The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-10-03
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whiriwioJ of the 9Th instant, viz -
Buildings, &c. completely demoHshed.-3
dwelling bouses,i large house frame, 9 barns,
, >saw-mil, cider-n,ill, S sheds, 8 orchards,
and $50 acres Of woodland blown down, and
one COW killed.
Bnildinys, Cc. injnred.--6 dwelling hous.
es, } barns, and . sbeds--corn and potatoe
fields, stooe wall, fences, dest' Dyed and injur-
ed household furniture croshed and blown
away cattle, &c. injured.
The principal soffe erers were Ni'hsn and
Jons,han Hsrrick, John DAVIS, josiah DAVIS,
Anthony Ss1gen,, Perer Sargent, and levi
Harvey. The others were ASS Gage, ,. >.
knowl,on, William Morgan, Wild Bfockle.
bank, 4 Davis, William CLARK, John VIII
liams, Wild. Harvey, Matthew Harvey, J. 2.
Ssbin and Wild. Adams. ~
The Tornado (ssys our informan,) when
crossing Lake Sunspee, sppcdredhke pill
Jar of black cloud reaching 10 the heavens,
whirling and foamIng terribly, poughing and
drawing up the water. 1t was but about 20
rods in diameter in the water, while towards
Its top Il was half mile IL was filled with
the ruins of demolished buildings, trees, sc.
end moved nearly mile minute. 1t pass
cd across the N. w. end Of Sunapcc Lake,
and over Keorsage mountain, about two miles
s. Of the highest peak.
At the foo, Of the mountain on the S. Z.
side in a sort OF valley. stood seven houses,
which composed all the dwellings in that vii
lage. They were all more or less injured,
and the whole properly OF the two Savarys
entirely swept away. The names OF tho per-
sons killed and wounded in this village, are
Samuel Savsry, killed Eliz,be,h, his wife,
very badly bruised; Mary SAva'y, considera-
bly, hurt /; her infant child, killeG in her arms,
by falling timbers; Laura Liule, Leonard
n. and Jesse Sava'y. children, much hurt;
Robert Savary, buried in brick,, and much in
iured /; his wife, Abigail, elso very much
bruised; their children, Levi, Isaac and
George, were much hurt; aud Charlotte and
Ruth Goodwin, at that time 10 the house
we're wounded. Mrs. Pbebe Palmer, and
somo others at Nc. P's house, were hurt.
Al Peter Flanders, in the second valley
from tho mountain and about 2 miles dis
mnt from the oiher village, all the family
weie hut, and two killed. Mr.. Y. DANCE
rously wouoded; his wife also badly daugh'
ter Mary, arm broken aud otherwise hurt;
Phebe, in her 4tb year, carried from the
house asleep on a bed, aud badly hurt; True,
slightly; MS. Colby, widow, hurt Anna
Richardson, single woman, killed /; an infant
child Of Mr.. Flanders also killed Locu Ha-
NAB, girl in the family, badly injured.
AiJossph True's, ia Salisbury, the line
between Salisbury and Warner passing be-
tween F.. and rs houscs) Mes. True was
badly hut; Caleb and Joseph wouaded, the
former slightly May, extremely bruised
and bn'n,; Sally, much burn, and b, used
Mrs. Jones, ve'y much hurt.
Wo believe that nearly the whole property
Of these two families was also destroyed. One
or two o,hec unoccupied buildings IN this
neig hbor hood were damaged, but not mate.
rally. We have not hs,rd tina, any other
damage was done by the gale IN this qiaFtcr'
save In several towns trees and fences
blown down, &c. and come slight damage
from the hail, which in n,etbnry, we have
been told, fell 10 soms places as largo as i've
inches In circumference. A gentleman from
Pus6eld informed Us q few days since, that
on Mooday following the gale, pieces OF
boards Two feet loog, one with two nails IN II,
shingles, strips Of clapboards, snd hall tho
pannal of a door, were picked up IN that
town, which with other tubbiah had fallen the
evening previoIs-st a distance OF moro than
twenty miles Shingles wero also observed
20 iail from a great height in the air in Lon
don snd Canterbury, on the evening oi the
tornado These circumstances may indeed
be U when the astonishing power OF tho
whir.wind in Wendell and Warner Is consid-
ered--- naoy additional particulars OF which
might be related, did it seem necessary 10
confirm what has already been STAYED.
Public curiosity should now yield mo-
ment tolrcfl. .ction ---Nhst is become Of tho
unfortunate families Who can mako up
,hci- loss even in propory9 Not the ,owns
in which the sufferers 1.-Two, although mdivid.
ua, ia each of them have contribn'e ed libc.
rally to their relief II should be thought OF
evety where by thoso whose wealth enables
them 10 contribute. And although II be not
IN the power Of man TO restore TO the happy
circle the aged father, or to the arms OF he
bereaved parents their lovely inian,s--it is
still possible TO relieve their wants, 10 s"clter
them from approaching winter, aud atmiois.
ter to them many pecuni,ly comforts.
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