Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-08-26

1ousiy preserved by drifting against The top
Of tree, to which hs chung until taken Oh
the next morning. lie says he had hold Of
lis mothers hand in psssag the narrows and
and she spoke to him. She was confined by
some kind of timber, probably soIRe part OF
the barn which fell on her. They were soon
separated by the torrent or DRIFT wood In
The house Of John Wilson was himself and
wife, and a sister Of his wife--a son Erskine.
about 90 years old, daughter Anna, and
two young children. Mr.. Wilson, when first
slarmsd about the safety Of his family, made
with bis son several Intellectual attempts to
escape Finding il was vain, he told his son
they would go into the chamber, and If they
must 90, they wosld all 60 together. They
had bees in the chamber but short time
when they heard the cellar wall giving way,
and almost instantly the chimney fell and
Ersklne was precipitated into the cellar. lie
was severely bruised, but coming out of the
w.tef with which the cellar was filed, near
the place where be fell in, he 1sas extricated
by his father.
Perceiying the water was isst undermining
the,house, Mr. Wilson went with his son 10
the door which looked towards the road
While standing IN Ahe door a moment they
felt tbe house move from its foundations, and
both leaped into the stream and both reach
ed the shore. Altcr getting to the shore, Frs
kline distinctly saw ms sister Anna with tho
youngest child 10 her arms On what appealed
- be 4: chamber floor. and distinctly heard
her call his name several times, and bes isirn
to save her AMI little Sard. lie told her 10
throw the child towards the shore, as far as
ahecoald, and jump herself She did not
hear or saw no cllancr OF escape from such a
In In tta
ry.ag her fast towards the narrows. The
brother aud father ran along the shore as{ast
as possible, hoping the current would bring
her 50 near the shore that they might save
her. but they bad 10 make considerable of a
circuit, and they heard her frantic cries for
beiP VIXEN none but an Almighty arm could
have saved her. IiueV saw her enter the ya-
pids but did not see her more.
The plaza unyarniShed tale of this terrible
calamity IS enough TO me3t heart of ala
maif--Vc saw The remnants Of the little
village on Tuesday at noon. The stream had
iaRen more than twelve feet, but a vast co
tuna OF tGTtsid NatcF was still rushing tlsrs'
The very spot where the hoases and gardens
oil these unfortunate people had stood the
niyht 'eeiere Words can convey bat a ielnt
idea OF the trishtfUl dcsolation ihaS appeared
IA every sl';e. There weAs in ail fourteen
persons that were lost. and twenty one bud
dngs carried sway with all their contents
All the streams ha'Ing their soerce among
the R'onntajns, ran her than they were ey-
er known 10 10 before. On MlhebGYy riv
er the crops are entirely destroyed. Cham
pitln stone dam and Lepse were swept a,vaY, ,
ana himself and wife very narrowly escape d.
&c dam and Nails owned By John Foot
were swept away, and the forge OF David p
and William Mash greatly lnjnrea The
road on sthe river Ger Il considerable distance
81 entirely swept away, aH,i-cannot be repair
cd without great expense Lemon Fair WIS
rai&e / AGAR It's ism ton with ths Creea, to
an Extraordinary height, the Crcak by he
heiSat 81 It's water Scndin. a streag current
upthe Fair. Two bridges werecarriea away
AID ii3atcd some disfaaea up the stream
.'iF iiosd Of Weyh:id,se, .iost .saoro than a
hihdred sheep thatwns dioUned on the fats.
/ rceisian Parkeil ei Corno ail. a.so lost lair
AoF4; OF about 4 hundred Il Is estimated tsat
The private damage sustained in his County,
as beiWeen fifty ana sixty thnuaand dollars
Many have lost every fling, and are reds
eeG 10 poverty. Those whose property has
hcsA preserved, arc under the highest ebh
S.s'1oas 10 come forward and relieve thci. an
fortunate ncishhnrs " = hope an effort will
be made, worthy Of the melancholy occasiou,
and the charactc. of hc county
We understand 4il&t the remains Of the
'fsliowins persons haze been found: MIR. Ma
thiHiel Stewart, Julia Ann Stewart, Myaa-
da Stewart, Dora etus painuey, MS Wilson,
sane Wilson, Cynthia " t4ocloca, Loyal FL
bridge, and Peter Sonlars.
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