Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEN. TIL. TRoITEOlTR.

GEl. VIM. TR0UBDALE.
lfroa or Ere Of last 4Hwsdag)
Distressing Calamity On E half Of
Fayetteville Frustrated Three
Persons killed Forty or FIT,
wounded TWENTY-FIVE FamiIie,
without Homes.
1t beconl les our duty to cnroniclt
the most heart-rending caIa nifty that
has ever bdfallen our Town We are
not suffice ntly reeovq cred from the
effects Of the Shock TO give a de
scrlption in detail, and shd Il, there
lore, deal only in generaities. A
proper -desc ription cannot be given;
the facts cannot be exaggerated no
reports equal the reality; it must be
seen, to haE We a correct idea, and then
it can be S arcely comprchendod.
On last Monday morning, half
past three o'clock, we were visited by
4 most awful storm Of rain and wind,
accompanies I'd by thunder and light
ming, which demolished about one
half of the Town. The blast that
did the mage did not last more
than minute, and Yet, in that brief
space, not less than one hundred
buildings we're Frustrated. By this
sad vista ion, three persons were
killed iIrs family by the falling Of
ehimnies: viz; hrs. Rowzee, esti-
.mable lady, and her child aged about
one year, and the eldest son Of AL
fred Il. Berry, promising boy Of
some eight years. Mr. Berry was
horribly manglcd; but We are happy
in being able to state that his ply
sicians have pronounced him conya-
descent, and he is now in a fair way Of
recovery. Forty or Fifty other per
sons were wounded, a large number
of them seriously, but all are now
doing we'll At least twenty-five
residences were swept completely
away, or 50 badly torn as to be en-
tirely untenantable Their former
inmates are now dependant on the
hospitality of their neighbors, for a
place to lay their heads. The ag-
gregate loss is estimated by compe-
tent judges at not less than One
Hundred thousand Dollars; and this
loss falls almost exclusively upon
those least able to bear it-persons
of moderate means Ii fact, some
VINO were hitherto good livers, aSs
now in wa Mt The Presbyterian and
Cumberland Churches, the Mas pnic
Hall, and the large residence Of
Jas. L. Thomson are a mass of ruias-
Wementionthese particularly because
they were among the most spacious
buildingsin the place, and their de
struetion may aid those at distance
in forming a faint conc option Of
the fury of the tempest. A part
of the cupola Of the Presbyterian
Church was found three miles east
of Town, a tin house gutter eight
miies-a house-platej twenty or
twenty-five feet long, and twelve by
sixteen inches in diameter was car
RED nearl y half mile, and other
articles from one to ten mil e.
Some of the largest brick stores are
tern dow to the first story.
Assistance, in the shape Of money
and workmen, is needed nor, to re-
live the distressed Many persons
have lost all they possessed, besides
being badly wounded, aad Mey mist
Be reL'erea. A0w Is tie f'me 70 @rf-
we do hope and earnestly entrea at
the citizens of other portions. of the
country to assist US IN this our Gay
Of trial; and thatm;hom dday The
following persons have been appoint
cd a Relief Committee, to any one Of
whom rclilittances may be made;-
Col. Jas. Fqlton, r. A. Mcdonald