The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-18
Destructive Tornado.


On Saturday, the 24h ultimo, about 5 o.
clock =. NJ, this ne,ghborhood vas visited
by enc Of the forces, Hurricanes | have ever
heard Of in this country. |, commenced
some " here in lancaster DIST, S. c., in the
vicinity of Col Tho,. W. Iiuey's, near the
a9 ass t Sfshfs .saa Asgas
Mr.. Franklin Nesbet; thence levellsg the
trees Us it went IN the vicinity Of TIzah
Church in Union County, n. C.; lhonce by
Mr. James Walkup's, on Waxhaw Creek
unroofing hi. dwelling house and uuthouse.,
throwing down stable and Gripping horse
thence through Col. WIN. Wslkups planta,
ton, levsl'ipg two outhouses With tho ground
and doing m"ch injury to the crops; thence
direct by Capt. X 5. CONVERTS, where 1t tore
off the roal from his dwelling house, throw.
ing dawn to the ground both his chimncys,
and moving the house some three or four
feet, levellng his harm and stables, cribs,
smpkehouse aud all his oulhouses, save the
kitchen, TO the sis, and killing one horse and
; Gripping another; thence through his 6-lds
and MIR. Hugh MrCommon aud James
Heath's fields, destroying crops, f-nces and
1 timbcrs wherever 1t swept IN It's fury. II
tore down an clubhouse, formerly the dwell
ing house Of Mr.. Hugh McCommon, 10 the
/, ground 'Ils-and passed through the entire
!, length OF his fam, destroying a kitchen and
J. gin house on the plantation of Mr.. James
: Hsath'-; thence il passed TO rha house Of
h Mr.. Hugh McCemmon, whore it destroy ed
}, negro house, smokchouse and crushed u.
!. bout half down a brick kitchen, and brick
sleeping room, attached TO the dwelling house;
thence II passed 10 tie house Of Mr.. Jane.
!" Heaths, taking off the Top Of his gin.house
and demolishing his stables, smoke house and
o negro kitchens, taking in its course a par, Of
}. Col. VIM. Walkups plantation; thence past
by Mr.. Rinsnm WAlsons, and VIM. b
Cooks, unro' fing The dwelling house Of tbs
J, farmer and the kitchen Of tho latter and
c thence shout due north bu, With greatly d.
r mnished force. It's traces may be seen fol
d some thirty miles. But its most desolatinl
= blasts swept along between Mr.. James Wax
o ups, Capt. r. S. Calvert, James Heaih's am
!. Hugh McC"mmon' where il looks Ms if ole
J. Eius opening all his caves and letting loose
), his fierces, blasts had rushed along hitasel
d with his mig htiest besom Of destruction.
Il His desolallng footsieps will be visible along
. this path for century to come. Larg,
" massive oaks which had stood the storms o
. a hundred winters, we're, some completed,
j. lifted out Of root, some rendered completed,
It imbless, hut amos, all we're broken off from
: 4 or s to 20 or 30 feet from The ground, an.
v hurled some 30 or 40 yards and soms ,
:. quarter Of mile from their shattered srumps
y M, only the yielding shrubs hu. these stub
I born tlmbers we're crushed and destroye,
% like stubb,e before some rigging FIRE. Ia
. deed the scortched appearance of The tree,
shrubs, and grass along its route makos i
n have more the resemblance of some mis- hts
D. fire than q whrlwind that has caused 80 mucl
e ruin.
J. Although all have suffered severely alon,
IS the track Mr.. Robt s. Cslvert has snfIere,
:. much more thna any other man. Beside,
a losing all his buildings, which were goo,
l. and substantial ones, a considerable amour
Sc Of his property, such as meat. corn, wheat
re clothing, and furniture has been greatly in
n jured or totally ruined. 1t is asserted posi-
10 lively that the horse which was kilsd WA
blown somo two hundred yards-a iarg,
Is trough full Of Tar was blown some ten Yards
every tree IN the yard, aud there were seve