, 1880-04-20
tho opposft sfde Of tho timber was the house
Of ]. ". Thomas, agent Of the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway at Shopier Station.


Northwestern Railway at Shopier Station.
rllis
HOUSE AND ITS COMPLETE CONTENTS
were tolalIy destroyed, not n pieco Of wool
being left on the foundation. Tho family had
retrentet[ tn the cellar. Il new organ was
blown out Of tho house. cArrfed twenty rods,
anl part OF It left hanging to teicgrapal.lfncs.
Had tho lnuse and furniture been run
| through an orc-urust,or tile destruction would
mt have been 1nnre complete Bedding and
clothing wero nll carried away md scattered
over the country for milea.
Tho depot WIS unroofcd, and ono end Of 1t
blown away.
Tho storm then crossed the rniIsontl.track,
passing close TO the rcar ot the house OF c.
W. Stark, slightly damaging tile house, but
TOTALLY pEMo1.lsfI1N0
lis barn and outbuiidlngs and fences, and
upr0otfng over 100 frutt-trees.
Tie 1lnn. William II. Stark WIS next
visited. Ills orchard Of SONS seycnty~hve
trees was aprooted. many OF tho trees being
carried long distance. Seycnty hives Of
bees In the orchard were hurled about like
autumn leaves; largo number Of shade
trees were destroyed. and hardly bit nt
fencing loft oil Ills place. Ills house, large,
square stone structure, was partially un-
roofed, and every window blown out,
Three large barns anil several
other outbuffdlngs were fatally DC
/ stro,ed and scattered far and wide.
The loss to the Messrs. Stark Is prnbably
$1,000. The Starks were b0tIl In the orchard
through the whole storm, holding on to
trees, and their
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Is miraculous, tho air being filled with a1l
kinds Of debris.
The storm then swept down tho road, tak-
Ing all fences and stonp walls in its track, and
struck tho place of Thomas Holmes, abouta
mile lnyond. A two story house md two
lalso barns were torn all to- bits, hardly n
piece ten feet long being left The contents
were also totally destroyed. The house WIS
! occupied BY George Fearns, his wife, and five
Children. lie. with two children. had just
got into tho cellar, and the balance Of the
family was about to follow, when the storm
struck the house.
CARRYING 1tlts. FEAnSs AND TIIREE GILL;
1'REH
AWAY with the debris, landing them some
forty rods away in a field. Tic Children wero
but little injured, but tho lady was quite
seriously hurt. Fearns Ind $40 III his
I>ockctbook, which wns carried away. Tho
book was found. but nothing in 1t, This
afternoon part OF the money WAS found over
half mile away. Ills wagons, farming im-
plcmcnts, and tools were all destroyed.
Directly oppostt Fcarrs' place the large
stone house and stOne barns OF II, ". Scienck
were struck. The house was ,1nroofcd and
Its Inside bndly damaged. The barns had
| extra heavy stone walls, yet
ALL WEIsE 1tAzED TO TIE GROUND.
Stones weighing tons were hurled about like
chat. Two horses were killed outright, al,d
two wounded. Several wagons, sleighs,
rcapcrs, and other farming implements were
broken to pieces, antt windmill blown
away. In fact, nothing was left but tile
| walls OF the housc. Heavy timbcrs from the
barns were CARRIED half mile away.
The storm then jumpcd across tho valley,
nbout a nile, and struck tho place OF =. s.
Hart, totally destroying his house and Its
contents. Seven people werc. In the house,
oil the first floor, and were left standing In
their plnces, untnturcd. Barns, sheds, corn
| cribs, md fecd-lnill were totally wrecked.
Charles Youtnans WAS In the barn-ynrd, and
| Was
CARRIED ABOUT IN THE AIR
| like flying lcnf, ind finally lantlcd unin-
| jnred On top Of woodpite. Ahout sixty
fine irult-treea were uprooted. Total loss
| about $4,000.
j. II. Mcryille, farmer, adjoining, Ind his
| l,arr ,,nrnnfct1 nnf f1n,nnret at,out sEN1
II then passod cost soruo two miles. 1tu-
| rooted the barn of 3lr. Mccullough, de-
stroyed largo quantity Of fence and wall for
! Robert Ltllburn, destroying Ills orchard and
| hie cows Ioss nro,,ohlv 81 mr..
s111J. Fu,tr1,rn *1oxn ~ IRA r4rr
/ toward the northeast the cyclone struck Afr.
,yas demotIshcd enttrrIv. and the lives ~ the
fnntiv mi mig rront,v cn,ronrcrcd Int
Mrs. ndarse, ,vas hn,lIy ,n;nrcd ond Il xas
rpnnrte,i thIs mnr,,1nv Tint shn vax jvinu
h,it thts IL thouoht hv othars IN l,e rather ~
nj exarcrrntion'
When thc storm rcachcd .1ohns.own II bnd
unrro,ypJ tho cnt of lIa s,rott, sn,newhnt mn,
seemed hut a fn,y ro,is vida Init its furv VIVA
| terrfhe It swcnt oynv svervthtn, in fta
| NTH. Az ucnr]y ns cnn IN, ascgrtailied Mt tia
present writing.
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