New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-04
crcnt Tornado in Maryland.

Loss og IAFGAND Property The Cum
so.and c,,,on has full particulars Of the deyas,a-
lions Of the terrific storm tnai passed over portions
OF Alleghany county on Satiir a. nlghi week.
lts ravar .. III tie neichbOrhODd Of >elbyspOh ana
AccldeIti were mos, terrible Thousands OF trees
were boNn down. stopping up the 70 aus ana pfoduc-
ms A wilderness OF confusion dlflcmt 10 CONCEIVE
Houses were unroofcd barns and stables overthrown
and feIfs OF gram destroyed. Al SeiDyspon, chld
was kIlied by the falling Of roof and IN the same
vicinity Waman was earned of her ieel ana Torn 10
pieces by the hurricane
The Storm seems 20 have leapcd over large tracts
OF country and fallen on secluded places. mus me
Mouse, barn and stable OF MI koOntl, lour nllcs
south OF Fostburg were unrOOcd. and S!ch Mas the
fury OF the tempest that one OF the beams OF me
stable large TO require elght men 10 III H. was
earned a distance OF nearly Two mhes. IN tht
heighbOrhoOd, however, no other daindee seems 10
have been done =,
correspondent Of the Civilian. writing from Lit
tle Meadows gives the following account OF the
Iatagcs of the storm m that region.
"fhe forest that IS literally prOstrdod for about
half and from that to mile IN width and IN length,
from the valley of the Little Crossing where II orla-
mated IS far TO the southeast OF US as nave hetrA
from the Homecoming neghbourhood. NO0ne can al
present estimate The amount of damage zone 70 Tue
timber. Trees that had withstood the storm of a
thousand winters unharmed, were twisted on, the
spln,ors scattered IN every direction others were
torn up by the roots whilst others again were ici
stand, ng. shorn OF their limbs and foliage ana
nothing but the tcmpCst-sC athed aud blasted trunks
remaining. The turnpike. from q few hundred yards
west of thiS place to the Widow NeaStS rs literally
'ncumbered with the PROSTATE trunks and branches
OF trees.
The damage TO the building very great, amount
ing 10 many thousand dollars. append list OF the
sulcrngs as far as can. ri present, ascertain them
Henry Browns house, barn. and fencing, were lev
ciled with the ground. Damages probably Sl,O0O
Jacob BlocheT's house rs complete wreck ms barn
torn down. and ms fencing and crops partially de-
s,roycd damage estimated at $500. Widow
Yeasts house considerably damaged. barn, and other
Ou,budings, fences &c, prostrated Damage 500
Henry Bruce, several thousand dollars worth OF nc
mos, valuable timber. gram, &c. Ma Boall, ana
M T. Manaw, small loss, principally IN TIMBER
Joseph Spiker'S house and stabhng had the roofs
blown of ms crop of gram destroyed ana stocA IN
.urcd Others were more or less injured
Another correspondent of the tiriitG0. writing
from Granisyie, says
"The damage done to all kinds of property Is very
considerable. and will be severely felt The loss OF
property is not the only loss for several lives were
sacrificed by the distressing calamity. Two niue
infants the children of Henry \. DlrNi AMI Henry J.
burst, while IN profound sleep, hal their brains
dashed GU, by the falling stones OF chimney, when
together, with the house, Was pro,lrated 10 the
ground.
Among the sufferers IA this section are Joel Bea-
chy, Peer Yeast, H. Z Bruce, and Nn. Frost who
los, in amounts ranging from $500 90 $2,0.o Fences
were lcyeled TO the ground, crops carrctoh houses
unIooicd. and farm houses completely destroyed
by the force Of tie wind
The correspondent ol the 6ir.iigl SAYS
"Thc storm lasted but an lus.ali-a single blast
and an was over. Il seemed 20 have invar.ab Y
moved IN belts a fcW hundred yards wide Sone
idea can bee had of ITS violence when state that po-
tdiOtS were torn Out OF The hard ground.