New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-06
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The Storm in Fayet.e Co.. Pa.-Los. of Life.

The UnIOntOwn Democrat glves some
painful particulars Of the tornado IN fayesie county
on the 2eth Of July Il began al Inc farm ana fesl
deLce OF Geo Weisen. The family occupied a ar
b0g building. with an immense Oid-itsmoncu ssol'
chimney IN the western gable. The trst oiast o, N
storm brought down inc chimney and cri4'Le,I ~
Wetse. under II. Huge stones ieu on NJ 80 " ~.
Hall the floor vas covered WIN siDnto' -
depth OF foot 70 eighteen incacs Many % -
weighed from fly 70 eigh'y p0nnis It"i In -,
thess Mr. Weisen literally quafne1 Ous u 80,
fnc M her IN sitting posture, Win hef nSf Vs.
sown h. The floor ,.lth the suDeuncu.noeM stones
They were dscnched With her oiood e, ll. s. !.
when was young chite' vas 'i"'''' - ' '
Sat tlf chl!d was unhlr Iii,
barn ard dwelling Of Nj Arnson. The barn vas no,
entlreiv destroyed, but The dwelling "ds bedp u
runs both Mr. and Mrs. Arris0n were Dally h l't
he having several Of his rbs bfoHen ana ne OS--s
terribly cut and bruised. .,
Desc nang the hill a ShOr distance ~ chcouiii.Io-
ITO residence of the Rev. Mr. ROse, ."o-stoIy stone
t,,d,ro Tho family consisted Of ten persons, one
beng absent from home Nothing was ieit Dl' .
.nali angle OF the first story. OAe gTi thT'eSi
wears Old vas instantly ked-all he rest -fe Dd4y
injured Three Of the family were s-eepihg II l-
ganet-ihey were found fifty or sixty PAGES dlsini'
HIng ~ an adjoining field. Tie ma OF one o. me
boys found on The farm Of Col Butte iheo lh'e'
distant
Crossing two fields and d small rayIae. tho storm
next encountered the frame barn and dwelling o.
James Stewart. The latter was a f~O-slory lo-
building with stone basement kousca Dy an w
usual roaring Irthc ar. Nr. SicWaf stepped 70 n
door, and BY the glare OF the lightning ne "a" ino'
Of trees and all sort. Oi RUBBISH ru>nihg ana reeni5
through ne ar. In an instant he seized one chld,
ms wife another. and they rushed 20 the basement
There was BAT ORG blast and crash, ana ms house
gone ,,
In ooe minute there vas perfect N.im H lIsnto
candle and here was not breeze 70 dist the
open air He proceeded 10 search Tor TWO oiHcT
Children Who were sleeping on the hTst hoof o.er
III. ted which was crushed 10 the Goor, ne f0AnG Il
wooden partition, and on top OF That seYcfa l3rse
log Crawling beneath them, hc iJdna Ms e-AiuioH
stunned. but not seriously injured.
The residence OF Nr. strong Nlths,ood me old'l'
hut his barn lost part Of i's ROOF. hundred var
from his house il unr0Oed stone school-house, aiq
taklur strip Of The finest timber We ever Ane" OF,
belonging 10 Col Butte, II seems 70 nave let loose an
i;s fury. The road running along us side was H'e-
Tallv chOhed up with trees aud brush.
The Colonel thinks he has come pa Tor more IMAM
hie fun ehaTc OF the storm. For HIM IL destroyed
eight buildings, composed OF stables dwellings oc-
cuped by his sons and various granares ana oli-
houses. Ills dwelling mouse and large barn Is
capped A grand-chId, small child Of Ms Arch'-
bald. had Ms skull iractuTod-anOther was signify
injured One horse was killed. and twelve Others
crippled or injured more or less Col Bnte estimates
has loss al $4,000 ,.,
Crossing lie next hin and the road 10 Laurel HI
meeting house II came down upon he premise OF
Zachdnah Ball. HIS large frame barn ~as Destroyer.
his dwelling was Il substantial bncA "ith 10 men
walls. The family was on the irst floor IN Il room
fronting the east The roof and upper story were
earned away and TIC east front FELL forward cN-
posing the family the open AR, bu he floor OYER
head protected them from above, and thcy escape
anhurl.
There Is Il gentle rise, mostly open fields, 10 ne
Iext batch OF buildings, belonging 10 Gen. H. W.
B.csOn FIRST the storm took the house, carving
away the upper story, ard uprootins everything
about II.
The Generals barn was hfty-twoI feet square,
framed Of large tmbcTs, and double slOnc touhld-
mons, one within the other. II STOOD on the very
apex Of The hIu saw lie tOundailun bui WhN
has become CT the barn ~ yet Unascertilned
Pursuing Us course towards Ire mountains, u 1t
stroycd the barn and bnck dwelling OF Nr. Jones, on
The old Conneilsyle road Its last act before uslng
~ the mountains was 10 unrOOi a house occupied ny
Nj knsil. and he stepping out OF ms door al the
time found himself on the top OF fallen Tree, some
hundred steps from his house, occasionally toUchMg
thc ground his way, but unable to stay ms codf,e
until he lodged IN the tree Several other houses
we're destroyed wholly III part before the storm
took the mountain bat we cannot give particulars.
Crossing the top of the mountain IL blew dO"A
large log barn belonging To Levi DOwncr OF ths
place We next near of IL a. Mr. Sebastian Ku :,
ON The National Road, twelve mile east OF TIM.
where 1t blew The roof of ms nCW bdrl JUS, dnsh'l,
and partly unrooled ms store