Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-03

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THE STORM IN MARYLAND.
Several Towns Experience Heavy
Rainfall and High Winds.
Between and 8 O'Clock Yesterday after
noon the village of GAINESVILLE in Howard
county, ten miles from Ellicott City, was
badly wrecked by tornado. Mr. A. F.
Lawrence of No. West Saratoga street,
Baltimore, who resides at Paradise, Cations
vile, was driving in a dayton wagon at the
time and experienced the full force of the
storm. He was blown out bf the vehicle,
but not hurt. The wind carried him some
distance like a feather. The wagon cover
was torn to shreads and the vehicle over
turned. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, who were
riding with him. were both badly bruised
but not seriously injured. Mrs. SNYDER S
broken.
Mr. Lawrence says: The storm was the
most severe ever experienced in this part of
the country. Fully a third of the village
was wrecked. The Methodist Episcopal
Church was torn to pieces, the Catholic
Church was unroofed and two OF three
dwelling houses were swept away. The
house of Mrs. Dorsey in the village was
damaged and new dwelling house in pro-
cess of erection by Mr.. Zetts was wrecked
A country wagon loaded with farm produce
was overturned and trees We're SO thickly
dered impossible. A large cherry tree in
the village five feet in diameter, was torn
up by the roots.
The duration of the storm was between
fifteen minutes and half an hour
Near Guilford, also in Howard county a
mammoth barrack the farm of John
Selling was struck by lightning, torn to
pieces and burned, with it's contents. Thos
H. Hunts barrack not far distant had the
end torn out by the wind and lightning but
the building and its valuable contents were
saved.
Reports from the swept district say the
terrific force of the wind, twisting and
rending every thing In it's course was never
surpassed. Continuous thunder roared or
half an hour, and in the war of the ele-
ments there was rain and hail and a driv-
ing mist of the nature of snow. all causing
the greatest alarm. No person could keep
his footing out of doors and there was i'm
minent peril in such a storm in any house
The storm did not cover more than seven
ty-five 100 yards in it's sweep. The wind
came from the north or northwest.
Damage in Washington County.
A dispatch from Hagerstown says: One
of the most disastrous haistorms in many
years passed over the northern section of
Washington county, Md, between 3 and 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, doing a great
deal of damage. The wind blew with ter
rife force. Hagerstown escaped Hail two
inches thick by actual measurement fell
Some of the stones We're an inch in diam
eter. Acres of corn were partially ruined
end some of the farmers say they will not
get half a crop. The hail cut off all the
blades, leaving nothing standing but the
bare stalk and half-developed ears. Hun
Greds of bushels of apples piums and other
fruit were knocked from the trees, dying
birds hit by the hail were found lying on
the ground, and large trees We're uprooted
and denuded of their branches. Lowlands
were inundated, and the roads badly
washed.
Hail in Frederick.
heavy wind, rain and hail storm of
much violence visited Frederick about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. For fifteen
minutes the rain came down in sheets, fly
ing, with binding fury, Iiir6Egh the air
Old residents say it was The heaviest
Gownpour they have ever seen in such a
short space of time. Mueh hail fell about
the size of marbles. Horses and cattle in
the fields suffered from the pelting. and
several teams in Frederick ran off Many
trees Were blown down in the city, and re
ports from the county state that much
Damage was done the corn and garden
truck, and many trees and outbuildings
and fences were blown down. a good many
telephone wires We're FRUSTRATED.
The Storm at Other Points.
During the progress of the camp meeting
at Washington Grove, in Montgomery
county. the thunder storm, ACCOMPANIED by
hail and rain, scattered the worshipers to
their tents.
AT Cumberland, Nd the rain storm
moved the house of Joshua Turne- in South
Cumberland, nearly from its foundation
ana bent many trees over to the ground
Some roofs were torn off.
A cloudburst, accompanied by violent
wind and vivid lightning, visited Hyatts-
vile and vicinity between 4: 80 and 3 o clock
For nfteen minutes the sheet of rain cut off
the vision 80 feet distant. This was fol-
lowed by hail as large as pigeon eggs The
streets were flooded several inches The
electric current of the City and Suburban
railway was grounded, interrupting travel
for an hour more
In Cumberland County, Pa
A dispatch from Carlisle, Pa, saws: A
terrific storm passed over the western Sec
ton of Cumberland county yesterday after
noon. Newburg thriving village, was de-
Vastated by the violent winds Corntields
We're laid low, fences demolished, trees up-
rooted and buildings blown down
Inc United Brethren Church roof was
blown off and landed some distance away
AS lar as known now there We're no fataii-
ties, although many persons escaped in a
most miraculous manner. A portion of this
storm passed over Carlisle, but most of its
fury had been spent.