The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23

OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
From the Cynthiana Posey Co Ind.) News.l
On Thursday morning last about two O'Clock the rain
commenced to fall and for thirty six hours In unbroken
succession ii down perfect torrents raising Lick
ing river to unprecedented height which swept every
thing in its course destroying property to amount
which we have reason to believe viii reach million
dollars, In the Licking valley.
South Licking at this place was at least FIVE feet
higher than has before been known and from its
source to its moush there is not bottom but what
entirely submerged, farm its banks but what
was less injured by the loss Of fencing crops
which still left standing in the fields During the
tire day Friday immense quantities of fencing lumber
cornshocks haystacks &c, floating down at
the mercy Of the torrent of waters and accounts have
reached from every direction OF the heavy losses
tanned by our farmers. We hear Of gentleman in
Bourbon county who lost forty barrels of whiskey
sides large quantity of and other grain, by the
sudden rise Of the water upon his premises scarcely
farmer within the influence of the food his
loss AT less than from five hundred to thousand dol
lars and numbers will greatly exceed the latter
We learn that the railroad bridge at Falmouth was en-
trey submerged but happy to learn it sustained
no injury.
Licking the flood there even terrible and de-
vastatng in its than here il having reached
point at least eight feet higher than ever before
fencing and prodce lumber &c. which came in its way
submergng entire farms and even sweeping of numbers
of houses Of every description which to
down during the height of the food. From Claysvlle
learn that all the buildings the street fronting the
river were from three to five feet deep water and that
only two three bcldings the high ground in that
village were above the water.
The rise there sudden and unexpected having
come in the night after the inhabitants had retired to
bed and were awakened before morning by the sound of
the water in their houses far above where it had
reached at former RISE and in the morning the river
presented the spectacle OF vast sheet Of water cover
ing the entire bottom which the town is situated and
during the day immense quantities of valuable lumber
saw logs fencing and produce Of every kind with occa
sionally house passed down the stream.
The loss in the Licking valley cannot fall short of
81 900 0O0 and when full accounts have reached
would not be surprised to find that exceeded that sum
no att auhs idinUa Go nrda nd ia
now again down To its ordinary level
TERRIBLE STORM IN TENNEssEE-LOsS OP LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
From the Bedford (Tenn) Yeoman.]
most severe storm Of wind and rain passed over a
portion of this and Coffee county Friday morning last
about eight O'Clock portion Of the cloud passed
age The cloud extremely dark and came from the
west and went q northeast direction. Up in the neigh
borhood of Tu ,homa and Normanda, and the Barren
Fork OF Duck river some three miles from the latter
place. it did and serious damage. Mrs. and Miss
Stone were killed. The house they in was blown
down. log fell the neck of the young lady and
cut her head Off the other smashed and mangled
by the falling of the house 1t swept away all the tim
Der houses fences stock birds and squirrels that lay in
WILSON, who lives fifteen miles from this place.
torn away by the giant of the raging storm except
it, the dwelling was only partly unroofed None Of the
family were injured About mile from Mr. Davidsons
Mr. Bartons house was blown down. His wife had been
sick for several weeks and expected to die
sequently not able to get out Of bed The wind
SO severe that it blew their child into the Are he
snatched it out however, and then gathered his wife
in his arms and with the rest Of the family made his
escape out of the house They had just got out
when the house torn to pieces, and would have
killed the inmates had they remained in it, The
main body Of the wind from half to two miles in
width and the woods through which it passed
duced to one vast plain The roads are completely
cred by the fallen timber where it passed In Manches-
ter it killed an that attached to wagon with
ther the other negro who with the he
escaped unhurt The wagon blown to pieces and
tVvag rnpOr OnIa mad Shurf
raj houses were unroofd fences and stock blown
away, but no lives lost that learn.
There is no telling the extent Of the damages done by
this powerful tornado How many lives have been lost
do not know. The amount Of stock that killed is
great The damage that the people have received
be estimated it has left the most of them without
houses and furniture Everything Frustrated to the
earth that 1t in contact with We hope to be able
to give the particulars fully by next issue We
truly thankful that escaped the ravages of this
dreadful tornado for had it visited town would
have been nothing but of ruins-a pile of rub
bsh with the loss of cannot say how many lves but
fear had it passed this way it would have shortened
the days of very many if not the most of citizens.
We indebted to Mr.. Andrew Davidson young gen.
temsn of this place. who in portion Of the Storm
and miraculously escaped unhur, for the particulars
above stated.