Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-03
From the L. s. Gazette.
Tornado at Chamb.rsburs.

CLOCK IN the afternoon q most violent storm Of
wind came up from the northwest and lasted
only lew minutes, but in this short time the
destruction was frightful The large five story
paper nll on the Falling Spring and Conoco-
cheague creek, the property Of Dr. S. D. Cul-
oerison, was entirely destroyed and now lays
a mass Of uins.-Thcre were nineteen persons
IN the mill at the time it fell, all were ia ken out
alive, but some of them so dreadfuly injured as
to leave no hope of their recovery. The names
are Dr., 8. ID. Culbertson, Edward Culber,sou,
John Culbertson, (sons OF Dr.. c y Samuel Reid,
- Reid, (sons of f. ID. Reid and grandsons
of DR.. Culbettson,) Philip Craver, Michael Cra-
Ver Snmuel Fry, Lewis Doebler, Jacob Melln
ger, Peter lenneberger, Edward McClintlck,
PnGbe Taylor, Catharine Kerr, Caroline Mono
han, Mrs. Crossgrove, Mrs. Wills, Miss Hem
ncberger Betsy Willard.
The mill is one hundred and fifty feet long,
fifty feet wide, and FIVE stories high.
DIR. 5. ID. Culbertson was in the third story
when it fell. He is only lightly hurt and is
able to walk about.
DR.. E. Cubertson isvery severely injured
When he was first discovered he vas hanging
by the feet, which had been caught Among the
timber. 1t was a considerable time before he
could he taken from his perilous situation, on
account Of the difficulty Of getting to him, and
the heavy weight of timber resting on his feet;
he screamed fightfulIy and begged of those a.
round him to cut off his legs, and save him from
the horrible agony he was suffering his ancle
bone is fractured, and he is bruised very much,
but not considered dangerous
John Cnlbertson, another son Of DR.. c.. was
considerably injured. lie was very much bru-
sed about the body--not dangerous. He was
brought out by some Of the females of the mill.
Samuel Reid son f. d. Reid, aud grandson
Of s. ID. Culbertson, was got out unhurt. lie
is about eight years old. He called to one of
the girls to give him his hat, he wanted to be
eff.
Another son Of Mr.. Reid, quite ckd, had
his scul fractured. He was got out also by
the females 1t was hcart-sickcnine 70 hear the
poor child beg of tho doctors to save his life.
fls is considered bad.
Philip Craver and Michael Craver Ger.
mans) father and son, are both very seriously
'njured--he father dangerously shoulder
has been fractured and some of his ribs also, be.
sides severe bodily injuries. The son was dis
covered hanging by the hand, which had been
caught by the timber, he suffered dreadfully-
the flesh Of his hand very much torn. His head
was badly hurt, either by his falling or by tim
Der falling on him. He suffered dreadfully, as
Il was a considerable time before he could be
got down. He hung, as did also DR.. f. Cul-
bertson, above the stone wall which forms
the first story of the mill at the ives, end He
tried hard to get his knife out OF his pocket to
cut off the hand by which he hung. lie is not
considered dangerous
Samuel Fry was slightly injured, He bed
good deal about the head
Lewis Docber and Meinger both escaped
with little or 10 injury. Edward McCIintick,
son of the Captain, of your city, also escaped
nnhurt.-l am not certain what part of the mill
be was in, some say he was in the fifth story,
and others that he was in the irst and escaped
by the tail-race. The first four of the females
on the list escaped injury, except that Miss Kerr
got into the creek and would have been drown
ed but for the assistance Of man, who Jumped
IN and rescued her. Mrs. Wills has been very
seriously hurt.--It was thought she would have
been dead before this time. She is hurt in the
breast have been told that she was safe out
OF the mil aud went back with Miss Taylor to
get Mr.. Reds child out, and in attempting TO
save that poor child s life will, in all probability,
lose her own. They raised a mass of timber
that six of them could not have done under anv
ordinary circumstances.
h'ss llenneberger was severely cut and brui-
sed. but she is not at all dangerously hurt. Bet.
sy Willard had, like Mrs. Wills, got out safe,
but returned 10 save John Culbertson, who was
screaming dreadtully, she succeeded in getting
him out, but was Knocked down several times
by timber falling on her in the heroic act. She
told me she could not listen 10 the screams for
help without assisting hm--her arms were
quite We; with the boys blood am only gi.
wing you disjointed aud hasty sketch as the cir.
cumstances occur to me- it would be utterly
impossible for me to give you any thing like a
correct account OF il in the hurried letter, il
would take me days to do it, and then il would
fall short of any thing like the reality. | saw
many wet eye yesterday as the girls, whose
lives had been saved rushed from the wreck
Into each others arms, screaming with joy al