The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-03
GREAT STORM IN CARROLL
SCHOOL HOUSES, CHURCHES, DWELLINGS,
BARNES AND OUTBUHDINGS WRECK
ED AND DAMAGED.
ALL PROPERTY MORE OR LESS INJURED.
HORSES ANDCATTLE KILLED.
Loss WILL REACH A LARGE sum.

Loss WILL REACH LARGE SIM
Carroll county has experienced three very
severe storms IN the last few years, the first
one occurring in February, 1898, when house;
were unroofed in this city and the steeple Of
the Reformed Church was blown down.
The first two storms were cyclonic in their
nature, and the track of destruction was mar
row. The storm of Tuesday night, however.
was general and the violence of the wind was
| terrific. Havock was wrought everywhere,
and nearly every piece of property in the
county was more or less damaged In this
city and in other towns, where buildings
were protected by each other, no ones loss
was very considerable, but almost every house
was injured to some extent.
Barns and houses were unroofed all over
the county. Outhouses we're wrecked and
the material scattered. Fences we're carried
away and corn shocks were scattered, and oc-
casionally carried to neighboring property
Carriages and machinery were damaged by
falling sheds. Horses and cows were killed
by falling barns and stables. Great damage
was done to timber, and magnificent shade
trees were uprooted or shorn of their
branches, while many orchards were nearly
wiped out of existence.
The damage done will foot up many thou
sands of dollars, perhaps run into the hun
dred of thousands, and it will require a score
of years to replace the beautiful shade trees
that decorated the homes of many, sheltering
the family from the warm rays of the sun in
the summer and protecting the homes against
the high winds of the winter.
A considerable number of persons had
storm insurance policies, and all these were
wise. Many more are now obtaining storm
policies, the insurance agents all being busy
issuing them.
SOME INCIDENTS.
Some amusing incidents occurred in West
minister Wednesday morning. Tin roofs
were torn from one house and carried TO the
property of another. The roof from one
dwelling was laid beside the second house
away. The owner of this house imagined the
roof came from his house and sent timers
down TO have it put back, when the mistake
was discovered.
At Gassaway GOsnells, near Winfield, u
COW shed was lifted up and carried away, and
the COW was left standing unframed.
AT Washington Baumgartner's, near fancy
town, the gable of the dwelling was blown in,
and the outbuildings were so piled about the
house that it was difficult for the family to get
out.
A brick house on the farm of Attorney
General Clabaugh had a gable blown in.
The barn, wagon-shed and corn crib of j.
W. Weant, at Double Pipe Creek, were
wrecked. Part of the shingle roof of the resi-
dence of l.. +. Miller was carried way.
Some of the buildings at Walden's training
farm at Middleburg were damaged and
wrecked.
The flour mill, near York Road, owned by
DR.. Milton Hammond, of Baltimore, was I'M
rooted.
THE SCHOOL HOUSES.
A number of school houses were damaged.
loves schoolhouse, near TanGery. unroofed;
house at Patapsco, roof crushed by falling
tree; Shades. Westminster district, unroofed;
Humberts, Myers district, one side blown in,
and win have to be rebuilt; Frankl;nville.
near Double Pipe Creek, unroofed; Fairvlew,
mile from Uniontown, gable blown in; Pine
Orchard, Franklin district, unrooied; Ridge,
Mt. Airy district, unroofed.
WESTMINSTER AND VICINITY.
Most persons suffered some loss. Nearly
every house had shutter blown off, window
panes broken, or other slight damage, and
many fruit and shade trees were uprOoted or
badly torn by the wind. Trees and broken
limbs were scattered over every street and
alley in the town.
AT st. Johns Church Two large trees were
blown down and across Main street, each
carrying away 81 part of the iron fence in
front The steeple of the church was some
what damaged. Parts of tin roofs on the resi-
dences of DR.. j. Howell Bllingslea and
Charles 4. Stewart were carried away, also
the tin roofs of two dwellings, on Liberty
street. belonging to Justice j. Hoffman Fuss.
The roof of one was carried some distance
away Some of the roofing at the mills and
warehouse of n. |. Gorsuch & Son was torn
off The gable end of the brick house Of
Miss Mary C. Reese was blown in and the
barn of Mrs Clara Haines was blown down.
Some of the slate on the residence of Charles
C. Gorsuch was torn of. AT Winchester
place some valuable shade trees were uproot-
ed. Telephone and electric wires were badly
tangled, and the lines running out in the
county are are still nntangled. linemen are
at work and by today, perhaps, will have all
in working order by tonight The Court
House had some railing on the vaults carried
away and about 30 window panes broken.
The residence of John 7, Lynch was unrooted
and part of the porch blown away.
Kriders Reformed church had all the Win
dows blown ont; Henry Gunther's residence
had the spOuting torn off, corn crib upset, and
damage to shrubbery; Wesley Steee's wind
pump was blown down; the chimney and part
of the roof of the barn of Mrs. Joseph Shaef-
fer was torn off,
On the premises of Daniel Hunter, near
this city. carriage-house collapsed, and
damaged a surrey, n carriage and new sell
binder. The barn and all the other outbuild-
ings on the premises Of VIM. Ii. Yingling, ON
the Reisterstown turnpike, quarter OF mile
from tie city limits, were blown down and
the dwelling was somewhat damaged.
At Joseph Hunters, Cranberry Valley,
do IN ia
extent of $500.
On the Littlestown turnpike, between this
city and Union Mills, many outbuildings were
blown down or unrooled. Among those
totally destroyed were the wagon sheds of
Samuel Thurman, Leander Matthias, Ephraim
Bish, Charles Reese, John L. Stonesifer,
Robert l.. Hoppe and Judge Albert Schaeffer
The barn of Henry Warehime was unroofed.
The wind pumps of Mrs. Clara Bale and
Robert l.. Hoppe were blown down.
The doors were torn off the barn Of John
T. Diffenbaugh near this city, and the weather
vane IA gilt horse was carried away and not
been found,
At VIM Fenbys, on Washington road, the
wind pump was blown down and against his
residence 1t is almost impossible to note all
damage.
At MT. AIRY.
Robert Selitllan ; carrldSe sHeu was ploNh
down and his carriage damaged. S. Condor
roof was injured by tree being blown upon
it. B. F. Selby, Lloyd Buckingham, William
Roberts and Milton g. Urner had wind pumps
blown down.
NEW WINDSOR AND NElGHBoaHooD.
During the hurricane of Tuesday night
scarcely single property in New Windsor
district escaped more or less serious damage
In the town the greatest havoc was wrought
at the the college, about 80 fine shade and
fruit trees being uprooted or twisted from
their stems.
The main building was partially unroofed
and the cupola injured. Several of the
smaller buildings sustained damage TO roofs,
cornices and chimneys.
All over the town chimneys were thrown
down, shutters torn from their fastenings,
fences wrecked and trees uprooted.
In the vicinity much valuable timber was
destroyed and almost every orchard seriously
injured.
Mr.. S. s. Ecker lost about 40 fruit trees
and part of his barn and other outbuildlngs
we're blown down.
At Mr.. Ellsworth Ecker's the windmill and
tower were totally wrecked.
The barns of Oliver Hull and Marshall Hart
sock were almost totally wrecked.
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