Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-22

Extract from a letter TO The editor, dated
CuARLoTTE, Ten. June 1, 1890
About half past ten o'clock last night, our yillan,
was visited with Tornado, the Violence and dest1 uc
tive effects of which no pen describe nor car
lthey be adequately conceived except by those who
were witnesses to the awful and terrific scene On
little town is now literally, heap of ruins Man,,
who but yesterday had comfortable home, are nov
without place even 10 shelter themselves while
their clothing and provisions have all been swept a.
way III the general wreck. The wind approached the
village from the south west, and although the an.
pearance of the sky was frgh full, End one consan,
glare OF lightning INSPIRED and alarm vet no one
anticipated none could anticipate and oven now IL
Is difficult to reallze, what the ravages of five minutes
nave Produced But yesterday, were at ease and
Comfortably situated, to day, many are WANDERING
ABOUT the Streets not knowing where to go or how
10 procure the means OF supplying their necessities
Many, who but yesterday were, blessed Nth bealtS
ana the ful enjoyment of the comforts OF life are now
angushng on their beds will broken lin bs or man
glea oodies' and some with scarce hope Of recov-
Iery' but amidst all these caamities, the hand of q
protecting Providence has been displayed in the al
most miraculous preservation of many of our citizens
The following list of buildings demolished may fur
nlsl some idea OF the destructive raw; the storm
within the compass of our little village
Dr. Napler's brick corner, occupied by g. A. Collier
as store, and by MIR. Glasgow a taors shop;
long log building occupied by VOORHEES, and Smith
as store and Mrs. Clinton as a DWELLING house.
Judge Humphreys house, occupied by DR.. b. ~ Car.
ter: Thomos Palmers house, two ST. cries high nclu
ding saddier's shop; Thomas Eppes' dwelling, shop,
&C. dwelling house occupied by Mr.. Eubanks; G.
iaamsons biacksmiths shop and contents Brewers
Square, including dwelling house occupied by Or
Dickson store house occupied grocery, by Mr.
Massey, and the Post Office; dwelling occupied by
Mr.. Batts-thcse, with all the out buildings and inn
provements, are entirely destroyed The opposite
corner formerly occupied shop by Dr.. Carter and
the next building occupied by Mr. Smith, us grocery
are ilReWlse gone with then out-budings, stables
anu kitchens; James Nesbits cotton GIN with
dwelling house, and s;5les on the same lot or total
y demolished. Robert LvIngstons hat,ers shop wss
destroyed together with every other biildnu on his
premises, except his dwelling house, the chimney of
which was blown down. The dwelling house of Ia
cob VOORHEES,, taken Otto the second story his
chimney blown down, and all his out buildings des-
troyed Field Farars stable and other outhouses
were demolished. The tavern owned nv lanes Nee
bit was much injured James Gould had part of
the roof OF his dwelling blown off, his kitchen and
smoke house unrofed and chimneys thrown down
Samuel Bowkers house & smoke house were unroof.
ed the corn crib attached to the tavern of Tho Jar
rett, occupied b. B. G. Robinson was blown down
and one OF tho out buildings unroofed The only house
In the town that entirely escaped injury is that occn-
pied as store by James Steele & Co and with the
buildings destroyed, nearly all their contents were
| swept away and last. The courthouse, q substan
tlal brick building, is heap of RUNS, and Mr.. Will
ham Collier who was buried beneath the rubbish
dangerously inbred but yet survives The jail IS
nearly ieVei with the ground. Hrs sa.,ks is not
| excepted 10 recover; Mrs Coffee is much maneled
ana not able to move herself Mr. Glasgow was
dreadfully injured, though recovering, and many
!
public records are all lost, and the fragments of tho
buildings scattered through the country for mile
We now take the liberty respectfully to surges, to
our fellow citizens who have been proydentailv
served from the horrible effects of this desolane
storm, that an obligation imposed upon u.s. to fur
Esh prompt and unsolicited aid to our afflicted nenh-
bors The houseless wanderers, whose little all has
been swept away IN instant, have claim upon orr
llberalIty which will not surely be dsrega rded nor
slowly and reluctantly admitted. The chief excel
ency OF generous deed consists IN its cheerfulness
and prompitudc. little aid in the moment of suf:
ierng is fur more valuable than abundant con-
trioutlons tardily and inopportunely bestowed II
some one or more of responsible citizens whose
leisure will permit of their attention il, will volun
teer their services and Immediately set about mak,pn
collections for the benefit OF the sufferers at Sbelbv
vile and Charlotte feel convinced that a conside
rabe amount may be colectcdm NASHVILLE and lis VI
cln'ty, which, if promptly transmitted, either in mo-
hey or in articles OF cotllng provisions other ne
cessares, will give consolation and relief to many an
afflicted heart and manga wounded frame Let Nash
vile act OIL this occasion IT. manner worthy of her
sell as the tourlShng metropolis and emporium of our
state.
In addition to the above details we are glad to lea rn
that none OF the individuals who wounded at
Charlotte are dead, but that all now considered
likely to recover. Several instances of almost nirac-
ulous preservation mentioned. Some children
tor instance, lying III bed large chimney
were entirely buried beneath immense mass of
rubbish and being suppo. ed of course to be killed
we're neglected amidst the claims OF other sufferers
Tor considerable time; when however the pile of s,,-
peTIncumbent stone and timber removed thew
were found not only alive, bat entirely unmiured ha-
wing been protected by part OF the roof which prov
identlay fell such as sustain the weight
that subsequently came down, without permitting it
to reach the little ones beneath.
| We copy The following additional particulars from
| the Murfreesborough Courier of Saturday last.
| STORM.-On Monday night the 3ist ut. our
county Rutherford visited by tornado excee.
ding IN severity any thing OF The kind expel fenced IN
THIS part OF the state since It's first settlement. II
commenced blowing a little previous TO midnight,
accompanied with vivid and unlnernitted flashes of
IghtniDg and continued with unaba cd fury for bout
tn hours during which time 1t blew down land i'm
rooted upwards Fifty houses in different parts Of the
county Frustrating the fencing and twisted off or
tore up by the roofs vast quantity Of TIMBER Al
though many inmates of the hOuscs subjected to the
have as yet occurred. The family which sustained
the greatest injury, according present norma-
ticn 81 NJ pbilin r.einc, H..