Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-20
THREE CYCLONES
Unite In Destroying Ono Litts
Ohio Village.
Houses, Trees and Fences Leveied anu
Crops Ruinod-The Loss VIII heach
Well Into the Thousands.

Houses, Trees and Fences Leveied ana
Crops Ruinod-Tho Loss VIII Reach
Well Into the Thousands.
HAMILTON, O.. July 16.-Fuller par
ticulars of the storm at Princeton, but
Ter County, eight miles cast OF here,
have been received. Three cyclones
met and descended on the little village
whirling it skyward almost in the
twinkling OF an eye.
The destroying winds came from tho
northwest, west and southwest, each
division cutting swath from 100 to l9o
feet wide. The Clouds shaped like bal
looms, rushed along, tho tails dipping
every now and then to the earth, and
with sort of hop-skip-and-jump notion
| spread destruction in an eccentric sort
of a way.
Herman Lutz. Princetonian, says he
was sitting in front of his house Sunday
afternoon about 2:45 O'clock, and saw
rhe clouds looming. lie KNEW their
meaning, as during the past twelve or
fifteen years cyclones have visited thc
immediate neighborhood thrice, and
with the assistance of his wife managed
to close the doors and windows on the
ground floor before the storm, which was
accompanied with heavy thunder and
vivid lightning, struck the town.
The three clouds seemed to meet just
over the big brick school house. In a
moment the air was filled with flying
trees, portions of roofs, fences and
houses that were broken into fragments
and scattered pieccmcal in every dlrec'
ton. The disturbance lasted only
about two minutes, but in that time
damage to the extent of fully S., OOO had
been inflicted and half the town wiped
out.
I The school house, valued at $500,
was completely wrecked, only the lower
portions of the end walls being left
t standing. The force Of the storm may
\ be reckoncd from the fact that the WALL
, we're fourteen inches thick, and they
y we're separated brick from brick. The
= contents Of the building were scattered
+, broadcast and tree standing alongside
4 was stripped OF every branch and th'
:, trunk twisted off about ten feet from tn
q ground.
+ The cloud from the southwest seen,
II ed to be the strongest, and in its pat
/. up the little valley did immense damag
II 10 the standing crops. Kirk Condor
Il barn was rendered rooncsSs, and tn
cloud, bending Slightly toward the north
barely missed the house and other built
ings en- Clinton ClaWsons farm
4, leyclng big orchard not more tina
~, fifty yards from the house.
~, Striking the town, it tore oil the roc
4 Of part of John Lcnhof's house gu
~ ~ ting the second story. Herman Lutz
-, house was struck next, and the we
g, gable lifted off and blown clear ov'
.is the school house lity yards away II
~, stable and smoke house were blown in
ag kindlng wood, Next door stood Il
a. blacksmith shop of Augustus kinoar al
a large frame barn. After the storm III
passed the only remains OF the sh'
were the foundations and the fora
j, while the barn had b'oh Hll'o u""l
lCF IL" - No. ''' u,
wo ground completely hatlcneu out
nd frame house occupied ny hoSs Nll'
rst vas completely ruined leaving
cr. family homeless as were several o'h'
Ity The cloud from the northwest SUI"
~. barn belonging to j. HumpSon' unro
ing it, and tearing up trees ana s'a''
ing fences. 1t completely demoI'Nhr'
large frame dwelling belonging 10 H"p
~, Clawson. the finest in tho town !,
,ok damaged the building occupied "S 4.
rc- drew I.chrich. This is the postohl
ned 4 portion of the Roof OF blchard blu
md house was torn of, and that oil inc It
of dcnce Of Ashley Wallace was carr
the away. The cloud from 'he "'9' .,',