Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-07-17
Many Buildings Blown Down and People
Injured.

AUGUSTA, Me, July .. 1t was yerita-
bic hurricane that swept over the State
last night and all day long reports Of
disaster and destruction continue to come
In. Chimneys were blown down on every
hand, fences and trees tiattened, hay scat
tered and crops damaged, the loss reach
in any thousands OF dollars. At st.
All tir. Afford Martins barn was blown
dow and Mr.. Charles Ming, who was In
the building. was badly hurt At North
Arson the railroad bridge across the Cara
hassett is twisted and wrenched so as TO
be unsafe to cross, and the following barns
were blown fiat James Gahons's, +. I.
Baley's, A. Moore's, George Flints,
Haines Jones's, Marshall Houghton's and
Brown Hlton's large barns on the
island. &. A. Stewards cart shop was un-
rooted A. Simmons. Esq, and George
Williamson were cut about the head The
bridge being wrecked, the train to-day did
not proceed beyond the river
| The barn of Mr. Marston at Fairfield Cen
tire was struck by lightning and destroyed.
with its contents. At Madison. the Wooden
! Company's shed was demolished and two
| barns blown down. The larAe stained
| glass windows of the Maine Central Insti
tute building at Pittsticld were blown
| down. At Belfast, the barque Carib
mooTed at Carriers wharf, broke away
carrying part of the wharf with her: she
drifted some distance before being recover
ed. Mr.. William Lindsey aud daughter
were caught out IN n row boat ON Lake
| Sebastcook, at Newport. Their boat was
overturned in an instant and both were
thrown into the water Mr.. Lindsey
grabbed his daughter. and seiziny hold OF
ne overturned boat held on until they
drifted ashore. Mr. s. +. Smith o t PALMYRA
was riding toward home in a top buggy
when the gale struck lifting horse buggy
and occupant, and throwing them against
fence completely demolishing the buggy
cuttin. the horse and injurIng Mr. Smith
badly.
The railroad building near Phillips was
blown clean from its ahutments into the
river. The farm buildings OF George
Cobb at East Hebron we're burned BY
Lightning In Pennington William Fellows's
new barn, 1873 feet long. and the barn on
benjamin SANKEY'S farm were demolished
The tornado ragged fearfully ct Thorndike
Mr.. Do"u-s new barn was unroofed, S
\ Collins house blown to atoms. l.
Monroe's blacksmith shop demolished.
/ WehStcr- stable blown down and two
large barns seriously damaged Daniel
Elliot was In barn. and. when he felt the
tornado mt the building ran ont His leg
j. broken. His sides hips and hands were
more or less hurt aud 1t Is feared he l..
injured Internally. At Newport Fred
bycr~ large new barn was wrecked, and a
dozen other barns wcre unroofcd or badly
damaged Four hay barns in Skowhegan
we're blown down In Oakland many build
Ing, were damaged. aud one house taken
ten feet from II, foundation william :
Norton Of Freedom lost hl- barn In
Augusta q large Ice house. owned BY f. G.
Allen Co. was f'a;tened out. Trains
have been much DELAYED by fallen trees
Several barns were unroofcd many
chImney- blown down and many shade and
fruit trees broken at Wilton. The large
chimney at J. o. i~hton~ ianucry Wa
blown over and crushed the tan house A
boat was taken from the LAKE and carried
over twenty rods inland
FATAL EF>JIT.