Camden, New Jersey Storm
January 1889
At Camden, N. J., the wind unroofed the house of
William Ripley,
at No. 737 Chestnut street. The roof of
William Morton’s
house, No. 811 Chestnut street, was carried over
a square. The houses numbered 1011, 1013, 1015
and 1017 South Eighth street, owned by
James S. Henry,
were also unroofed.
The roof of the rear portion of the Eighth
Street Methodist Episcopal church, at Eighth and
Walnut streets, was carried over three squares
away and struck a brick building occupied by
Elkton avenue, crushing in the side of the house
and seriously injuring
Mr. Strickland’s daughter. The roof
of George Lasher’s
house, 810 Walnut street, was carried over five
squares away, and the roofs of
John Griffin’s
and Thomas McKeon’s
dwellings, on Walnut street, above Eighth, were
also taken off. These are only a portion of the
casualties there.
The News, Frederick, MD 11 Jan 1889
Transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you,
Jenni!
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