Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-22

buNiu anu hlchafu morgan ana AleAan-
der Biggs, from adjoining farms.
appeared and with their aid we
removed the boards and brought father
into the house. His body was cold by
this time and death must have been
instantaneous
Death resulted from wound along the
base Of the brain. Undertaken John
Martin Of this city was notified and the
body taken care Of by him. Bruce was a
comparatively young man. being only 4S
years Of age He built the family resi-
dence about nine years ago and has con.
Quoted a successful business. But his
shops are almost entirely wrecked by the
tornado They are in heap and
everything is a total loss The dwelling
house is scarcely injured Bruce had his
life insured, but allowed the policy to
run out
At the house this morning a sad scene
presented itself A large number OF
friends We're present Offering aid and
sympathy to the grief.stricken wife and
children
Across the corner from the Bruce shop
Is the New Castle reservoir and here
every particle or fence was removed. All
along the road up to the Bruce house the
road was strewn with pieces of wood
Fences were down and telegraph wires
wrecked A piece OF wood was taken
from the Bruce house and landed n long
distance in the field of Jason II Davis
Several trees on the farms Of Mr.. Davis
and David Morgan were wrecked. Al the
latter place horse was standing hitched
in the yard The tornado took the ami.
NAL up and slid him ON his feet a distance
of 100 feet. This morning the horse was
so stiff that he could not walk and it may
be necessary TO kill him.
Farnhurst station
Of the Delaware railroad, situated near
the almshouse was next visited The
scene at this point is graphicly described
by George j. Herman, the station agent,
and Mr.. Carmichael of the almshouse.
Mr. Herman said Il was standing at the
! the station door at the time
and noticed an immense black cloud
coming from due north, meeting another
coming In the opposite direction, and the
| two formed black column Of cloud that
| looked TO he about yard in diameter at
first It rapidly increased in size, and
soon appeared fifty feet across. When IL
reached Bruce's shop, which is a half
mile from my place IL was an ugly look
ing object the shop appeared to 20 mp in
the air in one great cloud of smoke and
for a moment | could see nothing but a
mass Of wood, clouds and pieces Of iron.
was in the direct line of the monster
at this time and it was coming
up the read being mass OF shingles.
rocks, fence rails, trees. branches, etc
Some Of them were $50 feet in the air.
at once went into the house for my fam-
lily and started with them down the road.
We had gone but a short distance when
the wind became so great that we could
not proceed We threw ourselves on the
bank and l tell You the experience was
terrible. As we lay on the ground a
rumbling roaring sound passed over us.
We clutched the ground. every moment
expecting to be drawn up and swept on
with the same relentless force that
seemed 10 carry everything before Il.
The gale was rapid, but II seemed like an
age TO u.s. for that demon to 60 by. After
IL had swept by l jumped up and made
my way to the house 20 see what damage
was done IL had cleaned everything
about the station, torn down the sigma
pole swept some pieces of slate of tn,
roof and completely demolished the car
riage house, barn and other outbuildings
The water closet was taken up 80 feet IN
the air and landed at least 100 feet from
its location. The buggy in the carriag,
house was demolished and about fcrty
hives Of bees are gone In the hous,
everything was in confusion. Tn,
carpets were torn from the floors, ant
panes Of glass were taken from the
house.
After leaving the station the storm
2 veered across the field and skipped by
] the almshOuse not disturbing a thing
: there Mr. Carmichael, who is employed
there was sitting at the supper table al
3 the time and saw two immense blacl
E clouds folding up: IL came out on the
4 porch 20 see what was going on he said
2 THE tornado at that time was the shap,
g Of a funnel and made a rumbling sounC
3 that was beautiful to hear | called tC
Mr.. Kelly to come to the from
e door and both looked over toward Her
I mans house. II was coming fast at th,
time. but when it left Herman's it veere,
little towards the south "The TORNADO
then started in its work with force, an,
e from this place the greatest devastation
, is noticed. After leaving Hcrmans, Il
no point was its width less than 600 feet
G and III that space not thing scarcel
4 was left untouched.
After leaving Herman's the course wa
e next across the farm occupied by William
n Newloye and owned by Henry G. Burgie
g a brother-in-law of F. b. f. Miller aud
. large stove manufacturer Of Chicago
e Corn was thrown down, and in the wood
d are l50 trees at least. many OF them owe
G two feet thick and every one Of these /
e snapped off like a stem about ten fee
q from the ground. The ground is cleane
IS Of brush as il q scavenger had gon
& through il. The next point Of attack wa
q the
2 Randolph Petcrs's Nursery.
The damage done here is appalling
The first point struck was an orchard q
! 5000 pear trees, all ready to bear Tn
= work Of life time almost. together reT
! ! resenting loss Of $l2 600; the orchar
\ Of apple trees came next; then followed
: field Of corn, laying it out af ifa role
{ had been run over it; next il swep
: windmill away and spent il
= fury against the massive barn, 100x3
feet, crushing the great structure 10 tn
earth like dust and grinding down ston
5 wall, twenty-five feet high, and maxim
u an indescribable mass of hay and farmin
> implements, underneath of which was
poor mule, grOaning until death relieve
his sufferings. The field was crossed and 1 q
e Yards distant from the barn a tenemeu
t house used for the hired men to sleep /
r was taken up like chaif and swept acros
d the field. The men were just about {
e enter the house. About 300 yards froI
e the first house was another tenement
Z In it were Caleb Davis, his wife, Mary
a and two children, Annie and Emma. age