Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-31
A CYCLONES PATHWAY.
1t Cuts Terrible Swath Along
the Atlantic Coast.
A Deluge Destroys Many Lives
and Much Properly.

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terrible havoc in the vicinity Of Wilmington,
Del, and its force extended as far as Wheel
ing, w. Va, where great damage was done
by food that resulted from this cause. The
cyclone originated at Still Pond, Md.
Krebb's cannery at that place totally
destroyed by the cyclone at o'clock in the
afternoon. Nine persons were killed out
right and many others wounded. The wreck
took fire but was soon put out. The other
damages there is great.
The storm came from the southwest and
cut a direct line for the northeast. 1t was
next seen about four miles south of Whining
ton, Del. The path of the cyclone was not
over two hundred yards wide. There were
several strata of clouds, which seemed to be
no higher than the tree tops. They came on
with terrific roar, like that of distant thun-
der or the noise made by a train passing over
q bridge. The first place which it is known
to have struck is the country blacksmith
shop of Theodore Bruce. Bruce had eaten
his supper and had gone TO close his shop
when the storm struck, and in a few seconds
hardly vestige of the building remained. A
falling beam hit Bruce and crushed his skull,
killing him instantly.
At Jonesville, one person was killed and
seven were seriously wounded, while large
number were badly wounded. The danger
ously wounded are VIM. Turner, blacksmith;
Mrs. David LentZ, farmers wife; the three
year-old child of Charles Cathcart; James
McNiff, cOachman; Charles Cathcart, labor
en- and two children named Foster.
The cyclone then continued in straight
course, tearing up everything in its way.
Trees were torn up by the roots, crops com
pletely destroyed, and nothing but a sad
waste and scattered debris remain.
The beautiful residence of General j. II.
Wilson, near Wilmington although it was
completely hidden in a cluster of trees, was
moved down like grass. 1t RACED to the
ground large barn belonging to Mrs Rog-
ers, a widow. Some fine blooded cattle were
killed, and Mrs. Rogers coachman was seri-
ously in jured
About quarter of a mile distant from
here it struck a cluster Of three houses within
a couple of hundred yards of each other.
One was occupied by David Lentz, a trucker;
another by William Turner, a blacksmith,
and third by family named Foster.
These houses were all shattered as though
mere gshells, The debris flew through
the air, and scattered about a mile
away. The furniture, bedding and house
hold goods were taken up by the whirling
wind and carried miles away. Turner was
fatally injured, and the wife of Lentz and
two of the Foster household are seriously
hurt. The storm then half a mile from
the outskirts of Wilmington.
After sweeping through beautiful wood,
making a Swath as with a scythe, 1t struck
the big rOlling-mi owned by the Lobdell
Car-Wh heel Company. This mill, though I'M
occupied, was stored with valuable machin-
cry and ready to start up at any time. Moth
ing but the f1y-wheel could be seen standing
after the storm passed. The loss there Is
two frame tenement honses that stood on
the opposite side of the road hardly vestige
remains to show that they ever existed.
Charles Cathcart, who lived in one, saw the
storm approach and ran out of the house
with his little child in his arms, He was
struck and felled to the ground by piece of
flying debris, and seriously hurt about
the face and head. In falling he crushed the
child fatally.
The wife Of Tom Hamilton, who lived in
che adjoining house, escaped from the build
ing, but just before the storm reached her
she lay flat on the ground with her children
underneath her and escaped unin jured. The
cyclone next came within a few hundred
yards of striking the steamer Brandy
wine, which was Just coming from Phiia-
delpha loaded with passengers. 1t did hit
a slOop, loaded with truck, and landed 1t
high and dry on the bank. After wrecking
a new barn it passed over the Delaware
River, where it raised the water to the height
of three-storY brick house.
1t continued its course over into New
Jersey, though it lost much OF its force IN
the Delaware River. 1t first struck the
Salem IN j. brick works, which were
nearly demolished by the funnel-shaped
whirlwind. The high smokestack was blown
over and nearly all the building swept away
The cloud then took a north westerly course,
Blowing down barns. whole orchards and
growing crops. The damage in that
county will amount to many thousand
dollars
The cyclone seems to have extended in an
caused waterSpOut that inflicted serious in
Jury and for the third time within six weeks
the Upper Ohio Valley suffers from a flood
which has done fully S1,00JO0O worth of
damage, but which, thanks to the slow rising
of the water. resulted in no loss Of human life.
AS before, the railroads suffered great dam
age, not less than six bridges on the line of
the Pittsburgh Division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Road being missing in one county alone.
The bridges at West Alexander, at the Penn
sylvania State line, went out at o'clock, and
were followed in half an hour by three bridges
at Triadelphia. At o'clock the iron bridge
at Elm Grove, five miles from Wheeling,
went away, and almost at the same time the
big Baltimore and Ohio bridge, Wheeling,
collapsed with crash which could be heard
for blocks. At o'clock the big stone bridge
across the creek on the line of Main street,
and but ten yards east of the railroad bridge
last mentioned above, went down.
This bridge was built in 1912 and
was one of the landmarks of the city
and with it went the Electric Motor
line, the 20-inch water MAN. and the natural
and artificial gas lines cutting of Is, 600 peo-
pie from light, fuel, and water the south
side. The natural gas mains were also
broken outside the city, and the whole popu-
lation was without fuel of this description.
At Elm Grove, w. Va, every house was
submerged and the loss will rea h S25, 600.
The streams were all higher than ever before.
Mrs. LELAND SrANFoRD's jewels are