Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
ROAR OF THE WIND.
GENTLEMEN STARTLED BY IhE
STORM or FRIDAY AFTERNOON
u.rx D~es,royei by Gale and Fire 10
tho soutbsidc-Rcsidsnce and "arn'
Drmoiisbed-No Life Loot.
,c-o., ooDora o, tho Richmond Dspa,oh.l

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p,rrpsnuna. W., April 22.-Ihe wind
storm OF Friday afternoon was very severe
81 this section and in the adjacent
ties. A good deal of property was ue.
s,roved. The large barn on the ferm Oh
Nv .John Pride. in Chesterfield county
woa blown to pieces, and the timoers
scattered far and wide. Mrs. ttiue' VINO
was in the yard when tho sudden DO"
came up. narrowly escaped oeing
oI,ebed 10 death bv the fall OF q large
sbade.tree, which was uprooted oy 'no
wind. ,.;o cw;f,
creek were startled by the LOUD roar OF
the wind and the CRACKING % a L.
overhead. but did not ieel the nol.o bIotyn
storm. a great many trees "Sto uIp"n
docvn and fences destroyed IN tue county
Int no person was injured as lar as can Dc
learned.
TIMBER BURIED.
DURING the afternoon a fire broke out Va
tho Gelde near Exeter Mills. IN ChesterHtiu
courty. about twelve miles west OF le--
tersbtir,. which swept over some miles OF
territorv. destroying timber ana ienceS
and cord. wood. In Dinwlddie county tne
fine new residence on the farm on AI' "
l.. Zimmerman, Just completed Wh' ul.
terly destroyed. The barn on tue arm OF
Mr.. s. G.. Gerow. in the same county, WIS
RACED TO the ground.
JUMPER low OVER.
Near B~uttcrworth's bridge. on the Soutn-
ON corporate limits. whlle M lshlhu
Brockwell's team was standing. the Jumper
was blown over the horses head ana the
harness VAS stripped from the animal.
Mr.. !. W. Phillips, Of this city, lost
about 900 cords OF wood by are Yesterday
afternoon. This wood was pied on the
south side of tine AppOmattO1 Tlyer, nearly
opposite Exeter Nils.
Colonel James u. Brady, OF this CITY,
will be one OF the orators OF tho 800
banquet 90 be given in Philadelphia on the
18th instant. Colonel Brady IS not only a
frst-class Businessman but an orator Of
unusual power.
CRITICALLY III.
Mr.. william Finch, the Oldest Datlve
citizen of Petersburg, and the last Of the
0li-tilne a~uctiOneers, is extremely Ill at
his residence, on Bank street. He 10 o5
years of age.
Rev. Father T. J.. Wilson. Of FredcricEs-
burg. IL in the city to-day, visiting Old
friends and parIshioners.
MATRIMONIAL.
Cards are out Tor the marriage Of Miss
jessie Rodgers. OF Prince George county,
to Mr.. V. A. Daniel. Of Manchester. The
ceremony will take place at Gary's church,
IN Prince George, April 10Th.
On the 26th instant Miss Sallie James, Of
Chesterfield county. and Mr.. =. VI, Banks
dale. of this city. will be married at Mt.
EnOn Church, III Chesterfield.
Tho sales Of loose tobacco this week
amounted TO about 10000 pounds.
The cornerstone Of the GIbson-Memo-
rial church OF Crewe will be lald on the
% of May with impressive Masonic cerc.
monies.
Quite Violent at Culp0psr.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
CULPErRR. April %. "A severe wind-storm
from the southwest passed through our
region yesterday afternoon about o'clock,
partly ~unroofng TIE jail building, blowing
of ono Of the turrets on the roof OF the
Presbyterian church and sundry chim-
neys, and tearing rp many shade and
fruit-trees. many of them by the roots. lt
is thought considerable damage was done
in the country a. yet not heard from.