Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
A WIDESPREAD STORM.
Trees and Building Demolished and Men
Killed in Chic.

AKRON, ONO, April st ao clouds came
together Tuesday evening about two miles
north west of Sharon, Medina county, and
thea began to revolve in toroado fashion
and bear down upon the village. The tor.
nado's progress was marked by roaring and
grinding sounds. In ten minutes it had
| levelsd everything in its track, over six
miles of farm land, for width of thirty
rods, demolished dozens of buildings, kill
ed enc man, fatally injured man and a
woman and seriously injured several others.
Forests in which were trees tuo feet il
diameter were cut down as though they
had been oornstalks. The first building
caught I'D was the barn of James Hartman,
northwest Of Sharon. Il landed several
rods away and was torn into kindling wood.
Then in turn were taken the house and
barn Of Uriah Woersler, the house and barn
of Isaac Brown and Frank Lecroix, the
barns of Richard Brown and G. G Crane.
These are located just north Of Sharon.
Then down g mile or 50 of timber land
and fences the swirling monster jumped in
to the work anew at the farm of Christia n
Wall, east of Center. The large bank barn
was torn Into little pieces which were strewn
house of Reasonable Wall was blown off its
q horse barn near by was demolished.
The bank barn Of Matthew Bromley, just
across tina road, was then given a whirl
Mr. Bromley was caught up aud deposited
several reds away badly crushed under the
timbers. He was unconscious TO Gay and
cannot recover. His son Landed on The coz
teuls of the b. ymow. The house of Frank
Bromley, quarter Of mile farther on,
was blown several rods from its foundation,
taking fire burned up with all of its con-
tents. Tho family esoa ed by taking ref
u @ in tae cellar. An orchard of so apple
trees bqck Of the house was moved clean.
JUS qnarter If a mile south east of Brom
Lewis bousa was that af Hughes Franks.
Here destruction was most complete. About
$50 feet from it's fouldati u Mr. Frsuk's
dead body was found wit the b all or ng
from hole in the head IN de by fiatirpu
Az ear was torn ard legs and arms we're
b oxen In clover field, 90 rods from the
house, lay Mrs Frank unconscious, with
her collarbane and seVerai r. s broken and
serious internal injuries She is not expect-
ed To sur i've the day. The family dog lay
dead beside her There were no children
in the house. About $500 in paper money
and silver that was in the house was strewn
over the fislds for half mile. Ahont half
Oh IL was p9CSeC up.
At she end of it's sixth mile the tornado
evidently rose high in the air, ard jumping
over the southern part of this city dropped
down upon Springfield township. just
southeast Of Akron the house of Jacob
Sweitzar was vhirled from it's foundation
aud scattered over ten acre field. Sweitzer,
who had laughed at his wife's fear for going
to the cellar with her baby, was pitched
down the cellarway head foremost, and the
family, ensc )nsoed under the debris, escap-
ed injury,
A pen full of pigs were hurled to their
death. OF Two carriages in the barn only a
few spokes could be found. As Fred Har-
wick was trying to unhitch his horse at 6:45,
when the tornado came on, he was blown
away, with the horse and wagon, and receiv-
ed serious injuries. Daniel Brown owned
five acres of timber on which not tree was
left Standing. George Wise's ten acre for
est vas also moved down. The houses of
Robert Callahan. John Robinson, Elias
Kuntz and Eli Funk were riddled and barns
blown away. The storm trailed along into
Stark county, leaving the debris scattered
over stretch of fifteen miles The loss
amounts to tens of thousands. But. Sun.