BIG TREES MOWN DOWN

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 45, 27 June 1929, Page 8

BIG TREES MOWN DOWN

TORNADO ONAERO.'' BUILDINGS DAMAGED. A tornado swept in from the sea with terrific force yesterday afternoon' and struck Ohiiero.' Larpe • trees were snapped off and carried several chains, buildings were laid in ruins and heavy farm ' implements were tossed abiut. The tornado was preceded by a ter'There were vivid flashes of forked lightning and tremendous' claps of thunder accompanied by hail' as big as'* bantam's eggs. For ten minutes before the wind came a rumbling naise was heard from the directiii 1 'of Waitara and when the tornadi burst with full force there was a tearing, rending sound, as buildings ond trees 'were destroyed. At the farm of Mr. M. E. Honeyfield the rpof of the cowshed was torn off. Of a belt of 7A rinus irsignua trees 60 feet high and 2 1-2 to 3 feet in diameter very few were left ptandintr. The trees were cleanly snapped off about halfway up and the tops' were hurled a°ra ; >nst the house. A gum tree 60 feet high was snapped in two and another of similer size was uprooted, b"th being deposited in a rip.'d<lock 50 yard" awa w . At the back of Mr. HoneyfieJd's thf> tornado cut a olnarilv-cu* swat**, SSL* nrf" wid , e rm,firh » d en«e cinniT) of Inrge forest trees The building on f.Yfl form seem to be Tu » T ones t 0 have suffered hut o'. other f|,r m . B trees were levelled and "eneral damage done. and