Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-02
TREMENDOUS IIjnpICNVF1

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CoNcoRD, q. ~ Sept. l7-PcrhaDs the mos,
a"iuI tornado ;hat ever occurred in New England
took place on Sunday Cvrninu last week c>tr5l;,,r
rom CruyG"n soulheaStcrly through the towns of
Nenuc'i, New London. Sutton and Warner 4 Win.
icnt storm OF wind and hail indeed felt in many
OH err towns, but the ravagcs lar as we have as
'eIttIncd are confined 10 those above mentioned
about SIX o'clock, Sunday evening, after an OK
" mcly fine and dav a dark cloud was ol,scr,,
"d TO rise rapidly ia the north and northwest nnssing
~ So"'!i-easery dircction llrmncd in lis course
ny nceSsant flashes oi the vivid lightning There
was most terrifying commotion IN the cIord ;,Ir.
and IFS appearance gave notice that Irresistible mover
+aiu dcsoatIon we're ts attendants Few howe vcr an
prehended the danger tina; was threatening or tbat
ticir dwellings, which had lon, withstood thc l,r, ~
winds of autumn ~ '''
~ Cornish and Croydon, we understand copsiIa
I'bIe mary was done. The house OF Deacon Coon
'f oi croydon was much inferred /; his barn ard liz
contents entirely blown away Passing on in a dircr
non T.. >. T.. in It's progress COLLECTING IN !, MOI, ~
70" compass ITS force, kept its track along the low
.a"us 81 1t came TO the farm and buildings of a MIR
earvey Hunoon, in Wendell, about 80 rods from, III,
D,rue's o' 'he ounapee Lake. The people in the
'''''' e@nt IN number, were frightened bv the an
F Wance nl me cloud Soon they saw the mir before
4 i''cd with birds and broken limbs of trees D., ~
so U'ht me house ANA two barns Frustrated 70
~ Srpuh'' y side oil the house fell upon MIR n and
MS "iic, who were standing in The kitchen The
arNi inslant II was blown of and dashed 10 niece
ere woman WAS carried across the field with the Cur
real a Mrs. VI heeer, who with her husband aud
'hlii were then living in the house had taken bnr
child and fed to The cellar Mr.. W. found h;me "
90 NC cellar covered with timbers ard brick and
n'ch injured ~ child eleven months old was slecu-
fng upon bed in the west part of the house H.
gown which II after found in the water
"n TIE shore OF the lake, 100 rods from the house
aud we learn tlat on "Wednesday folowng tho r,.
"led body of the child was found ON Inc ,vest eb, 81
e lake, where it had hoatcI Nv the waves Thonnh
'le sun was m hour above the horizon, vet il ,vos a.
Ga K as midnight. The air WIS filled with Inoyns
fragments OF trees, and gravel. The bedetead ON
"i,cL the child lay iound in tie wood, eiabtv
I'S from the hoasc northely and ont of the Gpner,
track oi the wind. The brd and brd.Iipr be, 10, ~,
hcen hRnL y number of bricks were blown moro
than an hundred rods from the house Itrrc piecrs Of
i"hrr belonging To the house and barns some seven
va" c'gHh 'iches square and twelve feet long were
C'Fied eiBhty and n!ney rods pair o. carr whenIs
were separated from the body and sprc carried about
siy rois and dashed in pieces a large iron moi was
"'Wn upwards ai seven rods nearly all the trees of
m'ddhg sized orchard were blown down many ocl
tncm torn up and carried from seycnty TO an Luuro
RODS IN the woods casks, furniture cotl,inu and
ae''i inwls were found At much greater distance
nc only furniture found near the house was kitchen
on ar. y bureau was blown across tho I.lo t,
miles VIDE AT tiat place, and excepting the drawers
was found half mile beyond the lake the whole dis
lance being two miles and three quarters From the
ding5 The land rises about 100 feet in the distance
"i 30 rods, ilicn descends TO the lake door most
OF the barn, oi beech, Is feet long, ly II inches
s'lo'It; was e!own through the air UP this rising
ground ioFy Tour rods a large hemIock log 60 feet
length and feet in diameter AT the butt and ncar
y NJ the top was moved from its bed where had
lHi elght or ten years. and carried bv the wind mn
mn ana over two large rocks II inches above The
ground, situated about six feet from where il law 10
The distance OF SIX rods. The rise of land in tic III;
lance Is i"gnd TO be ten feet six inches IL struck
i1ck which break ng il in two, stopped lis ,rorrcss
\ piece OF wool. heavily mbcrcd, 100 rods r,sl Of
~ acres, was entirely pr0stratcd not a whole trce
silniins ON any pat 81 II. horse was blown nm
ifc rise before mentioned 10 rod4 and sn ;ri,,r,1 ~
~ make It necessary To Kill him, No b,,r,,,r, H..
were lost eXcrphns tirt Of the child. ~ the Other
.,e' Pt'''", however were much injured and
.o,ne OF ihcm very severely. house and barn he.
pN-hE 70 'lr. I-1Jc Eastman we're much shattered !
i,j not entirely ruined. the width nf the torpat, in
y c"de'I 8 Thought 20 have bcrD liifa mile
'oin wendell tir hurricane pissed arrcea the |
I'Ct I'D most Sublime and terrific ptramidI colu,,I
~ We" London where the destruction Of bridjnos
3na property stcprcscnicd to have been the orn,,trs1
i "r nave not hctlu 0fany death, 40 tat place NOR
...e W. NY PGri"nlafs from trh town sufficiently
=, ~ Sl'nrd IS ls', wiG scvcrjl gentlemen from !
"'Do,', li"phiniou and Warner, wc visited ilic rn-
= D" iaf .'yr mentioned town, near the Eenrslrgc
"F"t"n '1 Hiit p1ri ioruerIy called hr Gore Sol
e'S'i eau conceive, without visiting tbe snot t,c
iNr1rs ni tht Instant Wn- Iut an instant ,Vja, .tt
us oVe'--f gen t'1-rs, barns, trees, fences fowls
I &C "ii iiHcd r0iu the earth, into the bo-,n1 of
Z" "ltlWlh', drd 11'n dashed into thousand pic-
'"' -'oI'l+"'Ge can give aH adequate represcnia-
VIZ " even ihf Prc,rni scene, much less Of tina, tci.
'p.y "''.' ~ 'he elements, which. Tor u few ec
onlff 'as icli iy tLe Sufferers. We stood amidst
Vs.. runs almost G'scrr' iiiing orr Own vision bat to,
's impressed "lEl 'hs thought that the pllcc ty.,s
PIC "herc ihe hand Of omnipolcecc had been pnG
'"'n ' "e"r' in tear % uIr lbs u.l5tcurc ia q r,1r
% tai should DC understood ,ri fcmpmi,rrcd n
20" hirdit. however, je sud lili we stood among
l' '.ii'' io. most Of tirm bad 5caI carried bc,opd
~. Ns" iIew ''"ge stones rcm!ilngin Gieif pl,- Z
T' ~ ""'''f sliewcd on each side for several feet
" were a sauc Wi! had stood "a few C-aq. =
. ' 'l'''''' "'d q tniH quantity Of hay, which ,
s'i ''r" gathered io{ctioF, denoted the spot =
,"' ''r"s lev tiubcre and bricks
' .r 70 aoDr rcr.'i1cd, of Whit compos- 7,
' "" i'- 80 %. i..f $40 s.tyify md tho lcatjt.