The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12


visited this state swept over section of
Belgrade Sunday night.
The barn of Henry Yeaton was entirely
demolished and his house moved several
feet and one corner dropped into the
cellar.
The barn of Elbridge Yeaton was
blown down, also the barns Of G. NJ
Weston, M. T. Yeaton, Bert Taylor,
Nell Smith, George Worster, B. F. Gas
lin, George Louden, the barns of J. S.
Cum mings, the stable of H. r. Austin
and the newsstable of George A. Farm
ham. The barn OF ]. H. Dunlap was
nearly blown down and his carriage
house blown down and all the carriages
buried. Barns and other buildings lost
their roofs, two horses were killed, be-
longing to Mr.. Cummings and Mr..
Smith.
John Wellman was badly injured by
barn door blowing against him breaking
his shoulder.
In the track of the storm nearly all of
the chimneys were blown of. g
The rain fell in sheets and fences and
trees were leveled in every direction.
Thespath of the cyclone was about mile
in width.
About midnight the barn of George
e. Damren was struck by lightning and
with his large house aud other buildings
was entirely consumed by fire. He got
all his stock out except four or five hogs
and about 25 pigs and sheep. The barn
was one of the best in town costing
when built about $4,000. There was an
insurance on the buildings of $2OoO
Conservative estimates of the loss in
this town by the cyclone will be from
$40, 600 to $50, 900.
Over Fifty Barns Wrecked.
Augusta, May 1.-THE hurricane which
prevailed here Sunday night was one of
the most terrific since the county was
settled. This morning the country peo-
pie are coming into town with stories of
the disaster wrought. Barus suffered al
most exclusively and from the best infor-
nation that can be gained over 80 of these
were wrecked or injured in the towns ly-
ing north and west of Augusta and over
$50 900 in damage done.
On the upper Belfast road in Augusta
the barn on the j. W. Patterson estate
was blown down, also that of John Gas
lin on the same road. @. Fletcher's barn
In that vicinity was demolished.
Frank Lessons barn two miles uu on
the river road was unroofed.
Henry Keen's barn was demolished
and two barns belonging to Hannah
Woodward, two COWS and heifer being
killed in the latter
On the Pond road the barns of Frank
Robinson and William Robinson were
destroyed, while Marcellus Blaisdell lost
barn and stable.
Henry Trask. who keeps store at
Crescent Beach, Mass, had his barn un-
rooted and two chimneys blown off his
house.
On the CROSS road from Belgrade to the
Pond road, Hannah Woodward lost
barn, George Holway barn and part
of.his honse. Frank Hawes barn and
the ell OF ihs huse.
William Shaw lost part of his barn.
A widow and farmer of the same road
whose names are not learned, lost barns.
Bean meat peddler, was driving on
the road near Saunders place when the
wind swept him from his team, which
was overturned and carried several rods.
The six barns containing hay were blown
down. together with trees, ETC.
H0uardJc how, ci+ tl,a
road one and three-quarters of mile
above Augusta, WAS blown down and
hay rack was carried half mile and
dropped in the Kennebeo river. Nioleps
barn on the same road was also blown
down and stock injured.
The Damage in Vienna
Vienna, May 11-Several barns were
destroyed at Vienna and a number of
ohimneys blown off.
MT. Vernon's Report
Mt Vernon, May 11.-At Mt. Vernon
one of the church sheds was blown into
kindling wood and new carriage house
was blown to pieces.
A South Jefferson Ma ms Experience.
South Jefferson, May. 11.-Moses Ersk-
ines barn was blown down. Mr.. Erskine
| was milking and was pinned down by
the ruins, but was rescued uninjured.
Barns on Joshua Parsons place, on Sett
Hopkins place and the buildings of Lar.
in Hopkins were blown down. John K
| Erskine's barn was unroofed.
| Strong, May 1.-THE storm tipped chin
neys, blew over the shed of the corn fac
| tory, also one of the out buildings of the
railway station, shade trees and apple
tr ees.
| AS 1t Struck Industry.
Aliens Mills, MAY 1.-THE first injur.
done was to the woods just west of H. P
Bumpus' farm buildings in Barmingtor
whichswas razed to the ground. Th'
barn of A. J. Norton, about go feet long
| was removed about Is feet from 1T
| foundation.
barn on the farm of the late A. 7