The true Democrat., 1856-05-20

around which he was whired until he was tied fast to it by his clothes. The post was then torn up and driven bS all the fury of the storm to the ground and driven about with the body of the unfortunate young man fastened to it until every bone in his body was broken, and his flesh dreadfully mangled. When found, he was so securely bound to the post that he had to be disengaged by cutting his garments.
 Mir. John Hart and family were the next suf- ferers. Himself, wife and child were killed, being all the family we believe. The body of Mrs. Hart was shockingly torn and mutated. The little child was carried several hundred yards, and its head was transtiXed with spln- ter. It was not found until the next day. Mrs. Allen, wife of Jacob Allen, is the last in the list of fatal casualties We have not learned the particulars of her case. Every House in the little village was razed to the ground, and ey- cept small portions of the foundations of some, blown away.
 We give below a correct list of the wounded. Henderson Hart, dangerously, (skull fractured. ) Wm. c. Hart, severely.
 James Donaldson, "
 Wm. Spence,
 Jacob Allen, slightly.
 2 chhildren of Mir. Allen "
 Thomas Hart and wife, "
 A. White and wife, |"
 Mir. IIortman, "
 And various other persons bruised and scratched.
 FURTHER PARTICULARS AND ACCIDENTS.
 Fortunately, the track of this frightful tor nado was narrow, extending in width only a little upwards of 100 yards. It appears also to have been cratic in it's course. It proceed ed in nearly north direction until opposite the Mn+b li,t al,, l. T. T IL around and pursued southwest course and afterwards appears to have taken a nearly east terly direction.
 The killed were shorn of every particle of clothing and so besmeared with mud as to be undistnguishable, one from another Every- thing in the store of Millar < Berry, and in the dwellings of families, goods, clothes, furni ture, etc, is entirely lost. The trunk of Mr. Berry, containing several drafts and money to the probable value of S2,OOO or S3OOO made of the most substantial materials and bound with iron bands was torn into atoms, few frag- ments of it having been found in the vicinity Fragments of the showcase money drawer and articles of furniture offered proof of the utter destruction of every thing of the kind When the storm abated and the sun shown out the air was full of white objects, supposed to be goods and papers from the store and furni- ture and clothing from destroyed dwellings,
 Taking an easterly direction, the tornado demolished the residences of Milton Meri- field: Mrs. Vaught, and the Methodist church and camp ground houses. It next blew down the houses of Mrs. Donaldson, Mr. James Ste wart H. K. Brotherton and the Methodist church and camps on Five Mile creek. The last that we hear of it's power was in a m'igated form at Thomas Harris on Five Mile. on the Dallas and Lancaster road lift ing his house from its.toundatons, and re- moving 1t a sht Tt distance, and blowing down some out buildings. At these places but little injury was done to persons Some of Mr. Brothertons family were slightly injured. Some were absent and others fled from the ap- proach of the storm, and got out of the track, which was narrow. Much injury will result to crops. The fences are all blown down level with the ground.
 At Cedar Hill the tmbers were torn into fragments, and driven into the ground with such force that it is said to be dangerous to walk over the ground at night for the sharp spars and splinters which cover the earth all driven securely in, and leaning one way, so thick that a person in falling could not but come in contact with some of them. A fence rail was driven through an ox and an ash plank into tree. The foundation of the Masonic Hall, just ald of heavy green timber, was torn up and some of the timbers carried away.
 Birds were killed in the air, and found closely V picked of their feathers.
 Stock were killed on the prairie; f horses, 23 COWS, 19 sheep and 6 hogs were found at and near the village killed, and some of them torn to pieces by the storm. Many others are hor ribly mutilaied.
 THE DISTRESSED.
 Those that are among the survivors of this dreadful calamity are in the most distressed condition. They are left without shelter, with out clothes, or any thing to eat, and most of them without any means of any kind If ever there was case that appealed to the active benevolencc of cur nature, 1t is that of these unfortunates. The people of the surrounding country, with a promptitude and alacritv that deserves the highest praise, are doing all in their power to relieve the most urgent necess- ties of the sufferers. On Thursday last some 300 persons from the surrounding co lntrv were collected where the village once stood, and were engaged in removing the dead stock and repairing the damage 50 far as they coud A committee of citizens has been raised to pro- cure subscription. One of the committee has 
 have sl bscribed literally. Let those who have money give it freely, and those who have not can give something-clothes, provisions, or labor.
 We can make no estimate of the loss in pro- perty We presume M. M Mller's loss is con- siderable The loss of houses, furniture, fenc- ing, stock, etc., will make up pretty heavy aggregate. Mir. Miller made a narrow escape He was on his way from his store at Pleasant Run to Cedar Hill, to spend the night at the latter place, and was within five miles of the latter when the storm swept over 1t.
 The dead bodies were collected by the cti- zens, who came in and placed in wagon kindly furnished by Mir. Nugent, and carried to MT. Littles where they were received with every attention which a generous human re- spect for the dead would prompt, and that was requisite for their decent interment. And here we cannot forbear saying that reports are in cir culation, duplicating the conduct of promi- nent individual near Cedar Hill, in inhuman disrespect for the dead, and a refusal of that hospitality to the distressed that would spring spontaneously from every generous heart. We have suppressed the facts, as given us by a correspondent. and the name of the individual implicated; because 1t is an exhibition of hu- man nature in form so debased and inhuman that we are unwilling to believe it without fur ther evidence. We wish to give him an op- portunity of clearing himself of the imputa- ton.
 In view of the terrific fury of this dreadful tornado, surpassing in its power and terrible ma jesty anything we have heard of before, we are almost led to exclaim, with all reverence, how ever,
 'The strife of tiends is on the battling clouds,
 The glare of hell is in these sul phurous lghtnngs;
 This is no earthly storm"
 Later from Europe.
 Arrival of Steamer Atlantic-Decline
 in Cotton.
 New Fork, Monday, May 12.
 The steamer Atlantic has arrived. She re. ports only moderate business doing in cotton. The market has declined 1sd. Sales for three