Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-30
DREADFUL STORM.


We arc indebted to the editor of the
Nashville Banner and Wing, for the
subjoned Extra, giving additional par
ticuIars of the melancholy effects of the
late storm in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, June 9, 1880.
PARTICULARS OF THE STORM.
Eriroc. Of a letter to The Editor, dated
SuELsByvILLE, Tenn. June Q, 1880.
Dear Sir-Shelsbyville is in ruins.
On Monday night 3lst May, about o.
clock, it pleased an allwise Providence
to visit this place with a most devastating
hurricane. The Court house, Market
house, Methodist Church, the Brick Ho-
tel, the Bank, and many other valuable
buildings were prostratcd in an Instant
Five young men were killed; and many
others bruised and wounded. MIR. New
ton, editor of the Shclbyvillc Intelligent
Ger, was carried amidst the ruins of his
house 100 yards, and instantly killed and
drcadluly manglcd; the other young
men who were killed were Mr.. David
Whitson and Mr. Caldwell, saddlcrs !;
Mr.. Rideout; and Mr.. James Reid's
store. Messrs. Blackman, Dodson, Sol
ONION, Dcws and many others were bad
ly hurt. About thirty-eight stores and
shops, and ten or fifteen dwelling houses
were overthrOwn.
| shall not attempt to describe the
scene. Those who have seen most of
such scenes, | imagine, attempt the least
to describe them. No one heard the
fall of a tree, or house. 1t was one con-
slant monotonous, shrill roar-thc voice
of the Tempest. The lightning was
one constant flash, rendering every thing
visible. The earth was covered with IA
sheet of water. From the Public square
cast, all is one undistinguished mass of
ruins. The very foundations of many
houses were blown up, and scarcely one
stone left upon another. The prcscrva-
ton of lives amid such destruction of
habitations seems almost miraculous
Many found themselves lying on their
floors without roof over them or walls
around them; others were cXtricated by
their own cXertions or that of their
friends, from the midst of rai,crs, beams
and rubbish Some were carried to u
distance between masses of timber and
brick bats. The storm began to subsldc,
and the cry of distress was heard. Pco-
pie halfnaked were seen running through
the streets to extricate their friends, or
convey them to place of safety. MIR.
Arnold's case was very pitiable. In pass
ING from the store to the street, the cor
ncr of flying door struck him and tore
out portion of his lungs. lie was still
able to run into the street, where he was
picked up and carried into an unroofed
house and laid upon the floor; thence he
was taken to bed, and lay during that
night and the next in the greatest agony,
which he bore with remarkable fortltude,
and at length died, giving his friends the
most consoatorv evidence of his unsha-
ken and triumphant faith.
The damage is variously estimated,
from fifty to hundred thousand dollars.
Some have lost their all, and are without
houses, furniture, or food Mr.. Turren-
tines Jcwclry shop was literally torn to
pieces, and his whole stock scattered in
every direction. The goods in most of
the stores sustained good deal of inju-
'ry.
o.-Much dissatisfaction is mani
tested by the peoplc of this State at the