A Popular Treatise On the Winds Comprising the General Motions of the Atmosphe
A Popular Treatise On the Winds Comprising the General Motions of the Atmosphe
Ferrel, William, 1817-1891
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A heavy lumber wagon, standing behind the corn-crib and at a distance of 155 feet east of the house, was lifted up bodily and carried to the S. E. Over a corn-field a distance of 100 feet, without injury. Two window-panes were blown from a sash on the W. Side of the house and carried inside without breaking them, while two out of the N. Window were found broken. A large well-curb lying E. Of the house 15 feet was carried one-fourth mile to the S. E. And lodged in a wheat-field. A heavy sulky cu...ltivator, weighing about 600 pounds, was carried free from the ground a distance of 86 yards to the S. S. E. And broken by the fall. Another one standing near the corn-crib was partly carried and partly rolled along a distance of about 60 rods to the S. E. , and -SUPPORTING POWER OF ASCENDING CURRENTS. 387 then literally twisted to pieces and the debris scattered about over a field of 12 acres, apparently in circles. " " The following will indicate some of the peculiar freaks of the storm : A carpet upon the floor of the Jog part of the house, and securely tacked about the edges, was taken up and carried out of the house without being torn.
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