The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-16

Raw ages or the Atorxa.
In connection with the recent very
severe storm that devasted our sac
tion OF country. we would speak par
ticuiarlysof the damages done to the
homo Of J. Nelson Boyd, and the
thrilling experience he and his family
had Mpohb lthat terrible night Mr..
Boy restless on Twenty-ifinth street,
west OF Madison. As night threw
her curtain over tho earth the wind
was blowing stiif gale and the rain
was coming down In torrents. Ever
and anon high gust OF wind would
shake this frame edifiee and eaese
distinct vibrations, but many times
this had happened before, as any one
knows who has resided In q frame
house.
Towards nine o'clock their little
child became restless, and about 0.40
the whole family retired, little think
Ing that such an experience would be
theirs before the light Of another day.
In few moments the light was ex-
tingui5hed. and the whole household
listening to the "Patter OF the soft
rain overhead" and to the bowling OF
the wind, sank into their first deep
slumber, In blissful ignorance OF any
coming danger. In an instant without
moments warning. came q crash
against the side of the house which
seemed like the bursting OF thunder
bolt. Midst the shaking and rafting
OF tin, the cracking OF sheething and
studdlng. they awoke to find the roofs
OF two houses firmly pressed against
tho side OF their house, and held their
by the force OF the hurricane, which
had forced these roofs from Off of two
houses, about 100 feet farther east, and
carried there this intervening distance
directly against the frame habitatiou.
1t is q miracle that this house was
not forced from Its foundation and
carried along with the flying debris,
as 1t were. An inspection upon Satur-
day showed the shutters torn and
ruined; the studdlng and weatherboard
| cracked and mutilated In one place
had been forced directly Into tho
wood work, a wooden bracket, from
one of the dismantled houses Just in
! like manner as IL 1t was cannon ball
shot from q huge gun. Tongue or pen
| cannot describe the peculiar destruc-
ton given to this house alone. Mr.. j.
Nelson Boyd, who is very polite and
gentlemanly person, In his own lam
guage Gays: We all retired about
o. 40 and had Cotton to sleep when the
nervous temperament, as SOON MS She
| heard tho shock wanted to run out
but hold her and tried to argue that
the worst was certainly over.
| In manner settled her fears until
q light had been produced, when We
went TO examine the amount OF dam.
age. Fortunately the front room in
which we slept was hurt the least. 1
lit lantern and started out to see
about my cows, but the bricks were
living around like bullets In battle.
I ratttrnah 70
has been in the habit OF keeping his
COWS III an outside enclosure near his
stable, tut fortunately, put them IN
the stable that night. He took us to
the spot, and 1t was certainly wise
forethought. as directly in this en-
closure were the roofs of two houses.
This practically demonstrated that our
genial miliman would not have had
any COWS to milk, as they would have
been crushed to death. 1t certainly
was fortunate that they were put in
the stable,
One of tho queer freaks OF this
wind was tho manner in which it did
Its work. Seemingly starting at 30th
and West street, off came tho roof
OF MIR. kreer, then slightly uipping
the beIfry Of the Uonttal Presby terrain
Misslon, then bouncing down upon
the row of IL brick houses. leaving
the two corner ones, II selected four,
then left two then four more taking
tho roofs OF OF eight and leaving
eight; then mounting into the higher
atmosphere, itagain descended ut 10th
anu Lincoln streets. dlSmantting them
then onward Oh its course OF destruc-
ton.
In conversation with Mr.. Galley,
the well-known butcher in Eighth
street market, who resides In neat
frame cottage near the scene of de.
, structlon, he remarked that a singular
feature OF the cyclone was that not a
frame house in the whole place was
unroofed. In fact the only frame
house damaged was caused by the
roofs OF the brick ones blowing
against it. Mr.. kreer, who IL an in
surance agent, was the only lucky up.
fortunate. as he had cyclone insur
nnce upon his house. which will pay
all expenses In rs-roofing. Mr.. john
son, the timer, and Mr.. Newton Cloud.
, the well-known carpenter, had force
, OF men on NJ once repairing the dunn
/ ages
: quite q number of the occupants ar,
1 removing their goods. and the expens,
+, OF repairing will fall upon Mr. Jos. Il
, Carpenter. as 1t is distinctly under
stood in that neighborhood that the
majority Of the tenants as thoy wer,
= only buying their houses on Install
n ments and had not as yet secured Il
h deed preferred losing what they had
pala than he compelled to pny Tor tn,
repairs. A1essrs. Weldon " Wood hat
just finished "a new brick house. and n
it was green they WHISKY supported IL
/ against the winds by high tinbers
!. thus possibly saving 1t from total de
:. strletlon.
: The roof of MesGrs. Beeson 4
4 Ilamby's brick kiln was blown OF
y and We also notice tho weather coel
n upon the Delaware hospital was curve,
u and bent out oil all shape. neeessitatint
, the work oil rlgger TO place it agaii
4 Iii position.
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