The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-05-26

now, 10 almost a certainty, predict an overflow
as great, if no. greater, than the memorable flcod
of 1923.
Terrible Tornado at Buildings Des
troyed and Loss Of Life. The New Orleans
Bulletin of May 9th, contains the following mel.
ancholy tidings.
The devoted city of Nachez was visited on
Wednesday by of the most awful and dis
tressing calnmities it has ever been our fate 10
witness. Yesterday, about o'clock Z. NJ. n
dark cloud made its appearance in the south,
west preceded by continued roaring of the
winds. AS it came so swiftly, and with the
speed of the wind which waited from directly
another point of the compass, a description of
the sublime spectacle which followed is beyond
the power of language 10 convey. AT the mo-
ment Of concussion, large masses of seeming
white spray, were precpiated to the earth, fol-
lowed by such tearing of the wind, if old
Eolus was there guiding and directing the storm.
Houses were dismanted Of their roofs and then
almost Immediately levelled with the earth. The
air was filled with bricks and large pieces of
tinber--and even heavy OK carts were upliited
and thrown hundreds OF wards from their origi-
nal position. About 60 flat boats lying in port
were drifted from shore and sunk. The ferry
boat plying between Natchez and the opposite
shore capszed g. sunk, and every one on board
is supposed to have persisted. The steamboat
Kinda, capsized and sunk. The steamboat
Prairie had her cabin entirely taken off, and the
crew nearly all lost. The two hotels in the city
one partly and the other entirely blown 10 the
ground, and every house more or less injured.
1t is impossible to tell how many were killed as
the streets were filed with large pieces of tm'
Der, rendering them impossible and the work of
extracting the bodies from the fallen houses was
not completed. When the Vicksburg left some
Is or twenty bodies had been founL 1t was
very difficult to effect landing, every house
i -. l.
down, and the river filled with floating fragments
of houses and flat boats.
The Tornado, on leaving Natchez, followed
the course OF the river aboutS miles down. The
court house in VadaIia was levcled to the
ground, and the Parish Judge killed. The
Tree on the opposite side of the river, as well
MS those on Natchez Island, were all torn up by
the roots or stripped of their branches.
The damage done to CT ops in the neighbor'
hood was very considerable, some plantations
deprived of all their fences, and others had ev
cry cabin taken away by the storm.
In addition 10 the above, the N. o. Picayune
has gathered the following particulars:-The
steamboat Gen Lawrence went down. 1t is snid
she was lifted many feet out of the water and
instantly dashed TO the bottom of the river with
ever soul on board.-The lady of Mr. Halliday,
one of the proprietors OF the Free Trader, was
saved by miracle, with her young child in her
arms.
The CANAJoHAIRE RADH, paper printed ny
deaf mute, gives the following account OF
swinish reve in that place:-
On Saturday an incident took place at the dis
tillery which would do for an example TO blpc
eds OF more notoriety. During the process OF
converting the grain into liquor, some part OF
the machinery gave way, which turned the liq'
nor into the place where the swine was kept.
The hogs (about 60 in nu,nber) soon began to
drink with the relish of old topers, and like
them, the longer they drank the more thirsty
thew became, until the whole stye was turned 'h
70 n bachanalian revel--runnlng and tumbiIng
over each other-,hen rubbing their shouts upon
each other, which were probably expressions OF
eternal friendship, we have seen drunken
lonfers seize each other by their bands to dem
onstrnte their fraternal regard. After while
the scene changed and some became reInarka'
bIv tes,y.-others found their legs treacherous;
whilea few grave porkers we snwsIttlng on 'neIr
launches and looking, as foolish ms man does
when he knows he is disqualified for 10
com otion, and is afraid others will find 1t our.
In about one hour Momus 'ook possession os
the jewellers and they all nited in sleeping OF
the fumes of their debau Oh. We looked IN inc
next day. and if there could he penitent hoss,
there were some among them. They all appear
ed rs though they had acted very foolish