Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-05-17

| Point. five miles below, where it seems to
have disappeared in the riser. tarnwih., a
| large volume Of water 10 great h.ight.
TINS cloud did very little d,mi-e, bat vas
| followed a few minutes later by third and
terrific one, which iaid waste buildings, trees
and fences in It's path across the southern
| portion Of the city. II seems to have start
ed near the place Of the preceding ones
southwest Of the city. and touching por-
ton of the suburb Of Armstrong, moved IN
an easterly course, with tendency slightly
porthward. across the cltv. At the stock
yards the Exchange was unroofrd aud other
buildings damaged or destroyed. Then,
passing ON. it struck the summit OF the hluf
which marks the western line of the city
proper at the corner OF Dripps ana Sixteenth
streets.
Moving southerl, it passed along between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, veering
slightly at times until IL reached Main street.
aud It's course changed somewha, toward the
northeast, swersIng gradually until II reached
Olive street, near the eastern limits. when 1t
had travelled as far norlhwari as eth street.
Here its advance was checked. and as far as
known It's force seems To have been spent at
this point.
The entire progress from the beginning ~
the first to the thlrh cloud occupied about
half an hour. At ll:3O O'Clock three dead
bodies had been reported. Many persons
we're more o. less injured, hut oniy few
dangerously %. The loss Of property il now
roughly estimated At SiOO,0OI. While none
OF the finest residences Of the city suffered.
Yet many houses Of well-to-d0 citizens are
razed and cottages and shantie> lnnumcrable
( are torn to pieces.
The escape Of those in the path Of destruc-
ton is marvellous. and stories o. almost
miraculous delivery are beyond number
The English Lutheran Church, corner of
Oak and Fourteenth streets. A brick build
ing was completely wrecked. the walls seem-
Ing literally 70 meet and fall in the earth
Bui fifteen minutes before a large SUNDAY
school gathered IN the building. had hern
dismissed. Had the scholars been within
the church. the loss Of life must have been
fearful. Al the corner Of Fifteenth anu
Campbell streets, Joseph RYAN. a grocer.
with ms family, was al supper IN the base
ment beneath the store. when the wilma
struck the building. blowing away everything
above the ground floor. None of TIL fam
lily were hurt. On the west side a gentleman
sitting al the window of his residence newt
the storm, was blown through the window
~ the opposite side Of the room into the
area below. and though somewhat hui, vent
% the assistance Of others.
The damage b, the tir,t wind acro,, the
countr, west of Wyan.loile VA. PRINCIPALLY
70 fruit farms. and thu, .o>s placed At $50,
oo. Four tarmhou>c- we're blown down.
DAVID Reed, farmer. VA. burt ann mly
mt recover. His wife was biavn against
tree amt her neeA bFukcn. She died INV
s,auty.
X " Matthews, with ,so.ycrr-o.I
child IN hl. arms, VI, blown 800 lee,
through the airsand dropped unhurt
Nr. smith and ave other, % hi, tlmil,
were .l,ting in small farm house HID
building va, Lifted and carrie. over their
beads. hut none acrc hunt.
Mr.. DullrN's house wa, blown over.
caush; hre and The wreck va. consumed
\ .arsr number 81 fannie, are rendered
temporarily homeless. a, many house, arr
su damaged a. 10 BE- considered unsafe uut..
repaired. Speed, shelter ha, been provided
fur all. au! Mayor Gibson ts,I,I prn-
clamatinn calling meeting nf citizen,
Monday evening FIR the Organization W
sNstcmlts. relief work.