The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-04-21
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Friday, April 81, 1897.

0.-The LOST Maii-FouND.-We are in.
.,,med that the mail between this place and Lin
eolo,on. which was lost in the Cstawba River a
.bar since has been recovered .ilh but little da-
mace. Il vas found securely lodged in ishtrap.
G1rThe Storm.-We stated in our last
rom information received Of a gentleman re.
a,pae from the North. tina, jamestown had been
i.,ed By most tremendous storm, detailing a
! sw Of The incidents. We nos give still further
kccooni Of its ravsges, by copying from The Caro-.
IA Waterman the following letters from George
sad bis lady, giving a more detailed
lccounl Of the devastation caused by this tornado
CdamnlaiH. nsay Jsmsstsca, Guilord
CosHfg, N c. April {, 1887.
IhxnnxC, JosEs. Esq.
Nv drar SIR As the little son Of Mr.
3is,chlsOn OF Salisbury. now goes on from The
E,ssasberongh School. and by whom can write.
s,gi send ron short statement &c the efl cls Of
i,sisas Storm lhss occurred al jamestown, about
arloes last night.
| The fain ~as considerable and almost in
kr.aklins. jamestown uas visited With a gale ~
=. az bul very shuFi duration. bat Of most ancG.
mgsea iufy aad yiolcuee--thu sind seemed main
Ays tag FROM south wesl 10 north sst aud hfts
~ If David l.lndsag's Cotton tin rot, ahd car
a a pau thereof wune three % i1ur hundred
"a. pert was small part of the roof uf Dae,ot
sofae u. Mcndsehali's stable then Dpet so.
\ G. Cosha's dselhug hoass feag aud bplA chia-
:. wcfe s@sp, 81 even 40. lhe upper h..at. aud
!, sa,oae lsoase aad Kitchen both pto,uaied en-.
xiv, AID tbs fcof Of hts stable aken 81. and IL,
,a.e toof cafiies also sonC tNo ~ lhrre hundred
,ds ne 81 wag tire dmelllng Of Church, y bleh
- earned SONS lhfee Or loss tett tfom the cbitu.
aud tilted III the aad.rpHntas o9tnpielel,
! IN came ~, bgushsf Richard NJ udcna4l's large
i.A aaiaing. adjoining to and part y o. nan
afi1hR ltouse. ga. tofa dswB anl 40 y .ils
q root driven ueadaag ihto the street dus i IL
q upper assf and hss hule soh Jaai8s aslev.t II
! I'D Ia the lo@es apsllnsai aBd remained "a.
aH, the hen IN caafsv zee og dsrlHng II
sa W. Burke, lat1seif absent This wAs
foaA bfuad cast int ilas stree, and Ill his aus.
and sefsaul therein. snd The yuanEsst ehlld
- darkness aud tasY ~ lbe starm, aas ioaad
~ falns N the middle Of the street. ulih ths
ha;insn up8Afas csgf n. zna sa,itriy satv
asluJated aposAer Apg ba.iaiag near ihlA
- a.aaa 81 70 sbeai four "a ate feet hteb, and
lAe hralIY 10 bed, AID tbs loss crossed The less
aftecd psef them just eaaaga cd "a more
afe Als, bit n seter4l II the houses 4 ftqalssa
ssigsag hard n agbegs to gcl the iahsbsiah,.
sssaag Tbs ruins and a1Afvrlsoas almost IL
lad ssfsner. bgi "a suofs elfssxc thaa tfur.
y iEe sas hsss, Nor siagts gsspoa tsrn laiafed
- its'y seemed 10 display Tbs h.iang hare
ileaSss. ard surely wss nsu@l ,igs4l iatrfp9
II nsvlas Fsasiaener.
NJ ialafF Was conc 10 either bonding cf plan
80 aHy shete IL tie ne4ghhofhessi, aot ~,
great tlplsace N the STORM perceived ary
tis fsss e ass Considerable sss.nt. | reside
ss qaaiiss Il a mite u tbs placr III desifa ton.
aait fsfretved = sIruus psessaf md I.irh
81 paFtsssaa 10 make saase una*Bal efeakinK.
! aFpse hssisg rsss fstufned ison nAsid...u
siief teafl aaa retired saFls % rest n,,eotd
isa a.wa ehs ss.g a. some cssns .drt4ble tees
a~Ftf'wd hs very Ytaseus *soFta. tbaJea soagc
'athr and tbandpr bas nos terrific.
= aa'eiass Ia Jamestown are rpdefrusng
y faPialY, aud Stil seaa b. eus4loftable .
Naur fienA.
n Clio. c. MENDENHAII