The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-08-05
THREE CYCLONES F.!
Buildings Blown Down--Trees
Uprooted---0rchards and
Crops Destroyed, &c.

This section was visited on Monday af-
ternoon of this week with two or three
cyclones-something heretofore unknown
to our oldest inhabitant, so far as we can
learn. Some small local blows somewhat
resembling cyclone in their spiral mo-
ton have occasionally be observed, in
which few trees were blown down, but
no great and damaging sweep through
miles of country has heretofore been OBJ
served. Many years ago, one visited New
brunswick and vicinity, but never we be-
lieve has one been known in this or our
neighboring county of Bucks.
There appears to have been three of
these cyclones-one of them passed north
through Bucks Co., Pa, on line with
Point Pleasant, Pa, at about half past
twelve O'Clock in the afternoon; second
one at about AGO P. NJ. running from
South to North, about mile and a half
east of the first, through Bucks Co. and
crossing the Delaware from Bucks Co.,
Pa, into Hunterdon, N. j., just above
Lambertville, and thence in a northerly
direction to Sergeantsville and beyond. A
third one at about P. NJ, passing
through Bucks Co., Pa, parallel to the
second one and about a half mile west of
it, and between the first and second ones,
passing across the Delaware into Hunter.
don Co., just below Stockton and three
miles above this city, near the residence
of Clark T. Hunt, passing on North as far
as heard from, for miles, tearing down
trees, orchards and unroofing buildings.
The direct course of these from South
to North, nothing apparently turning
them off, is worthy of note. The second
one, which in crossing the Delaware, less
than half mile above this city, struck
the side of Mt. "Gilboa, seemed to sweep
for few yards along the declivity in
direction that would send it off toward
the West, but it passed up over the hill,
and struck off Northward, parallel to the
line of the third one, which passed an
hour later, half mile to the West.
AS to the first one noted, at about 10 80
o'clock, we can learn nothing of its ca
reer, until in the neighborhood of Lum-
berville, Pa, where it blew part of the
roof from the barn and injured the crops
on the farm of Rheuben P. Ely, of this city.
At Point Pleasant an old saw mill was
blown down, and other serious damage is
reported, but we can learn nothing de-
finitely.
The second one was first observed,
about 4 O'Clock, by residents of Lambert
vile and New Hope, apparently forming
(but only apparently, we judge over
Dark Hollow Hill, below New Hope. A
heavy storm had prevailed all day, the
wind veering from South to East. Just at
this time, there were heavy banks of
clouds being driven toward the south
west. while another strata of clouds were
rapidly driven North by another current
of air. As these two winds met, there
was great commotion in the clouds,
and then appeared in sight over the hill
top large funnel-shaped mass, whirl-
ing fearfully, and having in its vortex,
small trees, fence rails, &c. This pas
sed on rapidly north, apparently taking
an upward bound over New Hope, and
the first we learn of its doing any serious
damage, is at VIM. s. Worthing's farm,
half mile above New Hope, Pa, where
it unroofed the south-side of Mr.. WIS.
house, completely destroyed the grain
house, and carried off half of the grain
stored therein, blew down and uproot-
ing fine apple orchard, destroyed
fences, &C., doing Mr.. W. hundreds of
dollars of damage. Mrs. Worthing
ton is an invilid and has been
confined to her bed for some time. The
rain which accompanied the cyclone,
came into the house in flood, and it
became necessary to remove her to an
other room, and yesterday she was dan
gerously i'll from the nervous shock.
The cyclone passed on, uprooting trees,
&C., until it struck the Delaware short
distance off and passed over to the Jersey
shore, near the residence of the late John
c. Holcombe, just above this city. Here
telegraph poles were blown down and trees
twisted off, some farm outbuildings were
unroofed, fruit trees blown down, etc.
Next the adjoining small farm of Frank
Rocks was visited. A part OF the roof of
his house was torn off, big walnut tree
blown down on the house, the barn was
blown down and fruit trees torn up. At
Lambert Mellick's residence, ON the Sea-
brook farm, part of the roof was blown
off the house, serious damage done by
blowing down fruit trees, outbuildings,
&c. AT Cyrus Bearder's, serious damage
was done to trees, fences, &c. At Han
nah Sharp's, the hay was unroofed
and out-buildings were torn down, and a
great many apple and peach trees blown
down. Abram. Faubian had his grain
stacks blown down and fences injured.
Elijah Holcombe's peach orchard was bad
ly damaged. Clinton Reading, near Ser
geantsville, had dwellings unroofed and
wagon house destroyed. The buildings of
Isaiah Moore, near Sergeantsville, were
damaged, and his trees injured. An eye
witness says he saw large tree top car
ried entirely over the large barn. The
cyclone passed on North near Sergeants-
vile, undoubtedly doing great deal
more damage than we have chronicled,
but no other particulars have been learned.
The third cyclone lat about 5:45 P. M, J
was also seen by people in Lambertville
and New Hope, apparently forming as be-
fore, but further West. The first we hear
of this one, is at Somerton, halfway be-
tween Pineville, Bucks Co., and Philadel-
phia, where it did considerable damage.
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