The Portland daily press., 1885-07-11
MAINE CYCLONE.
Great Damage Caused by thursdays
Storm.
The Church in York Struck by Light
ming and Damaged s3, 900.
A Woman Fatally Injured at Fort
Popham.
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READFIELD, July 10.-Josh Billings says
the place for boil is on some other fellow.
so the farmers living in the narrow track of
the severe shower of yesterday feel that the
place for cyclone is somewhere else.
A heavy thunder shower struck this vii
lage about four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
During the shower cyclone swept through
portion of the town, gathering on Nicker-
son Hill. Its course was a northeasterly
one, and it covered space about an eighth
of mile wide
Through the woods it cut narrow pas
sage, and, with the exception of fruit trees
the first damage was ON the Kent's Hill road,
where it completely demolished a barn, un-
rooted another, moved a third, made havoc
with fourth and turned two or three small
buildings over in very free and easy man
ner. Passing about one third of a mile back
of the village it blew down two barns and
unroofed a third, and then on to the large
barns of Sewall Hawes, Esq. These were
connected with the house and were fine out
buildings, but naught could save them from
the elements, and they were leveled to the
ground. At Dunn's Corner we hear of still
further damage. Coming just at this season
with haying commenced, the loss is hard
one for ALL while for some it is peculiarly so.
If these things are to continue the State of
Maine, like some Of the Western States, will
be full of dug-outs to which we may flee in
time of trouble.
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MECHANIC FALLS, July 10.-A heavy
thunder shower passed over this village at 3
o'clock yesterday, accompanied by heavy
winds, doing much damage to crops and
trees, fences, etc. Considerable many elms
in the village were broken, also many apple
trees in this vicinity were uprooted. A house
in process of erection on Pidgeon Hill was
moved somewhat on its foundation. 1t was
nearly finished on the outside and it will be
difficult job to square it. 1t is reported that
a barn was unroofed at West Minot, the roof
being carried some distance.
LEWISTON, July 10.-Reports show much
damage in this vicinity from the shower yes
terday. AT Sabattus, an ell was blown down
and barn moved from its foundation.
Many trees were also blown down. In the
Thorne district a barn was blown down, or
chards were ruined and buildings damaged
The road to Greene was rendered impossible
by twenty or thirty pines which were blown
across it. Telegraph poles were struck near
Poland Springs and barns were unroofed and
blown down in great numbers in Lewiston
and the towns near by The damage to the
State Fair exhibition building is estimated
to be nearly one thousand dollars. The
storm struck it at an angle, blew in the main
doors and four windows. The roof was
moved foot out of plumb and so trees We're
blown down in the grove.
BATH, July 10. -Ephraim Marr's house at
Fort Popham was struck by lightning yester-
day afternoon and his wife was fatally in
jured.
YORK, July 1O.-The Congregational
church was struck by lightning yesterday af-
ternoon The steeple was ripped down and
the church damaged to the extent of $4,000
worth.
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