The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-08-25
Some Effects of the Recent Storm

We take the following from the BaIt'-
more $40, of Tuesday:
The severe hailstorm that passed over
the southern part of Maryland August :
destroyed considerable property and al
most ruined financially a number of farm
ers whose only source of revenue was their
crops. A tract of IA mile and a quarter
| wide on both sides of the Patuxent from
the head to the mouth through Calvert,
| Prince Georges, Charles and st. Marys
| counties was severely ravaged by the hail
and blasts of wind accompanying the
storm. Reports are still being received
showing the losses sustained by farmers,
some of whom stand in need of the assist
! ance of their friends.
Mr.. J. HUNT Strong, postmaster at
Aquasco, Prince Georges county, said yes
terday that there were many persons in
his vicinity who had been left destitute
and will feel the ravages of the storm still
more when fall arrives and they have moth
ing to show for the past year. He said
that any assistance offered them at the
present time would put many of them on
their feet again who otherwise would lie
left in want
Mr.. s. A. Sunderland, of Calvert county,
in speaking of the storm said that Mr.. Will
liam Swami, who lives near Chaneyville,
Calvert county, lost barn, nearly all of
his corn and large part of his tobacco
crop. Mr.. Richard Osborne, who lives
about mile from the farm of Mr. Swami,
also lost barn and had his corn and to-
bacc crops severely damaged. Mr. Thomas
NJ. Williams, near the town of Mutual, lost
two barns Mr.. Sunderland said he did
not think that any of the farmers in his
section will be in very destitute circum-
stances, but the effects of the storm will
be felt for a number of years.
Mr.. W. S. Ryon, of Gloom, Prince
Georges county, said yesterday that he
thought that about on e-third of the tobacco
crop in his county had been destroyed by
the hail He reported that in Nottingham
district a great number of barns had been
blown down. Among those who sustained
losses were MI. W lllldIll buN all, " ~ i'ot
three barns, valued at $500 each, and about
two-thirds of his tobacco crop. Mr.. Will
liam Duvall, nephew of the former, lost
two barns Mr.. Ryon said that he thought
there must have been Il barns blown down
in the immediate neighborhood of his
home The majority of the losers were
men who are now in financial distress.
Mr.. W. S. Chichester, of Woodville, in
Aquasco district of Prince Georges coun-
ty, said that about II barns had been blown
down in the immediate vicinity of his
home He himself lost two barns valued
at 5000 each The total damages he sus-
tanned he estimates at $4,000.
Among the others that were affected
were Mr. Thomas Keech, who lost one
barn. One of his tenants, Jefferson Wash
ington, colored, who happened to be in
the barn at the time of the disaster, was
killed Another neighbor, Mrs. Thomas,
lost two barns, one of which was full of
tobacco. Her crop was also badly dam
aged Mr.. Chichester also said that he
had heard the damages in certain parts of
St Mary county had been likewise severe.
AS an example of this it is said that the
tobacco crop of Mr.. William Burch, who
lives near Charlotte Hall, was So severely
damaged that he found it better to pillow it
under and use the land for planting some
thing else