Telegram-herald., 1886-09-18
AeAuT IN cYclo oNs.
IA 4 Post Relates tfis Experience With
the Monsfrr-I rfibIe Havoc IA the
Country.

Country.
Hello, when iid you get home asked
. reporter Of Nr n C. Post yesterday
Eve just returned from q visit With reia.
tives in the eastern part of ihe State said
Mr.. Post and J saw ihe worst cyclone ihai
u has ever been my privilege 90 witness
About - 80 p M. Of the lolh Thur Saw
ihe big y heel shaped black cloud aufrared
from the south 4 was sioppins al Victor,
Clinton county. with al uncir' accamIa-
MED with thunder and lightning ln a
snort time the storm struck with a rosT aud
tie water came down in s mass li Was a.
black ~ night and nothing Wa So be seen--
only heard in nve minutes al VA over
Afer The rain stopped We went cat and
found tAAt our next neighh1T, Mr. John
Bronson. was the hrst victim. He house
had been crushed upon iis foundation Ihe
wind bad burst open The WIN
dows and blown cot tie en-
tire front of ihe house his grain
barn bad roi e and ihe Old log house here
We bad previously lived bad gone wirA the
barn. A large hne oIchard ~ valuable
fruit trees. from "a 60 80 years old. bad
been completely blown aasy. having heen
broken oil or taken out by The roots ani
carried Oh into tie country. Ihc fences ln
the path oi the storm fur quarter of
mile around were gone. the hesvy oak rails
streWn ike straw along the roal and lelds.
A young man employed ~ help br Mt
| Bronson attempted 90 ~ ir0m tbe barn 10
the house when be sas the storm coming
fell upon the ground and caught hold upon
/ the trunk Of an apple tree. The neRt min
| ute the tree went bearing him liAe
/ weather V2De CRIT aud muscle sayei lim
/ from going straight up into the air with the
gnared wreok be appeared in aazei
condition a iev minutes later A hne
/ large barn belonging 90 q Ar Auulh1m
/ Opposite Nr Broasons place was taken
/ up and carried for two miles The
/ Grove School House af the Corners grove
/ Corners or hrouson's Corners was twisted
| upon is foundations. windows were blown
| in. and the entire structure With forty
children would have gone except tor The
/ presence of mind Of the teacher. NJ q H.
/ Warren. Who viii the ooys present sue
oeeded IN holding the iaree door The shed
/ and outhouses went up inio tie air hEe
l balloons Ny little cousin hai her bar and
srectaches carried through q broken
window in an instant Toe scene n ibe
school house ~ described by the children
vas thrilling The trees - inches in
I diameter in front 81 the building were
I twisted of like iwigs This morning J
vent with my uncle. Nr 81 Post o. west
/ the heavy uubered land upon hls and a1-
1 joining bis farms. t. hls surprise We fouuc
that the cyclon hal taken corner ~ his
| timber Ia. inc down ihs LARGEST
and best trses Bot the woods
/ 20 valuable old umher belonging 90 NJ
/ Henry Nuidef are completely ruined
/ Solid oaks three f-et in diameter were
blown and fIlintere5 We f6cked up
boards sna pieces of frames shingles sod
debris Nbich bad come doen miie afd
/ two uiies from the Bronson Corners NJ.
/ Alpha P1sf gb0 lived further north had
! eve sores of valuable standing bard wood
/ concerning which ii VA reported THAT NOS a
tree Nas sfandinF
The community is much eHciied Many
/ ~ Tie owners II derastatd property sre very
| poor aud the neighhurs were when ! ieit.
/ srranRine ~ give concerted assistance in
/ picking up
Many Instances RI heroiEfr and presence
! ~ mind might he mentioned bad / Hme ~
/ talk - Won Much damaee va done -
| Fail seeding ~ vhest bv tbe rains No
such cslsmifies ever visited ibsi part ~ fhe
4 country.