The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
BbOIFED!
Awful Wind Storm Past Over Bing.
VILE Rseking Things Generally &
Causing of GOnstsTnashion IN
the Ertrsms-hO Fatalities, but
S0ms Folks Nearly SkssTsd to
Death

One Of the most turrible and wind
lest wind storms which ever took place
IN our midst within the memory Of the
Oldest inhabitant, as f2r back as they
can remember, or as lar back as they
ever heard their fathers or grand
fathers or mothers or grandmothers
teli, past through Bingvilie last Thurs
day night leaving ruin, disaster, oalam-
ity, etc, IN its wake No lives was lost
but many OF our most respcckted citi-
zens, who are spared to tel the tai,
was nearly scairt to deth, as you might
say.
The wind begin to blow about s P
", Just after most everybody IN Bing-
vile had went to bed and was DOING
of 10 sleep. Il begin with a gentle
breeze which inckreesed IN violence IN
til some folks calckilated II must be
blowing Is miles an hour, and others
twict that fast
The first calamity which happened
was when a stone from the top OF Dea-
con Andrews chimney was blowed of
and crashed through the roof into the
bed chamber where the Deacon and his
wife was asleep in bed, narrerly miss
/ ing hitting the bed. The Deacon calcli-
| lates If the stone had fell on him as he
laid there in bed, It might OF crippled
him for life.
About this time folks begin 70 get up
and dress Some thought the world
was coming to a end, while others
| thought II was svckione Mrs Lem
Brown had a whole weeks wsrsh out on
the line. and when the wind come I'D 50
strong the warsh was blowed all over
Bingville. One OF LENS red wool un-
dershirts was carried acrost lots a
quarter of mile and lit in Wilder
SINNERS back ward. The Wilder now
saws the shirt IS hers.
lin Simms was so overcome with
! fear that he dressed as quick as hs
could, and in his hurry pulled on his
pants wrong side out, then he rushed
out into the street, leaving his wife and
children behind TO their fate, and
/ kneeling down offered up PRAYER for
/ Providence TO spare his worthless life
| for him. Jim's hat blowed of and he
hasn't found Il sinst After the storm
passed over jim denied that he prayed
and said he wasn't a bit soairt during
the blow. but Peter HosIdns seen him
on his knees. and heard him offering up
suDnlickashiOns-
Cv Hoskins' chickens became stam-
reded when Cv'S hen-house was bowed
over bv the wind. One of Cy's domi-
/ ,erLe- hens either flew or was blOWed
through the window of Rev Samuel
| Moore's parsonage. breaking oat
lights Of glass. Rev Moor, and his
wife consumed the chicken for dinner
the next DAY. and our beloved pastor
saws he calculates the chicken was sent
10 him By speshial dispensashion OF
| Providence.
The wind blowed down 4 panels oi
| fence aiong the street IN front Of Bill
Hicks house. The fence EEL on Hank
Dewberry's hound dog, which rur
down Main street bowling and yelDiag
thus adding to tie ecksitement- Hank
now th7e.sns 10 sue Tor damages, but
| Bill saws let him 70 on and sue Il h
wants 10. Besides Bill says he amt GO
, 10 control over the wind, and even Il
| the dog had Of been killed !; would o.
been good riddance 10 the town, being
he dog amt no good anyhow
7lalIey jumped outen bed anC
the jump for the celia