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HURRICANE IN PUTNAM

Clay County Democrat, Bowling Green

Indiana June 6, l860, picked up from the Ind. Press

Submitted by Dixie Kline Richardson

On Tuesday evening a hurricane passed over this county, touching in the vicinity of Carthage and then doing considerable damage to property--unroofing some houses, blowing down others, destroying fences, and carrying trees through the air as though they were but feathers on the breeze. Robert McCammack was seriously hurt, having his jaw broken in two places by falling timber. We have not learned of any other accident to persons. Here there was no indication of a hurricane other than a stiff breeze accompanying a rain and hail storm. Since writing the above we learn that three other members of Mr. McCammack's family were badly hurt. A daugher of Daniel Smith, and a child of Mr. Humphreys, in Morgan county, were hurt. Some damage to property was done in Cloverdale township, but the chief damage was in Jefferson township.-- Ind. Press (The "Democrat" reported extensive damage in Bowling Green.)