South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27

ana recovery OF the amounts
AWFUL CALAMITY--NEW
BRUNSWICK IN RUINS.
About five o'clock on Friday aftsrs
noon, Tornado passed through the
town Of New Brunswick, N. J.-des.
-troyed much property, killed several
persons, and wounded and>maimed ups
wards Of one hundred individuals. The
accounts which have reached the city
are somewhat confused and comrades
tory. The storm, "a perfect whirl-
windy commenced at Middle Bush,
about four miles from New Brunswick,
where it did much damage-thence to
Piscataway, neat little village situated
on the Raritan, distance about three
and half miles from New Brunswick,
consisting Of about twenty dwellings,
all Of which were destroyed, with the
exception Of three. 1t then entered
New Brunswick by Church, Nelson,
Schureman, and Burnett streets, carry-
ing destruction before it.
As near as we can ascertain, fifty
dwelling houses are destroyed and a
vast number much injured. The
names of the killed are, the widow Van
Arsdale, Henry Boerum, Esq, an Of
ficer in the Navy, son Of Judge Boea
rum, and youth named Bayard, son
Of Dr.. Bayard.
The townsof Piscataway was almostI
entirely MISUNDERSTANDING remaining
but the church and two or three dwell-I
ings. The Journal of Commenced
says:-"The captain Of the New1
Brunswick boat, states that he was op.|
posite Piscataway and nearly in range
of the tornado at the time, but stopped
his boat until it passed. The scene he
says was indescribably terrific; frag-
ments Of buildings we're whirled into
the ait at a height ofe5 or 600 feet
and then dispersed in every directions,
philadelphia Dstector, June 3s.
The number of buildings destroyed
and injured cannot fall short of one
hundred and fifty, and the loss Of prod
perty may be estimated at one hundred
thousand dollQrs.-M Y. GGz.
The Washington Globe of Wednesday
gives the following paragraph;
We are gratifed to perceive that RoB
J. Walker, Esq. is appointed by thu
Governor of Mississippi to supply the va
cancy which occurs by the expiration o
the term of George Poindexter. Thi
Executive appointment was rendered ne
eessary by the refusal of the Senate
Mississippi to 60 into election at the las
session.
We understand, that the President d
the United States will suspend his con
templated visit to the RIP RAps, unit
Mr.. Livingston's arrival.-Rich. Enc
june %.
o. Property to the amount d
$50 900 dollars was destroyed by fiF
in Richmond, on yesterday week.
A young bull (Lafayette) the pro
perty of Messrs. II. CLAY and SAN
uEL SMITH, twenty-three months
age, weighed few days since fitted
hundred and t,Oeniy.four lbs. hs wi
purchased of Gen. Van Rensselaer,
Albany, New York, by Mr.. CLAY.
Lexington Ky. Intel.
" On Sunday ,seek a little CHI
playing an the Third story soindd
Of the National Hotel, New Yor
tasmblsd headlOng down from this
IRENE height, falling on the awaing
front Of the Hotel, It bounced aba
for tea0 moments as if tossed IN
blanket, and finally broke through
and aoas not in The slightest deg
injured. =a
o. 1t IS said that the tolls on
Pennsylvania Canal, during the ,od
ending on the 9th inst, acre $40, Al
The aggregate Of tolls since the ..
ming Of the navigation this season
to the same date, is $3.50, 900, d
there are from $4,000 to $500
stall in The hands Of collectors.
DIED, at Mount Vernon, Kentuc
! on the l4lh ult., Mr.. DANIEL b. TU
ER, formerly a resident of this place