Contributed by Hubbard Free Library
Description
A roaring cyclone hit Hallowell around 8 a.m., Tuesday, December 31, 1895. The area around the Hallowell Cotton Mill received heavy damage. One fourth of the Cotton Mill roof was torn off and thrown into the street below. The wind propelled 8 inch square cotton mill roof timbers into nearby buildings. The roof of Grover's grocery store was demolished and the roof of the Lowell, Simmons & Stearns stable was crushed in. A horse was trapped in the stable but later rescued. A young boy named Virgil White was caught in the cyclone and badly injured. Both of his legs were broken as well as his right ankle and collar bone. He was carried to the Clearwater Pharmacy and treated by Drs. Hamlet and Brooking. Plaster casts were applied to his broken limbs and he survived the ordeal.
About This Item
- Title: Cyclone, Cotton Mill, Hallowell, 1895
- Creation Date: 1895-12-31
- Subject Date: 1895-12-31
- Location: Hallowell, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 12 cm
- Local Code: CP002005
- Collection: Frank Trask Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Cyclones--Maine--Hallowell
- Mills--Maine--Hallowell
- Stores & shops--Maine--Hallowell
- Storms--Maine--Hallowell
- Textile industry--Maine--Hallowell
- Tornadoes--Maine--Hallowell
Other Keywords
- Clearwater's Pharmacy
- Drs. Hamlet and Brooking
- Grover's grocery store
- Hallowell Cotton Mill
- Lowell, Simmons & Stearns stable
- tornado or cyclone
- Virgil White
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