The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-26
FURIOUS STORM
SWEEPS CARROLL.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF
DAMAGE DONE NEAR SYKESVlLLE...
SEVERAL PERSONS BADLY HURT.
RaIn Floods DeVaStale Section Near
PatapSCO.

about half~past one O'Clock and con-
tInued throughout the afternoon
Many automobilists who came to
Westminster from Baltimore and
other points we're drenched. Most
Of them stopped at the Main-Court
Inn until late In the evening. when
the rain ceased. and the automobiles
we're housed in the garage there.
Throughout the county streams were
swollen and fields were flooded. The
sun ahone brightly in the morning.
aud It vas warmer than any day
during the last few weeks. About
o'clock the clouds gathered suddenly
and many were caught in the rain.
IN the central section OF the county
the storm was accompanied by ter
rife wind which caused extensive
damage Farmers who had Just
finished cutting their corn had the
greater part Of II TO reshock, for in
fields only a few shocks remained
standing. Patrick Sullivan. at Wood
enEburg. has a field OF IL acres. and
the storm left about dozen shocks
~.
II Emory Chapel, near Fowbles-
burg. a temperance meeting was bo-
Ing held and people who had gather
ed there from that neighborhood were
forced to leave the church and find
places of safety for their teams
The large dam I'm the stream along
The Western Maryland Railway track.
about \ mile below here, broke when
he storm was at It's height flooding
al Of the farmlands and roads for
several miles down toward Baltimore.
II eafrollton the water was 80 deep
thai access To the railroad station
Has practically impossible. Small
houses near there were literally In
undated.
IN certain parts OF the county the
storm was of eyclonic velocity. knock
ing houses. barns. hay barracks and va
rIonH nntbuildings 10 pieces, destroy.
N tIeldE Of corn and laying apple or
fnardH fat on the ground. The mis-
chief HaH done In Eve minutes.
South of Lisbon the storm struck
The farm of Nicholas Henderson, level
InE hia corn. orchard and ornamental
trees. Then IL hit the farm OF Charles
Knock. blew the barn down and broke
Up al the farming implements. Scott
Mereer'H outhuildings were swept
aHaY aa the wind rushed by.
Albert Gosneil's farm was In the
path Of the furious storm. All hla
corn wae blown down and his two hay
barracks we're smashed TO smither-
eenz. Dr. Samuel Hcss' residence.
nzaT WoodbIne. was leveled to the
ground and his farm and outbuildlnga
we're demolished. Two OF his children
we're injured His loss is 10000.
MrH. Hess was slightly injured She
: - - IL -. # -
home With other members OF her fam
IL when the storm was seen approach
Ing and had she not done this II In
probable all would have been KILLED.
GlIngIng To one another In the cellar.
they saw their home torn from over
their heads and carried away to de
atrnetion. Mrs. Hess was injured by
piece Of falling debris
Clyde Dorsey's corn and orchard,
near Derrett. we're destroyed.
The dwelling and other buildings on
the farm of John Gilroy we're blown
down and one of Mr. Gilroyis horses
xaz killed.
William Glenning's stable and way
On shed we're demolished.
Henry Cooks outDuildings were
blown down.
Harry streaker's barn, outbuildlngs
and dwelling we're badly damaged.
MT. sIreakef found tin roof on his
premises. Where IL came from he
does not know The wind dropped IL
On his property as II skipped by.
Telegraph and telephone poles were
blown down. In some places the
wires were ripped from the poles and
carried into adjoining fields.
! carriage Containing Mr.. and Mrs
Phillip Holland, Miss Maria Hender-
son and Miss Bessie Wartleld was
blown over. the occupants being hurl-
ed 10 the ground with terrible force
Miss Henderson's collarbone was
broken, while the others were sex ure1y
cut and bruised. Tney were on the
Daisy p!sl.a, near the Frederick pike.
and barely escaped being killed by a
large oak tree, which was uprooted
and blown across the road directly be-
hind the carriage.
Half the roof of the Lutheran Church
n Berrett was blown OF. A colt be-
longing to Somersville Condor was
picked up. carried and rolled 300
yards. It was killed. Lightning kill
ed ateer belonging TO Jonathan Dor
sey. Nearly every tree In the path of
the storm was twisted of or uprooted.
Large tlmbers from the wrecked
buildings were carried hundreds of
yards.
Residents from various sections of
Carroll county visited the neighbor-
hoods Of Woodbine and Sykesville to
zee the damage which had been
wrought. The cyclonic storm seemed
to originate in the neighborhood of
WoodbIne during the early part of the
afternoon at an hour when the rain
vas falling heaviest. At first IL gath
cred IN q funnel shape, and as 1t
sWooped down Into Carroll county be-
came larger and larger.
The roof of the Lutheran Church at
sykesYIIle was torn away and carried
4 half mile. landing in woods q mass
Of erumpled tin.
:. :. Dorsey. of Sykesville. lost be-
tween go and 10 hogs. Whether or
not they were carried away by the
wind no one seems to know, but Mr..
Dorsey cannot find them nor locate
any one who has seen any of thsm
Horses belonging to several farmers
IN the vicinity We're picked up from
fields and hurled for many feet to
IIeIr death.