
roof of the brick Notwithstanding
it into the garrett Strewing Church
street with mass Of broken timbers,
rolls of demolished tin roofing and
rubbish.
The small steeple on the south pier
of the new Presbyterian Church was
blown of upon the slate roofing ofthe
church, doing some slight damage
thereto, and badly injuring the
steepe. There was not any more
material damage done to buildings
in the town proper, outside of blow
ing off chimney tops, upsetting out
buildings, blowing down fences,
twisting off the shrubbery and fruit
trees, and moving and twisting some
stables upon their foundations.
The storm seemed 70 have divided
it's fury into two currents, as it struck
the hill west Of town, one of which
passed through by the Court House,
and the north east cluster Of subur-
ban houses called the "Wise Add
tion," and the other going in more
northerly direction, taking in its
course the houses along the Washing
ton road, known as the "Flenniken
Addition" and the cemetery. The
damage done the "Flenniken Addi-
ton was indeed frightful. The new
two-story frame house of Daniel Cum
ningham was fearfully wrecked, be-
ing twisted and wrenched out of
shape, tearing off the plastering, blow
ing out the entire east-end of it, al
most running his house; his stable
and coal house were also entirely de-
molished. Some Of his household
goods were carried clear over the Gem
etery hill.
THE CITY OF THE DEAD NOT EXEMPT
FROM THE RAvGEs OF THE STORM.
Perhaps the saddest scene which
presented itself to view after the
storm had lavished its relentless
fury, was the ruin and wreck among
the tombs and monuments Of the
acred dead in Greene Mount Gem
etery. faf Atb
Regardless OF the tender care which
kind and dutiful hands had planted
and reared, sweet flowers and tender
vines over the graves Of loved ones,
and the costly token Of their earthly
existence-alas!, in ione short mo-
ment it's beauty and grandeur were
destroyed. Large monuments were
broken to pieces. And tombstones
weighing nearly a ton were taken up
in the mighty maelstrom and lifted
over fence as with a block and
tackle. 80H
, Columns, shafts and fences we're
broken and destroyed. The heauti-
full evergreens were mostly twisted
off and blown away. The sections
house, new two story building, was
terribly wrenchcd and damaged
The damages from the strom in the
Cemetery alone will amount to 3d.
600.
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM. era.
There were several laughable and