The Republican journal., 1890-07-17
Names Cyclone.


ings and trees amounts to thousands of dollars.
1t was particularly severe to farmers who We're
on the eve of gathering their annual hay crop.
The tornado was general all over the state.
We give below accounts of those places where
the greater damage was done.
WINTHROP. The cyclone nj this place is
| described by eye witnesses n presenting the
| form of a large, funnel-Shaped cloud, which
| rolled and twisted about as it ramc towards the
town. 1t appeared like a biz mass of ashes
rolling along, and a> it reached the school house
| 1t seemed to burst, and it la>hed things about
at fearful rate for few moments. was Of
short duration, and no damage has been report
| ed outside the village limits. But few houses
| in its path escaped without something to mark
| its passage. Vases We're thrown from shelves,
! pictures dashed from the walls. and in one case
a large fence post was thrown into the second
| story window Several of the hou>r> were
| badly racked and Wrtnched. hut none 30 had
as to render them unsafe. The Methodist
| church which lost its >teepe. shows signs of
! bad wrenching. The steeple has been in place
| but few Years, and in II WIS hung 4 ZOO
| pound bell. II is said to have heuu securely in
| place. but of course was not SO safe a. if the
| timbers had extended down into the frame
work of the building. In it> fail 1t tore away
| the side of Chester Shaw'S house and threw hi
mother who was shutting down window, out
! through the ragged opening onto the ground
| rhe bell uninjured. Maple Cemetery.
! whose trees Were the pride of the village. pre-
| Sents as bad. if not worse appearance than did
| Portland'> parks after the ice storm. Large
| trees are WrenChed and twisted off, most Of
| them breaking near where they branch cut.
| About 30 are in this condition and the drive
! ways are impossible. Luckily the stones aHd
| monuments suffered lightly ~ tine trees. break
| ing they did, did not fall as heavily on them
as if broken At the roots. Main street suffered
| lightly in regard to trees a. but few were in
! the storms path and several Of the best one-
| with>tood its fury. The cyclone played the
usual number Of queer tricks in il passage and
scattered bean poles and other garden fixtures
| to the winds. Several gardens suffer badly.
| Mrs. Poena Is. Shaw, who was injured hl tbe
falling church beliry, subsequently djedut Agr
| injuries. No other injuries 10 persons are re-
| ported, W ith the exception Of Mr.. Bates, who
| drove uuder large tree 10 Seek protection
from the rain, and moment LATER ha" il cover
him. carriage and all, a, il tell. His iniUri,~
are slight. however.
WILTON. At 6I3 p. m. the most terri
lie wind, accompanied 10y Il heavy RAIN, ever
known TO Wilton citizens struck thcir h1auli-
ful village, unrootng barns. blowing down
| many chlmneyS, smashing Windows auI ilp
| roofing valuable and beautiful shade trees.
The heaviest loss was found to be al The Nii-
ton tannery. Here the large Httl-fout chim-
ney was blown over completely dempra'ilin4
the hark-house and doing other damage in the
rear Of the tanuery building. The proprietor
estimates his damage 1T rising $500. Wilton
Academy suffered considerable o>> of glass