Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-11
THE TORNADO.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO BE
ADOPTED FOR SAFETY.
Every Man should Construct "a Dug Out
a Flnr" "f safe Retreat How
to Dodge the Funnel shaped
Aerial Monster.


Sisn,I Ser,r." Report
Since W. cannot resist the power Of the
tornado. the question now suggests Itself.
" hat PIE, nut"narv measures can Ice
tnkrut That which remains Ia be- done
can b, uCCumpI-hcd III an un, >trltatious
aud quiet tut ,,CIrr manner. livery
man can and should construct dug
oul nt some suitable point within a con
NCuicnt distance OF his house ii per
son IS situated within town or city. let
h III select some partition of his yard for
tie purpose but # residing in the CUun-
try he viii not hr confined TO narrow
limits u t.r select on Of desirable lUCa-
uun W here "A l"r-Ou living in village
la, no lHId lac mu / if he has Il cellar,
construct u cellar cave IA a M ans
Of pr"re,rirn With respect t" the
dug out IN no event should the rUOl
hc ether than level with tie surface OF the
earth in tact. II i highly desirable that
the retreat should u, 50 CONSTRUCTED that
tn. ordinary surface of the earth would
frrm the roof or covering, and that all
preparation Of the dumiclle proceeded by
WAY Of excavation and y ppvTt, from be
meath. IS to location. th re- Is not much
TO BE- said. the most important points Ike
ing. con, cnicut distance. high dry
place and possible opportunities TO eN-
caSate into the nsrthcru or eastern slope
of "A Knoll or hill In the latter instance
the entrance way would suffer less from
the violence Of the Storm. providing. per
hHpS that il dad not entirely CnvclOp your
retreat, for. n that event. in the whirl Of
the living debris all sides alike would be
at the mercy of the winds
Having decided upon the lo alton. a.
regards your house or other buildings.
prepare to sink a shaft say four to SiN
feet tuarc the entire depth of your dug
out. from either the northern or CaS,
ern better the former wall Of this shaft
cut out "A stairway leading upward to the
surface OF the earth for the purpose of in
grcsS and egrrss On the side of the
Shaft opp site the stairway. commence
the excavation for the scd retreat
The size Of the room will of course lie
pend upon how much you may ut anv
time wIsh 10 secure from injury. Better
have the excavation too large than not
large enough. The slight difference in
the expense of time and labor may. per
haps. be the means of saving you great
deal when you least expect ii. The cutirc
room should be below the surface of the
ground distance of at least three feet
and the Overhangug roof of earth should
lie supported from beneath 10y heavy
timbcrs. to provide against any emergency
like the dashing of heavy debris or the
tramping Of horses and cattle upon it
In the event of II tornado. your retreat
("dug0ut"J may lie entirely buried be
meath huge piles of debris, therefore ev
erythng must be made as secure rs posi-
BILE The entran door should be made
of the heaviest timberS aud supported be
tween castings of similar strength of con
struction. Arrangements should be made
TO secure the door by heavy fastenings
In order that ventilation may be provided
for. two box spOuts. squaring eight
inches should be let through the root.
Tie top OF these spouts must lie level
with the surfa { Of the ground and pro-
tcCted by iron gratingS entilatiOu NAV
also he provided for by openings through
the upper portion Of the door. and these
also should lie protected by iron gratingS
The dug out" should he large enough Ia
contain your family and su, personal eff
fccts AS are considered most valuable
In case you are possessed of building
that has no "dug-Out or cellar cave your
best plan is to move from Your house, OF
from The location where you are. If not
able 10 benefit by these directions. retreat
instantly TO your cellar. and place yourself
face forward against the west wall This
is the best position in any cellar If for
any reason you can not get TO the west
wall, ta1e your position the next hest
face forward against the south wall but
SIS near the southwest corner rs possible.
In case the building is removed from the
foundation, it will always be carried above
and over YOU. OF if torn TO Iieces. the
debris will be instantly removed TO the
eastward | ndCr no circumstances,
whether in a building or a cellar, take a
position i'll northeast corner. in an east
room. or against an east wa |. kemem-
Der that the tornado cloud invariably
moves in a nOrtheasterly direction
The rule regarding the movement to the
northeast must BE- obeyed The northeast
quarter is a fatal position. whatever may
I've said about destruction to life OF IrOp-
erty in any other IT, unfortunately. you
are close pressed by the advancing cloud
never remain standing and attempt to
weather the storm but throw yourself
prone face downward upon the ground
head to the east and arms over the head
TO protect it If you should chance to be
near Ii large stone or stump. or some
heavy. low object firmly imbcdded in le
ground. take pos ton directly TO the
east Of it, lying prone upon the ground
head toward the obec protecting the
former with your folded arms This
advice is given in the case of ofeXtreme nrCes-
sity. where other and better opportunities
are unavailable or have become forfeited
1t is better. if possible. never TO trust
yourself behind or about any movable
ub cCt located in the center of the storm
path. by all means not 4 tree or anything
that rises some distance from the urfaCe
OF the ground. Ii you can get out. never
remain in a house. or any other building
that is at all likely to BE- torn down or re
moved from its foundation. If forced to
remain in building without a cellar. al
ways take position against the west OF
south wall better the former. either prone
face downward upon the EOOr or stand
inS with your la X To the wall
In anv building always take your final
pr sitiun on the first or ground floor or in
the eliar. Never stand or lie in front Of
a door or window. or near a stove OF
heavy piece Of furniture. Make every
effort TO get into the west room and If
possible before the onslaught. remove all
furniture from the western | ortion. II
you have the necessary time, shut tightly
every window and door in the building
within VIII, h You may be located at the
time of The storm. Never take refuge in
a forest in Il small grove OI trees in an
orchard. in building. or near II fence Of
any nd unless such obstruction is en-
tircy out of The li.c of the Storm
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