South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-04-28
Terrible Tornado in Fayette
County, Pa.

terrific cyclone that ever visited this sec.
ton swept over the northern portion OF
Fayette county last evening between
iive and six o'clock, damaging property.
/ uprooting orchards, killing three per.
sons Instantly and fatally iniu-ing six
others. The blast was instantaneous.
/ terrific and Irresistible. las path was
narrow, hut merciless. In shape IL ,fas
like funnel. tho little end being in
froat, weage-like.
"a few minutes after five in the af
ternoon,' so the storm is described by an
eyewitness. a cloud, hlue in color, ep-
peared over the western horizon. Al.
most instantly noticed the roof OF an
Immense barn on the crest OF hill ne
iDg lifted off anu carried in detached
pieces out OF sight, leaving the barn a
! complete wreck
he course of the storm, as seen by
your correspondent, looked as though a
gigantic scythe had taken an immense
sweep, moving down everything in it's
course across the country.
The path OF the storm, which was mar.
rosy. was about Eve hundred YARDS south
Of the town OF Pennsville, Which is si,>
I uated IN the northern cad Of Fayetie
county. The NcBonite church, hand.
come brick building near Pennsyil,e.
as ieveled 10 the ground.
| a young boy named Aaner Jarrett.
who was riding valuable horse home
ward, was blown without on instant'a
warning from The back OF the animal
moro than a hundred feet Iato the mid
/ ole OF plowed field but was ,mburt
Tie horse was struck BY & flyiuI scant
! ling from the churcE, which passed
| through his body Us n pin world
through hy. lie vas killed on tho
spot.
4. Ii. Sherrick. wealth. farmer near
fennsviiie, wns The next sufferer. His
barn, III immense ston. build;nu. wos
| blown down like a house Of CARDS and
streWn for miles around. The air was
iillcd with flying fence rails. parts Of
roofs, bricks, iimbcrs and debris OF ali
| kinds. II short time before The storm
struck Shcrfick's barn the horses Nbrre
were ten Of them were taken into tho
underground stable and thereby escgued
destruction.
The tornado slightly changei Il.
course ct .his point, and veer.ro TO in.
right moved . stone barn bodily scvcroI
feet from its foundation. Several HIM
drcd yards further north the pennsyill.
Church was wrecked.
Continuing lis work OF destruction The
cyclone left hardly 4 vcstigc Of Mrs
Mil!c's cottage. Wm. G. LYONS house
| standing but u short distance away. was
relieved of its porch as neatly as thouyb
a knife instead Of the wind had don. il
scantiing and several bricks were
blown entirely through tho frame dwell
ing Of John Detwler. Half a mile
further on, tic hurricane still Going
north but slightly zigzag-Jamcs At.
klnsoh'5 house was Quilted, his orchard
uproote", barn rnroofed and he himself
narrowly escaped death.
a man named John Burndorr in the
psth OF the storm was lifted from his
Leaf carried long distance and impa,.
Ell on fence rail. His injuries are
fatal. log house was blown away like
a pllo of matches and The inmates Sc
yerely bruised hut will recover, ,Joscph
| G'assbnrn was the owner.
| The storm was now approaching the
locality known as Laurel Ridge About
| hall way up the mountain side is the
farm OF John Wiregrave. Wireprave
| himself at tho time the storm struck his
| house, was on his way home with his
! team, and was within = shOr: distance
! oil the house. lie was hurled from The
wagon and badly bruised agains. trees
hIs horses were killed by falling tim
Der. He made his way slowly 10 lie
! home, which was in the direct course nj
the storm. lie found bis hone ruin
: Nyif |, 80,
house with her bade eleven morths old
cIasped - Ter arms. The infnnt was
unhnrt. Mrs. Wlrcgravo was buried
To-day The other children four in al.
were on fire and before it could bc OK.
tinguishcd they were itightfuily burned.
wo OF the boys Alexander eyed ten ana
Harvey aged Thirteen will die.
From this point the storm passed oy-
er tie mountain and no further details
could DO gathered. A hole was blown
through the large dis!iIlcry nj Bradford
-rulning building which cost fifty
thousand dollars and rpillpg into the
river 600 barrels OF whisky.
No estimate can be placed upon Tie
loss as many who suffered have lot
yet repOrtej-bot so Far il is considcrc
bic over million. Three persons were
killed outright and six fatally injured
We copy the following par graphs
from The Cumberland T;8,cs Of the 2lst
inst:
Mrs Shipley, in Orleans district. has
had her arm ampulaied, IL being made
necessary from the result Of vaccination.
\ little Child in the same locality died
from vaccination.
KILLED on VuE RAILROAD AT PIED
HoNT.-l esterday morning j. G.. Min
tcTs, carpenter employed in the i'm
provcmcnts now being made at Deer
Park, left That place for Piedmont on
No. cXpross in company with a com
paniOn WHO was on his way To Baltimore.
AnLL aL lLn1n l-.L.L..l $500 - e -