Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-05-03
A Cyclone on the Rampage.

The New York Herald gives the fol-
lowing vivid pen-picture of destruct-
i've cyclone that lately swept across the
county of Fayette in Pennsylvania, in
the immediate vicinity OF the town of
Pennsville:
The hurricane SO suddenly burst upon
the people and was so soon over that
very few, even of eye-witnesses can
give any satisfactory account of its ma
ture. We CLEAN from different sources
that the wind, rain and hail poured out
of dark blue funnel shaped cloud
which travelled at an almost incredible
speed So far as learned the first seri-
Gus outbreak here was in the western
part of this township, where it struck
the Mennonite Church, about one mile
west of this town, and unroofed it. A
short distance from this church Abner
Jarrett, boy ten years old, was riding
along ON horseback. Hearing the noise
he turned to see what it was. and finding
the cyclone rapidly approaching at
tempted to jump from his horse. He is
not certain whether he jumped or
whether the wind lifted him oil, but he
does know that he did not alight on the
ground until he had been carried some
fifty yards. Turning to LOOK for his
horse he found that some flying timbers
had struck and mangled it, killing the
poor animal instantly. Abner's brother,
Neil, young man, was hurled along in
somersault style, sometimes in the air
and sometimes on the ground, for many
yards.
Rushing on in northeasteriy direc-
ton the gale next struck the farm of A.
n Sherrick, on the crest of hill in
sight of Pennsville. After prostrating
the orchard it reached the barn and
tossed the roof as if it had been a feather,
up into the air, landing it far away.
Thence it moved to the house OF the Jar
rets, where chimneys, fences and trees
were laid in ruins. The Hurst barn, an
immense building, was moved one foot
| from its base and unrooted, The gale
then crossed southwest TO the Pennsyl-
vania road and destroyed timber aud
trees on the Wilson, Boyle and Playford
FARMS 1t swept madly on. leaving
Pennsville just at the south edge of its
track, and unrooiing the Disciple church
and otherwise seriously damaging it.
| Continuing on up the Mount Pleasant
road, the cyclone next struck the pro-
perty of a widow named Miller, delnol-
ishing her house and carrying her barn
so far that it has not yet been found.
w. c. Lyons property was also damaged
to the extent of 81 600 John S. Bet
willers barn was unroofed and his house
suffered seriously, as did also the house,
barn and orchard of G. D. Atkinson,
half mile furthe- on.
The storm seemed to gather strength
as it travelled on. Before it reached
Mounts Greek it took an easterly course,
and here the deadliest work began. John
Bundorff's house was first to suceumb.
Strange to relate, the lower story of the
house was swept entirely away and the
upper portion then came tumbling down.
MIR. Bundortf was overtaken and whirled
about in the air at the mercy OF the gale,
while he beheld his dwelling place a
shapeless mass of ruins He relates that
rails, rubbish and timber could be seen
flying through the air as if they came
from the clouds. Mr.. BundroH was struck
by one of these missiles just below the
small of the back. 1t penetrated an
artery, and it is feared the wound is
fatal. Mr.. Joseph Glassburn's house
was utterly destroyed, as was also his
barn. The last he saw of the roof of the
latter it was going up the mountain at
lightning speed. Nothing was left stand
ing on his farm. The rails are scattered
in every direction, and it is impossible
to tell whose they are or whence they