Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-05

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New England has occasionally been
visited by hurricanes aud cyclones but
the reader OF modern history will have
to look to the annals NJ the "wild west"
Cor anything To compare With the work
of destruction by cyclone that vas
created inside of four minutes In West
and North Buckheld on sunday after
noon July 3rd.
During q light shower preccding .
storm two clouds, one from the north,
another from the west came rolling to-
gether, meeting at q point about two
miles northeasterly from Paris llill and
thence procccdlng In . great funnel.
shaped cyclone through the west aud
north parts of Buckheld, dancing aud
.wayiug In its course, lining and drop
ping great trees and buildings aud carry
Ing on In its work of destruction at the
rate of mile minute.
The folio~ing special Ia the Democrat
IL of great Interest aud value, as coming
from one whose thorough reliability and
Freedom from exAggerstionis unquestion-
81 aud whose location MAS the most adj
vsntAgrous that could be chosen. Mr..
Woodbury. resides on Woodbury. iiili.
over a part of which the cyclone passed,
and from this elevated position he vas
an eyewitness Ia the revolving cloud of
destruction AZ u swept on its path for
four mile. through the valley beueaih
him. TIL. IL what be says % IL:
"PARis, MAINE, July ., ls92.
A cyclone of terribly destructive pow
er started at about = 10, q. ", essterly
from Paris lIill aud took q northeast.
srly course until past the village of
North Buckheid, destroying everything
Ia u. path. which In some places IL
twenty 1--we rods vide. II completely
destroyed four barns aud nearly de-
.troy.d two dwelling houses, la gay
nothing Of other building. which felt u.
force. Il picked ~ aud dropped the
large barn % Alvin :. lIe..ey and left u
pile ~ debris. Then following the
highway for oBe-fourth mile u dcmoll.h-
81 all the buildlngs belonging To Her
mon Morse. Then going sero.. lot. u
destroyed the barn Of Virgil n. nIckneli,
then catered the village ~ North Buck
field Ia Il. uAuowe.t part aud destroyed
sidney swallos'. harm and damaged his
dwelling house very extensively, soon
after which u Withdrew Ia the cloud.
from which II came.
The damage done I. very serious
lo.. a. all the sufferer. are hard working
people. IL fall. With especial severity
upon Mr.. Morse. II Ia most fortunate
that no lives we're hat aud no person.
we're seriously injured. 40 this writing
am unable 10 learn the damage done Ia
| livestock. The cyclone passed through
D. \. Farrar'. wooi.lot, where II cut ~.
widest path, the thick wood. not stay.
Ing u. force at all.
IhAi good View % IL for about four
mile. Of IL. course. II Was one of those
never = tai bc forgotten funnel SHAPED
cyclone. or "rotsry hurricane. which
ARE common Ia the region. between th"
equator aud troplc. aud near the equs-
torial limit. ~ the trade Winds"
II followed la the rear 81 light show.
81, which va. part 10 storm. u.
funnel extended from the clouds To the
earth, now going down aud then rcccdi-
ing. nov contracting and nov expand
Ing la width. u sc.mei Ia .kip over
the earth like q lamb AZ play aud travel
81 az the rate uf about Que mile pcr
minute. 50 that it, terrible work va.
done the instant u struck an object.
There were several narrow escape. a.
many people yer. In houses close to its
course.
- far q. I know. TIL. I. the fir.t gem
ulne cyclone Ia visit this northern coan-
try, aud no Que Who saw II or sces the
ruin u wrought will ever wish Tor an
other.
We Who escaped must aid those Who
are veil nigh ruined, FOR they are wor-
thy % all aid.
DAVID u. WOODBURY..
Upon the arrival Of Mr.. Woodbury..
special at the Dcmocrat Office Monday
a reporter Was .ent over the route al
destruction aud be suns up hl. imPrc--
.ions like thl. WAS simply amaled nj
the spectacle. How 80 much damage "a
building. and tire. could be done With
me- lo.s 81 life u nothing le.s than q mir
scle. Columns ~ description cannot
convey To your readers . true picture 81
what !. here. II must b. seen 10 he real
iy.d aud appreciated, aud the sight u
we'll worth long Journey.
The cy,lon. formed In Paris s lie
.cribe,i aud In it, course over the llycr-
.on AMI Woodbury. hills, u twisted
branche. from trees, carr ed top-pole.
from wall. twenty ar thirty rods and
tore down sections % stone wall. Not
until II reached the valley Ia Buckh.ld
did IL. deadlic.t work begin.
Mr.. 4. =. iIes.ey, q farmer llSing AZ
the foot 80 the Woodbury. I'LL, was al
home. lie feared . gale aud was shut
ting doors. says b. heari . rumbling
like cars. Opened the cellar door for
his family Ia 20 down aud u WAS drawn
away from him violently. DID not see
nor hear hi. harm fall. saw Mr.. Mor.e's
barn rice aud fall. Mr.. Be..ey had a
well-bullt barn 1850 feet .liu ,tcd With
In twenty seven feet IL hi. house; u u
q mas. of ruins Will. an outbuililng
/ standing within q few feet IL unframed.
Eleven persons were In Mr.. lIe.sey'.
house at the time. The house Ma.
slightly damaged. Mr.. ll.ssey's loo. !.
estimated az about Que thousand dollars.
Prom Mr.. Be..ey'. the cyclone fol.
lowed the highway about one.fourth
mile, taking up great trees AMI carrying
them over the stone wall.
At Mr.. iIermon Morse's the ruin IL
most complete. Mr.. Morse was sitting Ia
hi. house reading When he Jaw the APP
preaching cyclone. lie got up aud
walked across the house aud experience
81 the .waying sensation given by a
train of car. Ia very rapid motion. lIi.
house Was taken from Its foundation
aud carrls-i forward about fiit-en feet,
being dropped with the back of the
house re.ting on the front foundation
aud the front pitching dom hill. The
chimney Was carried forward With the
house. One ell and q large barn CON-
pletely wrecked. Five people we're In
the house. Mrs. Morse was thrown
against q wall and slightly Injured.
Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Morse's mother, oc-
cupied q room In the ell. The falling
timber came very near Ia her but che
escaped unharmed. \ mare and colt In
the barn escaped without Injury. Near
the house an apple tree two aud halt
feet In diameter was lifted from it,
place, carried several feet aud dropped
while fir tree about one foot
In diameter Was broken OF near the
ground aud carried 80 feet. Besides
the damage to his buildings Mr.. Morse
h I'd about twenty-five apple tree. pulled
up. We say "pulled up" for that
IL the character of the work wrought
by this cyclone. Trees all through
It, course show no Sign Of hay-
In, been blown down, but simply pull
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