The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-09
TORNADO SWEPT
Pennington and st. Francois
County Experiences Worst
Storm in Years.
Trees for Miles Blown Down, Build.
ings Damaged, Orchards Destroyed,
But No Lives Lost as far as
Reported.

Last night Wednesday about
ten O'Clock n cyclone or tornado
with vivid lightning and heavy
rain struck Pennington. Houses
were rocked and trees twisted and
broken and torn up by the roots.
The extent of the damage was hard
ly realized until this morning when
daylight revealed the havoc to trees
in all parts Of the town, and reports
came in of the effects Of the big
blow from the surrounding country.
The telephone wires were so badly
damaged that this morning II Is inn
possible to learn the full extent of
the damage.
In Pennington the streets and
yards are Uttered with fallen trees
and broken limbs. Pennington is
almost like n city in forest, and
when one sees the vast number of
large trees that were moved down,
1t Is wonder that great damage
was not done to many of the houses,
but fortunately no serious harm
was done to any of them. Ten trees
were blown down at W. 7. Haile's
beautiful home on College avenue,
and two large naples in front of
Mrs. A. J Simmons place lie
stretched across the street. A large
elm in \. I. NiXon's lot was almost
demolished, huge limb of which
fell on Mrs. Bucks kitchen, tearing
large hole IN the roof. Scarcely
lot in the town but has fallen trees
on it, some OF them torn up by the
roots and others twisted aud big
limbs broken OIL or hanging.
The large plate glass front of the
Farmers Bank was crushed in and
broken into bits; Il few chimneys on
some houses were blown down and
few window panes smashed, but
outside of this little damage was
done to the homes in Pennington.
The iron roof was lifted from tool
shed erected by the Mccarthy Con-
struction Company on the High
School grounds, rolled up and
blown close to Peter Crossings
house, but fortunately did not strike
It.. The shed of course was laid fiat
D., tI. ,rr,unI
In the country surrounding Farm
ington n similar condition Of blown
down trees exists, much damage of
this Kind having been done between
Pennington and the Hospital and
DeLassus. North Of town the hay
barn of &. a. Tetley was blown down.
East of town the Jackson and st.
Mary's roads are blocked with fallen
trees. A. J Griffen had an orchard
of 100 apple trees and only about
ten Of them were left standing. On
Jake Braning's farm the wind made
Il swath about 100 feet wide moving
down trees.
From Flat River it is reported
that the smokcstacks of the Column
bia works were tOppled over, that
much damage was done to the glass
fronts of the stores in that town, aud
from there on to Farmidgton fallen
trees mark the path Of the tornado.
At Doe Run we understand that
smokestacks suffered and other
damage was done.
No reports have reached us of any
loss of life or damage to live stock,
which is certainly wonderful as well
as fortunate, when the extent and
severity o: the storm is taken into
account.
Several fishing parties on the St. !
Francois river experienced rather
al uncomfortable outing, and are
coming in. Mr.. Chandler, the No. ,
mail route carrier, who keeps n rec.
ord of such things, says there was
2T inch rain fall. Some Of the
corn fields are reported pretty badly
washed, but 1t Is not thought that
the wheat fields are much damaged,