Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-09
THE STORM IN FAYETTE COUNTY, (P4)

The Uniontown Democrat gives ssme painful particulars
Of the tornado in Fayee county, on the 26th Of July
began at the farm and residence Of George Wesel The
family occupied large log building, with immense old
fashioned chimney in the gable The first blast
Of the storm brought down the chimney and crushed Mrs
Wetsell under it. Huge stones fell on Mr. Wetsell.
Half the oor was covered with stones from the depth Of
foot to eighteen inches Many Of them weighed from fifty TO
eighty pounds From under these Mr. Wetsa literally quar-
red out his wife, finding her in sitting posture, with her
head pressed down the floor with the perncumbent stones
They were drenched with her blood cradle, in which
young child crushed to the floor but the child was
unhurt ,..., a
Over the top Of the hill 1t encountered the barn and
dwelling Of Mr. Ason. The barn was not entirely destroy
ed, but the dwelling heap Of ruins Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Anson badly hurhe having several Of bis ribs
broken and she being terribly cut and bruised.
Descending the hill short distance il encountered the
sidence Of the Rev. Mr. Rose two-sory stone building
The family consisted Of ten persons being absent from
home. Nothing left but small angle Of the first story
are badly injured. Three Of the family sleeping in the
garre they found fifty sixty PAGES distant lying in
sdjacen field. The hat Of one Of the boys found on
the farm Of Col. Butte, three miles distant.
Crossing two fields and small ravne, the storm next
countered the frame barn and dwelling Of James Stewart
The latter two-sts log building with stone basement
Reused by an unusual roaring in the air. Mr. Stewart stepped
to his door, and by the glare Of the lightning be saw limbs Of
trees and all Of rubbish rushing and reelng through the
air. In an instant be seized one child, his wife another and
they rushed to the basement There but blast and
crash, and his house gone.
In one minute there was perfect calm He lit candle,
and there breeze 70 disturb il in the open air. He
proceeded search for other children which sleep
ing on the frat oor over the bed which wsscruhed the
oor, be found wooden partition, and on the top OF that
several large logs Crawling beneath hem he found bis chill
.dren, stunned but not seriously injured
The residence Of Mr.. Strong whstood the blast but his
I~.A~ H. Isod
Il unfcosd stone schoolhouse, and taking strip Of the
finest timber we knew Of Belonging COL Bue il seems to
have let loose oil s fury The road running along is side
literally choked up with trees and brush The Colonel
thinks be has In for than bis full share OF the
storm For him il destroyed eight buildings composed Of
stables dwellings occupied by his sons and various granaes
and outhoues His main dwelling house and large barn
capped grand child small child Of Mrs. Archbad bad
was killed. and twelve Others crippled injured less
Col Butte estimates his los q three thousand dollars.
Crossing the next bill and the road to Laurel Hill Meeting
house. came down upon the premises Of Zachariah Ball.
His large frame barn destroyed His dwelling was
substantial brick with eighteen inch walls The family was
on the first Aoor, in fronting the east The roof and
upper story were carried away, and the east front fell OUT
ward exposing the family to the open air but the floor over
head projected them from above and they escaped unhnr
There s gentle Mss, mostly open ed the next batch
Of buildnss, belonging to Gen. H. W. Beeson First the
storm took the house. carrying away the upper story
roofing every thing about IT, The Generals barn was hy-
two feet square, framed Of large timber and douoe Stone
Foundations one within the other. Il stood on the very apex
Of the hill We saw the foundation, but what has become Of
the barn II yet unsscertsined. ,esef
Pursuing s cour,e toward the mountains destroyed the
barn and brick dwelling Of Mr. Jones' the old Connels-
Vile road It. last oct before rising to the mountains was to
unfcof house occupied By Mr. Kins and be stepping out
o. ms door q the time, found himself on the top Of fallen
we some hundred steps from his house, occasionally touch
s ground on hs way, but unable to stay bis course u-
~ ns IN the tss Several other houses were destroy
wno N pest before the storm took The mountain, but
We cannot give psr,iculsss NJ - 1,s.l rs. 5..l III
Crossing hs top a the mountain Il bsv down large Lon
barn belontng TO LsM Dcwnsg, Of ,his place. We nsx
hear cfhs MF. ssbe5dsh RGShi, Oh ,hs Nsions Road,
twelve miles east Of thi where bs tS roof of his new
barn, Just finished, and partly udloofsd his sors.