The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-07-17
Mondays Local Storm.

Tionesta was severely storm struck
Monday evening, in fact while it lasted il
was about the worst our town has ever
experienced, although no serious dam
age resulted aside from the destruction OF
shade and fruit trees. Following days
| oppressive heat the storm broke shortly
before six o'clock and at once assumed
the proportions Of tornado with small
cloudburst accompaniment, deluging the
streets, clogging sewers and turning a
torrent of water over many a lawn and
garden.
The nearest approach to serious happen
ing was the striking of Sheriff Hoods S
dwelling house, occupied by j. B. Cottle's
family, by a bolt of lightning. The bolt
split the chimney, went through the roof
and from there jumped over into the
bathroom, evidently following the gas
pipe, and descending into the cellar. Mrs.
Cottle had hurried to the bathroom a
moment before to close a window, and
she was severely shocked by the explo.
sion, but quickly recovered from the
effect of the fright.
The greatest havoc was wrought among
fruit and shade trees. A large maple
next the street on the lawn of the Presby-
terlan manse was blown out of root and
two cement blocks in the side walk
turned up by its roots. Two trees in A.
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on the old Proper homestead lot Robert
Haslet lost an apple tree, and a walnut
tree on Mrs. Joseph Dale's lawn was
damaged. Two shade trees on the Hotel
Weaver lot were blown down. A large
willow in front of the Urey and Farmer
properties on Hilsnd street was blown
out of root, and the choicest apple tree in
the editors back yard was blown over
aud good portion of the lawn dug up by
the roots. G. w. Robinson lost an apple
tree, and the orchard back of the NJ. Il.
church suffered severely, three apple
trees and big hickory being twisted and
torn up by the roots. An apple tree in
rear of the post office was twisted off at
the trunk. An apple and maple tree
on the Hassey property, occupied by
Station Agent Incl, were damaged and
partially ruined. G. II. Anderson lost
pretty maple thai stood OH his lawn, and
VIM, Wertz had nice fruit tree partially
lot occupied by Axel Arnson, were split
and badly twisted. The historic old will
low, on the bank ofthe river, struck by
lightning earlier in the season, was well
nigh finished by the storm of Monday,
having its top branches 50 badly twisted
as to practically ruin it as a shade tree.
A hickory tree on W. II. Hoods lot was
twisted of ten feet above the ground. A
sha le tree on Judge Crawford's IS lawn, and
a walnut on ex-Msyor Reck's lot suffered
by the storm. Doubtless when the re-
turns are all in it will be found there
were many others but this list covers
pretty we'll the havoc among the trees.
BY the cloging of surface sewer back
of George Wilson's meat market torrent
of water was diverted from its course and
came streaming into his back door and
through his building to the depth of near
ly foot, being released by the front door
and for half an hour George could have
furnished enough power to run good
sized saw mill. Except to coyer the
floor with an inch or two of mud no
special damage was done.
Old residenters say the storm was the
worst they have ever known in Tionesta,
aud strange to say it did not extend over
an area of much more than mile square,
the heavy wind being confined to a very
narrow strip and came out of the north.