The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-09
A SCENE OF DEVASTATION.
Details Of the TOrnadO's Raw.
ages in Ohio.
An Immense Cloud Sweeping Away
Everything in It's Path,

Details of the terrific tornado which swept
over portion of Ohio, carrying death and
destruction in its train are given in the fol
lowing dispatch from Dayton:
A lit G before o'clock in the afternoon
tornado passed over the southern part of
Montgomery and Greene counties, devastat-
ing evel ything in its course 1t originated
near WOODBURY., q small town ten miles
south of here, and was formed by the
union of two light storm clouds from the
south and northwest, which imme lately as
sumed the form of waterspout, rising and
descending like waves of the sea, AMI de-
stroying everything in its way. Mr.. i. Best,
of this city, who was near enough to observe
accurately, says that its path was fully one
eighth of mile wide, the storm moving over
the country like an immense cloud
of smo..e, while everywhere in its course
the ar was filed with trees and the
rains of houses Forests were moved down
like weeds, n es destroyed for miles, and It
is estimated that in this county alone at least
twc nty residence are in ruins to say nothing
OF the l. IS on other buildings. live stock, and
farm prope ty. In AleXanders lille, six miles
south ot.here, sey eral persons are known to
have been injured, and one la y is re. ort d
to have been killed and sawmill barns and
other buildings W, re destroyed.
At Caro- lton, Fl lend pape mill and other
buildings were badly damaged, and num-
Der o. resi- .ences were de ,troyed. The tee-
graph lines a1e down in all die tons. and
the roads are inn a able. In and near Wood
bum many houses AMI larls with other
property were destroyed or badly damaged.
Two farm hands are reported missing Brick
school housa No. was d. royed, and the
roof was carried 500 yards. A child was
caught in the tornado, carried 200 yards al d
dIo. ped to the earth slightly mi Ired Con-
sidering the large number OF hou es de.
strOyed, the l IS OF life must have been h avy
The tornado struck Jamestown at about )
p. NJ, and two-thirds Of TIL town was ruined
Six persons were killed, "a follows NJ ISIS
Stella Jones aged fifteen, of Esculapia
Springs Ky; Mrs. Ann Carpenter, Letitia
jenkins, Miss Kate Boleler, Mrs Stewart
tcolored and a son OF James aullo. Twenty
others were ably wounded Hundreds OF
people are tiu ned ont their homes Among
other residences, that of l.. Vic ersham was
lifted rom its foundation and carried quite
distance.
Near Xenia there was considerable destruc-
ton. The Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home was badly damaged, and the barn,
laundry, and other buildings were destroyed
The hospital and other structures were I'M
rooted. Miss Harvey, matron, and Night
Waterman Richardson were injured, but
none of the children were hurt. Be
tween Jasper and Cedar Creek on
the narTowg gauge railroad, the dam
age is great to farm property, and at this
point some trains were unable to move on ac-
20 mt of the wind. while others dare not pass
over the Cedar Greek trestle during the tor
nado In all directions south and easl of here
tn, enc OF destruction detie, description. In
Bollbrook, Greene county, at least fifteen
farm houses were dana led. but the occll-
pants generally es apel 10y taking refuge in
the cellars.