The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-07-27
SWEPT BY CYCLONE
Worst Storm Ever Known In This Sec
tion-- Thousands OF Dollars
OF Dnmase

storm OF such cyclonic rury as has
never before been known in this locality.
broke over Cecil and New Castle couns
Ties on Sunday last, leaving thousands OF
dollars OF loss in it's ravagIng pathway.
Ine day had been showery and the air
humid. About the middle OF the after.
noon a dark cloud rose and hung for {
couple OF hours in the North Then d.
viding 1t seemed to make toward the
Chesapeake and Delaware. About fve
O'Clock the cloud in the Northwest show
ed signs OF folding-a large white, wicked
looking billow rolling slowly up from
the bottom toward the centre Of the
black background. No other premoni-
tion of the approaching tornado was
noted-no mutterjng thunder. no DEATH
like stiffness In the air-nothing but
these great billows of black and white
rolling slowly up in the West. They
held the pent-up fury and released It with
scarce warning. Almost as suddenly
as lightning fash the hurricane and
cloud-burst came-water driving in such
sheets as hid the landscape, and the wind
blowing with cyclonic force that swept
away standing crops, trees, and many
buildings. The storms duration was
only few long-long minutes But when
1t was passed, 1t could easily be seen that
many days would be needed to know the
full measure of its wreckage. Communi-
cation of one section with another was
impossible, owing to the destruction OF
telegraph and telephone wires and only
as messengers came in, from one point
after another, was 1t gradually learned
whore the damage had been mostly done.
That damage Of course is mostly to the
standing coin, thousands of acres being
laid as fiat to the earth as II roller
had passed over the fields. In some
cases corn was bent and will somewhat
recover. In many cases the crop is vir-
tually ruined, entailing a loss that will
run into many thousands OF dollars.
Many trees were destroyed, but happily
with few injuries to persons. A tree on
the Elkton- Chesapeake road fell across
wagon load of Poles, returning from
the picnic at the Harriott farm, breaking
one mans leg and cracking another's
skull Both were taken to the Union
Hospital for treatment and Will recover.
Mrs. Washington Bryson, of upper Elk
Neck, was struck by falling tree and
her arm broken. The tree demolished
part of their home. A number of horses
and cattle were killed by falling trees or
ti.ahers in various sections.
So many farm building were damaged
or destroyed that'-it is almost impossible
to give an itemized statement ct the
cases. In Elk Neck buildings were part
ly or entirely demolished on the Arrants
farm, one of the Wilson farms, The COL
Inns farm. one of the Mccullough farms;
in upper Cecil buildings at the Tome In
stitute, on the farm OF Miss Mary Cam
eron, Miss Lizzie Kirk, William Ma
honey, the Passmore farm, the Charles
R. Foard farm the Rau Rose and Sim
pers farms; in the Second district the
Cleaver farm. the John Blair farm, the
Harlan farm, the J. H Steele farms, the
Harry Jones farm, the Ferry farm, the
Smithers farm.
Reports from over the Delaware line
are like the above, showing many farm
buildings demolished and sorn blown
down. The full extent of the damage
done cannot we'll be estimated.
Many buildings of fishermen along the
North East and Elk rivers were blown
down-Harry Harvey, of North East be-
ing an especial sufferer.