Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-13

then direction nearly from N W. 10 s. E. passing
within mile OF village.
81 to-day went out TO witness part Of is destruction
have never seen any thing to equal IT, Every thing
Pros's,ed in its The first material injury seems
10 be sbout miles Northwest Of Bodyton at OIL Thomas
NJ. Nelson's All his houses pit the dwelling were
Destroyed mill in the neighborhood, 40 by "a feet
stories high mill and every other building ON the pre-
misses demolished The hnrrc. ne then passed ty
several other hoasss, doing much injury. The las, we
have heard from is Marx Aesaud-,.; there every house
swept the earth, except the cling aud oil the
windows OF that.
Fifteen Of his negroes wouHaea some OF Them
dangerously TIE width here (Brydiou) was about 200
,aris--st Sir. Alexander. hair a mite have written
only what know and the little have detailed, is
mere outline OF what has actually happened"
Iron the Famrie Chronicle, May II
TORNADO.
About O'Clock in the evening OF Wednesday the4
inst visited Ia this place with the violent
storm oil wind attended with heavy rain, and lsrge but
scattering hail, which Is within the recollection any
person la this part o the country. For hour
preceding lis approach, thunder cloud ia
the w. N West, which for considerable time, appeared
TO he veering round TO the North, and appeared IL il
would not aPproaeh but, veiy suddenly, the cloud APPEAR
ed to hail. aud beat Tor OF less spparen, mag
htude, lying in the West aud south West, drawn y
point Of attraction, very lar sbovs the hoi
z"n The very remarkable velocity o these eiousr. OBJ
served for time before the approach Of the Storm
were welt calculated 10 admonish that heavy weather
Was at hand.
The general direction appears TO have been FROM Yves.
East, South EA but evidently performed in many
instances. very whimsical and winding journey. Even
in this village il wound aud twisted very much in the
violence buildings, To carry OIL those OF lee Bile
,uciion, and materially inuring OF brick, the
oes, men apparently VINCE ing nearly alright
angles. leaving Trail buildings and other light objects
Its tract, unaffected.
The OF its is probably less than iw or
three miles and II would that along this tract there
passed several different aud separate whwiI., always
very IN their tracts which alone does
there appear 10 have been any great danget
The period time " hich the alarming and dang rous
operations OF these whlwinds con'inue short.
scarcely Than two minutes very possibly
much but the storm blew hard ioi 10
possibly more.
Its commencement APPEARS 10 have been
miles West Of this place and hsve heard of it's passing
below FAR as Morgsnsvilie, in Nnttowsy.
notwithstanding the great de sirucon buildings gene
rally barns aud quarters, which took place in this
neigbourhood and notw Outstanding great many Of them
were Inhabited. hpppy say, heard OF no
loss OF human lite :-slhongh many in the very
midst OF falling 'inbers. and forest trees, bruised
come scraichedHow onderul and astonishing as been
the Provienisi Of human HE? Truly and emphaii-
cay may it he said, GOD is in the whhlwind''
Are those phenomena be ascbch occidental freaks
OF N.,ur. Do they not speak in awful but friendly
vice Sleeping and careless man, prepare TO meet ny
II is reported that lives were lost in No,toway;
or three, more. have been spoken Of but have
no particulars
The Sentinel of the Valley states that the storm
was severely felt in Shenandoah, which lies
from other parts of the State visited by IL.
..T,i. place aud neighborhooh were visited by a hal
Storm on rdnesday afternoon last, which has lei melan
choy traces Of It's in the alton Of and
and the breaking OF thousands Of Of glass. In
ny place whole fields Of rye have been literally Gu,
TO pieces much injured be wortl the
bic Of cutting Most of The hail large as a hued
walnut, and many were picked up which measured from
FIVE 10 six inches ia circumference. The sppro CHI
ed from the Northwest, and almost every window aciug
in that ecion, which unprotected by shutters
less damaged The destruction oi window glass,
indeed has been immense; much tina, there
enough he had in the county, by iouI,h repac
what has been broken"
ANOTHER, AND YET ANOTHER TORNADO Scarce.
ly had recovered from the shock produce hy the sud
den and de asaiing hurricane OF the OF May and our
feelings settled down state OF comparative security
and quirt when called on, Wednes dsy alter
partially witness and record the effects OF another
equally destructive OF property. but -parng Of hui
s f he
that Sussex county had also suffered these
iibIs visations from the enragrd elements
$ "SroNEY CREEK WARE HoUsE,)
Sussex, June 9Th, 1884 {
:" We had yesterday w ednesday evening" much such
storm that which passed you long since
Capt Heath has not single bouse left him. His family
escaped alive, and although much injured none are
y TO die Mrs H. received the greatest injury but will
Mr.. Wills houses destroyed. bu, no lives
lost. Capt Heaih's this morning. and viewed the
ruins Every house crushed 10 or the DIV ell
ing house, no two pieces remained together. In haste,
yours truly"
gentleman who came passenger by The Rail Road
Cars informs MS that similar Storm took place the
Roanoke, Blakey, az the hour OF the same ds "
The injury done tobe WHEAT crops OF Mr. Ami. and others
s said TO be very great We have yet learned
pon' either OF these hurricanes Tie which
visited Sussex, said 10 have passed through por-
on OF Dnwi ie and TO have crossed the Rail about
miles beyond Sioney Creek Wsreh.u-e. We have
heard. that Gen. Brodax is sufferer. but what extent
is not accurately known. friend from Sussex Court
House. informs u.s. the dire ton the tempest was be.
that place and the Southampton lre, striking into
that county place called the Barn Tavern
10 Mr. Daniel Simmons, and situated miles miles norti,
OF jerusalem, where many houses blown n and
one lite lost Mr.. Z-bulon Simmons and MIR. Charles
Urquehar, also sustained much injury their pIanfa
tons The damage to properly in Sussex very gfea
4 In Time Ot lea
House, ascertained that any lives had been
in that county.
II is also understood, that the storm which passed
through Chestered had visited Holloway Ia its course
Since Thursday, have learned the following additional
particulars respecting the destruction il wrought in the
beighborood OF this The hurricane passed about
two aud halt miles south OF Chesterfield Court House.
AT Hap Hszsrd Of the farms belonging the estate
OF the late Arnsesd Hill, every House blown dow H.
At Capt. John w. GiIrs. The cimneys OF HE dwelling,
and all his out houses completely destroyed At
Mr.. Thomas Shells the dwelling house. aud cry por.
10 which himself and family had taken refuge
hilsted. MIR. John Walihsl and Mr. Wahsn Marshall.
also sufferers. At Mr.. ~. CorliDgs the chime Us
OF is dwelling, aud much OF his fencing destroyed
The loss sustained in the destruction OF timber, is
meDss; the width OF The hurricane various places he
ing from, 10 three miles. Mr.. Edward Archct's
loss estimated less than Sc O00 including crops,
timber, and houses His and negro severe
~ injured The loss Of Mrs Lynch, ~ also said 10 be
very considerable Constellation.
POSTSCRIPT
FuTfher particulars of The SfOrm.A friend, directly
from Notoway, informs that the tempest Of edne
evening last commenced n the upper rnd OF that county
divGing itsel 10 short ne portion making its way
trrou DnwiIdip. Sussex. &C. and The other t,ro,yi