The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-11 00:00:00

ration of thas pace, was' discovered by several
inhabitants. This column, according to the de.
scription of those who saw it, was in the form of a
water spout, being expanded at Abe top, ,the vapour
issuing from the mouth, rising and curling in, un-
folding and closing in the most violent and agitated
manner. A deep heavy sound accompanied the
phenomenon, resembling the noise of distant than.
der, and the roaring of a mighty wind. The earth
fairly trembled with its violence, and many appre.
hended an earthquake from the shaking of the
houses, though at considerable distances from the
vortex of the whirlwind. An univeral dread. of
consequences the most disastrous seized the. minds
of the inhabitants, and' the stoutest heart was ap.
palled by the awful scene, that wanted itself to
the eye. Within the vortex of the wind a total
darkness pervaded, and those involved in it could
perceive no object at a distance.
The Tornado passed through the centre of the
village, taking in its course the dwelling house and
other buildings of Mr. Alexander Bonnet', inn-
keeper; the barn of Dr. Geary ; that of Judge
Reading ; the carriage house and barn of •Mr.
GeorgeC.-Max well, and the back piazza, and shed
of Mr. Samuel Taylor, innkeeper.
The greatest loss,. by this disaster, was experi.
enced by Mr. Bonnet' ; his stable, upwards of sixty
feet in length, was, completely torn to pieces ; the
weather-boarding severed from the, frame, broken
and strewed in every direction ; the frame
.entirely
separated, the timber looken and , carried to a con.
siderable distance, and the' building,. in, short,- re.
duced to a prrtett wreck. The dweliing-hquse next
came in its course, taking off one halt; of the -roof
and the ceiling of the upper story on the western side,
and about three quarters of the roof on the front,
~sr eastern side. The
,southern chimney was level.
led with the ceiling of the tippet story, and the
northein cut off even with the roof and carried on
to the roof tit die kitcnen, through which part of
the bricks ;sassed. Part of the root of the dwelling.
house was carried to the distance of three quarters
of a mile, iind the ceiling and j of the ,back
rooms of the upper story .carried off and dispersed
in like manner. Curtains, bed.clothes, &c. were
hurled out .and carried to a great distance, some of
which have not yet been recovertd. shed
standing between, the dwelling-house and the stahle
stared the shine fate with the stable, and was en.
tireiy A new barn belonging. to Mr.
Bonnej, standing south of the stable, was twirled
half
.way round, while
,a-small h'ililding standing he.
tWeen 'it and the stable yv. as unaffected by the
A waggon bdore the was torn topieces, the
axteme brAten, and the huh of one
,of the ,wheels
dri'yen, into the earth, so that it was buried up to
the spokes. Througli one of the windows cf. a back
chamber, of the d"Velling-houie, an unknown sub.
stance was forced, breaking the intersedion of the
sash, and passing in an obiigtie dire,:ii.‘n through the
p,r. ceiling of the room, and . out through the
rt,ut wiih.a force apparently,equalto that of a can.
non ball.

The. hack piazza of Mr. Taylor wa; torn off and.
des, toyed ; his shed partly unroofed. The barn of
•Dr. Geary %%as unrool.d, and of Judge Reading en.
Cicely ileiroli•heil. Mr. Maxwell's barn unfoofed,
and otherWisegrticly damaged„ and his Mutiage—
lion,e also upro, fA and moved fionyits fOundation..
Tree ei fences, roc. 4c, in the c nurse of the ,wind,
turn t,p by the rots, ts?4isteti off at the butt, and
It iellcd with the ground, exhibit striking evidences
of the power Anil ,vjolence f Tornado.
It is a remarkable instance of the interposing.
mercy of a kind Providence,, that, no human being
experienced injury where so. many lives; were
such:immitsent danger. .Tile whole famAy 91 Mr..
Boonell were collected i one room, and thatiroom,
was the only.onc in the.house 'which was us ittjute.d:
by the falling timber, bt4ks, kc. f lis oegro man
was in' the barn, which was remc.ved from its foun.,
dation. Finding it. going, lie precipitately left it,:
and was hurried by the wind., itito neighbrzuring
field tt jib such violence, as- to destroy .lis.recollec,
tion of the. means by which he
~was carried thence,,.
It is remarkable that,tviro.horses which were in the
stable escaped uninjuted;Apartof,the- frame falling in
such a manner as .to covert them from the; it 'is.
The' whirlwind rook „across a ptetA,ni.wood to
the eastward of the village about
.one/mile distant,
twilling off _the. largest ices at t4e.;hsstt, and tear.
ingiothers, up,, by the r4:ts., I,t .still retained its
form and appearance,,and,wasobserved to break on.
a ticighlsourin2 hill, and, the vapour to disperse and
tilsii.pale in 4 moment.
The damage dune in this v,illage cannot be less
than fifteen hundred or t!sy,t,liopsatit.J,dollars.- The
principal loss was sustained by Mr, Bunnell., His
dwelling•huuse, beiides- being divested of three
part* of,its roof and une`trall the upper
,ceiling of
the second story, is very much shattered, the win.
dotvi broke, and several holes 'beaten thrtrugh the
sidesof the buildings both in the upper and lower
rodifis. Such 'was the •irproar occasioned by the
Tornado,-that the family' of 'Mr. Bunnell were un.
CotisCiOus.of the damage ortlreir house until at caEt.
ed-Otit-nf do Is by the ruins ot the stable, after. the
wind had passed tiff. About fifteen 'minutes after
ther'whirlWitid, the thunder-gust followed, attended
with a gale of wind, which seemed to increase as the
cloud rose.' • Many of the inhabitants sought refuge
in the,Court.house, apprehen,ive of the violence of
the wind; but 'no material damage was sustained
front this storm in the Vicinity, except the level.
ling' of fences and the plowing down of trees. This
gust, by accounts from a distance, appears to have
been very extensive, and effteied much damage to
fences, forest trees, orchards, &c. A melati.
ch .ly accident occurred in this si.4ln, a few miles'
southwest of Flemington. The wife of Mr.
John Bowers, in company with het two sisters, was
caught out in the gust—tlicy sought shelter under a
tree, from whence they we re driven 'by the Apple.
hension of its filling, 'which was indeed the case ;
hut, before Mrs. Blwers could snake her escape, a
limb struck het on the head, and put a period to her
existelice. What rendered • thi's accident more af.
feeling, this unfortunate woman bail been mstried
but a few days before.. Such is the 'frail tenure of
mortal existence--.:-" In the Midst of life we arc in
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