The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27
STORM IN ROCKINGHAM.
A CYCLONE CAvORrING AROUND
LEAKSvILLE.

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LEAKSvILLE.
Great Destruction of Property--Farminx
Interest Completely Ruined.-Barns
Blown Down and Factories Unroofed
from the LeaksusHe Echo.
The storm of last Wednesday will
likely prove a ninety days wonder.
We now ascertain that the track of
the storm in which there was greatest
destruction was about five miles From
points twelve miles north of us we
hear OF destruction to out-buildings,
timber and the growing crops 1t was
less destructive, however, north of
Leaksville than south of it. 1t may
be safely assumed that the entire wheat
crop and fruit crop in the track of the
storm is totally destroyed.
The most complete destruction that
we can hear Of is ON the farms of the
thrifty people of
THE BETHLEHEM SECTION.
The people of that section are good
farmers, have made money, were pros
porous. Hence their farms were well
supplied with good barnes and out
houses. They had very fair pros.
pect for wheat and oats. Some of
them had their tobacco ground billed
up, and the fertilizer in the hill ready
To plant. They had fine orchards, too,
and We're well advanced with their
gardens. All is now a perfect desola-
ton! The very soil in some sections
has been SO washed away that only
harupan is left. On Mr.. E. N. An
derson's place the loss of crops, fertili-
yer, barns, personal property, and
damages to land is, to say the least,
$500. Mr.. Anderson says he is hon
est in the assertion that the water was
foot deep on his plantation, and the
hail banked up s to 10 feet in places.
FISHING CREEK,
the first creek crossed after leaving
Leaksvills, on the Reidsvills road, was
Is feet higher than ever known be-
fore. When it is remembered that
the storm lasted not an hour, the
amount OF water that fell in that time
is perfectly overwhelming From
Fishing Greek to Charley Williams,
distance of one and half miles, all
the valuable timber is DESTROYED. Mr..
Williams is otherwise damaged by
destruction of his fine crops, and the
destruction of all his buildings except
his dwelling house, which was moved
one foot from it's foundation. Mr..
Geo. Moore is damaged $1,000. On
MR.. JAMES RATLIFFE's
place the. destruction is equally as COM
plete as on Mr. Anderson's. His dam
ages are not less than $4,000. What
timber that is left is stripped of its
foliage until it has less than in mid
winter.
Mr.. John Moore's loss is 81, 1000.
Mr. Sid Moore says that all that is
lett to him is his family, mules and
house; Mr.. Wesley Summers is COM
pletely ruined We hear that all the
way to Reidsville in the track of the
storm the ruin is complete.
IN REIDsvILLE
600 to 800 lights in each factory were
broken out by the hail. Tin roofs,
after the storm was over, appeared
like pepper boxes. The corrugated
iron of James Harris store house was
beat through by the heavy hail. We
cannot vouch for this of our own
knowledge. The damage to tobacco
in the factories in Reidsville will foot
up many thousands The Carolina
Warehouse one of the best construct
ed houses in the place is demolished
SIMPSONS factory and Denny's hard
ware store were unroofed.
Mr.. Wesley Summers says he is
completely stripped of his property. A
fine curing of tobacco was carried
a way, and he now sees no vestage of
it. All outhouses ruined, and even
the corn in his crib was beaten from
the cob. Where mis- wheat stood it il
as bare as the streets of Leaksville
No timber of any size was left stand
ing, and the orchard was demolished.
Mr.. Summers left a hamper basket in
his field. F.r curiosity he wishes to
know where it was taken to. His LOSE
is not less than 81 ,00O His tobacco
was worth at least $3.50 and is all gone
The tin roof on one of Mr.. Anderson's
barns was carried half mile and
lodged in Mr.. Summers plantation.
The bark was stripped from the trees
that are standing. He says the water
fell as if emptied out of hogsheads.
His stables were blown away and the
horse left unhurt.
One of the most remarkable features
of the storm is that no one so far as we
have heard, was hurt. The Storm
King spared dwelling houses, while
outbuildings were swept away by hum
dreds.
Mr.. Bud Williams frame stables
blew down on his horse. The heavy
plates fell on each side of the animal
and the roof fell on the plates. Fast
ening the horse. When the storm was
over the debris was removed and the
horse was unhurt. Mr.. Williams
wheat is total loss, and 600 pounds
of tobacco was lost.