Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-22
TERRIFIC CYCLONE
OUsEp, Arms AHD Macy orHKB
BUILDINGS BLoWF Down.
ROLLTNGMILL DESTROYED
n,ss,rues,on and DEAN in Bts Eus4Es
RaIh-TTess Torn Up l5y the
hoots and Carried Away.


a. IL course. AZ Tar 80 can be learned
ID flrst struck In this section CLOSE to the
almBhoule, near HaIe's Corner, and
passed 10 q southeAsttrly direction 70
the Delaware liver near tie foot Of
Fourth street, thence down to Port
Penn, where II also did considerable
damage to houses and crops.
The rain had besn falling nearly all
day, and toward the latter part OF the
ATTENTION Il seemed 80 though IL WAl
about to clear away, bat shortly before
@ O'Clock 1t again clouded mp ard The
Iaih com meDced to fall in torrents
Sust ~ this time TIE reSideots e. HRre'I
Corner noticed . iunnelshaptd cloud
approaching rapidly, and 10 less time
tbap II takes 70 write It they were
atl luck by the storm. The blacksmith
shop OF Joseph Bruce, near the juno
sion Of the New Castls and Newport
roads, WAS struck Hrst and completely
demolished. He WAS Of work a. tbs
time, and when the place where
his little shop-hAd stood WAs examined
mis- dead body was found In the ruins.
The fam OF Randolph Peters, neal
the Almshouse, was right in the course
Of the Gtorm and II carried away hlI
ed trets, toIe up plants and Injured
several persons. A colored mAl nam
ed Davis occupied the tenant house and
It was com plelely demolished. He hsd
three ribs hr0ke en- and WEs severely
bruised. His wife was also esriously
injured her ~ ull being fIaotu red, while
head and injured 10 tie shoulder. The
al - In ha
Wsre also badly bruised and the entire
fsmily we're removed ID the AlmshousF
hospital, where they received medical
attention. Mr.. Peters fruit trees were
. implicitly tom out Of the gTo1nd an
stripped, some Of the fruit being earned
for ORA miles He eatimAtes his lOsl
mediAtely Cpl osite tina Almshouse Il
completely levelej and trees which
have sHod the storms Of years were
1o.n out by the roots.
lhe Andrews property was the ne Il
place visited, and the roof Of the dwell
ing hOuse WAS torn completely of, th(
barn and other out buildings wrecked
and trees upTOoted, Just before Tho
storm DE-. Bullock OF this city stopped
n the ABdTews house, and bltcAed hil
horse, while he went In. when tht
blow was over be went out, bat found
tbAt bis horse had disRpIesred. A
search was Instituted ~ once, and thl
animal WAS finally found IN an ict
Mouse, some 90 fees distant, where ht
had been carried by the vino Tn,
place is IA feet deep and the building
had been carried away, wh!la the horsl
WAS found NJ the bottom Of the pit.
was i'm possible to get the animal Cu
last night Bud II WBs covered witt
blankets until this morning when I
vas taken cut. The carriage WAS tori
iooea rom the horse and completely de
molished.
William Turner's house was also II
the line Of the tornado and met thu
Same sad iats Mr.. Turner WAS engaged
al the time In putting one OF his horsei
TO the carriage for the purpose OF CON-
ing into the city after his scn. Hi,
VILE looking out OF the house, said
william, Jon had better put the horti
up and come IN the house" HerepilgC
that u was only ; wind storm aut
would soon blow over. he though
probably his wife might be right In htl
ODsafVattenFi so he tuTIed the horst
loose from the vehicle and ttaTted fol-
the house, but before he could get in
side the door the house was WRECKED
right before his eyes, and large eirdei
Die" against BIN, throwing him 10 thu
ETound and bTu!sing hts shoulder and
back badly, but not seriously,
Mrs. Turner started down into tht
oellAr, taking bsr little child ant
flsoher's with her. She had onll
gotten safely down when lie house VA
n g. "a g ~ -.
lions, and strange TO relate she and be
charge escaped without as much a.
scratch, Their barn was Alio demCl
1shed withtl th,i: wagons ard farm
my imni m ME, all shade trees thu
stood around he bujldtuRR being tori
No BY The E70Js. the tops Of Others beir s
biohe' Il Buf even tho Uaru vas fosL
irem i.t inI 1Eliun by the severe VIC
lencs " h storm. Trees vero carapl
tsyfrs J 3=sGtsN feet that hsd stood f5l
yeaTs. F,nctB were levolei A. II tie,
hal been nuilf Of paptr. E7erythlug
they Ind 10 th8 way Of mis- wosla'
household Eo1i8 WAS as completely De
inuiitbtt a. i It had been burnt IN b,
h5e !ie had two fat hogs, oil hi
chick ua, lutk6ys and ducks killed
Ev' y tha Z be owned is a total lose Az
viii race eco. MT Turner Is bur
40 badly that he ID not eX peoted to live
DAVID Lzntz's house wrs also In III
track OF tbs storm, and Adilinet
Turner's, The building was move
from It's foundations and completal,
destroyed; this morning the furniture
carpets, and IN fact every thiIR in th
building was Piled up and hurried In tt
debris. A sou OF Mr.. LenIz WAS at I'll
bsrn attending to some work, and wa
carried by tie storm 70 come piles q
nay that had bsen blown toward tn
hou'c, whtrs he WAS landed partly uu
oontcIyus aud badly frightened. TIL
inmht'a a the house, when they say
mo storm coming, sought shelter rs be,
they g ND ard while some Of theI
hurried 70 Tho csllar, one OF the dangh
Leis took EttlEb under an extension
lablei aud II Beems almost a mirAol
tnat she was not killed. 90 II was com
p.etely buritd In the Tulng.
Nhen ahe was extrlcsted It was foun
thht sae had escaped 9th few brutgeI
Mr.. ber t. WRa' badly injured and seem
upcanhciJue Of the fact that his hous,
Darn wagons, cropP, ard Ia fact every
ming belonging TO him are q total losl
~ Certainty vas pitiful sight thi
Inornlng to view his family IN their g
5or's TO sRyo what they could OF the
tolselU a tlsc.g, but beyond yer
tsw articles everything is ruined. tn
hon'e was tTU-aud. haif.story fran
hsTua.nse and hss stODG many n hAr
row, bEstad 70 EucGumD before thf
o. yc5iHdhg' Come OF the boards an
J2ist asra carried hundreds Of fee
Haa aisa toes we're torn out by IL
roots EaJ cows ttat wlsa in tbs bar
NeI' d aud Mr. Lult2'a lasa vi
nat .n g4lr. ii 1000 lRo pr9Eert
bsa' rtHf tua, Y. Or eumkU, o. lh
mates lis .usE from %
1' WIS buildings ~ SIS baU.
fcan1C dwelling aGIOa
"a" l.u Ltal2a aud Turner
g he iaan,L b1!idirR