Show TERRIBLE 70 CAD rad ix IN FRANKLIN COUNTY N i Y one of the tiie peculiarities of the he storms this summer is that they usually eudin end in a tornado we have had an uncommon number of hurricanes destroying a large amount of property next in destructiveness to that in philadelphia last may is stor Q which occurred oil on monday of last week in ia franklin county new york an account of which we take from tile the republican bait sun july 9 between tile the hours of 9 and 10 cic loei loci on monday morning last a fearful tornado passed over tile towns of constable burke and chateaugay Chatea in this county and extending into clinton county doing all an incalculable amount of damage sweeping down forests scattering fences destroying all mannerow manne buildings and other property and leaving nothing but desolation in its track A heavy and portent ious lious cloud was first observed rising in the northwest and soon another appeared in the I 1 southwest in the direction of the for fot doimer meTr these clouds met about two miles north of this village A friend who was watching wrt ching their coming together said there was an instant crash of falling trees fences house ac from this point it swept on with fearful rapidity and force making a path through the llie forests and over the fields in nearly a direct course to burke and chateaugay Chateau Chatea galy le velling trees of every size and buildings as it went it struck the north street of burke bear TownHouse tho the town house tile the store of keeler stewart was here unroofed as were also several dwelling houses and other buildings a and nd passing a small hollow with little damage it again struck with force about a half mile further on and from this point on to Chate auguy a distance of six miles hardly one building escaped uninjured and not a bim him was left si standing anding jeremiah Jeremi dh thomas in tile tiie employ of mr mitchell was killed from prom the west line of burke to and including the hotel jofs D Ro roberts berts berls at chateaugay Chatea corners one hundred and eighty five buildings either unroofed blown downor down or moved from their foundations dat ions can be counted as us you ride along th ilia road this does not include those partially injured by the loss of a few shi shingles or the tear tearing illg ilig off UIL uli portions of covering but such as are nearly or quite destroyed tile the village of chateaugay Chatea is a complete deso cation ration not a building escaped injury and a great number we do not know bow how many are ars completely destroyed lile lite the ille scene is one which banis baffles description stores churches dwell dwellings ings ingi barns hams sheds out all ali present a sad spectacle they are awfully shattered and broken to pieces beyond chateaugay Chateau Chatea gay we have lie lle beird leird ird ira of from sixty to seventy bui dings which were more or less injured the tornado extended for a distance of from thirty to forty miles perhaps further antl anil it must have injured and destroyed nearly buildings will not probably cover the da damage inage HA taylor eq of this village who passed over the road oil on tuesday informs us that there are building of all kindstrom the west line of burke to and including tile the villada villaga of chateaugay Chatea thit that were injured unroofed and destroyed a and nd more than two thirds of that number completely ruined among the are dwellings 4 stores 2 churches and 3 schoolhouses |