The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-08-27
HURRICANE SWEEPS OVER
COUNTY.

Demolishing barns and small build
ings, damaging property, uprooting
trees and fences and twisting the corn
off close to the earth, a hurricane,
which at times reached the velocity
Of western tornado, swept over
frederick county Saturday afternoon
during the heavy rainstorm. Sweep
ing into Frederick county at Hyatts
town from the south, the tornado
whirled across the county, and it is
believed entered Pennsylvania, caus-
ing more than 100000 damage in
Hanover, Pa.
Terrorized by the strange noise
caused by the hurricane and by the
sight of trees swirling hundreds of
feet in the air, people rushed to their
homes for safety. Some took to cell
lars in much the same manner that
westerners are said to act during the
violent tornadoes.
AS is characteristic of hurricanes
the tornado passed over the county in
an irregular route, leaving a path of
destruction from 80 to 200-feet wide.
So violent was the hurricane that
large trees were snapped off and car
ried into the air. Fences disappeared
as if they were so many pieces of pa
per.
The barn of Columbus Buoy, of
Bartonsville, was lifted into the air,
carried about 200 yards and smashed
against the Pearl Bargain House, at
PEARL Part of the roof of the Pearl
Bargain House was lifted off and car
ried away. One end of the building
was pushed in.
With the exception of few timbers
there is nothing now on the Buoy
property to show that barn existed.
A COW, which stood in the stable was
uninjured, according to reports from
Bartonsville. Buoy's loss will amount
to several hundred dollars.
Corn on the farm of former County
Commissioner Charles w. Zimmer-
man, east of Frederick, was badly
damaged. Mr.. Zimmerman said yes
terday that a track of his fields, near
ly 200 feet wide in some places, is
almost totally destroyed. Other sec
tions of the field were not struck by
the hurricane. The corn, explained
MIR. Zimmerman, was torn from the
ground, twisted off in some places and
in others flattened to the earth.
ut made an awful noise" said Mr..
Zimmerman, in talking about the
storm. "It just looked like a big
black cloud, with debris flying in the
air.
George l.. Kaufman, near Freder-
ick, reported some damage to his
growing crops.
John Bitzler and family, tenants on
the farm of Mr.. Kaufman, took a
glance at the approaching hurricane
yesterday afternoon and then moved
into the cellar The Bitzler family
did not show itself above ground un-
til after the storm had passed.
The hurricane caused considerable
excitement and terror in the vicinity
of Hyattstown. 1t was reported from
that place on Saturday evening that
with the exception Of demolished
fences and small buildings smashed,
no extensive damage was caused to
property.
The rainfall in Frederick was par
ticularly heavy. At about o'clock
rain began to fall in torrents and
continued to descend for nearly an
hour.
The rain was general throughout
the county. Highways were badly
washed and the smaller streams con-
verted into torrents, flooding adjoin-
ing meadows and lowlands.
With the exception of the house all
buildings on the property of Calvin
Renner. New Midway, were smashed
by the hurricane which passed over
that section of Frederick county at
about o'clock. The chicken house,
a small barn, hog pen, and other
outbuildings were swept away. At
one time it was feared the house
would collapse.
On the farm of Amos Eyler, near
New Midway, the cattle sheds, hog
pens and other outbuildings were de-
molished.
The tornado played havoc on the
farm of Samuel Strine, near New Mid
way. The farm is tenanted by Her.
bert Caulifower. The outbuildings
were wrecked, the barn doors blown
in and many trees uprooted. The
Cauliflower children who were in the
home also at the time were badly
frightened.
1t is not known just how great was
the damage in money in Frederick
county caused by the storm, but it
will probably mean loss of thous-
ands of dollars.