Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-10
ran through the water and carried them

gineer Lessen, who had made an in
spection Of Brandywine Park, said
about % large trees had been
blown down, the trees being chiefly
waluuts. a large poplar tree
was blown across the race bridge
at Adams street, but no serious damage
resulted. Some of the walks are in
bad shape, having been washed by the
rain. The bathhouse was not damaged.
Middletown people report that they
had no storm at all, except very light
fall of rain.
Near the river shore, short distance
from Rose Hill schooihouso on the
Coombs property much damage was
done. The large barn was totally des-
troyed by tho wind. The barn was con-
structed of rart stone and part wood
and when it went to pieces the noise
was heard for some distance. The prop
erty is tenanted by George Burris and
he loses about 1900. A horse and two
cows were severely injured.
David Greene, employed on the farm,
while attempting 10 release the live
stock, was caught in The demolished
barn and pirioned beneath the debris.
He was severely injured ABOUT tho body.
John CORY, haggagemaster at the
Lss W. IL ~. olhtiOHt
that the transom YES blown out of
the front door of his home. 1t was
sheltered by large porch. a carriage
in the yard was driven with great force
by the wind against tho chicken house.
The shafts of tho wagon were broken
| and the chicken house was almost des-
troyed
AT Delaware City q great wind and
rain storm, without hail, prevailed.
The property recently acquired by the
government, below Delaware City, sus-
tanned great damage from the high
wind. The tornado passed through the
place and some Of the finest fruit trees
on tho reservation are torn out by the
roots, while huge limbs of other trees
are torn away.
At Farnhurst the storm was one of
| the severost ever known. The rain did
| little damage, however, other than
washing out vegetables in some places.
| The hail cut the corn and tomatoes and
what was expected TO be prolific yield
| is now torn and cut to pieces. The
lights in the greenhouse to the number
of 200 we're destroyed. Some of the
hailstones were as large as pigeon eggs.
Very few of the windows in the build
ings were destroyed.
AT BRANDywINE SUMMIT CAMP.
A heavy rain storm broke over the
Brandywine Summit campgrounds dur
| ing the afternoon and the rain con-
| tinued to pour for an hour. The rain
| was preceded by heavy wind, which
! Topped off n number of large branches.
| The hail which accompanied the rain
and wind storms in other parts of the
State did not reach the camp.
| DAMAGE TO CROPS.
The storm did great damage to grow
ing crops. At Newport nearly all of the
corn and tomatoes were cut down and
other vegetation suffered. apples,
| peaches, pears, &C., being cut from the
trees by the hail. The hail was par
ticularly severe at Newport, nearly all
of the window panes in the new school
house and many panes in other build
ings being broken.
The crop report from Newport agrees
with that from farmers In other sections
OF the county and the loss will be great.
WIRES WRECKED Ar rAtLEYvILLE.
Two storms visited Centreville and
vicinity. The first storm was the
heavier Of tho to and did the greater
damage. A number of trees were torn
apart and large branches are seen lying
along the roads and in the fields
Fruits suffered much from the hail and
in some orchards the ground is covered
with fruit. Some was cut by the hail
and some torn off by the wind.
The storm extended as far north as
Chester and there was much damage
between this city and Chester. 1t
also visited Chester county. At Ken
nett Square thousands of panes OF
glass were broken and tobacco and
other crops were badly cut by hail.
At EDEN PARK.
AT Eden Park the tornado seemed to
have swept through the place. About
20 trees were destroyed or rendered I'M
slightly. A large fir tree that has stood
the storms for years was torn out
by the roots. This is the third storm
that has struck this place within few
years, but neither of the others caused
so much damage 1t was thought that
the tenement house in the rear of the
park would go every moment, but il
stood the storm with only the loss oil
a number of window lights.
About a square away frou, Eden Park
stands row of brick houses Two stories
in height. They were in the path of the
storm. Three houses were unroofed and
the fourth partly. The tin roofs we're
torn in strips and carried some distance
away. Several houses were flooded and
the loss to the tenants will amount to a
considerable SUM. which they can III
afford to lose. Tho end house of this
row stands with the bare bricks show
J ing from the gable
0N THE RIVER.
The steamer Brandywine of the Will.
minpton steamboat line did not get
/, into the first storm, but met the second
or 6 O'Clock storm short distance
above the mouth of the Christiana.
The women and children were greatly
frightened as the vessel surged in the
trough Of the heavy soa. 1t was with
great difficulty that they would be per-
suaded that there was NO danger. Some
of the passengers became ranic-stricken
, but we're queted. A young man. yeleo
, "get your life preservers, and Their
laughed as though he felt he was making
, q sensational hit. His laugh had scarcely
/ died on his lips when a good clever
, right-hander from q man nearby caused
, him to wish he had kent still. The
boat reached the wharf In good tint
, and the passengers were landed safely
. STORM BELOW THIS CRY.
. Along the cnuseway south of this cit,
. and along New Castle avenue the trace
Of the storm are seen on all sides. I'm
Q pnense trees are blown down. The tor
. nado went through the property of Mr.
q Guthrie aud the estate of the late DR.
Q Horace Burr. Large pines are seeI
Q torn out by the roots. Some willow
I trees on the Guthrie property are spill
9 in two and at an early hour Thursda.
: men we're at work engaged in clear
b ing up the debris and making pas