The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-29


with his usual s6abty and oourtesy, and expressed
great interest In the patriotic object Of tho society
The LATE TORNADO IN The WksT.-The Shelby
(Ky) Ns,1s OF the 2lst instant gives the following
additional particulars OF the late tornado which
swept over that section OF the county,
AT a quarter before ten o'clock last night, our
town was visited with the most terrific storm that
has ever been witnessed In this region. 1t came In
from the southwest, striking first the out-houses of
Mr. John Carver. Mrs. E. Wilson's stables, car
riage and wood. house Frustrated to the ground (;
damage $500. Mrs. McGraths stable and cut
longing to Mr.. James Bradshaw, unroofed and out
houses thrown down damages $500. Colored
Baptist church partly uncovered Mr.. Crapster's
large brick stable unroofed damage $500 Seve-
street blown down. The front gable of the Ma
sonic Hall blown IN, and chimney down. The
dwelling house Of Mr.. Abram Smith, second story
thrown down, house greatly damaged; less $2 GOO.
Vandyke, unroofed and partly demolished Mr. ].
F. Chnn occupied this house, and full wagon
load of BRICK, &c. fell immediately upon the head
OF bed IN which himself, wife, and CHI Id were
sleeping and remarkable as It seems, they all
escaped serious injury. Josephus H. Wilson's
stables, carriage and wood-houses blown down.
dwelling houses half unroofed; damages $500.
VIM Cardwell's outhOuses and fencing thrown
Hickman's family room, bed room, kitchen, and
smoke -house down. The house of Mr. H. A.
Bailey was injured considerably. house belong
ing TO Mr. John Willis was RACED to the foundation;
q part Of the adjoining house, occupied as sleep.
Ing room by Mr.. William NcCampbell, was blown
down. Tn, dwelling house of Mr.. Stanford is lite
rally heap Of RUNS, and his loss not less than
M shop sb to the
mass of broken fragments. A part OF the dwelling
Of MISS Dupuys was thrown down, and they escaped
death by the jolst, catching on the mantelpece;
part OF the shop OF Mr.. P. s. Coots, wagon maker,
wrecked loss about $3.50. MI Coots' dwell
! ing and outhouses, &c, also considerably in.
Jured MI. james L. O'Nelll was le principal
sufferer The greater part OF his los insists in the
destruction Of part OF his ropewak, and the upper
part OF his hemp house,. the ROOT OF which was
carried away, and part Of the wall From $500 to
$1,000 will cover his most Important damages.
The eastern end Of the dwelling, occupied by Mr..
ONelll, was torn out, the smoke house ,unroofed,
kitchen, &c, blown down; and, although contain
Ing very large family, and every room being
tenanted, the inmates all escaped, with the excep-
ton Ct bruse on the side Of negro woman
greatly injured the top of the barouche was carried
more than one hundred yards. A house occupied
as carriage-house by Rev. Messrs. Harrison and
G. N. Robinson's out-houses greatly injured Mr..
RObbs carriage house unroofed, and part OF his
rope walk his dwelling slightly. Many thrilling
incidents con meet with the terrible moment-halr-
breadth escapes, which fill us with gratitude. ST.
leLtly this morning, neighbor met nelghbor, and
thanked God that death came to none Of the many
sufferers. The loss falls most heavily upon the
mechanics. Their shops are In ruins, their houses
unfit for occupancy, and their families exposed to
all the inconvenience incident to such clrcum-
stances.
The entire loss to the several individuals is little
less, If any, than $4,000.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 24th inst,
says Passengers from the South represent the
tornado of last Tuesday night the Ohio, as vlo-
lent the extreme. An eye-wltnes IS who came up
on the steamer Saladn, describes Its desoating
effects along the banks of the river exceeding
anything he beheld. In some places, for miles
along the sides OF the mountains, the forest trees
were uprooted twisted from the stumps, or shlvsred
IN atoms He saw several houses unroofed and
many barns blown down. In one instance, at a
point about fifty miles above Evansville, dwelling
was overturned, and the barn escaped-and into
the latter the family had huddled. AMID such
many persons were injured, or perhaps lives lost
but as the SaladiH not hailed, she did not land
at any point within the track OF the hurricane.