Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-02

and high hill >. T. before it, stood seven t,vclu,,
houses, comprising nil the Mutations in that poTt ol
uc gore The tornado came the mountain i'm |
the direction of the buildings, and first struck the
barn of Mr. William HARDWOOD. carryinn il away |
passing onward 1t injured the houses OF Messrs. L.
Eoodwin,J j. Fcrrin and Abaer Watkins completely |
destroying terrm : barn and unroo6ng Watkins's-
Next IN the direction of the wind stood the DWELLING
OF Danei Savary, OF winch nothing remains but a
part ol the noor and bricks Apprehcndns wind
MIR Samuel Savar, aged y years, the father of the
proprietor of the buildings, who wns himself nlser,
went up STAIRS to hasten down window. The women
started To his assistance when, as they reuresent
the house seemed To whrl and Instantly rose above
their heads, while what was lett behind ti,,lprs
bricks, &C almost literally buried six of the family
IN the iu'ns. The body of the aged Samuel Suvary
was found nj The distance of six rods from the horse
ms brains dashed ont against stone Elizabeth his
VIE, was very much injured by the falling timbers
which iell across her.-Aarv, the wifi. of Daniel y
was severely bruised on her head, arms and breast;
and an infant which she held in her arms was killed
ne tnree children were much bruised, but had sul-
ucieuy recovered To tell their artess tale and show
the traces OF the storm This family were extrico cd
| by the assistance of the elder Mrs Snyarv. who
though now scarcely able TO move, had the most sur
prsns strength in removing the timbers and bricks
beneath which could be family heard the cries of Inc
| sufferers. vs. - Civ
| The house of Mr. Robert Savary was also denol;sh
Ell Mrs. b says she anticipated shower and won't
| mo a bed room, to take up child, and was con-
Scous OF nothing more, till she found herself confined
among the imhers, greatly bruised, but the chill nm
| hurt-her husband buried altogether n, tho h,;ct
with the exception of his head-and two of their
children completely covered in slnters and rubbish
| Ih's family, consisting of eight persons were ali
wounded but none dangerously.
| Mr. John Palmer who lives up Il rise distant half
mc and was out at the door, saw the clontl con,in
| over me mountain IN shape, as he represents like
Wuhne', me arr hled with leaves, limbs of trees &c
lie immediately attempted To entcr the door han ,vs
| caught by the arm-at the same instant the breosi
WORK hna chimney gave way, and part of the frame
guree hi,s r. VINO was attempting to force open the
uoor Tor her husband, under the bricks and linn
per Mrs L. was considerably hurt the remainder
oil the family not materially injured
ine "in', IN passing from the Savarys to Palmcrs
core up every thing IN its course trowinr snliuer
OF inc buildings, pieces Of fun nure c,ockrrr &c
IA every direction for mile ten hives of bee, were
ue,uoSeu inc legs, wing, and heads of fowls were
10 he seen lying about; several acres nj cor, ,,,j
potatoes adjacent 10 the buildings were sUent m
clean, not leaving ear, save al some distance -
Few III heaps stones half buried in the earth were
| overturned, and we saw which yuulI Nriub 50O
MS moved several feet hemiock log 60 feet in
length, halt buried in the earth was taken from -,
! peu ana carried six rods forward, while a knot from
t!e same log was carried ID PAGES hack and ,Ir;,o
with great force two feet under the t,,rt , hr;, ~
NerSi with large oaks split the middle was torn nm
ana .le imbers strcwed for quarter of mile in
| southerly direction ~ " "
| From these DWELLINGS IL ,assr,I oyor a. I'm . ,
! an '''' mues and down perhaps one hundred feet
where 1t swept OF all The buildings of Mr.. Peter
h,nuerS, Killing Miss Anna Richardson and an in
'''ht chiu Al the others, IN number were wound
ed some badly, and Mr. T. so severely that um,il
Witlin day or two his life was deSpaired ol Thpy
informed Us iht no sound OF wind was heard although
some might have observed the cloud until The rrneh
oil The buildings took place. and then all was ovcr i;
| an instant. " ''' "'N' !"
The buildings of Deacon Joseph True, situate in =
| corner Of Salisbury were next swept away Mir T.
ana MS iathcT-n-tw, Mr. Jones who with bis VS.
We're there on "A visit, being at the door e,,, ,h
Whrlwind approach, and had just time 10 hide them
selves one under his shop few p,ccs distant aud ,a
other down by pile Of wood-,vben tho I,;LI;
were wlitled aloit and stripped into spntcrs viii
pi some heavy sticks OF timber one OF
Whlcn plunged cndways into the ground two foo, Lr
me side OF Jones lying by the wood and no che
e.u lednhg upon the pile, protected him from Other
STICKS winch Tell across. Neither Jones nor .rr,,e
was hurt And by their exer;ious Mrs Tn. nj
three or four children, were dug Out frn, be,t liz,
n'ckS, where they were actually buried more tI,n
Ioot. Inc oven had jusbecn heated and the bricks
were so hot that IN removing them from his cbdren
WI l. had MS fingers burnt TO the bone Mrs T.
"l,i several OF the family were badly burnt and ono
e.''iu 10 so dShsured as hardly To be known The
youngest child. an infant seven week. nI,I ,,, fi
'he Instance oil one hundred feet under the boton,
vi sieish the top OF which cannot be found Tn
E'"H.ns power oil the wind may be family imagined
nc,' r'o e'aTnces now TO he seen In one place
near DcacGn True hcmlock log ID feet trnuni
anu % icet long, and nearly half buried in the e,rfb
was moved one or two rods. At another plnce two
cI',ock osS oil the same size with the other one "a
'eetiohg and the other about 40 Wing across c,cb
olher were moved about II feet aud left i'm the 60,
SITUATION rs before. The entire top of one of ,hc
enImnIes was carried 10 rods and left the bricks
o9eiNef on one spot. Mr. True saw 4 free ,,l,;rI;,
PeTpendicuIarly in the air to an immense be;gbf a.
G!n nee standing little south of 5avarys measuring
incles diameter, whose roots refused r9
y,eiu ana being too tough break was ,vis,oJ ,oud
nN1 " WINE and few ash trees, Standing ut the
oot o The MI, were stripped Of bark and limbs ,nI
split literally into basket-stuifl ''''
inc .o nado then passed into Warner again, tear
,'s "owN a oarn, and passing a pond the WI |
'ciS OF winch seemed 10 be drawn IN in it,, centre Tor
Bm'led lis ravagcs in this quarter in the woods oc
Boscawen. " ~ "O'"S u |
The whirlwind is said to have com,,c,ooI =. 8.
pdcN as lake Champaign authentic information |
'o'C"es no Iuftler than CTOydOn-frOm whence IL |
e~'enlou IN the direction stated, in shape ike
d" inverted cone, or some represent moro I;Lo .
trumpet hlrIng at the tOpaternitcly rsino aud en-
ing, sometimes extending beyond SIGHT i'm t,e ,en,o
.u1 Wlutl varied from half mile TO six rods anna
Fehty narrowing lis sphere Is IL m sscd on,v,r
appearance must have been most avfI A. Ivn,IaI
don. " ct A'e" Lon
Inc above facts although they partake of the mar
yemous, are literally true. Ofthc destruction in Won
deii, &C we had the relation from a oeutIctn,n Of
hlSh reputation in Newport, whose testimony was
onordled by dozen individuals who visited Wen
yen Eeh WIN MN tue day following the event Ybot re-
tes TO Warner and the destruction on the cast side
", re mountain, we know to be tfuc having
ourselves visited The spot We there saw The stone
,Suhst when the unfortunate Savary was crushed !
ine places from whence were due the children orI
lruc ana oaVary-thc children themselves u,onrlcJ
lnd lorn-the mother mourning the loss of an aaed
"nSI'l, ana an infant child. We Witnessed the a,,vo
ot me inmates of these distressed families Wo
5000 at the foot OF the mountains and SURVEYED die
,Fa"ks oi i9e whirwind-it appeared as liza rusliing
torrent had poured down the mountain for n,iny ovs
'ne eaIth beng torn up, the grass wthered anil no
mug lrcsh aId living 20 he seen in the path oCdcsoo
ton. May God in mercy avert such another cat,..
uophe. '' '''''S-
ne families arc now misunderstanding remains Inn,
NC sou OF their little property. We trust that none
""3m Providence has iavOured with the means will
'7''N' " III" 'hem' PHriot.
RUSSIAN AND TURKISH WAR.
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d, vs. ice more aud more confident in the o,in;on
lhtt any AT present bof,yoc, I,.-:. - ~, ~