The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-04-20

EAST SAGINAW, April Q.
The news reached this city last night that
Rev. Isaac Fulmer, Of Homer Township, Mid
land County, was killed ia Thursday nights
storm. His house was completely wrecked by
the wind, and taking fire, burned up. The
other members Of the family were quite seri-
ously injured. An adopted daughter Of Ful-
mers was accidentally shot and killed by her
brother few months ago. The storm took
direction from west to east, and for one-half
mile wide and three or four miles long
everything was swept away. Houses we're
lifted up and carried eight or ten rods. In two
instances the occupants, upon feeling the first
shock Of the cyclone, went into the cellars and
the houses were blown away over them. Near
runners barn and OK were blown into the
I1ttabaWassee River, and In one place heavy
lumber wagon blew away and has not been
found. The excitement is very great, as moth
ing Of this sort has ever visited that vicinity
before. Twelve or fourteen persons were
seriously injured, but none fatally so except
Fulmer.
In the townships Of Beaver and KoWkawlin,
Bay County, the cyclone whirled on the roofs
OF buildings, tore down fences, uprOOted trees,
and destroyed property by wholesale. The
house of John Smith was directly in the path
of the storm. The family had just finish sup
per when a rushing and roaring sound was
heard, dark spiral column Of cloud was seen
approaching rapidly from the west, and almost
immediately storm Of large hail stones some
Of which were one and one-half inches in
diameter, began to fall. The family rushed to
the windows and beheld storm approaching
which uprOoted large trees and swept
everything before IT, leveling fences and
buildings. and before they could get out
OF the house the building was caught and
simply twisted to pieces, the foundation
remaining In its place, but the roof and
walls falling in, and the very floor being torn
up the furniture scattered about and a general
and complete wreck made Of the structure and
contents Mr.. Smith received a serious injury
70 bis spine and other bruises, and Mrs. Smith
was knocked down by the stove as IL went
skipping across the floor. The children, four
In number, escaped almost unhurt Some Of
the heavy umbers were carried a distance Of
ten or twelve rods from where the building
had been, and bureau, heavy black walnut
AFFAIR, was totsd by the wind fourteen or ff-
teen rods into the woods. Burniture bedding,
clothing, everything was lost Mr. Smith is a
cripple, and his misfortune falls doubly
heavy Oher farmers In the vicinity
had their buildings unroOfed and rem
dered almost worthless The house Of
hr. Hartley was moved bodily from the foun-
datlon and left standing at an angle of forty
nYe degrees that wants but a small gale 10
oYerturn It, David Garner had the roof Of his
house torn on aud bis barn leveled with the
ground. A swede named Nelson had the roof
OF his house torn on and bis barns totally do
stroyed. Nearly all Of those who have prop
erty damaged are new farmers, who have iusi
begun TO get their farms cleared and sufficient
buildings 70 make their homes comfortable.
The storm swept through williams, Beaver,
koWsaWlin and Augres-in the latter place
turning hsh-houses topsy-turvy and demohsh-
ing Doais ana the traps Of the fishermen to a
considerable extent. The probability is that
the whole distance from williams 10 the
mouth Of the Augres River has been devas-
tatod BY the storm.
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