North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-12
From the Baltimore Sun.
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Fayetteville TENNESSEE Ruins-Great Destruction
q Property .-Lamentabas Loss Of Lje.-F'aH Par
t;c1lars of the Calamity.
We gave brief telegraphie account of this terrible
tornado last week. In the Louisville Courier of the
9th ultimo find the following thrilling particulars
NASHVILLE, February 26--8, p. m. By the mail
tonight house in this city received the following
intelligence:
FAYETTEvILEE, Tennessee February 25. A few
minutes past four O'Clock yesterday morning great
portion of was laid in ruins by storm which
swept everything before it. Webb & Smiths, Good
rch's, and John McPhail's stores, were blown down
to the second floor. Both hotels badly injured
Hines new building riddled; Bagley's, lsaac's,
Mrs. ]. V. McKinney's, B. S. RusseIl's, Honon's,
VIM. NeiId's ir., G.. p. Church's, Berry's, Wash
burns, Mrs. Shail's, the Garvfn House, and many
Others blown entirely dowB-not even the foan-
dations left. DR.. R. r. McKinney's, Dr.. G. McKin
news, Mrs. Greer's house, James L. Fhompson's.
and others, are an entire wreck. The chlmneys and
east gable end of Sneeds house fell on the root OF
Nick's store, and crushed it in. Or. NJ II. Dor
mus's and J: NJ. Bright's houses were unToofed'
Several Offices, the market-house Stables and smoke
houses were blown down.
Mrs. Bowzee and child are dead. A. Fl. Berry's
oldest child was killed, and he nearly Several
others were dangerously and many seriously wound
ed. Cows, horses, and stock dead in every d.
rection.
Mr.. Nell's stables and kitchen were blown down.
Pen cannot describe the awful scene. The world
seemed to be coming to an end. The wind roared
amidst which could be heard the shrieks Of
and the OF children, falling houses crumbing
walls, timbers dashing against timbers, mingled with
peas OF thunder; and the air alive with electrci-
y, followed by rain in torrents, and mpenetrable
darkness, while still from every quarter came agonz-
ing cries for assistance. Truly, it was terrible
scene. The heart sickens at the recollection.
The tornado came from the southwest. The streets
are almost entirely blocked with confused mass of
tmbers, and not unfrequently the whole wreck of
large houses thrown and for hundreds of
yards.
The following is hasty summary:
The Presbyterian Church, Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church, narkethouse, Stonebreaker's lanyard,
and all the buildings around totally destroyed.
{ A list is here given of AZ persons whose houses
were greatly damaged, including the Jail, and of -
slightly
The above is only partial and hasty. Imagine
bosom sweeping everything before it-houses, trees,
fences, rails, pianks, &c.-and you have even then
failed realize the full of the havoc. But the
saddest of all was witness the human suffer-
ngs. Scarcely could you meet citizen that was not
bruised or manned.
In addition those mentioned as killed, the follow
ing were seriously hurt DR.. r. R. Mckinney, Mrs.
r. r. Mckinney, Joel Mckinney, G. Mckinney, R.
Mckinney, G. G. Mckinney, daughter of l.. 5.
Stone, Miss Martha Mckinney, two sons of ]. L..
Thompson, two sons of Mr.. Rogers, son of r. L.
Russell, M. Gordon, daughter of Mrs. Even, and
many others, whose names not remembered.
Another despatch of the 26th says
Among the killed were Mrs. Ransel and child, and
of A. HI. Berry. Mr. Berry is thought TO be
MORALLY wounded. daughter of Mr.. Record, Meth
odist preacher, had her thigh broken. The stores of
Crawford & Maleroy, and Mix, were literally demo-
iShed.