Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
CYCLONE SWEEPS DOWN
ON PRETTY FRUIT FARMS
PLUMS AND PEACHES DAMAGED TO THE
EXTENT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Cuts Swath From KentOn to BrenfOrd, Ches.
void and on Down to the Vicinity Of
Leipsle- Damage Done to Buildings.

void and on Down to the Vicinity of
Leipsle- Damage Done to Buildings.
One of the severest wind storms in
years visited this section Thursday
afternoon and cut swath through
beautiful farm land, damaging fruit
and property to the extent of several
thousand dollars. The storm had
every nature of a cyclone. 1t origi-
mated on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land and grew in fury across the Del
aware peninsula. From Kenton to
Brenford, Cheswold and on down to
Leipsic, the storm did considerable
damage to plums, and other fruits
and laid waste acres of corn, and scat
tered shocks of wheat in every direc-
ton. A young peach orchard on the
farm of Samuel Taylor, near Kenton,
was laid to the ground and the trees
we're stripped of their fruit. Plum
orchards suffered terribly and hun
dreds of baskets of fine fruit that was
just ripening for market, was scattered
along the ground. Thomas E. Bail
ey, Henry Williams and Harry CLARK
were heavy losers in the vicinity of
KentOn. On the farm of W. G. Hill
west of Clayton the storm was severe,
aud so violent was the wind, a reaper
standing in the field was lifted about
fifty yards through the air.
J. E. carter's Farm Badly Damaged.
Crossing Joseph E. Carter's farm, it
left wreck and ruin in its wake, scat
tered plums promiscuously and nearly
destroyed his fine grape vineyard,
and damaged other crops. From here
the cyclone took a course in the dlrec-
ton of Brenford, damaging the fruit
crop of s. Gilbert Wilds, George Reed
Lofand, George Thompson, and then
on down through the farms of How
ard Jones, Carey Frazier, John P.
Jones, the Cowgill Farm, the William
DenneY Farm, the Snow Farm, York's
ana Charles Wheatman's. On John p.
Jones place a COW shed was picked M
and carried considerable distance. A
similar case happened on the York
farm. At Charles Wheatman's the
Edward Farrell Farm, the wind twist
ed the stable off it's foundation and
moved it a short distance. Small out
buildings, chicken coops, &C., were
but chaff in the winds. The damage
to property, however, was slight. The
greatest loss to farmers will be the
fruit and corn crop. Some plum or
chards in the wake of the storm, will
hardly have enough left to market
In corn fields, hundreds of hills have
been destroyed.
Much Damage In Vicinity Of KsutOn.
KENToN, July s:-A very severe
wind storm passed over this section
on Thursday of last week. 1t was es-
pecially heavy in the region of Seven
Hickories. Mr.. Thomas Bailey's and
Mr.. S. M. Taylor's orchards we're bad
iy damaged and all the shade trees in
that section were either torn up by
the roots or snapped off near the
ground. Three chimneys we're blown
of on Mr.. Bailey's farm and much
corn was broken off all over the neigh
ooPhood. A large barn and stable
were blown down on the farm where
Mr.. Herbert Davis lives near Blackis-
TOMS Cross Roads. Some stock was
In the building at the time but luckily
all escaped unhurt Mr.. Joseph Car
Ter had built a scaffold around the
base Of the steeple of the church at
Aenton, this was lifted up in its en-
tirety and carried off over the top of
the steeple, tearing off the spire.
ChsswOId Trees UprOOted, Much Damaged.
CHEswoLD, J July, ,e-The storm Thurs
day afternoon did some damage in this
nelnityin uprooting trees, blowing over
wheat shocks, etc. At the "Seven
hickories" it was very destructive to
"ees and also toward Cheswold blew
some shedding off of its foundation at
We. Savin's, wrecked the stable on
Sonn X. Legar's farm opposite, and at
Oneswold blew the west side of the
iOoi of of the railroad warehouse,
sOnslnuing doing some damage in va
lous ways to John I. Kemp's prop
es'y. 1t seemed to have a path about
Oue-nali mile wide on the southern
sue OF Cheswold, and we didn't hear
VI much on either side of it.
syeloHe Originated on Eastern Shore.
=, Inc storm was possibly the same
saAs did so much damage to Worton
s'a'lon, down the Baltimore and Della
"fe Bay Railroad. Saws the Ralti-