Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-22

Wilson looked after his house, MT.
Geo. We Webb boarded with the
family, They were ali ont OF the house
mt Mas Wilson with the little child
and two nieces, who started TO 90 down
into the CELLAR, when the storm struck
the house. They were all more or less
injured from the falling timbers which
iell on top OF them pinniUg them in
their place OF nigbt.
TSo frame housea over on the road
leading to Hszel Dell Park, close 70
the large OhrIstiAnA rolling mill, stood
right in q direct lire With the huge
tornado OF oyolons, and . few min
utes before 8 O'Clock last evening struck
the two dwellings with full foIos level
Ing them both to the ground. Not even
as mush Of TIE furniture that would
build y good sized box could be FOUND
on the ground In the vicinity Whtn ?
reporter OF the REPUBLICAN visited
the scene Of the storm this morning.
He had talk with Mrs. OAthoart, one
Of The inmates Of the Inflated houseF.
She tald her husband and infant ron
CHARLES were the only occupants Of the
house when the storm bnrst with all lts
violence.
The older son was at George Turner's
Ihouse which met wi h the same misior-
tune "a her own. She said her husband
picked up the baby and ran out OF the
house towards the Office which stood
some 50 to 80 yards distant, bat before
he had gained the coveted shelter the
wind struck him with all it's violence,
knocking him down, the child falling un
derneaih oil him inJuriDg II so badly that
the Doctor thinks 1t cannot live. Mr.
Cathcart was injured on the side and
back so badly that he was unatle TO %
anything this morning In the way OF
hunting for what few things remained
partially whole. They lost little child
| from cholera IHfantum q few days ago
and the parents are nearly distracted.
All their worldly possessions were swept
away in less than one minute from the
time the cyclone struck Everything
"a the housekeeping line, every stitch OF
&c othiDR, except what they had on them IL
gone. Mr. Csthcart works in the LobdelI
rolling mill, The TWO dwellings were
owned by Mr.. George W. Lobdell and
valued at about $500.
Mr.. Thos. Hamilton WITH his wife aud
three children occupied the houtc adj jin-
ing the CsthcaTts. The family was in the
house at the time the storm hurst with
lAll its violence. The father started Tor
tue lfhLtlt u&llGe VI Tue lOlAAAA LllIlf AAAl
the mother followed. leading her two
Ichildren, = AIMED Thomas, who is four years
old and Ellis,7 years old by the hand She
said "aiter had gone about ten yards
from the house saw that would be un-
able to reach the office, as the storm
had oyefthken me, 80 had presence Of
mind enough TO throw myself down on
my two children, thus protecting them
as well as myself from the ELECTS OF the
terrible force Of the wind which fairly
moaned as II passed over us.
My oldest son Harry, aged . year., was
in the city ut the time All my house.
hold effects were swept away by the wind
not even as much a. whole sheet was
tleit of my bed linen, not eve carpet,
dish or even piece Of wearing apparel
could be- picked up alter the storm Lad
passed over. II Is miracle that any Of
our lives were spaced. Mr.. HAm'l-
ton is a Waterman at L1bdell's car-WhCel
works, aud b ing a working man could
~ afford 10 tear his great loss. Tie
loss to the TWO families will r,ach oyo'
Ia 500
Mr.. A. g Blown was secl Ly RE.
rr HLICAS reporter, and said he had lost
lnblut 40 acrts of corn, which had been
blown Gown and damaged SO badly that
ne thought 1t you'd be total loss, One
lot bis cows which was pAsturing IN q
field near by, was also caught by the
wind and her back so badly wreEehed
that she may have 70 be killGl All OF
, his wire fences were leyeled to the ground
aud himself and men were engaged this
I morning IN repairing them, He said he
! never witnessed tuch Crm and hopes
he may never see another one. Il fairly
can depict.
|, Mr.. Fl.cLer had two cows and a cali
and O hu no killed, yhiie another COW
had one Of It's horns broken oil, and a
valuable horse was injured 30 badly Gu
the hip by piece OF the Tying tlmbers
/. ' s,fiking It, that it will have 70 be killed
10 put 1t out o. It's misery.
/ Tie building is owned by John G Baker,
and the lOes Will reach over 5 ,OGU, while
Mr.. FisChCr's loss will reach nearly s. 900.
Everything he possessed was blown away
Or torn to shfees with The violence OF the
storm. Mr.. Webb said all he had been
able to save was the clothing on hts, back
and he was thankful for even that much.
/, Considerable damage was also done
10 the property OF Mrs, Mary Rogers on
the Gauscway. The barn aud nearly all
the out-huildings are destroyed, while
one valuable COW was Killed, and another
| III 'ssiIg: probably carried away by the
storm, The stable, Ia which were mum.
J her Of valuable horses, WAS almOs, demOl
lshrd, tut fortunately none Of the ami
/ mails wtrc injured. Tie places OF exit
. were blocked by fall Ing trees which had
10 be Gu away before the animals could
be re1cucd, This morning seven Of them
, are in the field, there being no place tC
I pu. them. Philip kyelaue, VIII was en-,
ployei as q driver by Mrs. Rogers, was
standing near the barn when & was struck
,hy the cyclone, and was badly injured
De- Bradford was immed lately summon
ed and found that one OF his ribs was
| broken a 4 that he had sustained Sc
rious internal injuries.
s The Chris lana rolling min about half q
nile uth q Third street bridge, on
/ Christina Avenue is complete wreck
} he buiiiHg being totally destroyed
. Large timheFH were wrruchsd from thcil
las iugs, and II Ger AiHly was a fortu,
/ nate thing that the fires were not burning
or the men Rt work, otherwise the de.
. struLtiun ould have been still greater
! aud would probably have been after dec
/ by irightIul less Of life. The timber,
? OF the wrecked mill are thr wn In /
, shapeless mass, and the appearance q
) the place cannot be described. Tho Of
Q flee be Onglng to the mill escaped, and Il
3 occupied by the family Of Charles Cath
3 cart, whose house On the opposite side o
/ the road wss totally destroyed, and his
e year old child so badly injured that It
B.. life is dispared Of The house of Rober
Q Tolmie near the oifice, also escaped de
' struction, but all the trees and shrubber
t around are blown down.
q From this point an excellent View
= had OF the tract over which the storm
0 lIassed. 1t Is about 300 feet wide, an
0 not house, barn, tree. or In fact ANY