Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-11-27
The Big Storm on Monday.

A heavy storm of wind and rain swept
over Maryland, Virginia and the neighbor.
ing States on Monday last. In Baltimore
roofs were blown off many houses, Saint
Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church, at
Homestead, Baltimore county, was damaged
and number OF fences were prostrated.
In Maryland forty feet of the large smoke
stack Of the tannery at Uniontown, Carroll
county, was blown down. Fences were scat
tered, hayricks blown over, trees uprooted
and telephone and telegraph wires prostrated.
Near Wakefield dwelling house was twist.
ed on its foundations, moving about eight
cen inches. The cabling of the Reformed
Church at Jefferson, Frederick county, was
blown in and other damage done in the
Middetown Valley.
The storm in Washington city amounted
almost to hurricane. The walls of the
new Metzerot Music Hall were blown down,
crushing in several houses and killing Geo.
White, ladies' tailor, and injuring two
young women. A reservoir Of the Wash
ington Gaslight Company was struck by
lightning, was burned, with 500, 900 feet OF
gas, and the exterior of the White House
was damaged to the extent of $4,000. The
damage in Washington will aggregate sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.
In Virginia the rolling. mill building at
Goshen was carried away, and part of the
foundry at Clifton Forge. At Charlottes'
vile many houses were unroofed.
In Pennsylvania the storm was accompa-
MED by thunder. Graham school-house, at
Carlisle, was blown down while the school
was in session. Miss Bertha Rudy, the
teacher, was badly hurt, and several pupils
were less seriously injured.
On the New Jersey coast the blow was
the heaviest of the present autumn. The
lower deck of the ocean pier at Cape May
was washed away by the breakers. The
surf cut into the bluff at Cape May Point
In this county the storm was of unprece-
dented severity and inflicted an immense
amount of damage.
At this place the storm commenced about
1890 o'clock, and although of brief dura-
ton was unu sually severe. The rain fell
in torrents and was driven by the gale into
houses and through roofs that had never
leaked before, doing considerable damage
to walls and furniture. Judging from the
great destruction in other parts of the coun-
ty, we did not get the full force OF the wind.
On the farm of Mr. Charles Veirs, about
three miles west of this place, a portion Of
stable was blown down, and large lot of
fencing scattered in every direction.
On the farm of Mr.. Charles Rozer large
amount of fencing was blown down, trees
uprooted and other damage done.
The farm of w. II. Rabbit also suffered
severely from the gale. A large two story
outbuilding was destroyed and the wind
played sad havoc with fencing, fodder and
hay stacks.
The adjoining place of Mr. Thomas Kel-
ly was also much injured, his hay, fodder
and fencing being scattered in all direc-
tions.
Mrs. Rich'd Ricketts,, adjoining, also sus.
tanned considerable damage by the loss of
hay, fodder and fencing.
When the storm struck the farm of Mr..
Rudolph Watkins, tenant house was des-
troyed, some agricultural machinery in
jured and much fencing blown down.
The adjoining farm of Mrs. Graft also
Jared badly by the less of barn and stable,
fruit trees, timber, fencing, &c.
Crossing the Frederick road the storm
next struck the wind. mill on the farm of
DR.. VIM. Waters, utterly demolishing it, and
sweeping fences and trees in every direc-
ton.
At Mineral Springs, short distance from
Washington Grove, the storm was very des-
tructive, causing much loss. The dwelling
house of DR.. o. M. Muncaster was literally
crushed to pieces and blown in every direc-
ton. 1t was unoccupied by the family, but
contained lot of furniture which was des-
troyed The houses of Mrs Anderson, G.
d. Crawford and w. A. Blodgett, at the
same place, were badly wrecked, but none
of the inmates were seriously injured.
In the vicinity of Laytonsvile the storm
was particularly destructive, blowing down
u large number Of trees and destroying the
fencing and farm produce. Near the town
two negro houses were blown down, the
roof from one OF them falling on Rachel
Boyle, colored, instantly killed her. Two
children were also badly injured. The
buildings of Messrs. Geo. Waters and VIM.
Griffith, in the same neighborhoed, were
considerably shaken up.
AT Poolesvile the new steeple on the
Episcopal church was entirely demolished,
chimneys were blown down, trees torn to
pieces, hay and straw ricks blown over,
fencing destroyed and much other damage
done.
Circuit COurt.--The following cases
have been disposed OF since our last issue
State VS.. William Summers, larceny; not