Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-29

The worst cyclone known for years in
This vicinity landed here Wednesday, the
zlst, at 3:l5 o. m. The calmness OF this
town was disturbed ard general excite.
ment prevailed, more so than at any presi.
Dental election. The rain came down In
torrents. Then the cyclone came rolling
gracefully and strong over the hill, taking
down huge forest trees, unroofing houses
running away with sheds and fences
Wrecking shade trees, etc. 1t stopped not
moment but passed on to adjoining
towns, leaving In its track devastation
trailing behind. 1t showed some curious
freaks and exhibited remarkable degree
OF power. The engine house at the Elec-
trio Light aud Power Co.'s plant, size
~ 70 feet, was picked up from its foun-
cation and carried back OF the main
building 100 feet or more, set down and
completely unrolled, making 1t a perfect
wreck. Only a few whole boards were
lett In the structure. This building had
never been used by the company but they
were about to move it from the south end
OF the main building to the front for use,
as they had recently purchased a new
| engine and boiler. The woodshed OF the
plant, situated Just beyond the engine
house, was demolished, nearly every post
being broken.
The iron roof was taken off the back
side OF VIM. Robbins house and of the
front side of VIM. Laird's. r. A. Ord
ways house had about ten feet square OF
shingle roofing taken out OF the back side
OF his ell part and carried over the house
into the street, taking a new chimney
with 1t. Mrs. Thomas Beedle's old barn,
which Joined the house, was demolished,
some OF the roof being carried over the
house and landed in the top of a tree.
Plank was taken out OF T.. II. Kennedy's
bridge and stood up beside Byron Berry's
shop.
While the most damage seemed to be
done on North Main street, other places
did not escape. The house OF Webster
Hook on the West hill was quite serious
ly damaged. The top OF large pine tree,
which stood at the front OF the house,
was driven completely through the roof,
taking the chimney along with 1t. The
tree bad to be sawed up In the chamber
and brought downstairs. A new shed
and barn at the Alderman farm on the
East hill, which was attached TO the house
and was built only a few years ago, was
moved several feet from its foundation.
q. l.. Hayward reports forty lengths OF
fence down, which is equalled, or nearly
so, by several others. One OF the huge
shade trees on Maple avenue went down.
The electric light wires were terribly
mixed up with trees and other debris and
were torn from the poles in several in
stances. The company got them straight
ened out so they could put the lights on
about S O'Clock. The place OF Eugene
Densmore suffered considerably as the |
wind tore up a number Of large apple /
trees at the south side OF his house, strip |
ping the shingles OF one side OF the shed 1
adjoining his house.
This is only partial list OF the casual. |
ties caused by the storm, but II might /
have been worse. There were none OF /
our church steeples blown down, no ships /
lost in our barbor and no wrecks on our |
railroad, but the northern mail was late,
caused by several trees being blown across
the road and the coach had TO wait for
their removal, so some OF our people went
home and had to wait until the next
morning TO get their mail and find out J
how much money the legislature had mis-
appropriated for that day.