Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-25


Boyd. E.a the total ioss Is supposed to DC ''o''
81 ,200.00o. ,;.. |
The neig hboting planters are generously '
10 large gangs OF slaves 10 assist IN clearing '"'
aud digging Inc dead from the ruins. o.,.,.
The g,eateM Ioss OF If. was among inc n"'os.'
which we're swami I'd aud destroyed before tho ""'o'
tunstc men could escape 10 the shore. o"e P'f',
states that upwards Of 200 we're lost. o"y
TO have been taken up 10 the MR. anu 'oose' :"
hall mlle from his fathers house .,,
The eiIizeus oil Copeordia aud Madison nav. "
psbic meeting and adopted measures ior 'ne ~
lief of ,her friends m Naiehcz. This asini caam'-
" has creaei a sensation here in Ne" oiiea"' '''"'
will not soon be forgotten
From The Naiches (Niss.) Free 1rdder-txTRA'
FaIpAY E,rsiso. May 6,-6ocLoek'
DREADFUL VISITATION OF fhO'f
DENCE.
About one o'clock on Tuesday, the 9TH INST Inc
attention Of the citizens IL Natchez was attracted 0,
an nnn.nnl and continuous roaring OF thunder TO
the SOUTH ard al which point hung masses o. o,"oN
clouds, some Of them stationary, and otnets winning
along wnb under currents. but All ursipe " ~"
east Of north. As there was evidently ,h"en "en,
ming, the continual roar OF growing thunue', a.
thou eh notice. and spoken Of by many, erea'eu DO
particular alarm. =,
The dinner bells in he large hotels had rnng IT.
tie before two o'clock, aud most Of our c'i'zens
were sitting at their tables, when suddenly Tue o..
mosphere was daikened, so as to require TUE "gn'
I,ogo al candles.
rain wa, prccpnated 10 tremendous caarac's, ialh-
er than in drops. 10 an another moment the lorna
do ia all its wrath was upon us. The stronger
buildings shook Il tossed with an eafihqu'ke the
air was black with whitllng eddies OF house walls;
rocfs, ehnpeys, huge ,imbes torn from distant fu-
ns, all shot through the air as II thrown from
mighty caiapulr. The atmosphere soon became
phtcr and then such awful scene OF ruin as per-
baps never before met the eye OF man became man
fest. The greater part Of the ruin was erected ~
The short space OF from three TO hve minutes al
boup The heavy sweeping tornado Lasted nearly nan
an hour. For about five minutes u was more IKE
The ex Explosive force Of eunpowder Than any 'hing
else it could have been compared 10. Hundreds OF
rooms were burst open as if barrels Of gubpowder
had been ignited IN each.
As far as glasses OF The naked eye Can reach, the
first traces Of the tornado TO be seen IRON The
Natchez bluff down The river about ten miles, bear
ing conside rabiy west Of south. Sweeping across
the Natchez island it crossed the point below the
plantation Of David Borland. Esq, opposite the
plantation Of =. M. Lapite. Esq IN the parish OF
Concordia II then struck the N4,ch blum about
a mile and half below the city, near The mansion
called "Briers" which il but slightly injured. but
swep, the mansion late Of Charles d. Greene, Esq
called the bellevue" and the ancient forest IN
which il was embosomed, into mass OF RUNS.
II then struck the city throogh its whole width OF
one mile and included the entire river and the WI
Iape Of Vidalia on the Louisiana shore-making the
At the Natchez Landing on the river the rum oil
dwellings, Stores steamboats, and flat boats was al
most entire from the Vdala ferry to the Mississip-
ri Cotton Press. A few torn fragments "i dwell
lngs still remain, but they can scarcely be called
shelters.
Ia the upper city. Natchez on the hill. scarcely
house escaped damage or utter rum. The Pres
byteran and Methodist chuI ches have their towers
thrown down. their roofs broken and walls shattered
The Episcopal church is much 10 ured IN IT'S root.
Parkcrs great Southern Exchange IS level wnh the
dust. Great damage has been done TO the Cry Ho-
tel and the Mansion House, both bemg unroofed,
and the upper stories broken in. The house OF
sheriff 1zod has not a timber standing, and hun
d eds of other dwellings are nearly M the same SIT
ua,ion. The Court House at VJali', parish OF
Concordia, is utterly torn down, also the dwelling
houses Of Mr.. M'Wnouer and Of Messrs. Dunlap,
and Stacey. The parish Jail IS partly torn down.
But now the worst remains TO be told Parish
| Judge Keeton, Of Coocorda, was instantly killed
while al dinner ii The house Of Mr. Stacey. He
was noble and esteemed man. No other person
was led in Fdalia although some others were hurt.
! At the Nat,he LanJine, out of fifty or sixty fiat
| boats, only six are anoat. Those best acquainted
| suppose as many as one hundred fiat boaimen
were drowned IN The river, which sweed instantly to
the height Of six or eight feet.
The steamboats, Kinds, Prairie and the ST. Law
renee were destroyed and sunk al the Landing.
and the Vdalia ferry boat the river-inore or
As soon as possible We shall publish list o: the
names Of the killed, wounded, and those missing
whose bodies have not been found.
Meanw lille we be- the indulgence Of our kind
friends and patrons for few days, ia which time we
shall be able 10 get office in some order. The
Free Trader Office building has been crushed 10
| aud much shattered We are all in confusion, and
surrounded by the 3es,it.te. the houseess, the
wounded and the dying. Our beautiful city is shat
tered AS II il had been siormed by all the cannon Of
Auste,liiz. Our delightful China uees all torn up.
We are peeled and desolatc.
NJ. Rufliuer aud S. J. Boyd, Esqrs. have been
at the trouble 10 20 over the whole extent OF the
city, and make practical and careful estimate of
he damages, which endorse, as far As our obser
ya,on extends, and present to our readers:
Houses and goods under the hill, $3.50, 900
Four steam boats, SO 900
Fifty fiat boats al the landing, 100 600
Buildings, DC. below Main aud West Ca
nal street, $4,000
Below Main, west Of Canal, south of
Franklin to Main. $4,000
Rail Road Depot, Buildings, &c. OOO0
Ii. ht-house and adjoining building on
the south, 5000
Judge Covingtons building and furniture, 10000
4 owe rail road and west Of Canal suee, 60 900
Nor'k Of High street and cas-, Of Conal ST, 80 900
East to Rankin, south to Main 1900
The,ITe square, 81, 900
East Of Rankin TO limits south. %. 900
South 81 Orleans aud west OF Rankin, 90 600
Knights house, and square, 10000
Parket's Hoiel, and square, 10000
Cny Hotel, Hansion House, and square, $4,000
Two squares north of Franklin, west Of
Pearl street. 10 900
South of franklin, north Of Orleans, west
Of Pearl, east OF Wall streets, IS O0O