Telegram-herald., 1889-06-01
DEATH IN A STORM.
4 Cyclons Sweeps Through ths
Potomac Valley.
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Potomac valley About O'Clock 4
huge funnel shape cloud Wa observed
following the course of the Blue lAdZe,
which near here aescsnds over eight hun
dred feet IN less than hat mile to tbS
valley q the Fotcmze On II came, gather
lag momentum every second until
it reached = velocity almost inered-
itle The base OF the funnel struck
the mountain tops and Tor an In
slant there was vast cloud or dust
AID leaves WhiTled downward and then
taken up high into the air Then With ;
gigantic bound the destroying monster
passed over some little depression, only %
ht the next peak and repeat its Work
Every place it touched Was marked by q
bare spot among tho trees which cl0the the
slopes 70 the very top. All this occurred II q
moment OF time, and before any one had n
chance 10 prepare for II the cyclone made
"a plunge down the mountain side and
swept through the thickly settled Potomac
valley Houses barns. churches, crops and
orchards were licked up by its irresistible
furry, and ar least four lives are known 10
be sacrificed
About fYe miles away, on the old Blue
Nose, and halfway up 10 the top OF the
range. the storm met its first human vic
TINA Here in a little clearing stood
the cabin OF Edward Bevan, wood
chopper and charcoal burner, who had
q wife and two children Down swept
90 q ha
little house was hidden and then the vail
lifted Where the cottage had stood, sur
rounded by its garden patch and orchard
there was dark brown scar where
patch OF bare earth appeared
among the green of the forest Not
vestige OF the house or the
crops surrounding it remained and
no human being could be seen. There is no
chance that Bevan and his family escaped
From the appearance OF the spot they must
have been dashed 10 death on the rocky
sides of the mountain. The storm swept
on down the valley leveling every thing
in its path. The damage has been great
but its amount can only be estimated as
telegraph and telephone wires are down in
every direction and roads are made
impossible by fallen trees Hagers-
town escaped with unroOfed build
ings and few minor casual
ties for the cyclone went fully two
miles south of the city. but IL is known that
q negro was killed in the suburbs by the fall
of his cabin. The mountain sides are dotted
with the homes of wood-choppers and char
coal burners, and it is scarcely possible
that the disaster witnessed by the people
at this place was an isolated case IL
NAV he days before the full list OF fatal
ities is obtainable. The heavy gale which
accompanied the cyclone has stripped the
fruit from the peach trees and the crop in
many districts is ruined Grain and ali
other crops also suffered severely.
The storm did vast amount OF de-
struction in the Panhandle OF West
Virginia, Northwestern Virginia and West
ern Maryland AT Falling Waters, Nd.
@ house was wrecked and James Brown
was killed his wife and daughter and
two young lady visitors were fatally in
iured All reports indicate that there has
been heavy loss of life and widespread