The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-23
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Awful Wind Storm Past Over BIng- vile Rocking Things Generally & Causing of COnstsrnashion in the Extreme s-No Fatalities, but Some Folks Nearly Skssrsd to } Death

zOne of ,tie most turrible and wind jest wind storms which ever took place in our midst within the memory of the oldest inhabitant, as far back as they can remember, or as far back as they ever heard their fathers or grand fathers or mothers or grandmothers tell, past through Bingville last Thurs day night leaving ruin, disaster, calarn- ity, etc, in its wake. No lives was lost, but many of our most respeckted citi- zeTis, who are spared to tell the tail, was nearly scairt to deth, as you might say
 The wind begin to blow about 8 P. M, just after most everybody in Bing- vile had went to bed and was dozing off to sleep. It begin with gentle breeze which inckreesed in violence un- til some folks calckilated it must be blowing s75 miles an hour, and others twict that fast.
 The first calamity which happened was when stone from the top of Dea- con Andrews chimney was blowed off 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 caIcki- 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 to get up and dress Some thought the world was coming to a end, while others thought it was a sycklone. Mrs. Lem Brown had whole weeks warsh out on the line, and when the wind come up SO strong the warsh was blowed All over Bingville One of Lems red wool un- dershirts was carried acrost lots quarter of mile and lit in Widder Skinners' back yard The Widder now says the shirt is hers.
 Jim Simms was SO overcome with fear that he dressed as quick as he 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 a prayer for Providence to spare his worthless life for him. JimS hat blowed off and he hasn't found it sinst After the storm passed over Jim denied that he prayed and said he wasn't bit scairt during the blow, but Peter Hoskins seen him on his knees, and heard him offering up supDlickashions.
 Cy Hoskins' chickens became stan- peded when Cy's hen-house was blowed over by the wind One of Cy's domi- uecker hens either flew or was blowed through the window of Rev. Samuel Moore's parsonage, breaking out 2 lights of glass. Rev. Moors and his wife consumed the chicken for dinner the next day, and our beloved pastor says he calculates the chicken was sent to him by speshial dispensashion of Providence.
 The wind blowed down 4 panels of fence along the street in front of Bill Hicks house. The fence fell on Hank Dewberry's hound dog, which run down Main street bowling and yelping, thus adding to the ecksitement. Hank now thretens to sue for damages, but Bill says let him go on aud sue if he wants to. Besides Bill says he ain't got no control over the wind, and even if the dog had of been killed it would of been good riddance to the town, being as the dog ain't no good anyhow.
 Gid Smalley jumped outen bed and started on the jump for the cellar