Sunday Twister Strikes Kingarf Aréd, iBarns Destroyed, Hewitt Home Shambles' r For the second Sunday in succession storms pummeled this area, attair> .ng twister proportions in Kingarf section and leaving'a trail of tell tale dumagc. " barns were flattened, buildings garcofed. INestock killed and um: home turned into a s.hambles by the force of the brief but powerful passing mrnndo. _ ' _ __ _._.....N: L." Ammmmn- nF min 1n Kincardine there was no damag inundated the town and lakefront area. Ian o'clock in the morning and again a heavens opened to dump close to an incl szbnlE ununuv. ln Kincardine Ihcrc was no damage reported, but downpour of rain inundated the town and lakefront area. There was a brief, heavy shower at ten o'clock in the morning and again at three p'clock irrtlse afternoon the humans opened to dump close to an inch of water over the land. It was at this time that the twister ripped through inland sections, with Kingarf and the sectimt_wcst of Paisley directly in its path. , ' 6 4 " ---_-e_ ,,__________ In two brief minutes the storm created havoc and caused damage approximating $500,000. Few of the owners of damaged buildings bad wind insurance, which makes the loss that much heavier. Chief victim of Sunday's twister was Wilbert Hewitt, who lives on the former Lalchford Thacker property near Kingarf. |1V-~'- w ,, . Other phone and hydro users, More fortunate us far as houses and 'barns were concerned, were deprived The barn on the farm was flat- tened and damage was heavy.to the well-built brick house. Windows were blown out, doors ripped from their hinges, wallpaper stripped from the walls and a 'heavy organ carried across the room.' Seeking shelter in the cellar, Mr. Hewitt suffered minor injuries when struck by a falling door. His wife found safety in a clothes closet. Despite the damage Me telephone remained intact and he 'sent an emer- gency call to neighbors who were quick to rally. As the gale ripped barn on James Thompson's farm a flying timber humled 100 yeards through the air and killed a steer. Hay stored in the barn a few days earlier, was intact. Section of barn roof, torn from Among major victirris were Alex- ander Brothers 1chle breeders, who lost two barns and Arthur'Don- nelly, who suffered similar loss. Imuy, muu oumuavu mm". um. Horace Clarke lost garage and had new car crushed. In a field nearby a large elm tree was, coimtlttely denuded of bark. On the farm of Orville Needham large barn was flattened and, closer to Kir1cauiirus, at Mrs. William Hayes' properly the barn iras un- roofed. ' In Greenock township,» "18 miles northeast of Kincardine, damage was also extcnsite, with six barns 1cvelled and two badly damaged. of the utility" services. Chimneys were torn from the He- witt residence and even a windmill; was bowled over by the force (if the I wind. I the wall. burn on Stanley Cooper's farm struck the house an (More a gaping hole in U/S luau» name.-. ' Craft which had put into Kincar- idine harbour stayed in shelter until ';the storm subsided. During Sunday after the storm and most of Monday, hundreds visit- ed the ar'es to view for themselves the extent ot (ha: damage. Barns Charles Stewart, William Wilmer Scott Webb a barns damattd. were lost by George Grey, Bairr, John Hittrik, Emerson Eldon Reid, Alfred Sawyer, McFadden, Millard Bell and McFadden. Webb and John Wolfle had 0n Frichayamnavoom while thrailxing oats on (he Mcttt of Mr. bamucl Lu.d "ro' it "my sm'iulh; acumen happened \\ mun 11:5:me In tlu. tlCrstlt of Hnunwl Liudnn) mm "m dwalm-mcm, n! his rnxhur \Vrlll- er Luuhuy and also of David "airman. maximum um. nf Kimmwur 100 bushels ot nuts haul been thrashed and tttc CJIHHLC was stopped for more SIUUHL Yuma suulcicut Menu: "Nh' mind nun alum uhuuL ten minutes of thrashing the uunurLaalUJl pt m accumulated Hutu: "Juan .ms manner escaping vJssvusl1 bttt mm) have or l'L'ngcnug on the hLL'LUh Sumac, vet'dUJL' mu groan my um um up gun nun ocsc.rccd. Luv uugms, 1mm mu an"; nu ma uxlbxgswu, suoi up we 5mm; Lu 1m: mun: mum: at. It) N' AU mm. t'itouchs '" and. mauucum .ur lqu).urn/LA b mg, " "Mug 1mm and um.) .era u Crk l"-"" an". nun abum Hum um. um: Wm "Mung nun") ageumt Um 5m". a). ls L) u-yuuun um» ML hum...) u Ha.) hangs no." Lu; waguu, was auu.'.. nun "1mm; uLu w Lu..- n.uu uo cut; cg new; um. [\ULu. my. mudwy "nu . tin L .243: Sn \ Fatal nuppuning T rc2/---r'-c_ 'r' \HHCLI "mu an mummy %QTP\J% _ ,at mmmnlim: "tus " can. lAuusu; I