The New York herald., 1851-08-24
Tornado In Msssaehusssss-Great Dessrue-
tsOs OF Psopxnly.

Prom the BO-t "a ts.., Aux. q
uemsnous tornado ps-e-d over Wet Cambridge and
heofcrd. yesterday sit-rns sbput O'Clock vhish
carrsd vth tmmsne- destruction u rchsrds
gsrsen<, 40. g.rsd huua.n 10. IL sith
Terrible fury spr. lsv- rg before g. Il vas
urst spprOsohiBs frCm tbs direction ~ wLham.
uprpetng the largest tr.ss and carr, ing th. better
eklt~r. though they msoy ssA~s Tn. ground
- HshsA 70 the depth q seo t~v feet ning the
air -hh huee clouds Of aust, rh- sight described
being fsArfuiy destructive Nothing stood b~for. the
raging element All tIsotsd In resemblance an earth.
auAhs ss' ths heavy thunier which followed hour
~ too ssA~~--sras
West Cambridge presented peculiar aad ss4 spesS-
aner Roofs chimnsy. ~~rv rir-~-d up aof 40 rn
ths -r-ets and sero-- the ne'de NE nousss
root and ehimnsys Tlmb.rs t-ist-d and shattered
and houses moved from their found-oas -ere seen n
ever cir-c don One pstfiarcnd elm tree
r~po-ipg In the hixh ~-y u massive rO~s OoHng
ss though they would hzvs d-h-d an, oos-r
Tbe nr~t dsmsg~ of sbch - obtained any reliable
account upun tn. farm II Mr. Odv-r Rus-.il A va
tuabte orchard coDpl-ely c-rr-d ssN some tr-t
fron their foundation. ard carried forty or ty rods
Walls, hpcss ever thing sept rhe ~artn On Mr.
Rur~~as premis-s pi'ughsd iu many p1scss smost
inersd'hy HIS da~sss ea"no' o snor' 81 siSV'o or
LEAVING nr Ru..sII's farm, u pss..d through other
orchards. doSpW but little ie-- d.m-se David uough-
te,,s ho~~, on r,.sssnt street much oes.x-d rne
rccf thrpve od the chmnsy earned H~sy and the
barp sd fcss ~ fousd-iioss rhs = an e@tant boa-e
asd the smoost OF d-m.se mu-t 90 very large a
lauwhS~r Of Mr. Houshtou so much in srcd though
noe dasg~rcusyp -
h~sArs With rcs~~~ipe fay F-s-nd-n, Wnita'ors
% larre grc~r1 gods stote saa lsVeil-d 70
the Rro~nd tortsss<ly thsre r.- bot une yefsOn IN
The STOW tine. that wss Nj ses-enden Tie
almost msrscuiously s~csped de vss sxfiesi-i from
the rpns In inr~pio ste having hi- hesd mi sc-
bssiy cut asd bru~d A. esht O'Clock he hsd rs'ii-d
and va abe b. tue street fne whole tote 100
s,ofes in height 4 eomprfs mas 4 runs The root
u e~rth-n and Henr, Nbitt~norss card f.esory r.s
bovp 81, aud the factory sus,sined 'noeo Dam ~e
othsrvir. Esvin Prr~cott's byu-e v@s partly ear
red s~sy. Az - the chimney were str-vn 70
the vinds Samuel BOtmssr hio-e ~s- baby 10
jur-d the chimueys betting carried away Hs stable
ws leveb-d to tho srosnd The sh.is aud bIsuns al
ieys - Bate Hotel taseb sms.t 10 so N
slant In the sbeds wrfe hve h1r.s fprtuastsiy o,oe
ofthem v~rr KILLED The r'.f q Jahn Fosies IN
The ss.srr vas taken c,Spl'tey 90 taxetn-r the
chimrys Tss fuins ser ru4ud th~ yfsni-..s
IN singular cnniusieo Nm t.rts harness n 20 ~ss
sInrtsf.d, end parly carried " ~ found stian A
buioins b~lof RiBx O. 1chu -ilef d.u aiaad Tho
hcsss % ssBu'i swan sua iioary " psrtv tora
aCwp. portion 90 MI srsn nsu.- 49, s- All h,d
been furnishes hut -b.ft ,ia- Ia. tsnlc - ~ n a
Whfsti. more Unfcof tBd 1fh-f -t-e atn.r r.t.
Tbonss Cssbiuas shed s-r c"@p's'aiy s@s-a.-i rue
hou@e 81 1bomss fhorp ptriJ unr ,fe,i All tna
chimreys stressed IN ga dr,ctious LOO ut.s-tts
hcuse hsd ite sifvefrd i cpin lsyf tara
The osxof Lake sgurs ne -. eirr,~iss'y =. ssrs
eleo the ehsssusyp fhe huu - q na-.i Prasfur n
preeoott end b. ni.l Burf4~s si ~ -pa~h -
rrssed their cbimpeys beins errpt ssay iiss romsoJ
strrvt wido- frost huUse 80 snruIl-t ssd ptfIi
rsnovrd nom ~ us6stius Hus orrts "a o1s n m
Gns<i IN West Cambridge, vss almost enseJ Destroyed