New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
TORNADOES IN NEW-JERSEY
MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED AND DAM
AGED AT ALLENTOWN
A FARMER BLOWN FROM HIS BUGGY AND FATAL
LY INJuRED-FARMs RUINED IN MONMOUTH
AND HrNrERDoN CotNTIEs-wATER-

A FARMER BLOWN FROM HIS BUGGY AND FATAL
LY INJrRED-FARMs RUINED IN MONMOUTH
AND HrNrERDoN cOUNT1Es-wATER-
SPOUT SEEN OFF AsBt'Ry PARK.
Freehold. May % (SpecaD.--A tornado wrought
destruction at Allentown. In Monmouth County,
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. and swept in
northeasterly direction over the eastern portion
OF that town and the surrounding country. doing
an immense amount OF damage 10 buildings and
live stock but fortunately taking no human life.
Hundreds OF large trees were uprooted and piled
on buildings and in the streets Church-st.
completely filled with trees and not house in
Pearl and Hamilton SITS but had chlmneys demol-
ished or were more severely injured The roof OF
James Clayton's furniture store was torn off and
carried over houses and high trees and dropped sew
eral hundred yards away. Furniture was scattered
through tree tops all over tho neighborhood George
Perrines workshop lifted fence into the
next field. Failing trees wrecked end OF Will
lam Gulick's house and Daniel Savidage's roof.
Mark Knights house. In Hamlon-st.. struck
and set on fire by lightning. but the flames were
eXtinguished before much damage done. The
-four mill owned by Joseph Darwell was also struck
and badly damaged. The large public school build
ing severely shaken and teachers and pupils
fed for safety to the basement. John Browns
barn and out-buldings were wrecked. Dennis
Jones's barn torn into kndling wood and
horse buried In tho ruins. Several windms
in the vicinity were destroyed William Ganertys
barn collapsed
Lawrence Tlton's house at Shrewsbury Crossing
was blown from the foundation and his barn was
blown down. one OF his employees was working In
a field and was blown down several times before
reaching the house On James Barcalow's farm
his barn aud outbuildings were laid low. and much
OF his stock killed. Samuel Dillon. one OF his
farmhands. severely injured by a large tree
limb falling him Barns and outbuIldIngs were
blown down and stock killed on Adam Spen-
GERS farm One end blown out OF Daniel
Wrlghts barn.
The only probably human fatality was in the case
OF George Newell, OF Allentown. who was driving
with his daughter in the country. The wind picked
the buggy up and hurled It against a bridge The
occupants were thrown out Mr.. Newell being hurled
against the bridge. His collar bone and several ribs
were fractured. and he seriously injured In
ternay He was unconscious. His daughte: had
to 20 some distance before help could be secured.
lie Is in IN exceedingly critical condition Several
horses we're killed on Patrick Ioulihans farm by
falling buildings. The track OF the storm less
than half mile vide. For some distance In It's
track over several farms the only building standing
is crib
After spending its force near Allentown the storm
passed over here and went of 10 sel. II was ac-
companied by high winds and heavy riin and much
damage was done to growing crops and many small
bridges washed away In the vicinity of Allen
town conservative estimates place the damage AZ
over 10000 As nothing OF The kind ever happened
in this vicinity before litile Il any Insurance was
are practically ruined
Visitors at the beach near Asbury Park. irnmedl-
aely after the storm passed over there. report hay
Ing seen waterspout out at sea.
Flemlngon. May - tSpeciaD. Owing 10 the Grip
pied condition OF telegraph and telephone wires last
night no news OF the two cyclones which passed
through Hunterdon County. yesterday afternoon.
reached here unl to-day one cyclone passed
through Harndcn. about O'Clock. \ funnel
sh lped cloud was first noticed IN tho west. Shorty
afierwarl II approached rapidly. accompanied by "A
tremendous gale Of winc. which carried some trees
and rubbish with II. II was only One-eighth of a
milo wide. and fortunately no dwelling house hap
pened TO be In rs path The gale struck The Ham
den Publc School House. AMI llfte1 ii from ~
foundation damaging the building considerably.
Four large trees near tho house OF Mr. White were
torn up by the roots and carried u long distance. \
number OF small buildings were demolished. Sow
cral barns were unroofed
In tho other cyrlone'g wake at Mount Airy n
belonging n Aaron Nansickcl lifted up by the
wind and killed. The cyclone there short but
terrific.