Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-05-22
Storm In Rockingham.

The storms of Saturday night and Sunday
of the 18th aud 18th instant, did great
deal of damage in different parts of Rock
ingham county. In the neighborhood Of
Mauzy and Lacey Springs on Smiths creek,
the wind, rain, and hail did much damage
in the destruction of fencing and wheat and
corn.
A correspondent of the Spirit of the Val
ley, writing from Mauzy, says
ga terrific hail and rain storm passed
over this place on Sunday evening last, do
ing great deal of damage to the wheat,
grass and fruit. Itliterally moved some o.
the fields of wheat and grass, SO that they
look as if they will prove total loss to the
farmers. 1t also knocked off great deal
of the young fruit, and almost totally de-
stroyed all vegetation growing in the gar.
| dens. The women folks are very despond
emit at the outlook for garden sass 1t also
blew down much of the fencing in the local
ity, uprooting fruit trees, unroofng houses,
etc. AS far as heard from no person was
| injured, but some were badly scared It's
said the storm was very severe about Lacey
Springs, and did great damage to the or.
| chards, blowing down great many fruit
trees. A great deal of the corn planted
was washed out, and will necessitate entire
replanting. The farmers and old people
said they never had such storm prior tc
| this one in this section. The hail was not
so large but was plentiful, aud with the
| strong current of wind did the damage
The storm came almost directly from the
South"
Another correspondent SAYS
"The storms of Saturday and Sunday die
great damage in our county. The stable
and barn of Mr.. Perry Swank near Edom
was burned down, having caught fire from
being struck by lightning. The stable wa.
struck and the barn caught from the stable
as the wind was blowing in that direction.
Mr.. Swank succeeded in saving his horses
and most of his machinery.
We also learn that Mr.. B. B. Miller lost
five fine bays which were killed by light
| ming.
In many parts of the county fences were
blown down and houses unroofed, while on
Mr.. Peter Pulses farm alone sixty trees
were laid low.
The neighborhood of Weaver's Church
was visited by severe hall storm which
entirely destroyed some of the wheat fields.
We have no idea what the amount of loss
ia the whole county will be-"
Another correspondent says
"A severe storm of thunder and light.
ming, accompanied with most excellent
rain, passed over this section of the county
on Saturday night. Astable, formerly used
for tobacco house, the property of P. P.
Shif1ett, Esq, was burnt by stroke OF
electricity on Saturday night last; also, the
contents, quantity of hay, wagon, &c.
The rains of Saturday night, Sunday and
Monday morning have done an immense
amount of good to the growing vegetation"
The Shen. Valley says editorially:-
'Passing across Rockingham county
from Edom, the first farm and buildings, az
well as we could learn, that were greatly
damaged, are those belonging to Mr.. Jacob
z. Mauzy at Spartapolis. His fences were
blown down, his buildings damaged, his
wheat and grass fields badly washed and
the crops covered with mud. His crops are
damaged at least fifty per cent, and his
losses will be from $500 to $500. Messrs.
Abram Lincoln and Michael Martz suffered
similarly, though not so heavily. We have
been informed that pretty much all the
trees in Mr.. Champ Jenning' orchard were
blown down. Mr.. Ashby O'Roark's new
house, covered with tin, was party unroof-
ed. Mr.. Jacob Pickering's house was part
ly unroofed, and his fences and trees blown
down.
Mr.. Jacob Sellers suffered more by far
than any one in that section from the raw
ages of the storm. About all his fences
were blown down, bis house uuroofed, two
of the chinneys partly blown off, and his
crops very badly damaged. His losses will
aggregate $500 or s., 200.
We doubt if any person in that locality
ever witnessed more furious storm; and,
in fact, all the farmers in the course of the
storm were more or less injured.