Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE OF NAuVoo, oN
THE 9TH OF MAY, 1850, BY n STORM.

DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE OF NAoNoo, oN
THE 9TH OF MAY, 1850, BY STORM.
Tho Temple of Nauvo erected BY the Mormors, finished
IN lsa5 partially burnt in October i34s having but its four
walls le-a its timber works having been consumed oy
Inc aames--was DESTROYED by hurricane on the Kun UT.
On arriving al Nauvoo in March, lei9 the lcaran COM
ounity bought This Temple With view 10 eft tier Schools
is STUDYING and meeting nails for retecory capable Of
containing about ore thousand persons, &c
Many preparations already made. An agent nae
been sent 10 the pine the North 10 buy moers oil
necessary for establishing the roof and floors
Some other pieces of wood ready; steam mill was
purchased 10 up mill; the saw mill was nearly In
sbed. vast shed was raising the Temple to Shelter
the carpenters the laying in the interior the
basis of the pillars when the 9th of May, fehtiui
hurricane the terrible experienced In me country IN
many years burst suddenly tie ll OF NaIvoo, wnere
iightnlngS thunder, Wind !-!s aiia ial Aeeieo Ie "
assail the building. -, ,,
a ba ynosons oyer,ahen Gnawarcs in the Temple, had
not lime enough flee neo.e the northern WALL Sixty i.e
high bent down their heads threatening 10 crush them
and bury them up ,, 49,,
Friends" cried out the foreman, I'VE all lost" And
indeed their loss appeared to re certain for the southern
and eastern walls which had always ben looked upon as
the weakest shaken by the fall OF tAe former seemed
on the point OF tum5ing them But the running ruo-
hiah Of the northern wall stopped their feet Now rush
ing out Of the ruins in the midst vi cloud OF dust nan ana
rain wrapped up in ghnngs thunder and furious blast Of
way upon them they sacceeded in getting out astonshed al
seeing walls sill standing and frightened nj the dan
ger from which they had JUST emerged
The same blast overthrow the wall OF the temple
and sensby dsocated and inclined the two others TOOK up
and carried of the root OF the old SCHOOL when the walls
falling on the Aoo beneath broke down the beam, and
threatened injury 10 six Icaan who Were working
below.
The creek on the bank OF which the washhouse of the
Community is situated quickly transformed into an
impetuous torrent the house almost n,tanianeousr
Allied with water and fifteen Icarsn women then Washing
there were compelled get through the windows In orceT
TO save themselves They took refuge al the arn whence
they were after brought back in OF the wagons Of
the Community
All the neghooring fields were ravaged the fences
Qrped and the windows broken One of the members OF
me Direction got horseback and repaired TO every place
which working of doors and soon brought
back diass that person | accidents had happened.
The the Masons reunited and consulted oy
the Direction acknowledged aud declared that the Southern
and Eastern walls w0uo a down. and that TO avoid
any serious accident il Better 20 destroy them
The morning the General Assembly, having been
conyoked ~ the Dircton ej "a the Temple Square,
unanm usy resolved: FIRST, d.m. .iiion
gent safety N V the inein".is u the COLONY them
selves and the lnA !btans AMI rel whom CURIOSITY
might bring second, mat unIhlng the walls
stone by stone, tey might preserve some good ONES Blu
as this opeajiun would take muc time, occasion nuc
work. and expose them to many iasues and dangers and
considering lives Of mnca more Valuable than
money they decided to use sJlns other means.
Those having dis ussed ana agreed upon, teS
set at work Immediately and the walls were pulled down
The oil Temple misortunate and great
Inconvenience lcaran Community as they are hus
Obliged 10 modify their former PROJECTS ana plans; OUT efs.
vsrnp and courageous strong in their union and with '
aid OF their additional 5reth they will 'gln again on I'M
place Of tie Temple provisional and urgent
fhui will serve until nev build large and fine edhce
P. BUURE, Sec'y Of Inc lrari'n Community.
NAuvoo MAY % 1850