Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-03
4 WESTERN CYCLONE.



THE STONY or THE DAMAGE DONE As roip nl A
LOCAL PAPER.
The telegraphic reports Of the damage
done by the great western wind storms as
seut 10 the eastern papers, are usually OF ne
cessity meagre and incomplete in their de-
tails. As showing how thoroughly one OF
these storms docs its work Of destruction we
copy the account Of the Rochester Mimi
Post Of the damage done in its county OF
Olmsted by the tornado Of the 2lst ult'
which was briefly referred to in our last weeks
issue:
The house Of r. Middleton, three miles
north Of Byron, was blown to pieces, and
Mrs Middleton instantly killed by flying tim
bers. Mr.. Middleton and a hired man by the
name of Munger were seriously injured. On
j. CRASHES farm, about half way between
Olmsted and Douglass in Kamar, two barns
we're totally destroyed and parts OF them
blown q distance Of half a mile. Mr.. Grasse
had two cutters, a top buggy, reaper and va
rious farming tools stored IN the barn, which
were ruined. A grove Of poplar trees stand
ing on his place, about six inches in diane
ter, were cut down by the wind and his crops
fattened Fred Posters grauary, whose
place Joins Mr.. CRASHES on the south,
Con. Finn, in section u, Kalmar, were both
visited by the storm, the formers barn being
destroyed and the latters house blown to
pieces. Mr.. Jones was struck with large
timber across the forehead and seriously in
jured.
At John Klee's house the wing was blown
to pieces and scattered over the country. The
families Of d. Sonnenburg aud G. Podoske
had taken refuge in his house. Mrs. Sonueu-
s,,s,
one limb. 30 that she was unable to move.
Mrs Podoske was seriously hurt, internally
and otherwise. Her daughter was badly in
iured internally and cut on the chin and
head. A neighbours boy was seriously IN
iured. Mr.. Podolskes house was complete
ly blown to pieces. Foundation timbers "a
feet in length and 12Es inches in thickness,
and one g feet long and 1874 inches thick,
solid oak were blown thirty feet. There was
not thing left on the foundation. His
sheds were all blown to pieces and machine
~ picked up and blown some distance. A
neighbor's house in the same enclosure was
entirely destroyed. Mr.. Something's house
was a total wreck, nothing being left bat the
foundation. lie had barely time TO get his
children into the cellar. All those who went
into their cellar were saved Widow Clasous
house a large two story frame building, was
blown TO pieces. A daughter Of Mr.. Martin
was severely injured ana mad Ler Wrlbt DTOk-
en-. Her recovery is doubtful.
A German by the name Of Nichols, living
opposite Widow Clason's was driving along
the road, and seeing the storm coming started
for the willows. When the storm struck the
willows they began breaking, and frightened
the horses, which started to run. The wagon
was tipped over and the wagon box came
down on him, shutting him under it, His
boy was taken up by the wind aud carried
about 20 feet. lie saved himself by holding
to the grass. c. J. Hubbard had Just time
to place his children in the cellar and sup
posed he had jumped ia himself but the
building had moved and he found himself
under the building, which blew over him.
His COW was taken up and carried away
about so rods.
The brick school house at Stones corners
was entirely demolished, not a brick being
left standing. John HofmAns barn, near
Douglass, WAS blown to pieces. The houses
Of NJ Kobe and N. Beneke were blown 10
pieces. o. L. Pease, who lives near the poor
farm, in the town Of Rochester, had q new
hay shed O. feet long, lifted bodily aud
thrown on top Of bis COW shed, injuriug it
considerably. The town Of Elgin. IN WabA
shs county, was completely wrecked, but one
building, the railroad elevator. being left
standing. One lady, an aunt Of Edgar Thay-
er, Of Viola, was killed. The eastern bound
passenger train due in this city q, l:43, was
blown from the track one and q half miles
west Of Owatouns carried about 50 feet and
tipped over. About 20 persons were injured
some fatally. A X. Williams. Of this city,
vas injured in the back quite seriously, and
Miss Zickrick, teacher in the Rochester
public schools, was seriously cut about the
head.
A Post reporter visited the part Of tie dew
astated district from the stone school house
on the Lake City road TO the Fitch school
house, about three miles east. Saturday aft
erroon, and found that the damage had not
been overestimated. The residence of Mr.
F. Mcintyre, opposite the school house. was
almost wholly demolished. Mr. Mcintyre,
who has been an invalid for the past two
years was lying in the wing Of his residence
HIS right leg was broken. and be received q
bad cut on the top Of his head aud also one
on his face. His wife was injured on the
leg and also internally. Mr.. McIutyre's
hired man, Chas. Simonds, who was in the
wing Of the house, was blown 100 feet A
harvester near the barn WAS blown 200 feet.
The barn Vas carried bodily 100 feet and set
down in the timber. On Mr.. Harrington's
farm, chimneys on the house were blown of,
as were also the barn doors, etc
Going east We saw the residences of Messrs
Fred and Geo. Harvey. One was q stone
building and the other frame Both were
totally demolished. Out of five wagons on
the farm only one could be found that could
be used. Mr.. Haryey's mother, an elderly
lady, was nearly buried in the ruins of the
stone building. Messrs. Harvey estimate
their loss at 50 600. The family in the frame
building escaped by going into the cellar.
barn on the farm of Mr.. f. Beneke WAS
blown away. Mr.. L. T. Dodge's house was
moved - feet from the foundation crops
injured and barn demolished The residence
aud barn Of Mr. Sumner snow was torn to
pieces. His household furniture aud dishes
were scattered over his farm. He estimates
bic loss as $1,000
Mr.. Thomas Brooks house occupied by
Joseph Hines, was badly damaged and moved
about 20 feet from its foundation The
barns and sheds we're almost total loss.
son OF Mr. Hines, y years old, was slightly
hurt The Fitch school house was totally
demolished, the bell broken, aud the largest
piece of the building left was the blackboard.
Mr.. Amos Welch lost wind mill aud Mr.. P.
Walker lost his granary and stables Mr..
W, Southwick lost his barn and sheds The
barn Of Curt Bryant was blown down and
six horses killed.
The largest trees were uprooted and twist.
ed OF in the track Of the storm, and the
growing crops in many places hattened 10
the ground 1t is expected that a great deal
OF the corn and grain will Strengthen I'D
again. The loss to the farmers, in dzstruc
ton OF property and crops, cannot be esti-
mated at present but it will be large.
young lady by the name of South, living
near Kasson, was instantly killed and a bow
named Crosby injured by flying boards. The
court house ct Mantorville was unroofed and
Mr.. Little killed. North of Mantoryille. A
Mr.. Bentley was killed and his wife seriously
hurt.
Henry M. Hart Struck by Lightning.
A lightning bolt entered Henry NJ. Burts