The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-08

houses Of their porches, roofs, or ehimneys;
and in some few instances, upsetting them,
or moving them from their original posit-
ions. We have heard as yet of but three
deaths. which occurred among the negroes
at mr.. Bruce's by the fall OF chimney, at
ter the house had blown over them, with
out doing any injury. There were in 9th.
er places many hair breadth escapes, for it
frequently happened that houses were
blown down over six or eight negroes,
without any other suffering than some
slight bruises.
TREMENDOUS HURRICANE IN PEySsYL.
vANIA. The Pittsburgh Gazette Of 10Th
ult. contains letter from gentleman in
Elizabethtown, Penny which furnishes
the following description Of tremendous
hurricane with which that town has been
visited. The editor thinks that from the
course it pursued, it would pass over highly
improved parts of Washington, Westmore.
land, and Allegheny counties.
At7 o'clock on the 22d inst. our village
was visited with Tornado or Hurricane,
more alarming than any thing of the kind
ever witnessed by our oldest inhabitants.
About ten minutes before the hardest blow
was felt, it was heard like distant thunder,
and the nearer it approached the heavier
became the general crash. Major Walk.
or, one of our oldest settlers, who had ex-
perienced a similar storm some forty years
since in this country, gave the alarm to
his family and neighbors, advising them to
betake themselves to their cellars or strong
holds, as hurricane was certainly up
preaching. BY this time the air was liter.
ally filled with the hurting fragments, such
as roofs of houses, rafters, boards, rails,
shingles, g. &c. Not house, tree, fence,
or scarcely any thing, is left standing with.
in the space it appeared to occupy, which,
we think, is about one fourth Of mile
wide and in vein from West to East.
Our village presents to the beholder a
shocking spectacle. Fourteen houses are
blown down and unroofed; five barns and
stables, one boat house, one mill and wool
carding establishment, crushed, with many
other houses much damaged. Many fam.
lilies are turned out without roof TO shell.
ter them from the pitiess storm. Beds,
bedding, and other household furniture, are
to be seen hanging amongst the broken
timber, and strewn along the road.-A-
mong the principal sufferers in this place,
are J. Craghead, Esq. +. C. Flanagan,
John Wilson, Esq. and John and Saml.
Walker.
The boats along shore were lifted, and
thrown on the beach and broken; and what
is very remarkable, two flat boats were
lied from their mooring, and carried
some distance, and torn TO pieces, large
parts of which have not yet been found.
Much damage is also done in the vicinity.
Captain Thomas Robertson's brick house,
kitchen and ferry house, are all blown
down. Hugh NJ. Wilson, who resides one
mile east of this place had his grist and saw
mill, house aud barn, carried away to the
ground. We have not heard from farther
than about three miles each way, but as
far as heard from, the destruction appears
general.
Thanks to that Providence who watches
over and protects US amid such calamitous
visitations, no human lives are lost, though
many have received slight wounds. We
fear to hear from distance, as the conse.
qucnces must be disastrous.