Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-17
THE STATE AT LARGE.
A Michigan Cyclone.

correspondent OF the Detroit Post gives
the following account of the havoc wrought
by the cyclone which passed over Adrian and
vicinity few days since:
On the farm of Charles POucher on the river
cad, in the town of Adrian and near the Ad-
rlan town hou e, there had been three good
sizel barns Ons OF them leaned against a
straw sta tx az an angle OF asout 70 degrees.
Another, 81 by % feet In size, was nearly half
unroofed, while the third. which was 81 by A
feet, was moved bodily thirt en- feet from its
foundations, and its roof and upper timbers
completely carried away. windmill In the
yard was entirely demolishe !, while forty feet
of tubing in the well was torn out and blown
no one knew where. The trees abolt the yard
were all broken or torn out b. the roots, while
some were broken off and carried a half mi e
away across the fields together with barrels
sh ngle and other lighter objects from the
barns. I'll orchard, which was near the NORTH
side of the house was half demolished the trees
lying about the ground IN the greatest con'u-
sion. A phaeton which was in the largest barn
was blown out and landed upside down. or
100 sheep in field near by, but one could be
found. At this farm the track OF the storm
was asout forty rods wide. Mr.. Poucher thinks
his loss!wlll amount to 100.
On the farm Of frank Chaffee, short d s
lance from the wo houses, Every building ON
the place, excerpt the house and small grana-
ry was leye.ed to the ground or $ badly in
iu ed as 10 he beyond repair A quarter OF a
st ;cks and fences were blown down, and an
orchard fence ruined.
Proceeding a mile west from the town house.
turn of half a ME was made to the south,
when the track Of the cyclone was again met,
at the residence of Norman Peters. His or
chard was rlddled, while his grain, hay and
straw stacks were tumbled about In the great
est confusion. Across the road from his
house the devastation had swept through some
heavyt mbcr owned bv B. +. Older. Great oak
N...a foot In Il At.a had TORI
from the ground or wrenched asunder like so
many reeds, and were piled across Zach other
In great confusion.
en- the arm of John Harder the barns, two
In number, were totally destroyed, and the
hou e. while ii still niainiained an upright
position, was void of over half its roof, and
was otherwise SO badly da aged that the
necessary repa RS on il wi Almost make OF IL a
new building. The b rms had been so badly
wrecked that nothing remain ei but plies
debris, comprising the heavier tmb r, the
liglier ones having been carried far away. 4
S ac'l of wheat, near the barn, had lie n paIti-
ally torn down, bundles from il covering the
fell as ia as the eye could reach On TIE
place of Charles Finch barn was destroyed.
Herbert Hood son Of Jackson Hood, whose
residence is scarce an eight OF a mil from MIR.
Finch's WAS driving team ATTACHED t. IL m
Der wagon. He was picked up and carrie
rome thirty rods, but strange 10 relate es, aped
comparatively unhurt The wagon and horses
We're blown into Il field. On OF the horses was
badly bruised, and the wagon was reduced to
sp,inters. A barn belonging to Stephen Bug
bee was unrOoftd and started ron it, founda-
lions.
Alfred Edwa ds, who lv about three miles
from Adr an was seriously injured. After an
examination the doc ors reported that at least
two of the injured mans ribs were broken, his
left lung badly hui { and possibly other inter
nal injuries sustained, which they were unable
TO locate.
In the township OF Riisin many buildings
were damaged, trees uprooted and crops de
stroycd.
IN the village of Ridegway the depot building
was unroofcd, also portion of the Methodist
church On the farm of Mr.. Cheever, near
Tecumseh. one house was lifted aAd carried sew
eral rods. The occupants, Mrs. George Chsever
and two children, escaped unhurt. The !osses
IN this township IRE estimated TO be at least
$1,000.