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FEA8FUL CYCLONES.IT SWEEPS AWAY HOUSES, FENCES TREES, CROPS, o. 1, V li ISA L W OP N D ED - NON B KILLED-SEV ERA I. THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE.Last Saturday morning about u o’clock a fearful wind passed over Eden ton from a Southward course, but did no damage. At I o’clock our town was viuted with a heavy hail storm dropping upon us liail stones the size of large marbles for nearly twenty minutes, or more, accompanied with a heavy gust of wind.No damage was done, save the breaking of a number of window lights and the wringing off of several treelimbs.At about 3 o’clock news began tocome in from various parts of thecounty, and from all reports we learntir»t tiiere were two very fearfulCyclones—one on the East side ofEdcnton, the other at the West side,both of which destroyed property,crops, and swept trees aa it went.They originated in a Southwardcourse—making paths of about 190yards wide, wherever they passed. Tnere were several strata of clouds,which seemed to be no higher than the tree tops, and which came on with a terrific roar, like that of distant thunder, or a train passing overa tresael.On the East side of Edenton it struck the Hays plantation, tearing a a t houses, fences, carrying away valuable fruit trees from the orchard, and wringing off large oaks which have been standing for years and 'f irs, and damaged things general v It passed near the house ofMr. J. W. Mason, tearing down a s'.*1 * r. underneath of which, Paul Cooper, colored, was caught and c-iiiie near being killed. He is bad ly broken up and is now lying in a cm c d condition.Leaving this place, the cyclone ih-u continued in a straight course^ t itough the woods and farms of Mrssrs Cornehous Tarkenton, Moses Hobbs and otheis, tearing up everything m its way. At the farm of Mr. Moses Hobbs it passed directly t irough his valuable orchard, where trees were torn up by the roots androtbing but a sad waste and scattered debris remains. At Mr* Tarkenton’s,things there are in a perfect wreck. The dwelling was damaged, out-houses, fences, trees, property c. ere completely destroyed.Leaving these places it took an L'Stward course through a swamp and fa-tn of Mr. ]ohn C. Hobbs, car-fnng away ’thousands of trees, onetenant house and all its contents.ILeaving there it struck the Jerry iLane place, where it did but little damage save the distruction of fences and trees. From Lane’s it passed through tke woods to the old Holly Grove farm blowing down a large barn, uprooting trees that have stood for a hundred years or more, and taking off a large flock of geese-J Cv D }none of which have yet been found. Continuing on, it struck the planta-tation of xVIr. Euward Jordan, de_ stroying two very valuable buildings, c. At the I arm of Mr. Richard Simpson it blew away the house of a colored man, Alien Blount, and injured three members of Blount’s family. All of his furniture wascarriad^off.Leaving this point it kept an Eastward course, and when last heard from it had passed through the Webb farm where it did but little damage.WEST OF EDENTOVthe cyclone was equally as severe as the one to the Ea9i of us.It begun near Chowan river and, taking a straight course through Cowpen Neck, swept away everything in its pam, A, . uj farm of Mr. Andrew Briggs it destroyed everything the m in had in the world, except his wife and children, and, had they been at home at the time, all would doubtless been killed. His dwelling was swept completely awaywith all Its contents. Those whohave visited the scene all say they never before saw such a destruction of property. Mr. Briggs is a poor, hard working man, with a large family, anil to him the blow is indeed severe.Leaving this place it made its way through the woods and farms of a number of others, tearing down stables, barns, fences, trees, c At Mr. F. A. White’s place it tookaway nearly every build'ng on the farm except the large dwelling which happened not to be direct!▼ in its path. Fences were destroyed, crops and stock injured, and large trees were snapped off like pipe steinsBeyond a doubt, Saturday's wind was the most destructive ever witnessed iu this section.
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Fisherman And Farmer
Edenton, North Carolina, US
Fri, May 27, 1892
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