Show AN ENGLISH CYCLONE A SHORT time since an observer of atmospheric phenomena drew a attention to the fact that the tornado and cyclone area in this country h had extEll extended ded to such a degree that no part of it could now be considered safe from these terrible and peculiar storms but who ever heard of a cyclone in england yet the people 4 of that country were visited by one last month it was weak compared with the furious outbursts of the kind common in this country but there was no mistaking its chalao ter it was as genuine as if it had been imported from this side of the atlantic to give the Britis hers a taste of the american clim climatic atit runk rum pusses busses the following account of it appeared in the liverpool post and was reproduced in the latest lom issue of the millennial star on thursday afternoon august 22 1889 north WOO was visited by a perfect cyclone our whitchurch correspondent was yesterday afternoon the over several miles of country at wh a where incalculable damage has been done to property peo D perty e arty and crops as lin Is lolen strongly evi evidenced ced on all sides the inhabitants all agree in the description they give of of the phenomenon without any warning the cyclone came on with a great roar which for the time drowned all OrIl ordinary inary sounds as if it were the rush of I 1 mighty body of waffer and abin an intense feeling of terror was created S this deafening sound lasted abo about A five minutes and in that short space of time trees were uprooted and stripped of their branchesi branches hr were bodily displaced houses woo were partially unroofed and barna wd outbuilding outbuildings buildings out in ga were demolished the cyclone appears to have originated at mr sherwoode ahe She of wat where a number of plum pia and 11 trees were uprooted it then over the canal past on to whixall whitall hall which suffered idael there mr william sutton button of lose kose cottage whixall whitall all brother inlaw in law to mr darlington the mccu oer ler of the hall had a very narrow eats JEN ha informed our corres neat that he was blown across a efge yard just outside the hall and a heavy stone crest which was torn off the upper part of the hall with some tiles struck him on the side of the head he was just able to avoid it ft tailing falling directly upon his head by movement and he escaped with a deep cut over his ear he is now BOW confined to his room under mit medical edical treatment part of his p property also suffered mr darlington and aad his family saw from within great branches of trees torn off and carried away some part of a large beech tree was carried yards crashing up against the strong walls of the hall A big dog kennel and dog went away in the wind a cH distance cnstance of some 20 yards orchards gardens cornfields and the land around the hall were strewn all over with branches hay straw slates and various missiles and mr darlington Darling toa is at present unable to estl estimate mate his loss which must be very considerable A large farra farmstead stead half a mile from whixall whitall ball and occupied by mr fowler is a well known farmer was also greatly damaged and it was there evident that the cyclone had a peculiar deviation in fat Us course for a range of which might have been thought to be in the g greatest t danger remain as before while adue structures on the opposite side were swept away uprooted trees and branches and debris indicated dearly that the cyclone passed directly over several country resides eee whose occupants were in hindls arlim erB bable ble dread of being carried away the cyclone took a westerly course about three and a half miles in length and yards in width et el pending itself at tilston park four adhe ysaee from whitchurch all who witnessed it say it first appeared like a great mass of vapor an idea xuax may be conceived of its tremendous from the fact which is stated by many eye witnesses that portions of the trees and quantities of hay bay and ad straw were carried over the out whitchurch large numbers of people from various parts visited the district yesterday A canadian gentleman who happened to be on a visit to the district and who has witnessed cyclones in in america declares that this is of a steely isely similar description though in extent and velocity |