Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-01
WIND.
Fu|ler's Observatory Raced to the
Ground by a Small Hurricane.
Other Casualties About the City-Many Trees
and Fences Blown Down

| The storm which visited us, Monday
| night. developed into deluae and hurri-
cane that has seldom been equalled in this
part of the country. The rain and wind
tinued during the night. But it was
about O'Clock the following morning,
that the acts OF violence began.
People in their beds, were awakened by
| n Earring and even tossing, that told them
| mt once that something out Of the ordin
AIRY was going on among the elements.
| Considering the number of trees and
chmneys which were blown down, it is
fortunate that people we're not injured,
the wind beingsat its height about the
work
The fall. of Fuller's' .ossfsatyry on
Winthrop hill, which o1ayysa about $
O clock, has removed land mark which
during u pses few years sims its cree
ton, has become familias. 10 all through
out this section. Those w,tSave enjoyed
Rocking off from it's msfsfswnl keenly
feel the aes;ructlG b tnss popular place
| of resort u
Those who ~ the fowcr fall and
of these there ~, singularly enough,
several, state THAT it doubled. Up, in
tie middle, as one wa1adr bcna&h i
finger. then felf<ps IN the wind
being from the soutA
One of thesets Of & sswas attached 10
the tower at "a height D0 feet, the othertat
height Of / 10, 1t was discovered thar
the cause of tie fa,rof the structure was
due to she l,reaking Of one OF the CLAMPS
which fasNae1 t'lssputh stay, thus fcas
ing atside Unsupported, ana alloN'sSg
the wind,to 81 IT, tower until it brase
in the laiAjIsaA fcll- ~
aud of lisa total loss except Ior
kipaingd..
1T was Rniltan the spring of 1881 by A.
7. Fuller, alta cost of s6500.
On mustg day, especially, was It b ~
mand, and teany from all arois 81 FN3es!
used it as a etsad stand on that eventful
occasion.
Many visited the scene during the day,
and not a few took souvenirs. to remem-
Der the poor old tower by
The other damages by the blow are
numerous, trees and fences without num-
Der having been blown down
A tree on Bridge street, opposite the
house OF j. B. Shaw, blew over and grezed
the side of the house, carrying away part
OF the shingles and breaking windows in
the house.
The chimney top on the house of K. f.
Myrick ON State street blew down, the
bricks falling down into the chimney,
playing considerable havoc below. A tree
in Mr.. Myrick's yard was blown down,
falling across the street.
The wind guard fence on theArldge was
blown fiat, and was saved from going by
the board into the river, solely 9naccount
of strong fastcnines. The .bratings of
the iron fence were bent, a few being
broken, p n Savage, street commits
sioner, repaired at once to the scene, had
the boards taken from their position, and
will soon have them replaced. The dam
age he says, was slight ~
Joseph E. Howard, WHO has supeU -
on the new city building repofk
blow.downthere 80 q
<Aitiong the other casualties, "a ~
waAGtsee blown deWn.en Arsenal tesM
near cony; one Oh hfhrop s,rees6isbo-
Site the house OLA. sXsrrott, andVhc
fence Of the scboolhouse on GroAA poet.
Chs fence ON hs MOTH and cast lpiae q
the arivi4 II Also Vas hkwn Syn..,1
Other q Is n repdfted. eua-
ing the blowing iRa side of he barn
of William Cbambcf at NORTH Perish
The telephone the dfsAwas
badly upset, about s 1lAc being crippled
rdusins part Of the'd II.
r gh6 Augusta Fled Ibt and Heat
|tsp, was exceptional mate, being
aMsto soon repair WI le damage it
Eesaessa sqspiAfter ths
keItSdn't last long, tllF blow, but while
r. diy, it made things fly.
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