Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-28
LOCAL NEWS.
A Frightfu| Cyclone
IN FROSTBURG.
Damages, $35,525.

threatening rain. The air was cool,
with strong breeze coming from the
east From that quarter q storm
might have been expected. And so it
came about 1855 with remarkably
heavy downfall of rain. Meanwhile
gas, and light smoke-color appeared
to tinge the outside air. In the JOUR-
NAL Office il was asked-''iSn't this
singular - A low, dull moan arose in
the west, and, in less time than it takes
to tell it, the sound grew into an IN
describably frightful rush of wind and
rain. Imam instant the roof and upper
story of George H. Wittig's store, in
close, full view of this office. were
gOne-gone even before the office-doo
gave way to the crush of falling brick
and mortar from Wittig's walls. Then
all was oyer, save the steady rain
which now came from the west, the
eastern storm having been displaced.
The top and bottom of the JOUR
NAILS outside stairway having been
carried away, the otfice-workers could
not get out for fifteen minutes. but
enough had been seen from the front
windows TO show that Wittig was not
alone in misfortune. Main street east
ward was strewn with debriS-timbers
tin, glass, etc.
The JOURNAL began its round of the
wrecked territory quick as possible to
survey for itself the track of ruin.
The cloud dipped here and there.
1t entered town between the houses Of
John Parker and Daniel Rawlings,
not far apart, harming neither, but
snappNg off the top of big tree near
ly between them.
Then it lifted off the enormously
heavy roof of l.. NJ. Gorsuch's big
stable on the south end of Water
street.
Two adjacent houses, belonging to
Mr.. Gorsuch, occupied respectively by
William Hunter and Greenbury Hum
berson, were considerably injured, that
occupied by Hunter being moved sew
cral inches from its foundation
Near by on Frost's avenue f. w.
Larue lost a portion Of the roof of the
addition to his residence.
The north west side of the roof of
the rectory of st. Johns p. f. Church.
on the avenue, was struck and caved
in. The carriage shed was destroyed
Up the street Henry w. Wag-
ner's dwelling was loosened from its
foundation, torn out of plumb and
generally twisted.
Next on Water street the brick res
idence, owned by William McLuckie,
ST., and occupied bv John Davis, a
Consolidation company mining boss,
was almost demolished. The roof was
lifted and two walls blown down. The
front parlor was filled with the wreck
age. Mrs. Davis, who was alone in
the house, sitting in the dining groom.
says the first intimation to her of dam
gel was a door came sailing into the
room. Much furniture injured. The
stable at rear end of lot was wholly
destroyed. Mr.. Davis moved at once
to rooms in the Frost mansion.
a brick residence adjoining, prop
erty Of William Thomas, lost part
the roof and walls badly injured.
House was occupied by William E.
Hartman, who had packed many of
his goods for removal elsewhere.
Nevertheless, he sustained consider
able damage. When the storm was
over Mrs. Hartman found the back of
one of her hands cut open. She does
not know how it happened.
Across the street Samuel Jetfries'
stable was made a total wreck.
y flying timber from Jetfries' stable
struck Peter Malee's COW under the
left horn and killed her instantly.
The roof of Charles Wade's stable
was blown off. 0. II. Wade, driver,
had just gotten the horses inside. The
wind blew them out and in the melee
Wade was struck in the eye by piece
of timber and hurt in the side.
A frame house occupied by an aged
colored woman, Mary johnson, for
oyer GO years, was quite destroyed and
the wind made sad havoc of her goods
She was fortunately able to get out, or
she would have been killed.
Just by an old frame house occupied
by Mrs. Nellie Scott, colored, was bad
ly damaged.
Next door frame house owned and
occupied by the heirs of Samuel Smith,
colored, had the front blown in, roof
RACED and whole structure moved near
ly off the foundation.
On Broadway the southern edge of
the cyclone tore the protecting cover
ing from the walls of the new st.
Johns ?. f. Church. Damage
slight.
Joseph Knode's portico was badly
injured and the chimneys of his resi-
dence blown off.
a section of Samuel Jetfries' roof
was lifted and fell back again little