Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-23

ma I hooked 10 q 10 Twas ntteen
70 Q o'clock. 1 called me emil
dron % ran 70 the cellar, bat before
oouid rat thoFo the WhirlWind struck
thS IohNooo nhAnty and barn. II saw 10
All, me shAnty oFumblod tAto piooes,
and tho barn oFoAked and tEembled like
a live thing IN pain. With . loud oiAlh
tho and Of the barn fell out, and ~
looked out saw barrels, kegs, pieoea o.
camel and TN roof follow ing the clouds
and falling all around the place. The
blaat whified around the far corner OF
tha barn and over the corn, then into
the river. when about half way across
n aoamed 20 bTCak mp and disappear,
Some Of my chickens were blown away
and the cattle came raining 70 the
hoase. When went up stairs found
the bed clothes stripped nom the beds
e. II the wind had got under II and laid
them back.
After the blast passed l ~
and found that bunch OF tin,
bled piecs OF corrugated iron ihs
breadth Of carpet on the line IN
. barrel over there in the corn.
u some clothing belonging 70
over there in the ditch that my boy has
been trying 10 ASh out, but be hAs not
succeeded YET
ThonAa Hamilton and his family ere
still 81 the rolling mill ofhoe, aud
while the plAcs 10 vary small, II is large
enough 70 hold all they have tAVed
from the wreck. Charles OAthcAIt Aud
his family are at M. Tolmit's. he has
. severe cut on bis right ohsek which
he resolved By being struck By the If
ing timbeFs when he was making bis
escape. The child, whose skull WAs
fractured, IL N uoh letter, and hopes are
entertained that II will recover.
A REPUBLICAN, reporter visited the
Sosns Of the cyclone again this morn.
ing. He drove out 70 where Theo'
dorO Bfuce's blacksmith shop had etoOd
81 Hare's Corner. The o. clone had
gathered the tin berB OF the building up
and scattered them all over the large
Held AdtolnipR, leaving them stiohinR
end MP. Mr.. Bruce leaves . family Of
six children, the oldett one being about
% years aud tbs youngest one . li!tle
baby. Toe house was twisted by the
wind, the gable end pmAshed into
kidding wool; all the viz dow lights
blown Sut, and even the paper Wa
stripped Ell the wall in patches ty The
velocity Of tie wind. His sen aud
daughter were away attending camp,
and did not learn Of their fathers bAd
death uutil they reached home ct IL
O'Clock that evening.
| One Of the sons Was working at Absr.
desn, Nd, and word was sent 10 him oil
the death Of his father when be imme.
diAtely started for home, reaching there
yesterday afternoon. Two pigs aud all
bis chickens were killed and actually
blown away by the wind. Il tore a.lArRe
tree up by the roots which had stood for
years alongside Of the smith shop and
carried It about forty yards, where the
wind deposited It on It's side. Mr.
Bruce will be Inferred TO- morrow after
noon ut O'Clock in the River vie "
Oemettry. Tho buildings were owned
BY Mrs.. Bruce and her loss will reach
over u, ZOO, which with the death Of her
husband makes the blow rad indeed
and hard to bear.
The tin from tho roof Of LsVi Miller
residence, which was damaged to over
~, COO, was carried thres or four NQuAF 8
away and then lodged up against feuces
and trees, LOIS Of handsome tIoes we're
twisted up by the roots snd limbs bro
ken of at his place. WOrkmen were
buBily engaged this morning in repair
ed the damages done TO the roof
At Mr.. MoTRAn's p.Aos the wind did
only slight damAgor, the limba " sGy
erAl large trees being buOken A., q and
fell across his driveway from the house
blocking II, whlGh WAS cleared away
yesterday.
At Jason Davis place, the wind
leveied his corn even with the ground
His loss will be several hunted dt ar,
providing the corn fails u s.and up.
The oyclODe next struck the railroad
station at Bernhurst, better kLown IA
HAre's Corner, superintendent By George
HermOn. The slate was blown On Gi
the roof In different places end all the
window RlABa blown out. A frame
barn aud shed Ia the rear was levalsd
TO the ground, the debris Isl ing 90 Q
new buggy, smashing II 40 bad hAtii
10 almost total lOsB. Several bge vel
were also carried "a by the storm. Losl
about $500, Of which 5000 fills on Mr.
Hermon, The building Was owned by
the railroad company.
At Mr.. Randolph PelsrG' the repcr,e,
met Mr.. VIM. II. Peters, who said 4
|, was hard 10 give q moHled vAlusliUI
OF their loRs, as their very livalihoul
WAS taken away frem them. There wer,
hundreds Of fruit trees that had beer
planted for several years, aud weu
worth from So to $40 apiece, and tn g. C
they were growing into mCn-y ever,
year. The greatest loss Ia treeB WAS ii
! our pear orchard, which contained IN
1900 trees, which are nearly NIL guinCd
We had about some four tn hva th0u
sand bushels Of pears which would s1cl
have been ready 10 pick tor mGrEst, pp,
the wind only left sotue 200 to 60
bushels lying on the srJuld Cl 10,
! place, the balance being grasteEsd q
along the path Of the oy c one after q lst
my place.
, "This one item alone IL . big u.oui.
loss and will fail heavily UPON, us O
81 this time We were Abous getti n,
on our feet and beginning TO get ID
nursery 10 shape 10 make some money
! NOW every thing Il sOEt; years OF !abc
! are scattered to the Winds and the los
ialb heavy Indeed upon . Of this time
Nearly AL our corn crop, consisting Q
80 acres, Is ruined aud a total loss, no
even ft for fodder" He estlmstel hi
I loss on pear orchard at S. coo; on barr
! which WAS blown down and which a II
J tanned several wagons aud farming i'm
/. plements, 81 5000. and $500 more Of
. Its contents, ard e. COO on fCur ten,
ment houses. The OOlUTgd families VII
3 resided in the untortuuA'e dwelling -
seven In NUM- et-VeTs ell more G
: less Injured. Caleb Davis had thtC
ribs broken, while bis wife, who is 10
. delicate condition, Was struck on u
! head, frAoturiDg her skull, while
! large RirdeT fell Acr. IS her stomach. IL
.. juring her 60 badly that she may IL
+ They are all being cared for at II
} AlmShouse, where, On Inquiry th
Q morning, they were said 10 be Rsttiu
= along nlosly.
Q The Cyclone did such havoc on l.
= place that IL beg aAFs ADV kind NJ = no