The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
WHAT WE ESCAPED.
The Wind Storm of Last Week Does Con-
siderable Damage North.


STAUNToN, VA, November 1S.-A
wind storm of almost unprecedented
violence prevailed here last night,
blowing down trees, unrooflng houses
and doing q great amount of damage.
CHICAGO, November 1S.-The record
of marine disasters during the gale is
an appalling one. Reports up to late
hour tonight show over dozen vessels
foundered and a score of lives lost.
TROY, November 18.-The yitrlol
works of the John L. Thompson Chem
ical Company, near West Troy, were
demolished by cyclone this morning.
Six men were cut and burned by vitriol,
but none fatally. The loss is $4,000.
A canal boat captain was blown into
the canal and drowned.
MOORSTowN, n. j., November lS.--
During very heavy wind storm; ac-
companied by lightning, this morning,
the Chronicle building was struck and
the upper wall shattered. The wind
lifted off the roof and destroyed the
walls above the second story, Wrecklng
The building. y number OF minor cas-
ualties are reported elsewhere in this
section.
READING, PA, November ia
heavy wind storm this morning created
sad havoc in Obey township, in this
county. For half 4 mile in the track
of the storm fences, trees and small out
buildings were destroyed. kohn u
Gresemer's large tobacco warehouse
was wrecked and its contents scattered
in all directions. The church at SwartZ-
wald was partially unroOfed, and many
small buildings were wrecked.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, November lS.-
The storm continues. While Il SHOW
plough on the Fanda Road, of the
Wabash system, was pushing through
Il drift near Panora, yesterday, three
trackmen, Mr.. Farrow and his son and
Joseph Davis, were struck and SO badly
injured that Farrow and his son died
last evening. Davis had both legs
broken and was otherwise severely
hurt. The storm was so binding that
the men could not he seen by the en-
gineer. -.
New YORK, November ia terrific
thunder shower broke over the city
shortly before noon, and rain fell IN
torrents. Over two inches fell. The
wind attained Il velocity 40 miles an
hour. During the progress OF repairs
and additions to the Stock Exchange u
temporary roof has been erected over Il
1art of the building. The boards upon
This became separated by the heavy
rain storm this morning ana 4 small
deluge of water poured suddenly down
upon the heads Of the brokers on the
loor nFt tha Evnhonrn
BUFFALO, n. Y, November lS.--Thc
maximum velocity OF the wind was
reached about $50 a. NJ, when the
wind blew over sixty miles an hour.
Waves are dashing high over the break
water and the wall is being broken up.
1t is expected that.nothing will be left
of it il the gale continues much longer.
Furious wind and waves have again
swept the island, and had the former
inhabitants gone back to their old loca-
tion the damage to property would
probably have been as great us a month
ago.
CIIAMBERSBURG,P Pa, November 1S.--
a storm, beginning with heavy rain,
Yesterday morning. became a tornado
by nightfall and lifted several houses
from their foundations and badly dam
aged several, but the chief mischief in
town was to chimneys, shutters, &c.
In the country the ends of houses were
blown out, barns levelled with the
ground, schoolhouses upset, trees torn
out by the roots and fences carried
away. Much fear and excitement pre-
walls, md the lives of many at various
times were in imminent danger. Up
to the time no loss of life has been re-
ported.
KINGSTON, PA, November ia
new Catholic Church, l20 by 60 feet,
with Pinch walls, was blown down
and totally wrecked here last night. At
Parsons the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company are putting up new
shaft, and during the gale the timbers
and planks were tossed about promis-
cuously. Robert Johnson, a carpenter
at work at the time, was struck by Il
flying plank and instantly killed. The
steeple of the Methodist Episcopal
Chnrch, one of the biggest in this sec
ton, was blown down and completely
demolished. At Mill Creek, the head
house of No. 3 shaft, and the roof of
No. = shaft Of the Delaware and lIud-
sou Company were blown down and de-
stroyed. The damage done at these
two collieries has caused 4 suspension
of work for the present.
LOCKnAvEN, PA, November 1S.--A
severe wind storm that swept over this
city at o'clock this morning did
much damage to property. At the
Pennsylvania Paper Mills two large
iron smoke-staCks, sevcnty-iive feet
high, were blown down. One OF them
fell on the evaporating building, COM
pletcly demolishing it and iniuring
four men, who were buried i, the ruins.
The other stack fell across the boiler
house and crushed it. Fireman II.
Bennett was badly injured. Many
in the city are damaged, and
Il large tobacco shed owned by Proctor
Myers was totally demolished. The
roof Oh the new nail mill building was
slightly damaged. Reports from the
country are to the effect that the farm
ers have suffered severely by damages
to fences, fruit trees and buildings.