The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-22

Terriae Tornado

This village was visited on Tuesday evening about 0
O'Clock with one OF The most terrific gales have
witnessed Indeed, we doubt whether The odes, inhab
liant has seen anything OF the kind in this quarter Some
narrow escapes have been bad. but nobody has been
killed or MANNED as we can learn.
The gale did not last more than minutes but the
damage done in that space Of lime mus, be immense moi
only IN his vicinity but al Geneva Seneca Falls and
we fear over large extent OF county, which will suffer
an immense ioss IN Frustrated and unrooed buildings,
fences and trees
The severesl individual loss 10 this vicinity is that Of
Mr.. John Durham His new brick house is mass of
runs the falling walls having crushed everything 10
me lower noor IN the front part oil the building The
kitchen and bed room in the back part in which Mr.. d.
and wife Were al the time, destroyed Mrs. ID.
mad very narrow escape, as she was actually under
later the family would probably have been crushed to
death, as they slept IN the part destroyed.
The west root OF the hotel is destroyed Considering lis
exposed position, is most fortunate The hotel was not
blown down.
portion of the roof of the Presbyterian church
raised and thrown up against the towers This beaut-
full structure is not seriously injured. though IT suffered
The chimneys OF the woollen factory were blown
and piled in the lower lock, 10 prevent the passage
of boats.
The roof OF The house occupied by Mrs Underhill
WAS blown entirely o; but what is Singular the chin
ney is left.
Mr.. Hunt had barn blown down entirely ard others
unroofed Ii. +. Gustin has barn unIooted and the
is the with j. McClaren. p. Crosby and A. d.
Lane The latter, out OF orchard OF fifty Trees, has
only three left which are not uprooted.
Some idea may be formed OF the desiructveness of the
tornado in the country from the fact that Mr. Babbtt.
two and half miles west OF the village. has two
barns blown down, another unroofed 1870 feet OF shed
destroyed and three miles of fence Frustrated This may
be taken sample OF the destruction in that quarter.
Whether il equally destructive in it's effects along
the turnpike west OF the village we have not learned
but informed that between this place and Seneca
Falls there dozen unroofed buildings and any guam
ity of Frustrated fences and trees.
Ii is impossible for 10 note the numerous instances
of individual loss and still more estimate the
tent of damage, which will reach many thousands in
this county alone In Seneca Falls understand the
loss by the unroofag of buildings is much more ex-
tensive than here. We also learn that Mr.. Smith,
shoemaker, severely injured by having a splinter
driven into his leg.
The storm at its height was most appalling. The air
was filled with dust, which was made visible by vivid
flashes of lightning that occasionally disspa,ed The
darkness and when 10 this added the OF
the tempest and the fear that the building in which you
stood might be swept away those who did experience
may have some idea of the terror Of the Even
those who felt comparatively secure filled with APP
prehensons for others