MIAMI COUNTY OHIO - NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Piqua Democrat (1866)
***************************************************************************
OHGENWEB NOTICE:  All distribution rights to this electronic data are
reserved by the submitter.  Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted
material will require the permission of the copyright owner.
***************************************************************************
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
Gary Barton 
gbarton@pacbell.net
September 19, 1998
***************************************************************************

The Piqua Democrat, Piqua, Ohio, Wednesday, August 1, 1866, Volume 3,
Number 1
 
GREAT STORM!
---------------------
Immense Loss and Damage!
--------------------
 
A correspondent near Casstown tells us that the storm on the morning of
the 28th ult., did an immense amount of damage in Lostcreek and
elizabeth townships. It swept away all the fences along the creeks and
smaller branches carrying oats and flax down the streams, and the wind
and hail destroying the timber and farms in its course.
On the farm of Mr. Joseph STAFFORD two orchards were completely ruined,
and the wind unroofed a house occupied by his tenant.
The most valuable timber on the farm of Mrs. F. WERTS, near Casstown, in
entirely destroyed.

The fruit trees in Solomon McKEE's orchard were blown down, and the hail
cut the corn in pieces; also that of B. GOODEN's.
The water carried the fences clear through John BRIGHT's farm, and
damaged the Casstown pike, to what extent is not yet ascertained.
The timber on the farm owned by Mr. John CLYNE, in Elizabeth township,
is a terrible wreck.

Chickens and young pigs were killed by the hail.
Many other farms south of us, suffered more than we did. Wm. WELDNER
suffered heavily in the loss of corn and garden vegetables which was cut
down by the hail.

THe EBBESON boys, on the SCHENCK farm, suffered a similar fate, only
worse, their horses were cut and bruised by the hail.
On the LEFFLE section the destruction of property is beyond description.
 
Springcreek and Brown townships also suffered more or less, by
destruction of bridges, corn, oats and flax.

The storm made general havoc wherever it went, by water, wind and hail,
and no one escaped injury to property.

Big Lostcreek was higher than ever known by the oldest inhabitant. It
raised one hour and qa half, and hailed twenty minutes.


--
===================================
gbarton@pacbell.net
                                 Gary Barton
 
"Its never too late to have a happy childhood."
                                  Tom Robbins