The New York herald., 1851-08-26
rh. La,e Terrible Tornado in Mas..chusett,


or PRofERTY, AND PROBABLE LOSS CT LIFE
From the Boston Bee, August 25l
Ihe tornado com nenced at Waltham. where the
atmosphere i' said TO have been, on Friday after
noon, unusually oppressive and insutfsrable. AS
near a an be calculated, its starting point was
near ehares river, just above the upper factory Of
the bos.on Manufacturing Company. 1t took
nortneastsriy direction. 1t had hardly "got the
wiad up before reaching West Cambridge But
by way OF little practice it completely turned
Teand large barn belonging to Mr.. Baldwin.
In passing Col. Dunbars fine residence the ground
was ploughed in several places, and large number
OF frsit trees uprooted. These trees we're valuable
ana hadjust got into fine bearing order. A corn
field was raked and DESTROYED the corn being
ribboned and scattered along for miles. The tor
nado barely passed the Coonels house, there being
bat five rods bet Teen the latter and the sweeping
roofing large trees Sc. Mr. VIM. Sawyer's barn
was blown down, and his trees aud out bulldogs
blown over. The cherry aud other trees Mr..
kendslPs place we're uprooted and other damage
done.
From Waltham il increased in power, destroy
ing nearly everything before it. It's transit was
marked 5y clouds Of DUST mixed with trees fences,
water, vegetation, TIE whsle presenting wild, de
structivf, and terrific appearance. The width of
the destroyer was on an average about City rods
1t was rather eccentric in its course and ppeaTei
90 fancy those places where there was the most wa
ter, trees, fences, AMI vegetation Old Boreas
not only seemed TO be deterIn med 20 have grand
<'blov-out" hi nsef but TO blow out Of exis.ence
everything else. After leaving Wdlthaa it was
thai o! Niagara Fails, wnen heard at distance.
The first notable damage at West Ca nbridge
was the unroofng and unchimneyins Of house
Brown. Of this city. In addition to our account of
Saturday, We learn the following
The fruit trees on the late David HIS farm
were damag god about 81 coo worth.
Dr. Wellington's richard was an5st entirely
ruined. Ii could not have been purchlsed for
Mr.. Horton, of the finn of Horton, Cosliss s.
Co, OF this city, will suffer some $1,000.
An ice house belonging 10 the late NJ. Lombard
was leve!ied, as was also owned BY ilr. Geo Z
hieha'dson When the latter building fell, the
timbers crushed bis ch tise the horse b. ag saved
by spriDgirg from beneath the falling roaf
In the central part of West Cam bridge, large
new school house was pofed, and a store occl
pied by !. b. Fessenden blown entrcly Gewa MIR
barely escaped with his lite. Most Of the build
ings on the main road, where the lorna 10 passed,
were unroo!ed. The air was filed with all "A amer
OF Boating substances, 50 - people at a dis;aloe
thought a Tremendous fire raging. The width
OF the tcSrsd was about 30 20 rod and the roar
OF The wind was heard at Erelt distance. Moth
ing kind has ever before in this par:
OF the country.
Col Douglass, Of Canbrdgeport, Who with two
ether gentlemen, were sailing on spy Pond cncoan-
tered Water Spout, which took the boat p, aad
svampei it. Col aud his two conpaLioas
clung to the boat, aud a tree vhi,a stdndJ in tie
Jons, and were saved. The water from tee poli
was carried several hun1ted feet IN the air.
When the tornado struck The poaa, th,ra were
hrs. pa,e trcnched with wafcr The fo.ce of the
wind shen covered them VITA earh and in ta,s Goa
oition they we're blown up the railroad track Ia
such a muddy state as TO Be scare sy recognizable
Oc- a,coun. on Saturday Of the destruction =: tie
village Of West Cau bridge was full, and We hove
but little 20 add The waste Of property, ani the
damsge 20 fields, orchards crops, fences, & s.,
are uemendous-some say gh as $4,000
Much Of this loss, too, cannot be easily replaced
some Of the finest orchards in West Cam bri lge-
ana there are none liner any Fhere--are ruined asd
years will be required to make them good.
{ Leaving West ubridse, the tornado became
more centralized, not extending more than twenty
tods N width. On It's passage, besides taking tso
nen oysr the Mystic son ccrO7Eis OF costs, except
strong 'eer Tor loss Oi life n taken asteen
feet from ne ground. and landed among a whole
heal Of tree branches. corn STALKS, bushes, s..
The hrst house in West Meds0rd that felt il. fury
was house beirg built 5y Mr. Charles ollas, Of
this city. for Mr.. Bates This house was nearly
.flishes ami was to cost 50 OO0. L, was Insanity
demolished, and rothing Lett standing ADORE tho
ground.
A workman in the house was literally blown away,
beng picked up some distance in an adjoining
field The station house was very much slcgci"
from lie foundation. TIE houie Of Mr. Sinlsord,
citation master, was carried twenty feet from Is
101ndation, unroofed, ani very much "a ,kcd g,1e-
rally. His son, as already noticed, had both leg5
broke n, Thich have since been az 2uf1t d.
The roof Of Alr. Nye's houae was carried away
aad his chimneys blown down. lis rifv was lying
SICK IN her chamber at th time. and was instaltly
covered with rubbish and dit. buf escaped serions
injury The horse o, Mr Lane was very mash
damaged. The house Of Mr. ). Nistugs was
Somewhat Injured, the blinds an Wiliows hci.g
shattered. Part OF the house q Alr Porl.as, and
h.s barn, we're destroyed, AMI a ncw barn bsioagng
70 DIR. Johnson was ieyeled 10 the z ound.
Capt Nyatts house IS a sompiete ruin A car.
rcU,ers shop in the was taken DIVA dtt. as
vas siso school house. be benches were ssrewn
over The aelds fer great distance.
The house Of Mr. Samuel Iocl, Jr, vas nc arly
runed. portion Of 10 was carried away. a girl
wal making bread IL The aidit,oa in the rear Of
is house. ana stepped into the main house aud in
an inf tsnt the addition was b0rnssway. SJme of
the family were bruised bat not seriou5lT His
ban wa blown down, aud his horse aDd COW were
buried in me ruins.
AZ Mr. Caldwells house On the bill, in the rear
OF Ny Iecs, Nlrs. Cs!iFcll tpDcd out 0f her
door and instantly was seized Jy Tho wind AMI
borne through the air cists ecc 70 Eve hundred
feet, over fences aad trees. AL aigh;ed without
The houses Of Mr. Lane. Hurna-.c- Mr.. John
Hastings, and Rev John Pcrpont. we're al more
or LEES inlDred-a all having taeir roofs aud chin
nsys carried away, er some other portions
"A house nearly finished. bult oy lfr Charles
itoiiins, OF this city, for Rev. ID. Y Haskias, was
entirely destroyed.
The houses Of Mr. jonathan Brook. and Mr..
Perkins we're partially destroyed. Nr. P's wife
and child we're In q part that vas blown away.
They landed among the runs. bat fortunately we're
Uaisjared.
aew barn belonging 70 Mr.. johnson wa blown
down. Near the turnpike, an immense pine was
taken into the air, and carried a great distance
When Il came down, it driven into the roof
Of Dr kieder's house, where IL protested some -
feet
beautiful grove Of foros, trees. on Mr. John
n Pages grounds was entirely ruined.
correspondent says that elms and horse chest
nut' NNO ieet IN diameter, we're gprOoted and car
riei great distances The air is described ns
e9ag uIed with trees, dirt, and missiles Of all
1he loss AZ West Medfori calls upon people who
csa vi AFFORD 70 meet it, Beside. lac loss Of build.
itgs. their furniture, gardens aoi frut tross a,e
destroyed. Mr. Lane Is a large loser He told
the writer, lew days since that he copsd,rsl his
sni they destroyed. ''o'
No tree IN the course OF the whirlwind was ,,ropr
enough 70 Withstand its fury Mrs HoI,n.' To-
cannot be lese than from 90 900 10 s8D0o. LAM,
sanford was very seriously injured, aud !, q s~ij
that ssnputation was found necessary Air Hsa
master, IL was thought, this morning, wss fat .iiy