Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-05-15
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~-~1 ~ tutf RtEN % tH-tuf1. CCCttrrtl on
n~o4sy iast The de-trset,-- oi human lsfe
ard of property OF every kirl !, truly s,pai,-
re- % -c-ikf BE- in1o-.iSlc tn Stre nore
tAkn \ fsinr ssstirse % IL des,istiu< fur
TIE sres> - represented ~ tS-<e -h, md
scPorcsnf,y Of ~ttses-in= ~. n oae Of -ur
Ps~-Iay All INC x?rrs>s5ie grandeur AMI -.,l.l,-
7ty. Evr-y this- !, IT, rage was iari pros
vs,e: ts< l,---st trres ~ere torn NJ, d, the
rSDs> sa-l carried \ considerable distance /:
aseflsr- and ost-hcn~~s uerc l-teiieI with
"a e,rth- AMI th~sr frs=w~ats scattered an
evsrJ dsfestioa- The Ia, had be, eIo,,d,.
Nth osessSpaal sacssrs. ibcat J o-el..rk
the cisSsIs s.~rnei b.sc'; asi towersnx a.
pe~t: IN fee MINUTES after. the whsrIu ioa
commenced 1T -1ssse-. correspondent,
vsc witnessed ~ violence. save: 90 ~. n,
nc forn Of m Ia,cTtr. conc md every ri,-i
res- >ecned 10 rs-h IN the vortea A.uap-
rrooehe-.- you riSht &C tho !irass of the -
ret e7-ecrsnx Through Tire da-kened AR. n,
sura,Sso- NJ any point. vss not more than one
o. two riiuutr>l- o., general course w,. from
west 10 east: i.s witth varied from two hun
Sred yards 20 half nile all, from ~aaf
We have already h-anl OF IL, Je,tru~tis-
nsreh. rs exfent eoaid not have been les.
ths7 seventy miles
The following d.:siIs viii. we fear. present
bat very imperfect sketch Of its devasta-
a gvutI<7sa writes N. that IN. tornado
sppears - hsse commented in the count,
ct Luosne-zr<. ne,- Hungry Town, vherc al
most m ne hcsvy timber wss torn w by the
rsoes> and where q proved very fIial Ne1r
ths ptzrc, % seerr- that the poor (who lived
~ bchor>~sl we're the principal sufferers
several uesro~s sat ehiliren bein- Allied
Hsaes passed By Nc',swsy Court iIou>e.
~Sere the storm instead Of shatins. increased
the r1bi,e real ee;n. rendered inpa>-abie.
sro0 Notfowsy Court House, or near that
s,rr,t vtnd passing IN Northeast diree-
rsoa. rcark<d the plantation Of Mr. n. rnx-
ESr.hf. ukerr great injury vas do1e. but no
hses hest Near hrs residence vas that Of
Nj Joha FItz. uho srs.Ierel irn-aenseiv. Inv
rs ooe negro killed, another's arm broke
aod v1rsous Others injured iIenee !, psIr~,.-
Cd NE sane course 20 the house OF Nr. Jus
ice. uhere gress injury was iikew-e ,u.-
oineS. several Persoss severely injured. nnd
Tie hte Of one de-?airrd OF Ths next death
Wv hat Of Mr. Joshua Hawks. m koae.t.
u7<ght eIfIzes. Who Wa literally crushed
As wife ~ the sa.e time reeeivIn:. IN jury 80
severe as 10 ieave bot little hopes Of reeove-
~
The ncHt place from ~herce ve have any
.rfAentic partSralar~. II Curtis (former.y
keeses) On Coz Road, where The storm an
Pc7rs % have been equally destructive ssr
Curtis writes -, '.that every hot.e on Mr.
fierb<rt Reese's plantation, except his dvel-
hnS house. y blown 10 atoms Mr. Frank
keese, the osersesr. and negroes, list their
hsss' ssver.l ether negroes b1dIy crippled !.
hs uaeoa. vhsch was nearly ee~, hurled 10
atesas, even the wheels broken IN frsrm~ots
en4 NE hubs blown two or three hundred
yarts- hrs- JSaey CrOwder had every house
@ her farm. dwelling house and ALL torn
70 peoes- OIL farmer Resms lost every
so1se except hts dwelling hou-e No lives
lost nj either % the two last named pla--s-
] Ga<serstand from gentleman traveller that
= F1sss1 On n The neishboshooa OF Col. BE-
ter, Several lives icst IN that neiEhbour-
tood- also hear thaf Il has done eonsidera-
pc damage N the n~isAberhood Of Thomas
Serd7ns, With the los Of lives, &c q ap-
Pea-s DAT a Pss-ei froa west To east near
q TIE nortA ssse, and nearly parallel - i'm
Cox Road
We hsvr ~ certain see0Enss of th- rss.-rs oI
- tornado sftrr "a pas.~,i the ses<hlnrhs.n.i of
~,sss ~ai's q ~ eh-ei Tn pi.na-iica cf VIM
r uosz&rza. aA.oua Epar msirs frura tovu r..
s<ene a shss p&see b.kisey s,s~nys .~serip-
s.1~- nesv % d-<sl.sias Gs.ry sy,.~r,i .oss... -
tAe 4sciissx hSss-, kits k>a L.r-s Ae u~rr ~
's~ig d-1s~as-h<d- nsA sh<sr .issAers. plank. he.
Pes:'rd $40 kr-En.~~ts .rd s-.sssryd oser she
es~~ - rv~vy ssr~~tS9n Soti.se.. l<ft % suark
s.se e ~ &~rlis-x ho4.r bsst email s.ortson
= - Ia ee-l-AsRssa. The 6ssnily s~-sp-si
Gu1 ~ Aea~r. sna sas-uups-ul 20 e.kS r~F,--s a,
E.rSarnS e-t ~~rr O%evtzkrA by ~ wsslrls i.,d
$50 nnnrA<d aoSA ~ tis~ 9xi Sr-rk &C ti.-sg
f-v@<r s.eiIs-S. Nr n. krs,i~r. q Gi.~ vsusS
- HssHs - y~.ss af -. kilBe.s. ss.si as- a.
hls ~sf-. I'D Essr atk<r lsaasea of his G.a.iiy
ueT~ Seaa4rVi- thIa$h Sss d.aErrOo>iy Ia ti.s
- Te-rsTS ~ 'Ey-ry vss cq'I2lly srvrrr-
CO., ~ouuas was kill-J, sd ~ ~ -ixhs ash-y.
~~Ee ~osg I'D. aee srvy d-ayero.sSl,. The Isss
~s-ea.n<A ~ Ses- H. - vrEy gyV1G. Th- r-rs-rs
~h0 eaSr sessTs<ssiy sisssesi tie Ps-- dr~rI shesI
~ tho~a he ecaias q dssSro-tIoa Isasl n.sSIs %
Ais tSlP-rzsy Abo<f-.
Frn-A Mr.. Bois--sax if pa.-rsI sia-s --ur de
soHsiseEu Assasa--y I'-~ q NJ. tosa. Irsosss do
s.-seh iaJGry. ur.s q rra<tsstf tis- t.lsst-sio-
- VIZ ASyuane B1rEv. - Psiuee Gserrx- A
nSen'. s@s gssea ne tAr Choosing r-eosssi q 10.
orSs-fnesoas - th.f dtrvsfsss. al NJ Auzr,.-
~ B'sreeb Y Alsv doSa kis .tHble, n-sd alsaoss
~ h's s-Ero hoescss Ecgt-snats ~ ~ t--rsaa 49,
easFt. sas srv~-1t wSrr III sksfy hssrt At 1fsggk
f~ht. ~ pesNtstsoa q Mr. " 5gs-sa Fsasrul re
- hS1ar go btovs So~a exe-ps ti.e durIisnx.
stSo-sensscA hOss< s-zr q, . k5t-Aes or tua. s.,d
~ ns~Asa~ heasS TI.- vsroa-r. ys.l..- f.,tl,-
~ ssTv.~e. So kiis< u. tn voo<ss bv the E.IIs.x
~ trv~s de tvo 6orpes - tie ssgDa wvr- Iskr-
80 hIss-sh ~ fIsShasy tIsii 'hs< r.ssd-rse al
~ Wa sh--siN y, sOstI- gan, . statbc s-d
Ehr1. Ses~ tt7su doSR. Tls~rr wrEr tee ~
- s-ra ~ - kstrh<a bsA of -kau, u~r,- l...s
y s~ts o~- - sA-rru uss ssgy'-si sHi tise srrsk
- ~ sSss- - irs-a sfty yzvsa. 81 ts~Tus-.ae-.s
80. sass sslyu-, sA-s, FRESH N.inst fIili. Ass .
y W'srSH se~ssssEy Frssdrue~. - Prvsfosa. ti.-
S-ssA~~sr q 1srz Aaa Iks.--st sa,, i..v, !. 80,
s-~-r~ty tt-rT-sfsi ~ soi'fssy trre. = sissa.rr
q s-H ~ hsr Esstes. Tls- fsySsss. tsa, tk.vu-sxt
HharA ~ trylasis Vss~-a. v~T~ uso-ls,i sssh :.
THse syvSsA - ca ~ Gssssd t.rsb4bly o.
Nsrxs,sa
~ sTestsu. Ire r-,ssese~ of Mr. Ass ~
Ah"e.ti DIR - ~ kqss.c cxeefsti,r d-rSIis-
- So s-sea S-st-S1sssr bft sf--sits- gl.- 49,
So Sss kiis-d. 80 IN 80 tsslse wounded. A
F~hr,.a ~he 49, -s~s ~ r1f-rss - - s,arns
''ass Ps>es-s's''- s,ys tis't trss-nts tn sp-
Prass.~s q h.si-g s-ra ss.s-s b, /. l..v, fr,.,.-
10y
We sa's - flstArr e-rfisu'.rs e Sss r~o-r~..
:. N Hsss- bsa 80 Ieara iis-t q er,s.~i Isa.-.
~''rF '-'"ren TaFs.y 80 C-xgia.' Poiut