Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-05-02

WI Ahc heAt mOTnlub. RAISING on TIE
storm struck the house Of Mr. CaIIum.
directly south Of this place, and threw OF
the upper or garrett story. Il appears
soon after to have broken, but again col
lecting, il continued to travel in a North.
easierly course, until il reached the farm
If b. Brubacher, about two miles above
Springfield, when II heaved forth its last
gasp, and was scattered TO the four cor
ners of the earth.
Its whole course, "a FAR as we have heard
extended about eight miles. Its nearest
approach to Springfield, was about a
mile and half The base of the column
varied from five to eighty rods, and it
gradually arose into the heavens ia the
form Of pyramid.
Further Particulars BY a gentleman
from Dayton, who was on bis way to this
place during the storm, we have gained
additional Information Our informant
first fell in with the marks Of the tornado
five miles this eide Of Dayton Its whole
course was marked by the most destTuc
ave violence Directly North west iron
Fairfield, family Of screen persons pere BIZ
risd ia The RUNS of their home. Immedi-
ately after the storm, some young men re-
paired TO the house 10 lend assistance, but
we're unable to see or hear any thing OF
the inhabitants After throwing off a
quantity Of lumber and stones, they sue
ceeded, IN releasing the bodies from their
confinement, and asceriained that tlo0 ,cere
killed. and the remaining five dangerously
wounded.
AT the widow Wigget's a child had lis
skull fractured
The teamster Of Mr.. Mennard, who was
upon the road at the tune OF the storm
perceivng its approach. drove rapidly up
10 the door yard or farm house After
the shock bad passed over, person who
was standing within the house, saw The
teamster stretched upon the ground, and
bis team OF five horses and large road
wagon in the bushes on the opposite side Of
the road, where they had been dropped
from the suck Of the whirlwind.
Great havoc was made among the stock.
One farmer had seueh horses killed all OF
them horribly mingled. A COW was thrown
from field into the road and killed by
the fall.
For twenty miles, land how much far
her we cannot inagine) dwelling houses
have been leveIled with the earth, and il.
habitdnts killed or aco,tnded- barns demol
ished, aud the grain scattered abroad
stock killed aud crippled fences
thrown down, and crops laid open TO the
depFedahons OF the cattle. All this will
undoubtedly produce much suffering The
bitterness Of want will be felt by many
who have heretofore lived in the enjoy
ment OF plenty. The presents the time
If ever there be such time-when the
hand of charity should be neryed to relieve
the unfortunate -- Pioneer
Extraordinary FreShet.-A letter
from Cahaba, under date Of 2Sth
March, says-"Cahaba is literally
under water. Our Court House, (for.
merly the State House, has fallen
down and crushed nearly all the re-
cords, books, and papers of the coun.
ty, under water. We have cut through
the rubbish and got many of them out,
but fear they are 50 injured by the
water, mud, and dirt, that they never
can be used again" We learn from
other sources that the rivers were high
er than they ever have been known,
and that great and extensive damages
has been done to the plantations. Mo-
ny families have been compelled to
leave their dwellings,, or TIC retreat in.
to the second stories. Entire stocks
of cattle, hogs, &c. have been destroy
ed. At our latest adyices, the water
was receding, but it will be some time
before it will resume its ordinary chan.
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