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MILFORD AND MILLER TOWNSHIPS
SMITTEN BY GIGANTIC BLAST

varieties of trees, were destroyed by
the force of the blast
These trees, some Of them of great
size, were pulled up by their roots
and twisted into tortorous shapes,
process which rendered them well
nigh useless.
When it approached the Pickering
forest, the cyclone started to pass
over and then took a sudden down
ward dip and the crashing sound of
trees cleft in twain was heard at the
house by the scared inmates, who
realized that something horrible was
Detailing them and their estate
ORCHARD BLOWN DOWN
A little journey northward was then
taken by the vagrant cyclone and sew
eral orchards were destroyed, notably
at Benjamin Hunters, the cyclone
passing between his home and that
of Frank Kinsey and proceeding on
toward j. H. Kinnard's place. Mrs.
Kinnard observed it's approach from
the Pickering woods and described it
as resembling a large, boiling kettle
which shot out white foam from all
sides. She said it was pointed at one
end and whirled constantly. Quite
bit of damage was done to trees on
the Kinsey farm.
TELEPHONE POLES DOWN
From the Kinnard farm, the cy.
clone made southern dip from its
path and then went slightly west to
the Judson Poland farm which is oc
cupied by Thomas Smith. Here, the
porch was unroofed while five tele
phone poles in the neighborhood were
pulled from their resting places.
200 FEET IN AIR
The next damage of any consider
able nature done was at the Dan
Chadwick farm in the eastern part
of Milford township. A gas well wa,
III lllC BlOICoo vi DtlI6 ull llltu lHtlt
and a large tank was raised a dis
tance of 200 feet in the air by the
cyclone and then dashed to the
ground A like treatment was giver
big farm wagon and, when it de
scended from its aerial journey, the
, force was sufficient to smash it into
little pieces.
Mr.. Chadwick suffered heavily from
/ the destruction of large number o
very valuable trees on his place
while several chimneys were knocked
off the house.
HOME RUINED
The cyclone was evidently satishe,
with the damage it had done in Mi
ford township, as it then passed owe
the line into Miller township and a
its first downward plunge, smote tn
house and farm owned by Mrs. Jer
ME Fleming, now in Minnesota, an
occupied by Harry Smith and family
| with gigantic force, tearing away tn
left lower part of the house, BIT
miraculously not harming Mr.. an
Mrs, Smith and baby and Mr.. Smith
, brother who were in the other sid
of the house at the time. Mrs, Smit
has been very sick with measles an
she was removed from the wrecke
| home tn n npiphhor's
All barns on the Fleming farm wei
torn down, while number of sma
buildings were also destroyed. On
COW was killed instantly and anotI
er injured so that 1t had to be she
Friday, Two lambs, one calf, hume
Gus swine and chickens were ais
dealt mortal blows by the cyclon
The furniture was sucked out
the house by the cyclone and strew
all about the farm. 1t was broken
bits in many cases.
One OF the barns contained thr,
horses when it was hit by the cyclon
but by some marvel or other, noI
was even injured and all were lat
removed from the debris, Trees we
torn up and scattered afar, All in a
; complete havoc was wrought, the c
clone seeming to remain in the vici
ity of the Fleming farm for some |
tie time.
POND VANISHED
One of the most spectacular of t
many queer antics of the cyclone W
at the Reuben Chrisman farm whe
small pond was bodily sucked in
the air and the water scattered
. all directions, leaving mud-ho
When creeks were struck by the {
clone, the water was splashed hi
into the air.
, To reach the Chrisman farm, t
- cyclone went slightly south from t
o Fleming estate. A shed over a g
@ engine on the Chrisman farm W
z carried into the air and thrown sol
r little distance,