The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-10-03

places was not more than 90 rods and ia
others As or so. 1t passed from North.
field through Warwick and Orange, to
the south westerly part OF Royalston,
where its force was broken by Tuny
Mountain. This mountain lies about
/ IA miles N. T.. from the centre ol
Orange, a and 3-4th ~. N. West from
Athol, and and 3.4th S. w. from the
centre of Royalston.
Its path was strcwed for the distance ol
25 miles through the towns OF Royals
ton, Winchenton, Ashburnham and
Fitchburg, with fragments of buildings,
sheaves of grain bundles of corn stalks,
clothing &c. ltfirst demolished house
and barn occupied by MIR. CARING.
1t proceeded to destroy barn owned by
Mr.. Reuben Wright, and house and
barn belonging to Chapen Holden, all in
Norhfeld. In Warwick it destroyed a
barn, owned by Jonas Learned--a barn
owned by Elijah Miller--a house and
barn owned by Elisha Brown. A dangh.
ter of Mr.. Brown was involved III the
ruins and instantly killed. In its farther
course it demolished the barn OF MIR.
Gale, and barn OF Mr.. John Ball. In
Orange it overthrow large two story
tavern house, Ga feet long and 80 wide,
together with two barns and black
smiths shop. In this house were elev-
en- persons, who were all buried in the
ruins of the building which was entirely
swept from its scite. One young wom-
annamed Lydia Stearns was killed. Mrs.
Smith, and Mrs. Goodell, neighbor,
with each child in their arms, were eX-
trcated with difficulty from the rubbish,
both very much injured. One young
man had his shoulder dislocated. The
others were all more or less bruised. "A
horse was taken by the tornado from Capt.
Smiths and carried about 40 rods with
out much injury, and one other horse
killed. Six persons were in the house
of Mi. Wilson, and III persons in the
house of Mr.. BrowN above mentioned.
Many domestic animals were Killed in
the track Of the tempest. AS the whirl-
wind passed over the hill, cast Of Lieut..
Goodell's, it carried large trees to the
height Of more than 200 feet in the Cir,
north of Mr.. Harrington's where one
rock maple, l8 inches IN diameter, fell
and penetrated the ground number of
feet. and now stands erect. Large logs,
which would require 4 oxen to remove
them, were swept out of the bed OF l'ta.
ly river, where they had lain for more
than half century. The ground was
torn up from the river to the Mountain, a
distance OF 40 rods, from one foot to six
feet deep.-The surface of the earth was
broken throughout the whole course of
the whirlwind, as with the plowshare ot
destruction. Stones Of many hundred
pounds weight were rolled from their
beds. Lots of wood were whirIed INTO
promiscuous heaps, with roots to tops,
and tops to roots. The appearance pre-
sented by the track of'the whirlwind in
dicated, as near as the writer can Judge
from actual inspection, that the form of
the cloud and tire body of air in motion,
was that of ap inverted pyramid, drawing
whatever came within its influence 10.
wards its centre of motion. When it
reached building it completed its de-
moltion within 20 seconds. 1t is i'm
possible to convey with the pen an ade-
quate conception Of its power. But He,
who "rides on the whirwind and directs
the storm" mercilnlly limited his rava-
ges to the destruction OF few lives, con.
sideriug that SO many persons were in
extreme danger.