The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-06-16

ing 7aiad, and upon looking to the west, they
dscosered something like a dark black cloud
and as it approached, the appearance of
trees and limbs, flying and hurled in every
direction i'll the air, was seen. They flew to
their houses, and i'll a few seconds eUery thing
qpas turaed over; they could neither see nor
hcuri every house iii the town 7yas s7vcht
to nc very ground, log houses were car
red away to the very lowest logs, and sta
bles and houses hurled in the air-and, what
is most astonishing, there were but three
persons killed. TO witness the scene, it
would be supposed no person could have
escapctl--some were taken up and carried
off some distance: others chung to whatever
they could get hold off, and 50 violent was
the wind, that boy who ran to shut door
7paS throzpn 7rih such pioience against an
ohRoaite 7paH that his brains 7eere daShcd out
another, standing III AN orchard, was struck
by Il small limb, and his head dct0alip cut
IN tz,o-The scene Of dcsolation which it has
oceasioned is most appalling; on farms two
and three hundred acres OF land there is not
a tree left standing; the woods arc complete
lvprostrated, and almost cpery animal in
the aeigA5orhood has teea destroyed.
Two men, happening to be out poughing
ut the time when the storm came on, were
suddenly surprised by the appearance OF
trees ilyni, i'll the air, accompanied with a
heavy noise. At first they could not credit
their eye sight; their curiosity was excited,
and they remained looking at it with aston
ishmcnt; the main current of wind passed
some distance from them; It came on SO rap
idly that before they could get near any
house they were Overtaken; 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 small prai-
RE that was near, and here lie continued
hanging to i bush, until at length the bush
and he both were carried away. He how
ever succeeded in fastening to another till
the storm was over. While in this situation,
he represents the limbs and bodies of trees
striking the earth and tearing up the ground
for some distance in deep furrows, and then
again risag; after II was over he went to
loa!s for his companion. lis, when he found
tie storm was Oh them, had run to the SIDE
of a log which was near him, when directly
he perceived very large tree falling on
the spot where lie WAS; he had the presence
OF mind 10 move short distance, when the
tree fell tud buried the log in the grndnA.
He then ran under the sile Of til. large tree
that had fallen. and there remained. When
hi. companion came to huat Aim he 'sal!oo'd,
at iirst he did not hear him, until he APP
preached nearer, whsn lG answered him
from under al immense heap OF timber. 1t
was impossible for him @ gst out Until the
other tellto work WitEl his as-c and cut away
the logs, wlcii h4 found him luau.t. iheir
oxen were completely mashed To pieces,
and not tree WAS lrti Sanding round them.
Another farmer, who had just built Il large
brick house, and had his farm in q good state
Of improvement, happened to be short dis
tancc from it when the wind came on; he
secured himself BY holding to a stump, and
remained in this situation until the storm,
which lasted two or three minutes. was over:
when he rose to 20 to his house---ei'el.y thintr
se08 comniete aesoi1,iop around him, and he
went directly on contrary direction from
that i'll which his house stood. After going
over trees and heaps Of timber, ne at last
found 7shere his hou8c Ind StQod. twas
almost ruined. lie supposed his wife and
family were destroyed, but, upon looking
into the cellar, he there found thea safe.
His wife, upon secnT the storm, ani sup
posing the housc would Be baWn away, ran
with her children into the cellar.
\ Several from whom we have The above
tac:s, state, that remarkably large trees
were taken up bv tho roets, ana carried for
some distance tree III particular, bc-
1 tween three and four feet thick, which had
been standing near a house, was torn NJ by
the roots and carried to the distance Of al.
most two hundred Yards. A more violent
hurricane was never witnessed in any coun-
try.-.fluocuir.
n handsome c2@lHhAclf.-.F Fhc Fmporoi
Alexander, Of Raesia, has frequently dis
tinguished himself BY acts Of generosity ant
libcrality worthy Of imitation ~ his brothci
sovereigns. A case illustrative Of this trai
t of fchalacter, has lately come to our knowl
. edge. which, as i Was related to US withou
any injunction OF secresy, We take pleasure
in disclosing.
. The Baron de aEaARe, Secretary OF IN
: Russian Legation at Washington, twhos
marriage with the amiablc and accomplish
ed Miss Nary Lee, was lately announced,
c on asking leave OF the Emperor to cntc
: hymcnial bands with our fair Anercanr
n courtesy, we understand, usual with til
c diplomatic corps OF that eTupire-not OIL
: graciously granted his permission to do 5,
. but accompanied it with well lined pnrs
e Of golden aucats; which must be viewed i
G a very tattering token Of the Fmperor's rt
2 gard for the Baron, with whom he is grca
: tavorltc, and a handsome compliment to tn
object Of This affections iFlshiagton G0zett
d There are in the american Presbytcria
S, Church, Is Synods, 80 PrcshYtcries, l04
: Ministers, l73 Liccntiates, 1875 Candidate
: 1869 Congregations S666 COMMUNICATE