The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-06-29

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146 lives, injuring more than
1000 and causing millions of
dollars in property damage.
Hardest hit was an area around
Shinnston, W. Va, where So died
The destruction here was estimated
at 100000.
In the five-county area of Garrett,
Grant, Tucker, Barbour and Randolph,
in West Virginia, there were eighteen
persons killed, $50 injured, minimum
of 100 homes destroyed or made I'M
inhabitable, and an estimated 500
persons homeless. At least another
100 homes were damaged.
The storm broke over Garrett
county shortly after nine o'clock,
coming into the county from a point
between Terra Alta and GAINESVILLE,
w. Va, striking part of the Swallow
Falls section, hitting the DR.. Hine-
baugh farm just north of the mu-
nicipal golf course, hitting route 219
with full force at the Walter DeBcrlY
farm and that of Harry w. McRohie,
turning to catch three or four farms
on the Broadford road, about two
miles northeast of town. cutting
across the Mt Lake Park-Deer Park
highway to demolish the Bell and
Scbold homes in its path southwark,
striking the Bethlehem community,
and from there it is not certain
whether it raised, to descend again on
the Eastern Shore OF Maryland or
whether the same one twisted around
to reach Thomas, w. Va, and go on
to reach Thomas, w. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sehold were
killed when their home near Deer
Park was blown from its foundation
and completely demolished, while their
four children miraculously escaped
death and are now in the hospital re-
covering from injuries. The baby had
a lacerated right hand. All had brush
burns and cuts.
The only other fatality was that Of
Robert Tilton Paugh, 5, son of Mr..
and Mrs, Fred Paugh, of the Bethle-
hem community. Their home was COM
pletely destroyed. Mr.. Paugh and two
daughters are in the hospital at Key
ser, while Mrs. Paugh and other
members of the family are at the
kiscr home at Mt. Lake Park. The lad
had a crushed skull and both legs
broken and multiple bruises over his
body. Sebold had crushed skull and
multiple bruises, while Mrs. Sebold
had crushed chest, bruises about the
head and broken leg.
How the other persons in the de-
molished houses escaped death is still
mystery not only to the individuals
themselves, but others.
Garrett county virtually was sealed
off from the world for Is hours after
the storm hit. road and wire COM
munications not being fully restored
until Saturday afternoon. Telephone
and Electric company crews worked
until Sunday to put everything back
in shape.
The town of Oakland Just missed
the full force of the storm but nearby
places were strewn with splintered
trees, telegraph poles, dead animals,
roofs of houses, twisted storm wreck
age, etc. Areas about a mile wide
were swept clean at some places
Much Timber Destroyed
District Forester William H. John
son, after visiting the area, estimated
roughly about 1000 acres of timber
land destroyed by the tornado. He de-
clared about 600 acres of timberland
were affected by the storm in Swallow
Falls state forest alone, with only
about 100000 feet of wood being sal
vageable. He estimated that 100000
feet would not be salvageable for
mine posts and other uses because the
trees were twisted to pieces. This loss.
he estimated would approximate
$21 900.
The home OF John O'Haver, Superln-
tendent at Swallow Falls, was badly
damaged while his barn was blown
down, many chickens lost and apple
trees uprooted Elsewhere throughout
the area, orchards were leveled to the
ground and chickens by the hundreds
were killed by the force of the gale.
At the Sebold farm there were three
cattle dead, some sheep, and many
chickens.
The Oakland Firemen were called to
assist at the Sebold farm and they
had tc cut trees aiross the highway
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