The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-08-24
SWEPT BY CYCLONE.
Fatal Results of n StOrm-A Portion
OF Eastern Hartford Visited by
Wind and Destroying ThOus.
Rnds OF Dollars Worth OF
RnAnanfX.

| portion OF the eastern section of Hartford
county was visited by a genuine cyIone on
| Saturday evening. 1t Is the first In the recol-
| lection of the Oldest inhabitants that has ever
| visited this vicinity and wrought thousands and
| thousands OF dollars OF damage. not only to
| the buildings, but growing crops. The path of
| devastation varied from half mile to a mile
| In width, and the surrounding country for sew
eral miles suffered with winds of fierce velocity.
Tt struck Hartford at Conowingo. blowing the
| top OF the short span OF the bridge Off. Cross
fnV the Susquehanna river at the Paper Mills.
| 1t passed through the southern portion of OAR
| ltnRton. A peculiar feature of the pheDome-
| nom WAS that it would fall to the earth for sew
eral miles. sweeping everything in its path. ard
| then 90 I'M into the air for a short distance as.
| for instance. It passed over Aberdeen without
doing comparatively any damage. At Har.
mony Church and PROSPECT school house 1t took
| course towards Garland. from thence it
swept on towards Webster and then struck
Wesleyan Chapel nd the residence OF Mr.. ].
Crawford THOMPSON. The sad havoc it wrought
here Ia more fully described below. The prop
ertv of Mr.. William T. Preston was mex struck
and then It passed into the air until it came TO
the residence of Mr.. William A. Smith. Ittook
somewhat erratic course towards Michaela-
vile and then passed out into the Chesapeake
Bay.
The full sccount of the damages done We
have been unable to gather. but the following
from our Aberdeen correspondent gives many
of the particulars. It saws
The most terrific and the severest wind
and thunder storm that ever visited Hartford
county swept over this section last Saturday
afternoon. The clouds gathered from the
northeast about $50 O'Clock, and the wind
blew with such velocity to uproot and break
Off trees foot in diameter. Our roads are still
impossible in MANY places. especially the one
leading from Mr.. John Lovntt's place tn Perry
man. Trains were delayed nv tire large trees
blown on the tracks of both railroads. and a
numh"r of wires were broken between here
and Havre de Grace.
The most distressing feature of the storm.
however, occurred near Webster. where Mr.. ].
Crawford Thompaon's barn was completely
demolished and his son. Hugh, crushed TO death
under the falling timhers. Men worked all
night to recover the voung mans bodv from
the debris. hut it was not found until O'Clock
Sunday morning, and then large timbers had
70 be cut away before It could be removed
from the ground. II was also covered with |
about two feet of wheat, which had fallen from |
the upper part Of the building. Three horses |
and two COWS were IN the barn when the storm |
began. and strange to saw. they were gotten |
out safely with the exception Of one COW. |
Two large trees blew over on Mr.. Thompson's |
house and the entire farm beers the evidence |
OF a veritahle cyclone. Resides two hundred |
bushels of wheat. several vehicles were desroy-
ed and It is said that Mr.. Thompson's loss will |
exceed three Thousand dollars.
Mr.. J. Donnelly's barn. in the same locality |
was blown down hut no lives were lost. Other |
barns injured by the wind and lightning were |
those of william Preston. John Briney and |
James Taylor.
Mr.. Cornelius Coles barrack. at Michaelsvills. |
was moved from its foundation, and Mr.. Nor |
gan Mitchell's canning house. at Short Lane, |
was slightly impaired by the wind.
Mr.. Frank Malcolm and Mrs. Sarah Rote both |
had cows killed nv the lightning.
During the storm much damage was done to |
the corn and tomato fields by hail, and the loss |
of these products ard the property throughout |
the county will reach Thousands of dollars.
The funeral OF Mr.. Hugh Thomson took
place on Tuesday, August 22d, at P. NJ. at
Wesleyan Chapel. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. Charles P Nowlin, pastor of the
church. and two solos were rendered by Mrs.
Maud Shure Brown. Mr.. A. r. Fletcher. of |
Aberdeen, and Mr.. E. Madison Mitchell, of Bal
timore, had charge of the funeral. The inter-
ment was IN the cemetery adjoining the chapel.
Mr.. Thompson was married about three years
ago to Miss Marian Cooley. eldest daughter of
ex-sheriff Ambrose Cooley, who. with one little
girl, survives him.