The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-08-29
The Cyclone stricken District.


After few days Of new and strange
experience caused by the phenomenal
! storm visitation, a survey Of its track re-
| veals an awful condition. 1t left its mark
and stamped its impression on every inch
OF ground over which it sped. The har-
binger OF destruction came without warn
ing, surprising the people, as this stranger
was not expected in such mountainous and
broken Localities. The beautiful groves,
shade trees and shrubbery will bear testi-
mcny OF It's presence for years to come.
The stricken people will chate from the
effects of its merciess hand during the re-
mainder OF their lives. A fear OF its repe
tition will give anxious fore5odings to
every one in the land when storm clouds
lower with threatening aspect, for the
question OF cyclones in its worst forms, In
localities like ours is now settled once for
all. The wrecked buildings, barns and
houses, afford no protection to gathered
crops, or stock unsheltered, household
furniture, clothing or other goods where
repairs have not yet been made. The
work of rebuilding and repairing has been
OF slow progress OH account of continuous
rain. All along the line we saw steam and
horse power threshers engaged in thresh-
ing out the gathered crops to save them
from ruin among the wrecks. Many farm
ers and other classes are unable to replace
their losses and help from the state should
be invoked and secured. This unfortu-
nate calamity in our stricken community
is not self imposed one that might have
been averted, but 1t is the result OF the
power OF the turbulent elements pouring
their fury upon the earth regardless OF
Vegetation, animation, condition or local.
ity, wealth or poverty, or any other attri-
butte that may enter the social or political
relation Of mankind. 1t is impossible to
describe the situation, want, suffering and
Inconvenience that have been so suddenly
thrust upon many well-to-do, able and per-
haps heretofore some independent people
who were almost instantly reduced to
poverty. The situation is grave and
worthy the consideration Of generous and
sympathetic public. The losses vary in
number quality and kind. Every desciip.
ton of property is destroyed. from the
ornamental tree to the factory and palace.
From the orchard of all manner Of fruits to
the house and barn with all appertaining
thereto. There is also a romantic side to
this terrible disaster. 1t is related of one
old man near Register, who refused to
take shelter in the cellar with other men,
bers OF the family, that when the cy-
clone struck his house, it was carried bodi =
ly from its foundation, leaving wreck
from all external appearances, his hat was
swept to the winds with other wrecks, and
reaching for it, remarked that his hat, or
head was gone he didn't know which. 1t
Is said OF another, near the same place,
who was carried distance and some what
injured, from demolished building, re-
marked afterwards that, 'this was the
worstest storm that / ever seed" And
that is the size of it. 1t was the worst
storm ever seen in this county. At Har-
veyvile we saw a barn in which fifty peo-
pie and a team took shelter, which was Who'll
ly demolished and only one person was kill
ed without much injury to the team or any
other person. One old lady among the
debris, callei out:" how many are killed."
She heard reply, "no one. they guessed.
She called again, sis anybody hurt?" The
answer came, mo one" they CUES ed. The
rescue Of all those people save one from
the ruins is marvellous circumstance.
We might cite scores of similar experience.
J.