The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-06-28
A Terrible Tornado
Through Southern Hooking, Co., 0

Special TO the OHIO DEMOCRAT June,27.
The most terrific storm ever visit
ing our section of country as verified
by the oldest citizens was that
which passed through from West
to East about p. m. the 25th, inst
which swept fences, timber, or
chards, grain and buildings, doing
considerable damage. Many grain
fields were swept flat to the ground
where not cut and if cut not shock
of grain was found standing after
its fury passed, as the wind blew at
a rate of 60 miles or more per hour
and was as near as can be learned
over miles wide, and your cor
respondent has learned of about IA
miles in length. Five barns were
destroyed, one sheep barn belong
ing to VIM. Kitchen, one cattle
barn belonging to III. A. Gordon.
both of Benton Tp., and the dwell.
ing house of Chas Barclay and
smaller buildings were swept away
as chaff. When we come to Wash
ington TIP. we found HI. HI. Vests
sheep barn complete wreck in
which was clover huller belong
ing to Frank Allen, which was
crushed to atoms and other i'm
plements more or less injured. at
Ilesboro about half the roof was
torn off large church there, and
Harvey Bowers barn was moved
about inches from its Foundation;
further on it tore off the roof of Eli
Souders barn, also crib and wagon
shed; at Ephraim Hardens half of
the sheet-iron roof on one side the
house was hurled about 100 feet N.
and half on the other side was
hurled about 100 feet south. Many
small buildings were smashed in
it's route. Over in Starr Tp. the,
barn of Mr.. John Goodwin was
made complete wreck and other
small buildings were destroyed. At
Henry Harbles in Washington Tp.
a porch roof was torn off throwing
about half over the main house
southwark mashing down a fruit
tree ndgrain cradle but not break
ing a finger, the other half was
thrown N. e. some distance barely
missing his youngest daughter.
Mr., Laf Warthman was struck Just
above the eye by falling derrick
cutting quite a cash though not
very serious. The destruction of
fences is So great that to compute
is past any means of computing as
all kinds and styles were thrown
in every conceivable shape and
swept to the very earth even roll.
ing out the rock on which the cor.
ners were built. Many weeks will
pass ere all can be repaired and
such loss to many farmers by
want ofproper range for their stock
and some cases destruction of crops
that one can hardly conceive the
result of losses. The sad effect on
orchards is more than pen can tell
by loss of trees. Whole orchards
are practically ruined, the cherry
trees heavily laden were crushed
in many cases thus after years of
care those lucious fruits were at
once swept away and the graceful
trees an entire wreck making O
sad sight for many homes, the
peach orchards seemed to suffer
most, no kinds We're exempt from
destruction. The destruction of
timber is if possible worse than any
thing else as whole timber lots
were crushed, stripped and broken
down or torn out by the roots maxi
ing such havoc in our forest land
it would seem folly to even at
tempt an estimate of the loss on
timber alone. The grain loss will
be great and how much farther it
may be carried with much rain
since the storm, makes it very un-
certain If any can be saved and
will no doubt be much damaged at
best where the grain was cut be-
fore the storm while that not cut is
80 demolished that great loss
must of course prove fact. The
loss will reach many thousands of
dollars yet the most wonderful
thing among it all is that no loss of
life Is known in all this calamity
and how so many buildings escap-
ed destruction is past conjecture.