American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-06-14

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TREMENDOUS WHIRLWIND IN OHIO.
NEWARK, Ono, May S6.-On the 18th INST
was experienced at Burlington and its Vicinity III
this county, one of the most tremendous whiriwihos
that was ever known. 1t commenced about Ten
miles west of Burlington, tearing every thing in Its
course till it reached the above place, which 1t has
literally swept from the ground. 1t then continued
its rayages in north east direction, to the average
width of little more than mile through the whole
extent of the county where it has terminated we
have not heard. Several OF our citizens have oeen
to the place and the accounts hch they give almost
surpass belief. The inhabitants OF Burlington were
alarmed by toud rolling mind, and upon iookipg
to the west, they discovered something like dark,
black cLoud-and as it approached, the appearance
of trees and limbs, flying and hurled IN every d'rec
ton in the air. was seen. They flew TO their houses,
and in lew seconds every thing Uds turned orer !;
then could neither hear every house IN the
town uas sWept to the ground; log houses were
carred away the very lowest logs, and stables and
houses hurled in the airand what is most asonish.
ling, there were but three persons killed 10 wit
ness the scene, it would be supposed no person could
have escaped-some were taken up and carried OF
some distance: others chung to whatever they could
get hold of and so violent was the wind, that a boy
who ran to shut door uus throUn tcHh such r,o.
ence against an opposite ,caN that his brains cere
dashed out another, standing in an orchard was
struck by small limb, and his head actually cut an
ltUo. The scene ofdesoation which 1t has occasoned
is most appalling on farms OF two and three hundred
acres Of land there is not tree lett standing; the
woods are completely Frustrated, and almost every
animal in the neighborhood has been destroyed
Two men, happening to be out poughing at the
time when the storm came on were suddenly sur
prsed by the appearance of trees flying in the air,
accompanied with a heavy noise. At first they
could credit their eye sight; their curiosity was
excited and they remained looking at it with aston
lshment; the main current Of wind passed some
distance from them; it came on so rapidly that be-
tore they could get near any house they were over
taken the limbs and trees commenced falling, and
tore up by the roots and twisted off every tree around
| them One OF the men was carried to a small
prairie that was near, and here he continued hang
ing bush until at ias' the bush and he both were
carried away. He however succeeded in fastening
to another u the storm was over While in this
situation, he represents the limbs and bodies OF trees
lstriking the earth and tearing up the ground for
lsome distance ~ deep burrows and then again rising
after il he went TO look Tor his companion
| He. when he found the storm on them, had run
to the side Of log which near him, when d
freely he perceived very large tree falling on the
spot where he was he had the presence OF mind
to move short distance, when the tree fell and
buried the log in the ground. He then under
1.-THE side Of the large tree that had fallen, and there
remained. When his companion came to hunt him
The haloed at FIRST he did not hear him, until hs
lapproached nearer, when he answered him from
under an immense heap OF timber. 1t was impos
slbe for him to get out until the other fell to worl
with his axe and cut away The logs when he fount
him unhurt Their oxen were completely mashed
q 10 pieces, and not tree was left standing rount
Them
Another farmer who had Just built large brcl
house, and had his farm in good state of improve
ment, happened TO be short distance from it whel
the wind came on; he secured himself by holdin.
to stump, and remained in this situation until tn
storm, which lasted two or three minutes, was over
when he to go to his house every thing cas com
Iplete desOation around him, and he went directly Of
+ contrary direction from that in which his hous
d Stood After going and heaps of timber
he at last found ,chere his house had stood. II wa
almost ruined He supposed his wife and fam
were destroyed, but, upon looking into the cellar, h
there ound them safe His wife, upon seeing tn
storm, and supposing the house would be blow
away, ran with her children into the cellar.
hi Several, from whom we have the above facts state
: that remarkably large trees were taken up by tn
roots, and carried for some distance. One tree
particular, between three and four feet thick, whic
had been standing near house, was torn up by tn
roots and carried TO the distance of almost two hur
dred yards. .4dr0cote.
s In the year 1922, the births in the whole Russia
If Empire were 1859, 980-Deaths 977 ,255.-5e2
755 eHcess Of births-2l2 Persons reached the az
OF / 10 to lao years, one even $50.