The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-24
tuesdays Great storm.

The heaviest storm hat has Wis tied our
county for some time, accompanied by a
regular western cyclone, passed over this
vicinity on Tuesday afternoon, causing
great damage to growing crops and orch
ards, and blowing down barns other build
Jugs in it's immediate track. The heaviest
damage was done in Penn's Neck and
Warrington townships, Sharptown receiv-
ing a good share of disastrous wind. The
damage in the vicinity of Woodstown was
slight compared with that done in other
places. The cyclone that caused the dam
age passed over about four o'clock and it's
course seemed to be in a sort of semi-cir-
Gle, travelling over the eastern part Of
PENIS Meek and recrossing the creek into
Warrington township. The farm of Clark
Thompson was first visited by the cyclone,
where a barn was blown down, the wagon
house u%nroofed, and nearly all the shade
trees uprooted or badly broken at their
tops. George Acton was the next to suffer
from the heavy blow, many of the windows
in the house being demolished, and barely
a half-dozen trees in the orchard left stand
ing. At the farm of Andrew Griscom
shade and fruit trees were torn up, while
Barclay Griscom and David Fogg suffered
in a like manner, including a shed on the
farm of the latter. The brick smoke stack
and shedding of the Fairview Brick works,
in near Salem, were blown down, and
the wagon house moved about nine feet
from its foundation. In Salem, the end of
the can house of Chew & Bilderback, on
the creek, gave way and let a large num-
Der of the cans into the creek. The cans
were all recovered as it was low tide. The
smoke stack at Hiles & billiards. canning
factory was also blown down. In PENIS
Neck the scene, after the storm cleared
away, was a wild one indeed. Trees were
blown down, large fields of corn leveled,
and stacks of hay torn to pieces and strewn
in every direction. Sharptown was direct
ly in the track of the cyclone, and the
limbs and trees blown down made the
roads in that vicinity impossible. Large
trees in front of virgins store, in the
yard of Chas. 3. Humphreys and in front
of the residence Of II. B. Richman were
blown down, and corn leveled in some
places so that the roots are exposed. The
fence On the road to Woodstown, this side
of the creek, was blown into the road and
had to be removed before travel could he
resumed. Mr.. G. B. Humphreys estimates
that his corn crop will be reduced one
fourth. A double team, driven by John
Brandiff and Martin Callaghan was struck
ny tue tOIlauO Oh INC WILLOW cduSeWdy,
near Joseph Bassett's farm, in Manning
ton. They saw the storm approaching and
ran their horses SO as to get over a bridge,
and then got out Of the carriage, each one
taking hold of a horse. The horses be-
came frightened and started to run, drag
ging the men along until the wind struck
the carriage and took it and the horses,
together with Mr.. Brandiff, into a ditch
containing three feet of water. The men
succeeded in getting the horses out of the
ditch alive, but one was so badly injured
that it died before reaching home. Mr..
Broudiff was also considerably bruised and
the wagon demolished. Much damage
and loss of life Is reported on the river.
Several trucking boats are said to have
been capsized in the gale, and two or three
persons drowned off P~ennsgrove. A tug
boat, making its way up the river, was
overtaken by the storm and nearly every
thing, including the pilot, pilot-house and
smoke stack, were swept from her deck.
In Gloucester county, so far as we have
learned, no damage was done. The tides
were unusually high, and fears were en-
tertained that the meadow banks would be
overlooked. but no such fears have been
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