Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-09-27

tide did not rise 30 high as on some former
occasions, we hope that the citizens at pre-.
sent upon the island, have escaped without
injury.
What effect this severe storm may have
had upon the crops on our sea.board re-
mains TO be seen we think the damage
sustained must be very considerable.
We trust that our sea. faring brethren up.
on the coast, have been enabled to weather
the s,orm--the shippi ng in the harbor have
sustained but littls injury few small
craft were sunk az the waaryes.
Courier.
September ~
In addition to the particulars furnished
in Yesterdays Courier, of the dreadful de-
vsstation occasioned by this awful vista
ton to our city, MANY other particulars
have since come to our knowledge. We
shall not attempt to partiouiarise the nume-
rous sufferers on this melancholy occasion
convinced that it would be impossible to
give correct statement ofevcry indivfdu-
al loss. Our opinion of Il e great general
loss which has been sustained, IS strength-
ened by resurvey of the ruins, which are
even more extensive than we had at first
unprecedented an immense number of
houses which were not immedi ately within
the vortex of the Tornado, have suffered
more or less from the falling ruins of those
which were more imme diatefy the subjects
OF its fury. States and tiles, torn from the
roofs OF the houses, are to be seen in every
direction, half buried at the sides of neigh.
boring buildings and in some instances,
joists, and even massy beams, are found
traoshxed through the contiguous buildings.
La st masses Of lead and pieces of iron,
which had been attached to houses, have
since been discovered nearly buried in the
walls OF other buildings, a. tn { distance Of
several hundred wards. The more we re-
arct upon the awful subject, the more we
are astonished, that, comparatively, so few
have persisted under the ruin In addition,
to the deaths Of white persons enumerated
IN cur last, Mrs. Stewards daughter,
bout IL years old, has since died from the
wounds received by the falling of house
IN Church street and several negroes have
also since died of their wounds. | he mum.
Der of deaths altogether, will not, probably
fall short of 90.
Among the many instances of divine
protection on this awful occasion, the FIJI.
lowing was peculiarly Interesting "A la.
dy, far advanced in pregnancy, was repos.
ing with her sister on her bed, in an upper
apartment, when the Tornado reached the
house. ihe noise alarmed negro
girl IN waiting, that she sought for refuge
under the bed on which her mistress was w.
ing. A stack Of chImneys was struck by
the wind with such tremendous violence
] that it fell on the roof and forced its way
thro' the house to the ground, precipi.at-
Ing the floor along with it. l he bed fell
with the floors. but the ladies, we are hap.
Ply to state, escaped without any iniury.-
The negro girl beneath the bed was crush.
ed to pieces.
The happy tidings that no injury had
been sustained on Sullivan's Island, which
reached town early yesterday morning
gave relief to many an agonized heart,
| whose family or come xions were in that
exposed situation, while it was utterly i'm
possible to fly TO their assistance.
The carrier of the southern mail. in
crossing the causeway on this side of Ash
lev River Bridge, 10 sulkey, was swep,
of and carried nearly 200 yards--the horse
was drowned, but the driver fortunately
escaped, with the mail, although it wa,
much damaged.
The effects of tile Tornado have ex-
tended some distance into the country,
prostrating trees and fences in its pro-
gress.