Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-02

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to learn the extent Of tho damage.
From the Chicago Press, May IS.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Having conversedwith an eyewitness
Of the terrific scene Of which We gave
Q brief account yesterday morning, We
are able to add some particulars. The
whirlwind was rendered visible some
distance by the dust, grass, paper, pie
ces Of cloth and various other articles
which it took up in its path. Itap-
peared in shape ola funnel, small near
the earth and expanding extended
upward to the rain cloud above. The
column Indicating the whirlwind sway
ed to and fro, and the observer thinks
| it did not move overthe earth very "a
pidly, not more 50 than a man could
run. 53,s; 7.
Whenitapproache the house Of Mr..
Page, and was about,one hundred feet
distant, the house lmoyed towardsit 80
or 40 feet, when the whirlwind came
directly upon it. First the roof ofthe
house went up, audit broke into frag-
ments, then the walls writhed and sep
arated, and were carried up and torn
also in o thousand pieces, filing the air
with timber and pieces Of boards. The
pieces Of the house ] now lie in the field,
indicating by the manner in which they
are strewn, the circular motion Of the
devastating force. Many Of thescant-
ling and boards are sticking upright in
the ground, as if fallen from o great
height. gii f s.il
The family Of Mr.. Page numbered
eleven persons. They saw the whirl.
wind coming, and some Of them had
rushed out Of the house. Those out
side! we're also carried up into the air,
but how for they cannot say. They
are all bruised, by striking the frag-
ments Of the house oriby conclusion
with theground. The body Of one Of
the dead children was picked up forty
rods from where the house stood; an
other had one arm broken; another
had one hand crushed and her shoulder
terribly bruised. These two will reco-
yer. Mrs. Gillett had her jaw broken,
and is so bruised upon her body that
the physicians think she cannot survive.
a young man Of the family had his
scalpitorn, open, one rib broken, besides
other severe bruises. lis sli II s5Wsl
The house was q substantial frame
house, resting upon boulders. Some
Of these weigh three or four hundred
pounds, and lay upon the top Of the
ground, They were all rolled from
their places By the force Of the wind.
Aboard fence in; the track Of the whirl-
wind was swept away for several rods,
the posts being drawn from the ground
and carried some distance A small
barn was thrown down, killing . horse
and some calves inside ofJit y ,las &
= AT the time Of this whirlwind it. was
raining, and Just before, q fall Of hail
had taken place, some Of the stones
measuring nine inches in circumfer-
ence. The force Of the whirlwind was
lost.tsoon after passing Mr. Pages
house, and the column disappeared.
In goingiback over the track by which
itfapproached the house, our informant
found the ground strcwn with debris Of
articles which it caught up and let fall
again, among which were fragments Of
clothing, bedding, and wall paper,
which leads to the belief that some 9th
er house had been demolished in its
course. ssiilit III st19t'isf3 gsss iJgngE @.ii
1.-The consequences Understandable
atmospheric phenomenon are terrible
to the family Of Page. Besides the
death Of three and perhaps more Of
their number, and the injuries to the
LIVING. thew have LIST their home with
an its contents every thing in the
house is utterly destroyed. Even the
clothing they had on was torn from
them. shave nothing in the world
topay you with, gentlemen said Mr..
Page to Drs. Brainard and Freer, who
went out to attend the afflicted family;
amy money, as well AS every thing
else inthe house, was theprey Of the
elements Give yourself otrouble
on that account replied they, and
went on with their professional ser
vices 4, ,iiI..f ,g,i,, a.i.,(i
A few years ago Fanny Fern com
menced to write forlthe papers, at the
rate Of three or four dollars o column.
We are informed thatshe isnow writ
ing story to be publishedin the New
York Ledger, for which she Is to re-
ceive 300 a column! Who will now