The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-26
HAVOC BY STORM.
Winds Fury Wrecks Buildings. Up
roots Trees. Deyastates
Corn Fields.
DAMAeE DONE in STORMS PATH.

The storm that swept this section on
Sunday afternoon was one of the heaviest
ever experienced in Cecil county. Tee
wind was of cyclonic velocity and the rain
torrential
Buildings were wrecked, trees uprooted.
telegraph and telephone polls broken.
roadbeds washed out, corn fields ruined
and much other damage done.
Rising Sun appears to have been on
the edge Of the path of the furious storm.
the damage in the town by the wind being
nothing more than few branches wrench
ed from shade trees and the washing Of
streets, yards and gardens by the torrents
of rain. The section to feel the full force
of the wind was wide one, extending
from the neighborhood of Pennington to
below North East, the storm sweeping
across the country from awesterly direc-
ton and its path being strewn with
wreckage.
The barn on the property Of Miss Mary
] Cameron. at Pennington, was blown
down and completely demolished, smoke
house and windmill on the farm of Mrs.
Lizzie Kirk wrecked, corncrib on the
Hugh Armour farm overturned, mule
being caught under the wreckage and its
neck broken; roof lifted from the barn of
William Mahoney and other buildings
throughout this section damaged. Hun
dreds of fruit and shade trees were up-
rooted and broken off.
The dwelling of B. NJ. Reed, near Bay
View, was demolished.
A COW belonging to Harry Alexander,
near Woodlawn, was struck by lightning
and killed.
At Lewis Martindale's near Colora.
tree was blown over on his house. demol-
ishing chimney and breaking the roof
The large double doors were torn from
the barn of Alfred Kirk near Pennington,
and from the new barn of the Smith
brothers, near Bay View, while Randolph
Roses barn was completely unroofed.
Miss Tacie Reed, of Bay View, in at
tempting to close window Of her home
was so badly cut by glass blown from the
frame as to require the attention OF a
physician.
At North East a new double house
being erected by J. A. Roney was COM
pletely wrecked, as were the fish sheds OF
Harry L. Harvey and many other small
buildings.
The Second districts and Lower Elk
Neck also felt the fury of the storm, barns
and outbuildings being blown down on
the Henderson Point farm, the farms of
Thos. Harlan. Joseph Steele. VIM. Ar
rants. Amos Cox, H. L. Wilson, H. M.
Mccullough. VIM. Collins and others, the
damage amounting to thousands Of
dollars.
Telegraph and telephone lines were put
completely out of commission. the wires
being torn down IN a number OF places by
falling trees and broken poles. The lines
of the Cecil Farmers Company suffered
greater damage in this respect than ever
before since their erection.
The Octoraro creek was converted into
a raging food by the torrent of rain, the
rush of water at Cecil Paper Mills carry
ing out the remaining portion of the dam
left after the flood of some weeks ago, and
in addition swept away the cofer-dam
which had been erected while repairs :
were being made to the damaged dam
breast II will now be necessary to con-
struct new dam in its entirety at the
mill.
From Port Deposit. Bay View, North
East, Elkton, Elk Neck and other sections
come reports OF widespread devastation,
but luckily few people were injured.
Mrs. Bryson wife of Washington Bryson,
of Upper Elk Neck, was struck by a
falling tree. which partially demolished
their home. and she sustained fractured
arm.
Two foreigners who were on their way
back TO Elkton from Chesapeake City,
where they had attended the dedication
of colony to be located there, were
struck by falling tree. One sustained
broken arm. the other fractured skull.
Hartford county felt the fury of the
storm. also. Aberdeen especially seeming
to be center of destruction, dwellings,
barns. canning-houses and other build
ings suffering much damage.
The new Pennsylvania railroad Bush
river bridge is now in active course Of
construction from either side Of the river.
and workers are expected to meet at the
drawbridge. The foundation piers will
be of re enforced cement. I8 feet high,
about ten feet higher than the old bridge.
There piers will be connected by iron and
cement forming continuous causeway
from shore to shore, except at the draw
hridne On this will he laid stone halIasr