Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-23
Another Terrible Storm !!
Wind, Rain and Hail !

4 large Section Of the best Por-
ton Of the comfy stripped
Of Gro'ciag crops,
Fuh, de-, dc.
On last sunday afternoon the gathering
of banks of dark clouds in the North and
West caused many Of our people to APP
preheud very heavy storm. As the
black clouds followed by luminous dun
colored yapor came flying along before
the wind it became apparent that a storm
Of more than ordinary severity would soon
burst over the land. The lightning grew
more vivid and binding with each sue
cccding fash, while the peals OF thunder
rolled across the heavens with the deaf
ming crash Of close and rapid discharges
Of heavy artillery. In 70 few minutes the
paitering drops Of rain changed To del
ngc that soon covered the earth with
water and caused every ditch and hollow
10 become q roaring stream. As the sour
rying black clouds grew denser the sharp
rattle Of hail was heard and soon this
fresh element of destruction was at work.
After while the storm died away and the
awe stricken people went forth from their
tightly closed dwellings to look upon the
damage. But the quiet had lasted but a
short time when the clouds again gather
ed and the storm broke forth with re-
doubled fury. When it again cleared
away the damage was found to be very
great, especially in exposed places. Gar
dens, lots and flower yards were badly
washed and beaten down, while the fine
corn crops around town was badly cut up
by the hail, the ground washed, and the
wheat shocks badly twisted, uncapped
and blown down. Soon the run at the
south end of town. Elk Run, or as it II
better known as the "Spring Hollow"
commenced to rise rapidly, and in an in
credita1le short space of time was a
mighty torrent Of foaming muddy water,
sweeping all before IL, and bearing upon
its rushing bosom an immense amount of
rails, boards, lumber, fire wood, wheat
and all manner Of dtbris. II soon over
flowed its banks, and as wave after wave
Of froathy water came rolling along 1t
swept over all the beautiful lots and gar
dens along its course through that part OF
town, carrying away crops, fencing,
bridges, DC. The strange and almost APP
paling sight drew large crowd Of both
sexes and all ages to that part of town,
and many ordinations of pity and sym
paihy for the sufferers were heard on all
sides The muddy torrent invaded the
basement Of Mr. Milton Boyer's dwelling
in the extreme western corner of town,
and also poured through the lower floor of
Mr.. Geo. n. =. Lindamood's house on
South Main street, and tnrned h"
large and nouri-hing garden into wide
expanse Of rushing water. Among tho
heavy losers in town. all living along this
stream. are Mr. Boyer, Mcssrs. Henry and
Ietcher Burner, Mr. John II. Frayel, Geo.
II. =. Lindamood. Mr.. StoclSwell, Mr..
Samuel Teller. Isaac Moore, (cold.), the
three Misses Robinson, Mr.. David Fraycl
and Mr.. VI. V. French. Their losses con-
sisted principally in gardens aud lots wash
ed ont, fences, and other property carried
away. and, in the eases mentioned above,
the damage occasioned by their houses
being Hooded. Mr. Frcnch'- large meadows
were flooded greatly iniuring his fine hay
crop and washing away about two hun
drcd bushels of wheat in the shock. \
number of others in the town suffered
more or less in their gardens and lots,
fruit, Sc. The storm extended over a
/ large section North and West Of this
place. embracing the fine country lying
! between the pike and the North Mountain,
and Narrow Passage Creek and Toms
/ Brook I'm parts Of this section the de-
struoiion was much greater than here. the
hail being the heaviest ever known there.
The corn crop. which wcrc in fine con-
ditiou and promised large yield. were
almost totally destroyed. the blades being
entirely stripped from the stalks and
many Of the latter broken on or washed
ont. The oats was either threshed of or
beaten into tie ground while the hay
crop was 50 bounded into the earth and
covered with grit aud dirt as TO render
| il useless for feed Frnts, such as apples,
peaches. plums. pears. damsons, grapes,
&C.. were Knocked ffom their stems, and
in many cases the trees were stripped
bare Of leaves and badly broken and
barkcd.
Among the gfeat,st sufferers il Mr..
Harvey Riley Of the 81. Luke neighbor-
hood. HIS tine crop. Of corn and oats
were utterly DESTROYED, ~ well as his
fruit crop, and >evcniy-fve window lights
were broken IN his house. Nj VIM. +.
and Luther Wisman had their crops de -
stroycd. and the Tin roof on the dwelling
Of the latter was knocked full Of holes hy
the huge hail stones. Mr. Q. Doll. Of
Pugh's Run. had sprin. wagon md
buggy rake washed aw.'y and hi, dwell
ing Hooded by the raging water, The
wheat boz shock, WAS dfrnrhrd and IN
many eases il WIS ihrrsl,d ont hy The
hail. .Ino Copp. .ln- Kern, Jno lnh'r,
JOS Hollcr Geo. Eyman. JOS Doll. Pailip
Wi,man. Milton Wi,mar. >am Doll,
Aaron and henry Maphi-. VIM. and Jn,.
Gochenour. Jos. Stickley, David Gochon-
our, J.. o. lloun.hcl, Jas. W. Smooi,
Tyler Sagcr, Wash. Jos. y ,Iuo. Sager
Wilt. q Geo. lravel, sam. Gocheuour
David Smoot. VIM. Smnot VIM. Gonl, j.
J.. Wisman, Jack Evans and Eli C,G'li
and many others were among the heavy
losers Many OF the hail stones were ~
large as AN egg, and drf,cd 10 the depth
of two feet II was the most severe aa'
wide spread hail storm that has ever visit
el th. section. II is impossible at thu
time 10 estimate the amount of damage
but il will run for mp into the thousaudi
of dollars
We arc informed that the storm also eN
tended 10 pOwel's Fort, where consider
able damage was done but we are not ahl'
10 give any particulars in this issue.
A. W. Fawcett, brown stallion, by B9sh
g tine, dam by Blue Bull, will serve few
D mares at 500 the season, with privilege
T, 10 return il not in foal.
G Address VI. NJ. MOORE.
Mt jackson, Va.