Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-10
St. Hary's Storm Swept.
Barns DOEn and Crops Ruined.
Rain, Hail and Wind
Lives Lost.

swept over Southern Maryland leaving
In its wake havoc, ruin and death. It's
track is marked by fallen trees, debris Of
barns and ruined crops. On the morn
Ing OF Wednesday. our farmers looked
upon beautiful fields Of tobacco and
cosn-the finest seen In this section for
years--but ere the sun went down the
scene had sadly changed and they gazed
upoa fallen harms, shredded corn and
hail-heaten tobacco--g gloomy reminders
Of sneiF shattered hopes. Il Is impossi-
BILE ~ this writing 20 even Approximate
The damsge done In 80. Mary's, for the
reports ara NOS nearly all In. The list,
however, Is long and sad one, for it
tells Of great Losses for all and ruin for
not few. So Tar IS reported Che life of
40 citizen Of the county was lost.
The Carey family, of Baltimore. had
been visiting at Broom's Island in. CAL
vert and were waiting AZ Sotterly wharf
for the Weems' steamer. TIE family
consisted of Edward Carey, his wife, and
their children-Gertrude. aged 9, and
Margaret, eyed two. They had taksu
shelter in the warehouse. When thu
wind struck Down the house was over
.uraed and al. four were blown into the
Patuxent. Mr.. Carey succeeded in reach
log the shore, bat his wife and chi'cren
we're drowned. Two VI the bodies were
soon recovered and taken to Baltimore.
The baby's body was found Thursday
and Judge j. Parlan Crane had it buried
and notified friends Of family On Sat-
uIday Ii too was taken to Baltimore.
Mr.. J. ii. Marburger aud colored
man were killed at Point Patience, Ca.
vert county, by a faliiag store house.
Another cOlored man was BADLY injured.
We append partial list of the barns
destroyed:
Stephen Jones. Two barns blown
down; teoli and mare killed and horse
crippled.
n. Wilson Graves. Two barns blown
down.
John Il. Buckler. One barn blown
down.
Mrs. Carrie spalding. Two barns
blown down.
George T. Hutchins. Two barns blown
down.
Lydia @. Hutchins. One barn blown
down.
Walter Il. Briscoe. Barn blown down.
John w. Williams. Barn blown down.
Lansdale Thomas. Barn blown down.
Dean. Barn at Part Half Pone'
blown down.
Miss Margaret Greenwell. Barn at
Locust Green blown down.
John r. Harris, Agent. Earns and
out-buildings at 'Ingleside' blown down.
Charles Russell. Barn blown down
dayton tore up and thresher injured.
Joseph and William Hill. Barn blown
down.
John Price, colored, tenant on John
Buffers place near Loveville. Barn
blown down and Prices horse injured.
William A. Sommerville, color ed.
Barn blown down.
Tip Sommerville. colored. Barn blown
down.
II. ii. Stephens. Barn on Bridge
Farm" blown down.
Leonard Graves. Barn at Sugar Hill,
end blown out.
Jack Guy. Barn partly blown down
and tobacco damaged.
John w. Raley. Barn blown down.
John +. Raley. Barn blown down.
Mrs. Fausett. Barn blown down.
10. +. Morgan. Barn on Albert Eide.
len farm blown down.
w. w. Cecil. Barn blown down.
J. Thomas Bronze. Two barns blown
down.
Frank Bohanan. Barn blown down
JEFF B. Jarboe. Barn blown down.
Peter II. Guy. Barn and penthouse
blown down.
John III. Parsons. Two barns badly
damaged.
Robert u. Bean. Barn and out-houses
blown down.
Walter Hebb. Barn blown down.
J.J. Norris. Grocery house blown
down.
Mrs. Dave Hammett. Barn blown
down.
John L. Hilton. Barn blown down
]. Thos. Fenhagen. Barn blown down
Prank Price. Barn blown down.
William G. Greenwell, cplored, neal
Indian Bridge. Barn blown down.
l.. G. and JET Clarke. Barn moved
from foundation and badly damaged.
Alphonso Harris. Barn blown down
Barn at Town Greek blown down and
w. +. Z. Longs buggy crushed.
James Cooper's corn house blown over
Corn house on BillingsleY Garner
property, 9th district, blown down.
Post Barn on Elias Heard's old place
blown down.
Gable end blown out of w. 8. Cop
pages Stoney Run house occupied b,
Mr.. Williams, tenant.
J. Lewis Milburn's house badly dam
aged.
Ignatius Norris dwelling at SWIFT.
Plains" mashed in by q tree falling
acroas it.
John Guys house At the Branch wa
unroofed and second story shattered.
w. Z. Abelrs old barn blown down
Barn and stable at Coles farm blown
down.