The New York herald., 1850-04-26

SEVERAL PERSONS XII LED-A aRAar NUMBER OF
HOUSES pEsTRoYED-INJURY 70 THE SHIPPING,
ETC.
(Prom the Nassau On P) Gazette March aol
We have had copons showers since Tuesday last
accompanied occaonay by severe shocks of lightning
and thunder. ne barometer, Tuesday fell un.
usually low tbs ma ximnm during the day being 20
90 and the minimum at % So This of course in
dicAtve of the sbund~ of rain with which have
since been favored. We cannot say that have,
more carly raps consoquent on the vernal equinox
Since the above was written. deeply regret to
state, that tornado Of moet terrific and desruc-
Give Character has visited causing loss OF pro-
psrty which will prove ruinous TO many. and what Is
ssiil more dstressirg great loss OF life We have
heard OF six persons killed and it is feared that there
ere several
During the whole Of this morning, the weather ap-
peArcd threatening the thund,r being loud and almost
h,oeseant towards tho south About midday, it be-
oame dark ever r'coliect TO have seen it
About one O'Clock. the tornado up, from the
south west demol hing houses and walls and roofing
mp trees. a chld would do his nine pins. We are
AFRAID that we shall hear VI some disasters at sea- but
we will supply further partic ulars in next.
The weather is now extremely boisterous.
From the Nassau Gazette, April 8.
We enabled this evening 10 furnish our readers
with rather ampl. statement Of what took place in
fhd southern suburb. Of Nassau and likewise OF
accidents ia our harbOr that gloomy, and never.
by many, to be forgotten day We have not yet been
able ascertain the pumhvr of houses destroyed
jnjui ed In I'll, eastern district
In the southern sutUrh of the island Of New Provi-
dence including Grants Town, Delsncy's Town and
Beins Town thege known to have been six persons
killed soyeny y-four buildings were totally destroyed;
three materially uJurod. and six slightly.
In the baIbcr duriug the storm. the schooner
Union. the property uf Mr. John Ramsey OF Long
leland upset while at anchor The sloop Teazer,
watkins master was also upset about the same time.
There was one person on board this last named
veesel when the accident happened viz Mr. A. Tay-
lor of Long Island who In the cabin. from which,
however he effected fr"vdsntia escape through the
hatchvay. Having reached the dsck. he succeeded in
securing himset to the side OF the vessel with rope
in which position lac =, manned exposed to the vio
lence of thu ana the fury OF the for the
space Of two hours more when fortunately assis-
tance was ,h,ctually rendered. and he was brought
ashore TO the house Of ficnd much exhausted. But
every kind attention being paid him, h" soon re-
covered.
caught IN the gale near lapcrte and both her masts
had 10 be cut away 10 save her. We have been in
formed that the Captain If the smack Godlu ,yas
complied to run the SAID smack ashore near la
porte. a. the only n,,aus II saving her.
How far the tnibie tornado extended we know not
We have been told that II the with its
charect crisic fury frcm the southwest that there
were indeed two wi,iriwnds. of which entered on
the land near Adclnidr. the other near Milers and
that they presently torn junction aud. like two
ministers of Hoayen'e nvcance. posted towards
Nassau to propose Co thoughiess the question in
demolished houses fractur,d limbs, and manglcd
corpses. Who may siaud when once God is angry ,'
For let the sccpto say what he will and he is
wont We hold that whrw inds well as other agencies
In nature. at times made the rod of ods anger
The diam,t.r OF this dreadful power seems to have
been from twenty to thirty yards. And its force Is
proved IN the ease with which II overturned stone pill
lars aud smoe inio ruin, houses Of great strength
We have hoard that II lift,d woman n consider
able height from the ground and that her arm was
broken hy her M sevcDty houses IL appears were
totally demolished IN tie southern suburbs and
of them we're carried quite away, so that remains
or fragmo ns of thtm have been found of more
after dcsoston than that presend the path of the
tornado, il il almost iBOrs bic conceive And that
which gave p culiai trrihcness to its character was
its suddCLnessit like thief in the night And
had il come In the night. Imagination can conceive
the tremendous results. "a caused the death of eight
individual three men three ch drrn. and two wo-
men One man had Lis head completely severed from
the body Others thCr skulls fractured a. TO
insoht dtath. One woman died during the Saturday
night in the school room in Bain's Town, which be-
n.W a
fhose wOuuuod by the disaster. accommodated,
and humanity attended TO.
IL is highly gratifying to witness the sympathy uni
VERBALLY lett for the suners under this heavy vista
tion; and were glad 10 that his Exceency the
Govrnor has sppoin''d commissioners to inquire into
the particulars OF the sad case.
The British steamer Avon from Havana we under
stand encountered Of the stormy weather eSpe-
rene,d on sat~raHy but We informed that it was
not near 30 temp~tu"us as vas f,lt here.
The American schooner Milton. kcene. arrived here
early yestefduy nom Baltimore. We understand she
experienced similar weather that felt here and
very near being ost
tFrom the Gazette April 81
The loss sustained In the eastern district, which.
though less IN the number of dwellings Is not less per-
haps in point Of pryperty The total number fbuild-
iugs destroyed In the several divisions ~ sppears
nearly one hundred aud about twenty others more
or less injurd Aud considering the awful sudden
ness OF the calamity " Is really surprising tina
lives not lost
on Thursday public meeting was held in the Court
House at IL O'Clock adopt measures Tor administer.
Ing reli,fio tho tuncr,rs The meeting vas presided
over by the Hon y Mccarthy and both hume
rousy and rfpsetably attended IL appeared from
the statements made by the chairman who one
of the commission appointed by his Excelleney the
Governor to ascertain the amount of havoc done that
$4,000 would be barely sufficient TO repair the loss.
fFrom the Gazette. April 10
The weather has ~ the lat three four days been
exceed gly hne. The barometer has obtained TO it,
wontcd height-pccgliar To this Of the year
The thermometer has ranged between - and Is, i'm
dicating O. atnre Of mild and pleasant charac
ter. To-day, however the thermometer has exceeded
IS, and the weather has been somewhat oppressive