New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-25
Tornado In Chambersb,.r-. Pa.

Chumbersburg correspondent OF the tnleG
States Gazette gives the following particulars Of
tic late Tornado in that place, and which VIC
have already briefly noticed.
DEAR BkorHER-The town OF Chambersburg
was visited yesterday by storm that will not be
forgotten for long time. About O'Clock in TIC
from tho North West and lasted only few min.
utcs, but in this short time the destruction was
fdghtiul. The large fvc-story paper mill on the
Falling Spring and Corococheaguc Creek, the
property Of DIR. S. d. Culbcrlson, was entirely
destroyed, aud now lays Il Mass of ruins. There
were nineteen persons in the mill at the time ii
fcIl, all were taken on. alive, but some of them 81
drcadluly injured as to leave no hope Of their re-
covery. The names arc: Dr. S. d. Cuibcr.son
Edward Cubcrson, John Culbcrtsor, (sons OF
DR.. c. Samuel Reid, - Reid, (sons of L.
u. Reid, and gr.ndsons DR.. Culberlsnn) Philip
Cravcr, Michael Cravcr, Samuel Fry, Lewis Do
e5Icr, Jacob Mclllnger, Peter IIcnneberger. Ed
ward McClintlck, PbGbe Taylor, Catharlnc Kerr,
Caroline Monohan, Mrs. Crossgrovc, Mrs. Wills,
bliss lIcnncberger, Betsy Willard.
The mill is one hundred and fifty feet long,
fifty feet wide, and five stories high.
DR.. S. D. Culber!son was in the third story
when it fell. He is only slightly hurt, and is able
to walk about.
Dr.. E CuiheItson is very severely injured
" hen he was first discovered, he was hanging by
ny the feet, which had been caught among the
timber. 1t was considerable time before he
could be taken from his perllous situation, OH ac-
count OF the difficulty OF the weight OF timber
resting on his feet; he screamed trghtiuIly and
begged of those around him to cut cf his legs,
and save him from the horrible agony he was sul-
fering; his ANGLE bone is fractured, and he Is
bruised ve!v much, bat not considered dangerous.
John Cubertsun, another son Of Dr.. c., was
considerably injured. He was very much bruis-
ed about the body-not dangerous. He Was
brought by some OF the females of the mill.
Samuel Reid son of E. d. Read, and grand
son of S. ID. CulbertsOn, was got out unhurt.
He is about eight wears old. He called to one
Of the girls to give him his hat he wanted to be Off
Another son OF Mr.. Reid, qutea child, had his
skull fractured. Be was got out also by the te.
males. 1t was heart sickening to hear the poor
child beg the doctors TO save his life. Ills case
was considered bad.
Philip Craver and Michael Craver, (Germans,)
father and son, are both very seriously injured
the father dangerous y-his shoulder has been
fractured. and some of his ribs, ALSO besides Sc
we're bodily injuries. The son was discovered
hanging by the hard, which had been caught by
The timber he suffered dreadfully-thc flesh OF
his hand very much torn His head was badly
hurt either by his falling or by timber falling on
him. He suffered dreadfully, as it was consid.
cradle time before he could he got down. He
hung, as did also Dr. E. Culbertson, above the
stone wall which forms the first story OF the mill
At the west end He tried hard to get his knife
out Of his pocket, to cut off the hand by which
he hung. Not considered dangerous.
Samuel Fry was slightly injured. lie blcd
good deal about the head.
Lewis Doehler escaped by throwing himself
down close by the stone wall. lie was got out
unhurt.
Hcnncborgcr and MclliIger both escaped with
little or no injury. Edward McClinctick, son of
the Captain, OF your city, also escaped unhurt. /
am not certain what part of the mill he was in ;
some say he was The fifty story, and others that
he was in the first, and escaped by the trail race.
Tic first four of the females on the list escaped
injury, except that Hiss Kerr got into the creek,
and would have been drowned but for the assis-
lance OF Il man, who Jumped IN and rescued her.
Mrs. Wills has been very seriously hurt 1t was
thought she whoud have been dead before this
time. She is hut in .hc breast. have been told
that she was safe out OF the mill, and went back
with Miss Taylor to get MIR. Reds child out,
and in attempting TO save that poor chds life
sill, in all probability, lose her own. They rails
ed mass of timber that six of them could not
have done under any ordinary circumstances.
Miss Hcnncbcrgcr was severely cut and
bruised, but she IS not al dangerously hurt
Betsy Willard had, like Mrs. Wills get out safe,
bet returned to save John Culberts0n, who was
screaming drcadiully; she succeeded in getting
him out, but was knocked down several times by
timber falling on her in the heroic act. She told
him she could not listen to his screams for help
without assisting him-her arms were quite wet
with the boys blood. l am only giving you ii
discounted and hastv sketch as the circumstances
occur TO nc, il would be utterly impossible for
me TO give you any thing like correct account
of it in this hurried letter. II would take nc
me days to do it, and then ! would fall short Of
any thing like the reality. SAW many wet
eve Yesterday, as the girls, whose lives had been
saved, rushed from the wreck into each others
arms. screaming with Joy at their almost miacu-
!ous escape from DEATH
The roof was carried entirely of from house
on New England" hill. and thrown into the lot
considerable distance, probably fifty yards, and
tho gable ends also thrown down. 1t was two
story brick house. A great many trees and fences
were torn down.
A SIGNIFICANT FAcT.-Inthc official statement
from the Canal Department of the receipt OF canal
tolls since the opening OF avigatisn-publishcd
in Yesterdays Journal-was given the following
as the increase at Albany and West Troy over the
amount collected at the same place last year.
S79,036 90.
or this increase there collected
At Albany .------------.--. Soi,-Vo 10
At West Troy. A,S33 "A
Albany over West Troy S29,37O -
1t should be borne in mind that the tolls COL
lected at Albany. are exclusively upon merchan-
dize shipped at This place. Those at West Troy
include not only the tolls upon the merchandise
shipped from Troy and West Troy, but also upon
The hundreds OF tons which pass directly from
NewYork to the West and North, without trans
shipment. Comment is needless-such facts
and figures" vindicatc themselves.
Albany Eve. Journal.
ANOTHER New CnuRcH.-The society of Grace