The Republican journal., 1896-05-14
Sundays Storm.
Cyclone In kennebec County, Tornado In
Franklin County, and Hot Everywhere.

Throughout New England Sunday, May
day for years. In Portland it was one OF
three hottest days in 3S years. Much dam
age is reported in several sections, but Ken
| nebec and Franklin counties seem to have
suffered the most, as the following dis
patches show:
FARMINGToN, May II. A thunder shower,
with high wind and hail, ragged yesterday
afternoon. causing considerable damage TO
barns ia this town, Industry and New
Sharon, The track of the tornado was about
mile wide and described a semi-circle,
taking in the towns mentioned, No lives
We're lost, but there were several narrow es-
capes. Crops We're not damaged.
AUGUSTA May IL. An electrical wind
storm with rain and hail passed over
this section Sunday evening. Several barns
and trees We're blown down in outlying dis
tricts The tower of the Edwards Manufac-
turing Co.'S mill was unroofed. Reports
! keep coming in from Belgrade and Sidney
sections of immense losses to farmers in the
destruction of barns, cattle having been
! killed and trees of all kinds felied. No def
mite estimate of the loss can be made, but it
is thought 1t will amount to $50, 900 or S4G,-
900.
The Kennebec Journal reports that at
West Sidney the wind held high carnival
and within a radius OF one mile and half
no less than 20 barns and parts of dwellings
We're razed to the ground. Probably the
most damage done was on the Hannah
Woodward farm. Two large barns were
totally demolished and five grade Jersey
cattle, three helfers and two bulls, Were
| crushed to death. Parts of the barns We're
carried nearly 100 yards from where they
stood. Harrison Hill had narrow escape
from death at that place. To get in out of
the rain he drove into one barn, just before
it fell, and had barely time to reach the
other before the first crashed to the ground.
1t was quickly followed by the second, and
Mr. Hill and his team We're imprisoned by
falling tmbers. He crawled out uuin jured
and the horse was also rescued. Other dam
age done in West Sidney was as follows: A
barn and shed belonging to Henry Trask
We're unroofed, and the chimney the
house blown down. Marcellus Blaisdells s
h rn and shed We're blown flat and com
pletely wrecked. Mrs. Robinsons barn,
near Sidney Corner, was blown down, as was
| one owned by Joseph Woodward. Henry
Keenes barn was blown down, the stable
badly twisted and moved from its fouuda-
tion, while the ell of the house was demol-
ished. An unoccupied house belonging to
George Holway was badly damaged and
| the barn wrecked. A new barn, built by
Frank Richardson last fall, was destroyed
and the big door carried nearly 100 yards
and lodged in all apple tree by the roadside.
Mr.. Richardson also had several bee hives
damaged. Mrs. Smith, a widow living near
Sidney Corner had barn blown down, as
also did Frank Hawes.
In Belgrade the farm buildings of G. E.
Damren were struck by lightning at about
midnight and were entirely consumed. The
greater part of his live stock was saved, but
five hogs, 25 pigs and a number of sheep
perished in the flames. The barn was liz
feet in length and cost in the neighborhood
of IS 600. The insurance was about So, 900
Other losses in Belgrade were barns owned
by Rev. j. S. Cummings, Henry Yeaton
James Dunlap, Mandelbert Yeaton, George
Worster, Manley Knowles, j. P. Wellman
and Bert Taylor. The new stable of G. A
Farnham was also destroyed. Many barns
had stock in them, but only two borses were
killed, They were the property OF Mr.. Cum
mingS and Mr.. Smith. There were but two
accidents reported. John Wellman of Bel
grade had shoulder broken by a barn door
blowing against him, and Joseph Robinson
| of West Sidney, who was driving home, was
with his team lifted bodily and rolled over
against stone wall. Though somewhat
bruised, no serious injuries were received
by himself or horse.
Cushman Walker, who lives two miles
above Augusta, is reported as having suffer
ed from the fury of the gale. A lawn swing
was blown through plate glass window
and 1900 pound jigger wagon was lifteG
into the air and carried several rods anC
dashed against some fruit trees, causing
their destruction.
At another place hayrack is said to have
taken semi-aerial journey of half mile
and landed into the kennebec.