Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-23
co,onel Morris's double two story house,

Tradd St,Yet.-A three story wooden
house, owned by Mr.. Harper. aud oceupi-
Jby Capt. Coie; unrooted.
Mr.. Dewar's hous., occupied by Mrs.
wainwright, unroo.ed.
Another house. next door. owned and
occupied by at. Dewar;l, the lower part
Oc the frcnt blown oat.
4 house, meas, the above, anoccuIied !;
the ROOF taken of, and the front blown ia
to the street.
A s-aan horse. occupied by John Re
nauld, the gable end blown away.
A rouse, owueG by MIR. Cromwell, III.
routed.
A large tarec story wooden house, be-
longing 10 Mr.. j. NJ. Ehriek, turned o.
We. from the Foundation, crushing the
one next to it, occupied by Ssr. Thomas
E.rper and resting on a house beloas-
In; to Miss Murray; which house it has
also Injured. i. Is believed, reparably.
Kiag Street.-t Kitchen, belonging TO
g. hoa3e occupied by Mr. d. Viiiers, ie-
yelled with the groE@I.
The double tenement. known by the
name of The Ola G.o!, The front blown
ont. Two mullatte sir!s killed, and Il
white boy woaaded.
Mr.. Marpeg's back buildings unroofst.
and otherwise considerably injured.
A large beam. 80 feet long. blown from
the House, late tie residence CT DR..
polonv. in Church street. entered at the
roof of Mr.. Rallock's Kitchen, i'm King
street, distance Of about quarter OF a
mile, and penetrated through the upper
story to the lower; one end left sticking
out the roof.
Broad-strees.-A three story brick
house owned by Mar. Cth N, untitled.
DIR. Saron's three story mouse, corner
Of Orange street, very much injured.
The houses occupied by Mrs. Marshal.
very G,uch shattered, and irreparable, as
are the back buiii:iass.
Mr.. Nicllolson's house. occupied by Mr..
Thomas Martin, shattered, and the chiai-
ney blown down.
Mrs. M'phersons house, part OF the
roof carried away, and much injured.
The house lately purchased by the St.
Andrews Society, ard occupied by Mr.
I'll. Inglesby, the roofs carried away. and
the building muck shatteie TIMES.
We purposed to give detailed account
of the Injury done 10 all the houses IN
the course of the fury OF the dreadful
Tornado Of yesterday; but could not
complete our labor iii time Cor this even
ias's paper; having heea prevented in
part by our attention being called OH by
eur own loss, and partly by the difficulty
OF the task itself: We give above howe
Yer. SD far as VIC have proceeded. ard sha'!
collect farther details for to morrow. II
will be seen that our enquiries have no,
extended above Broad street.
One child died this morning, that was
amongst these that were wounded yester-
day.
Considering the numher Of houses tha:
weie 0ycrthrGwa or demolished. it Is a
matter Of grea:tiul surprise. that more
lives were ntli lost. II w0ult. be curious
were We to report AL tae, narrow escape:
that have co.nA to uar knowledge.
We are .l;l 10 understand. that o"T lei
low ritizems on S,,!i;yal's Island, Gia no
experience mach injury fram the storm
and none from the Tornado.
lfla ship2i.g in part sustained no ma
terra! damage .--:3id.
Yesterday. just as the I3rnajo passe'
the city. the Santhern Mail Oh crossing
the caascway OF the Rridse over ASHLEY
river. was swept a:f aud Carried near 2o'
yards; the driver was swimming for uea'
two hours and od:;rd at last in the mars!
the horse was drowned. hut the maj
saved though dan,aged.-.idid.
PORTSMOUTH. (N. H. Sept. 1a.
French Iasalt.-W...ea the intelligence