Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-22
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accomplished and the entire party
taken to the almshouse DR.. w O. Win
YER was summoned The doctor made
his way as rapidly as possible to the aims
house, but stopped on the way o. the
Peters house, where Mrs Randolph
Peters and Miss Georgia Peters had been
prostrated by fright. After rendering
needed attention TO the ladies'. the
doctor went TO the almshouse
where he was soon Joined by
DIR. M. J. Hughes The two physicians
found that Davis had three ribs broken
and was badly bruised about the head and
left shoulder Mrs Davis was the worst
injured Of the party Her skull is
fractured and a blow across the abdomen
was made the more serious by the fact
that the woman is about to be confined
Mrs. Thomas Ind a slight scar on the head
and the children all sustained bruises,
none of which were Of any consequence.
On the Peters farm the gale took a tree
over feet in diameter and cut IL of a few
feet above the stump. and threw It over
twenty feet away. After passing over
George Whites farm and blowing down a
lot OF corn it entered the farm
of the late Colonel John w Andrews
This is one of the finest country resi-
donces for miles around and was sur
rounded for years by beautiful groves Of
trees of almost every known variety
Especial pains had been taken by the late
owner to improve the place and the
present occupant, General J. H. Wilson, a
son n-in-law OF Colonel Andrews, had
done much to improve the place In
moment all this beautiful shruhbery was
destroyed, and all that rema ms is the
bare yellow mansion, that for years had
been hidden from the road by the trees
The trees surrounding the place have all
been cut off about ten feet from the
ground.
Fully 800 trees are down here and there
is not within radius of 100 feet from
the house a single tree standing unin-
iured, The mansion is stripped Of it's
shutters, panes Of glass are blown out.
the steps are broken aud "a shed on the
side of the house was blown away. The
carriage house is as weak as il tho ice
house and one or two other small buildings.
The general and all the members of his
family we're in the house at the time Of
the blow. DR.. William s. Bullock Of
this city was there and had tied his horse
TO post ON the lawn As soon as things
had settled down he emerged from the
house with the intention OF seeing if the
team was all right He could not see
II, but after some search the
carriage was discovered down an embank-
ment about 200 feet from the house with
no horse attached The horse was subse.
quently found in the bottom OF an ice
house about twenty feet below the sur
face. This morning the animal was in
the we'll getting along all right, and was
eating hay.
Mrs. Theodore Rogers's Place.
The place of Mrs Rogers WAS next
visited, a clean pathway being made BY
the tornado between this place and the
Andrews estate. There the actual dam
age was greater than az the Andrews
place. The building was erected by Theo
dore Rogers, who came from New York
a number of years ago il is Of granite,
and IL is the finest mansion in the coun-
try The grounds about the place have
been kept in the finest order Mrs.
Rogers takes especial pride in her gardens
and her hot house plants. These latter
were set out in the yard TO add to the
beauty Of the groves and lawns
surrounding the house. This morn
ing a few trees in one corner Of the yard
is all that remains of this pretty land
scape. The handsome mansion is un-
touched beyond few pieces Of slate and
, its occupants felt not quiver while the
tornado ragged.
Adjoining the mansion in straight
, line was a carriage house. barn, COW and
! horse stables, and a wagon house, all
. built Of brick and in the best Of order.
These have all been demolished and
viii have to be rebuilt. Buried under
meath the buildings were two fine Jersey
cows Philip Evelen, one of the drivers
for Mrs Rogers, who was in the horse
stable when the tornado came, stepped
outside and was caught IN the falling
! building. Dr. T. 3. Bradford was sum
moncd and found that he had three ribs
, broken and was suffering from severe
I scalp wound.
WrecIsing Three Houses.
The tornado, after cutting swath
through Rogerss woods. and taking the
2 roof of Rogers barn. kept a straight path
4 until il struck William H. Turner's house,
Q on New Castle avenue, about one mile
I south Of Wilmington. Mr.. Turner was
2 standing near the southwestern end Of
. the house when the gale came, and had
, Just hitched his horse to post, when he
y noticed the heavy black cloud sweeping
toward him from the south. lie at
$ tempted to unhitch the horse to lead it
a to more sheltered place, but he had not
:, time Instead Of striking the house
I punt -NANAlk AtAt Etit NNNANA A@NthA
;. the north slightly lifted the
. house from the foundations and. moving
r it about fifteen yards, splintered 10 intC
S a thousand pieces Turner was hurled
I into the cellar at the opposite corner
q from where he was standing and directly
e above him ON the foundation wall hi;
IS horse was left Both had been thrown
about forty feet. Turner's injuries were
numerous. He had long cash in his
:. face. reaching from the forehead to the
# mouth a severe splinter in the right les
e and a bad bruise ON the back At mid
, night he was not expected tC
4 live through the night Among
a the other persons in the houss
II az the time were Thomas H. Turner'S
It wife. Lucy, who was slightly scratched
IS Willie Prescott, aged IL years, a grand
e son, seriously injured about this
e head and back Mrs. Lilly A., wife OF
Ie Jesse Turner, a son of William, and child
q Lucy. not hurt; Grace Fisher, daughter
Il Of Robert Fisher, slightly bruised. All
a these persons were found in the corner OF
a the cellar. Drs Frantz and Burr attended
10 to the injured who had been taken to
It Pughs house near by. This house was
n built bv Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
IS pany, and was very compact and strong.
% 1t was three stories high.
n David Lentz's House.
This property adjoins Fishers and it
(, was the next to receive the storm The
q house was situated between tive rows OF