Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

| The tornado Tue sday night levelled trees
and demo lished chimneys and small build
| ings at Oakland.
| At st. Adams, the tornado blew down
the barn of Alfred Martin. Chas. Wing
was badly hurt by falling timbers.
The barn of VIM S Norton of Freeman
was demolished during Tuesday nights
storm, and that of l.. +. Crosby damaged.
The G. A. X. Encampment at Lake Sc
basticook. Newport Camp Benson, will
begin August is and contr ne seven days.
+. b. Tolman. grocer. Unity, is settling
| in insolvency. Luclen Phinpey, corn
packer, Stroudwater, Me-, will settle in in
sovency.
VIM. Lindsey and daughter of Newport,
we're on the pond when the tornado struck
Tuesday, and were upset, but managed to
reach the shore.
A decision was reached at Biddeford,
Wednesday, in the action against the milk
man recently arrested for peddling milk on
Sunday. Judge Hamilton discharged the
respondent.
Mr.. Chss. Graham of Rumford, had just
got fifty large tunbles of hay put up.
Thirty-fve of them were picked up and
tossed into the Androscoggin by Tuesday
nigh, storm.
A heavy thunder shower with high winds
passed over Calais Tuesday night. Light
ming struck the barn of VIM. Farrell at
Princeton, and burned the barn, house and
ontbuildinQs. The contents were saved.
Loss, $1,000; insurance unknown.
one of the most terrific winds accompa-
MED by thunder and lightning. passed
through Bethel, Tuesday, between j and
6 o'clock +. NJ. 1t moved the house of
VIM. Guntbcr from the foundation, the
stone UNDERMINING falling into the cellar
breaking it badly.
The farm buildings of the late George
Cobb at East Hebron were burned, Tuesday
night. The burn was struck by lightning
and the fire extended to the house. 1t was
occupied by two ladies and but little of the
contents of the house Was saved. Two
cows ard one hog were burned in the barn.
Mr. S. +. Smith of Palmyra. was riding
towards home Tuesday, in top buggy
when the gale struck, lifting horse, buggy
and occupant and throwing them against
fence, completely demoraizing the bug
gy, cutting the horse and iniuring Mr..
Smith so bad y tat physician was
summond.
During Tuesday nights shower, several
chmneys were blown down at pttsield
and a small house on Somerset Avenue,
belonging to Mr. Geo. Wileon which was
in process of erection, was blown down.
Two large stained glass windows in the
Maine Central institute were blown in, en-
failing loss of at least $50.
The large woodshed rned by the Madi
son Wooden Go. was entirely demolished
by the tornado Tuesday. One chimney on
the house occupied by Rev. +. A. Harlow
wss blown off even with the roof. The
frame of Capt. Goodrich's cottage was lev
eled to the ground. Two barns, one owned
by Henry Abbey and one by Loomis Moore,
were blown down and several others were
moved from their foundations.
An immense smoun, of damage was done
in New Portland and adjoining towns.
Among those who are reported having
property destroyed are Fred Dyer, whose
large new barn was blown down and com
pletely wrecked. c. c. IIoyt lost barn and
she'd. partially blown away; VIM. W. Car
vile, barn unroofed; James Gould, barn
partially unroofed and curols blown off
Martin Strickland, sheds blown down;
John Williamson. part of roof of barn gone.
Thousands of fruit trees were blown over
and apples blown of in this town.
The railroad bridge across the Corraba.-
set at North Arson, was twisted and
wrenched by the tornado 80 i: is not safe to
cross; in some places the fimbers have
sprung 80 inches. The Patterson bridge
across the Aennebec il impossible for
teams The following barns were blown
fat James Gahsn's, f. +. Baileys A.
Moore's, Geo. Flint. dsines Jones'., Mar
shall iiousttons and Brown and HiltJn's
large barns on the island g. A. Stewart
coat shop was unroofed and the shingles.
rafters and boards blorn through the town,
breaking glass and doing other damage. A.
Simmons Esq. and Sui Williamson were
cut about the face and head By falling tim
| bers.