The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-28

horse was Instantly killed by a girder falling
lengthwise on it. Six cows were crushed to
death. The hog was safely gotten out. About
score of chickens were killed. The dog
was extricated the next day toward evening.
An impression prevailed among the assem-.
bled crowd ofpeople that some person who had
taken refuge in the barn during the storm was
also entomoed in the wreck, as the dog was
not known and could not be induced to aban.
don his perilous position, even after most OF
| the debris had been removed off of him. be
was driven out several times only TO return
again to the same place, and it was only by
force that he could be made to abandon the
ruins. He fought vigorously, nearly biting
several persons. A search WAS made but no
persons could be found About 200 bushels
of wheat was in the granary, which was all
saved but several bushels. Mr.. Boring did
not hear the crash of his barn One of his
sons heard one of the cows lowing, which led
to investigation, which resulted in finding the
reason. An alarm was given to the surround
| ing neighbors. and in short time about 5O
men had assembled, who began removing the
debris and hay to extricate the surviving AM
mails, who were groaning and kicking after
which work was abandoned until next morn
ing on account of the extreme darkness and
drenching rain, when the work was resumed
by much larger force and by evening
nearly all the ruins had been removed. 1t was
q sad scene to be hold. The house and wagon
shed barely escaped About a score Of APP
pie trees were blown down, and fencing nearly
all levelled. The wagon, windmill and thresh
ing machine, which stood in the large thresh :
ing floor, were not broken, but the new buggy,
grain drill and other farming implements,
which were in the other threshing floor were
broken to pieces. The loss will probably
reach between 1920 and $500.
George Hager' spring house was complete
ly torn to pieces and scattered over several
acres. His house was nearly wrecked. The
walls were cracked.
The roof of Mr. Wildasin's barn was partly
blown off and carried great distance.
Henry Diehl's two barns were so badly
wrecked that they will have to be torn down
and rebuilt. The windows of his dwelling
house were nearly all blown out and articles
were carried from the house.
Richard Wareheim's summer house was
removed about feet from its foundation and
several other buildings. We're uhrooted. VIM.
Bend7r's large hen house was unroofed and
about half of the timber blown off. His barn
was also badly shaken and many fruit trees
were blown down.
William Hare's house was unroofed and
many apple trees blown down. Mr.. Hare
was on his way home when the storm came
and was nearly carried away, being tossed
from one side of the road to the other.
Twenty seven apple trees were nprooted for
David Brown. The forests of Samuel Hare and
Richard Wareheim, in the track Of the storm,
were badly damaged. The trees were blown
down and some split almost into kindling
wood This was the most violent storm this
section has known for number of years.
Harry Hager was on his way home when the
storm caught him, carrying him as distance,
when he laid fiat down.
BRUMMEG AND NEIGHBoRHo0D.
The storm of rain, hail and wind did lots
of damage TO property. Part of Mr.. Jacob
Sharrer's barn roof was blown off. The corn
crib of Jeremiah Shafier was blown over, a
large cherry tree in font of his house was
uprooted, the chimney was blown off of his
house, and all the fence was blown down.
Mr.. Lewis Myers barn doors were blown off
and several trees blown down. The doors Of
Mrs Brummelis barn were blown open and
two large cherry trees and five apple trees
uprooted. Mr.. Samuel Auts' house was
damaged. The chimneys are cracked from
roof to cellar.