New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-26
Particulars of the Tornado near Boston.

From The Courier, Il Saturday.
\ tremendous tornado occurred at West
Cambridge and IN as vicinity, yesterday afternoon,
at about O'clock \ spectator y no had an oppor.
tnity tO witness IT, effects, says tae tornado passed
along west Of SPY Pond, nom the direction OF Wal
than, and thence 10 Maiden, occupying circuit oi
forty rods IN breadth. and two or three miles IN
length. 1t swept before 4 trees buildings, fences,
and crops I'm The range OF the storm, there was
taken the store OF Mr.. WhtemOre and the school
house Ia West Cambridge the former being Gemol-
i,hed and The latter losing part OF %, roof The
churches Ia West Cambridge were saved from he
destruction, as the s;OIm passed between them The
influence OF ihe tornado. which lasted but snort
tine was not felt u the city. but >n'h ,tOrm which
lifted no trees tore down houses and pros.raed
everything In rs buci career. tas not been expcu-
enced IN our vicinity lor many year
Since the above WAS put IN type, We have learned
the following details
At Nedtord the Rouse OF Rev John PierpOn; was
blown down. and eight other houses were unrooed,
and efal ptrsols were badly injured IN the wreck
OF matters The Railroad depot master son, James
; Sandiord, had his body awilily mangleh by tae
falling tmbefs lie was cony eyed 10 the Mass tchu-
sertS Hospital, in This city, ami during the nlgh t
became necessary 20 ampu,Ate botn ms iegs. lie
CsnuOt I'VE.
An lrishman. named Luke Costello va, buried
beneath stone wall ard sustained serious internal
lnLy lie J, quite ccllrOus
Another man named George Maxwell, who wts al
work IA An orchard, had his skull Fractured Dy iail
ing tree and sustained other injuries several OLher
persons were injured more Or less, but We were una
bic 10 ascertain the nature OF ther wounds, or Their
names The amount OF property destroyed Oy the
hurricane Il impossible 20 ascertain bat It must
be very great
In West Cambridge, the whrlwlnd va equally
distinctive The store " Messr7. Nhluemofc q
Co. was blown down, and Mr. B. tesscnden, of tue
firm was badly hurt. Mr. Andrew Wilson was ielled
by he limb of tree, ahd he sustained much injury
He j. not however. considered dangerous. \ illilc
daughter 0. DAVID W. Horton, Esq, who wts stand
ing IN front of her fathers house, was knocked do"n
and seriously hurt There We're many other persons
injured Dut tie above are the only names We nave
been able 20 collect.
Between thirty and forty houses wete unroOed AT
West Cambrdge, and six were blown entirely d0"n
and completely demolished There - not vestlge
of Bates's Hotel which stood upon open square.
LEFT and the stables and bowling allies "hlch were
connected With u were ieycled 10 tie ground. nr
factory Of g. 4 II. Whittemore was unrooied ana a
building adjoining 10 Il Was shattered a. /! lhHs ol
paper. -, .
The amount OF property destroyed IN ooth owns
cannot fall short Of 100000, and several persons
IN AdditiCn 10 those whose names dTe gwen, were
hurt or the effects Of the tornado m towns a)0Fe,
We have no particulars but We understand tha,
MANY buildings were blown down IN Waterto"n anh
Waliham. In Mediord and West Oamondge. me
scene of destruction was most aidnisDur-pdrtch-
Is,ly .o n the latter town where buildings might De
seen IN every direction II not completely demolished
tOtteriag upon their uncertain foundations