The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-28
A DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
A DEVASTATING STORM SWEEPS OVER
CARROLL.
Barns Levelled-Houses Unroofed- outbuild-
ings scattered--orchards Ruined
Cattle Killed--Damage in
Westminster.

lu&S Observation-Disclosures hulueu--
Cattle Killed--Damage in
Westminster.
storm OF great violence and cyclonic
| force passed over Carroll last Friday night,
the 10Th inst, between and 8 o'clock.
Great damage was done to farm buildings and
orchards, and in Westminster, the only town
that suffered, the Odd Fellows Hall was
| badly wrecked and number of stables were
unroofed and blown down. The destructive
part of the storm was quite narrow, though
the wind was violent several miles freq the
track of devastation.
IL WESTMINSTER.
Black clouds appeared in the southwestern
horizon shortly after sunset. They moved
slowly toward the city, but none suspected
the destruction that was to follow. 1t was
regular meeting night for the Knights of
| Pythias, and quite o number of members
gathered in the lodge room of Odd Fellows
Hall. The lodge was opened at o'clock.
and before the business had proceeded far,
the storm burst upon the city. About half
of the roof was carried away, and the gable
wall was blown in. The officers, Messrs.
Theodore Mitten, George A. Miller and
William H. Bell, Jr., were at desks near the
wall, and it was hurled upon them without
warning. The weight of the wall bore down
the floor until it nearly reached the stage in
the auditorium below, and the room
was filled with a cloud of dust from the
mortar, plaster and brick. The officers were
carried down with the floor, and the desks
and chairs they occupied were broken to
pieces. When the crash was over they
clambered up the hanging floor. Messrs;; Bell
and Miller were severely cut about the head,
II & he, aaUf ! W. nc
feared they were seriously injured. Physici
ans were summoned and their wounds were
dressed, but they were found not to be serious.
Just after the disaster the fire alarm was
sounded, and the fremen gathered at the
scene Finding no fire, the members set to
work 20 clear Main street OF the debris.
More than half Of the roof was carried away,
the gable wall was blown in and the rear part
of the east wall was cracked near the top.
When the wall fell it carried the floor down
nearly TO the stage, which was considerably
damaged. The rain and dirt about ruined
the carpet of the lodge room and damaged a
number of pictures on the walls.
At the Orndorff Building, just west of the
railroad, the Mystic Circle was in session.
The members were around the chief officers
desk singing the opening ode when the storm
came. The building shook and rocked, and
the exercises closed abruptly. Everybody
made "A rush down to the street. As the
members emerged out the door they heard OF
the disaster at Odd Fellows Hall, and OF the
wild rumors Of injury to some OF the members
of the Knights Of Pythias, and were unnerved
by the thought Of the narrow escape they
made The 0rndorff building fronted the
storm, aud it had given way the results would
have been more serious than at Odd Fellows
Hall. The full force Of the storm, however,
did not strike the 0rndortf building, and
half mile east of Odd Fellows Hail. on the
Fair Ground hill, the wind was not at all
violent
The residence of Joseph f. Waesche, across
the alley from the Hall, was somewhat
damaged by the falling bricks and timber.
Two squares in the rear of the Hall, across
Green street, the brick stable of Charles f.
Stewart was unroofed. One part of the roof
was carried about l25 feet straight forward,
and the other part was hurled IN another
direction and landed in the garden Of the
Mrs NJ A. Nelson property. A frame stable
on the Nelson property, sixteen feet from the
Stewart stable, was unframed.
A frame stable belonging to DIR. George u.
Fouke, near Central Hall school building,
was leveled, and two carriages belonging to
S. Carr Wickert were badly broken. Sixteen
feet away were old frame stables that were
wholly untouched.
At Winchester Place, Westminster sum
mer resort, about twenty trees were uprooted
and twisted off. Some Of the ornamental
shade trees were twisted off from SIX to eight
feet above the ground, the stumps left stand
ing as before The trap door was lifted up,
carried over the railing and laid down near
the large spring. There was not II scratch
upon it, In the rear of the building several
trees were pprooted, and fell down between
the house and the wash house. In the rear
of Winchester Place Nelson Edwards stable
was leveled The sheds at Charles Grott's
brick ward were blown down. About one
half of the tin roof on the Callaghan house,
occupied by Isaac W. Buckingham, was
blown off. A large tree was blown down in
front of the ward of Mr.. Richard Manning.
crushing the iron fence and lattice work.
Part of the fence between the office of Mr..
Charles T. Reifsnider and the residence OF
the Misses Murray was also blown down.
number of outhouses and trees were blown
down in various parts ofthe city. This was the
extent of the ruin wrought IN Westminster,
except to window shutters and window panes.
Some hail accompanied the rain, and fruit
was injured somewhat. Odd Fellows Hall
will be restored at once. The storm passed
over to the northeast, and wrought destruc
ton in Col. Longwelfs woods, where trees
were broken and uprooted and laid in a
tangle. At Cranberry Station, a mile from
Westminster some trees were blown down at
Bisli's Mil, and the barn damaged. AT
Baukert's, short distance beyond, number
of trees were blown down.
AT AyoNDALE
Sad havoc was wrought on the farms OF
Mrs. Caroline Shriyer, at Avondale, two miles
southwest of Westminster. On one farm the
large barn, wagon shed, power shed and the
dairy house we're completely wrecked and
thirty six fine fruit trees uprooted. Not
building but the dwelling was left standing.
Two cows belonging to James +: Dixon,
the tenant, were injured. On the other
farm. where Mrs. Shriver formerly lived, the
dwelling was unroofed and the chimney tops
were carried away Mrs. Shriver's loss is
about Sa.500 Nearby the porch Of the
dwelling of VIM. Fenhy was nnroofed AT
Mrs. Mary Lanes the outbuildinss We're
| leyeled.
NEAR NEW WINDSOR.
| Near New Windsor, at Joseph Englar's,
the storm did great damage. The roof of his
house was torn of and carried II quarter of a
mile and more to "a field on his mothers
! farm. His barn and other outbuldings were
wrecked. Rain came down and greatly
4 damaged the handsome furnishings of his
dwelling. colored man named Theodore
walker LOOK refuge ITom Tue s'otln VA tie
carriage house and when the building was
wrecked was severely injured. For time he
was unconscious.
Some damage was done at Judge l.. p.
Slingluf's, two ehimneys of his residence
being blown off. building being damaged
| and a number of trees being uprooted.
! The barn of Solomon S. Ecker was partly
| unroofed, ~and large stack Of wheat was
caught mp and scattered in every direction.
His fine apple orchard was nearly ruined.
An out building at John G.. Snader's was
unroofed.
AT AND NEAR WAKEFIELD.
At George Hoover's fences were levelled.
| A wagon was picked up and carried some
fifty yards. and was BADLY broken.
On the farm of the Hoover estate, new
oak hay barrack, So by "a feet was lifted up
and carried away, and the hay was left IN