Washington telegraph., 1856-05-07
Destructive Storm-Loss of Life-The
Roads Blockaded.

On Tuesday night last, the 29th ult., our
town and vicinity was visited BY violent
and destructive storm of wind and rain
In the immediate vicinity. but little damage
was done-but within a radius of twenty
miles, taking Washington as its centre, the
amount of loss sustained in the destruction
Of fences, and the quantity of labor impos-
ed upon the farmers as consequence there
of, is very great. Large numbers OF trees
were blown down upon the growing crops.
and it must follow, that the labors of the
husbandman will be very greatly increased,
and his profits proportionally decreased
We hear of 80 loss Of life. or injury to ten
ements in this immediate neighborhood.
We deeply regret to have to state, that
young lady returning from fishing excur-
sion in Clark county, was struck by falling
limb which severed her head completely
from her body. The animal she was riding
was also killed instantly. This happened
on Saturday. the 26th ult.
The storm of Tuesday night, increased to
perfect tornado on its march from this
point to Little Rock. For thirty miles
along the road, commencing on this end of
the route at Caddo Greek, and ending a
short distance beyond Rockport, the road is
bloekaded completely-rendering passage
in wagons or by stage matter of the most
extreme difficulty. if not an impossibility.
A belt Of timber three miles In width lies
PROSTATE. The mightiest oaks and the
sturdiest pines, are torn up by their roots,
or broken short off, or twisted around until
there is nothing but a mass of splinters
where there was once solid block, and the
whole scene is one of inextricable confusion,
which will require much time and labor to
reduce to even the appearance of order. The
travel way is blockaded up The mails are
as cffectually prevented from reaching US as if
u hostile troop had laid an embargo on them:
and we poor editors will have to do the best
we can until our friends can spare time
from their demolished fences and ruined
, fields to repair the mischief done.
Our informant. states that at the old Nc
Henry place. the apple orchard was nearly
one-third destroyed. and the peach orchard
suffered still more severely. He says that
along the whole route the orchards are more
or less injured; and that number of per-
sons met with accidents, none fatal, howev-
cr, save the one referred to above. We
await with anxiety an account of the work
of the storm at Little Rock
: We also learn from a gentleman who
started from this place with wagon for
, Beach Hills. ON the Ouachita, that he got
: within FIVE miles of Camden, and was forced
e to return. the timber being thrown down
in such quantities that be could not proceed
As will be seen by the following extracts
+ the storm extended over large region o.
i country.
: We learn from the stage driver on the
building in Benton. Saline county, was
I taken up by the wind and carried out int
: street. and that the building suffered very
: little damage thereby. A strange tale, bu,
we have no reason to question its truth
:, We fear we will have to record the loss Of
! life connected with this Storm
t ANOTHER SroRM-Oar city was again
: visited by a severe storm on Tuesday eve
S ming last. The wind, if anything, blew
: harder than on the former occasion, and the
t damages resulting from it are much greater
: The large carriage depository of Chase
t Brother, containing number of fine carri-
e ages and buggies, was blown down Their
loss is estimated at $500 The workshop
of Mr. Clifton, was also blown down. L
K was principally occupied at the time by the
s Camden Ice Company, whose loss We have
e heard estimated at $1,000. A good many
beautiful shade trees, in different parts O
! the town, were destroyed, whose loss. We
c opine, will be sensibly felt during the ho
days Of the coming summer.
: Camden Herald.
ANOTHER SToRM.-On Tuesday las.
this place and vicinity was visited with a Sc
we're storm of wind and rain, which die
much damage to the timber. fencing. sc
We are informed by Jesse Stanford, living
: on the Military road, at the crossing of the
u Caddo river, that all his fencing wa.
thrown down, his out houses unroofed, and
u his dwelling house partially unroofed Mr.
J. Davis living short distance from Mr.
: Stanford, had his house unroofed and other
wise iniured. and Mrs Griffin living with
him, badly hurt. The greatest force of the
: storm appears to have been on the Caddo,
> few miles north of this We have up to
this time, "wednesday riorning,) heard Of
= no further damage; but from the threatnina
appearance of the clouds, fear our farmers
have suffered severely.
ArkadeLphia TfaUeler
In consequence Of the storm of Tuesday
e night last, the mail stage from Little Rock