Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-03
From the Salisbury Wafchmdn
Champlain. near Jamcdorn, G@tord !
County, n. C. April9, 1887. \
HAMILTON G. JONES ESQ.

County. n. C. Aprzs, 1887. !
HAMILTON c. JONES Esq.
Nv dear Sr:-As the little son of Mrs.
E1utchison Of Salisbury, now goes on from
the Gircnsborough School, and by whom [
can write, | will send you a short statement
Of the ctt&cs Ola furious storm that occur.
red at jamestown, about 10 o'clock last
night.
The rain was considerable and aIaos: in
twinkins, jamestown was visited with 4
gale Or blast of but very short duration, but
of most uncxamplcd fury and violence
the wind seemed mainly blowing from
souh west to north east. and first took off
David LiudSay's Cotton Gin roof and car
ried a pert thereof some three or four han-
drcd yards; next was q small part cf tc
roof of Doc;cc George D. Mende.hrlI's
stable: then Doct. Shubal G.. Cotfin's Gw>l-
/ ling house roof and both chimneys We're
swept of even with TIL UP: cr floor, ard lis
smokc-housc and kitchen, both prosra;ed
entirely, and the roof Of his stable taken off,
and his house roof carried off also some
two or three hundred yards; mex; was the
dwelling of ]. Church, which was carried
some three or four feet from the chimney
and tilted off the underpnning completely;
then came my, brother Richard Elendcn-
halls large brick building, adjoining TO and
par! of his main dwelling house, this was
torn down and the walls and roof driven
headlong into the street down to the upper
floor, and his little son Junus asleep or in
bed in the lower apartment and remained
unhur;: the next IN course was thrown broad
cast into the street and all his family and a
servant therein, and til, Youngest child in
the darkness anG fury Of the storm, was
found in the ruins in the middle of the street
with the cradle bottom upwards over it, and
entirely safe and uninjured; another log bull
ding near this was blown to about four or
FIVE feet high, and all the family in bed, and
tic logs crossed the beds and braced over
them just enough (and no more) to save life,
but in several of the houses 1t required the
help nc ;and ofoJhcrs to get the inhabitants
from among the ruins: and marvellous al.
most to tell, and strange, but no more
strange tnan true, not a life was lost, nor
iugle person even injured, which truly seem
ed to display the helping hand OF Heaven,
and surely was most signal interposlIon Of
Divine Providence.
No injury was done to- either building or
plantations anv where in the neighborhood,
nor was the great violence the storm per-
ccived anv where else 10 any considerable
extent. | reside in one quarter of a mile Of
the place Of destruction and | only perceived
4 strong press ofwind, which caused par
titon 20 make some unusual creaklng, and |
arose, having just returned from Davidson
Superior Court and retired early to rest
opened and If open tic door for some
considerable time and perceived no very
violen: storm, though some lightning and
rhundcr but n't terrific.
The buildings IN J m 'stown arc under
going repair rapidly, and will soon be COM
iortablc again. Your friend.
GEO. c. MENDENHALL.
The following extract from Mrs Mendcn-
hall, to her sister al school here, gives a few
particulars not stated above.
Il inctosc an unscalcd letter from George
to Hamloa Joncs-aEd in it read Of
the awful destruction and preservation Of
jamestown. L IS supposed 10 have been Il
kind Of whirlw;nd but unlike the wind the
prcuhe; Elijah speaks of. God acqs il this
storm. No, life or limb was injured
Burke's house was levellcd 10 the carth.-
Mrs. Burke was holding the window and
felt the house going-she let 60 the window
shutter and le2ped through on the outside,
and thus her life vas savcd-al! her children
wthin-the Youngest in the cradle. and the
whole mouse a mass Of runs. She COM
mcnccd with help ofthe ncigebors, to search
for her unweancd child--it could not be
found; afcr some length Of tiDc she heard
faint smo;hcrcd cry, and rushing toward
it found in the middle Of the street her babe
with the cradle turned bottom upward over
it which had completely saved it fron2 the
falling mass Of imbcrs, brick ard stone.--
7 called next morning 20 sec this ;!'dn Moses,
and felt as Moses did before TIC burning
Bush-I felt as i'll ought to slip otlmy Shoc.
for was standing Oh i;o'y gr27H4. H'od
vas y .h;s s'orn!.