Washington telegraph., 1856-05-28
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stantial materials and bound with IRON
was torn into atoms, few fragment
having been found in the vicinity.
ments of the showcase, money-drawe
articles of furniture afford proof of t
ter destruction of everything of the
When the storm abated and the sun
out the air was full of white objects, Sd
ed to be goods and papers from the
and furniture and clothing from desd
dwellings.
1aKins an easterly direction, the to
demolished the residences of Milton N
field, Mrs. Vaugh,, and the MetIl
Church and Camp Grounl houses III
blew down the houses of Ms Donal|
Mr.. James Stewart, III. H. Bror.ortoT
the Methodist Church and camps Up
Mile creek. The last we hear of its \
was in mitigated form at Tho's Harr
Five Mile. on the Dallas and Lancaster
lifting his house from its foundations a,]
moving it a short distance, and bid
down some out buildings. At these d
but little injury was done to persons.
of Mr.. Brotherton's family were sill
injured. Some were absent and other !
from the approach of the storm and co
of Its track. which was narrow. MucI
jury will result to crops. The fences al
blown down level with the ground.
AT Cedar Hill the timbers were tori
to fragments and driven into the grt
with such force that it is said to be
gerous to walk over the ground at n
for the sharp spars and splinters W
cover the earth, all driven securely in
leaning one way, so thick that perso
falling could not but come in contact
some of them. A fence rail was DIR
through an OK, and an ash plank in
tree. The foundation of the Masonic
just laid, of heavy green timber,
torn up and some of the timbers car
away.
Birds were killed in the air and fo
cleanly picked of their feathers.
Stock were killed on the prairie; 4
ses, % COWS, 10 sheep and 6 hogs ,
found at and near the village, killed,
some of them torn to pieces by the ste
Many others are horribly mutilated.
THE DISTRESSED.
Those that are among the survivor
this dreadful calamity, are in the |
distressed condition. They are left v
out shelter, without clothes, or anvil
to eat, and most of them without
means of any kind If ever there W
case that appealed to the active ben
lence of our nature, it is that of Il
unfortunates. The people of the
rounding country, with a promptitude
alacrity that deserves the highest prs
are doing all in their power to relieve
most urgent necessities of the suffer
On Thursday last some 800 persons f
the surrounding country Were collet
where the village once stood, and v
engaged in removing the dead stock
repairing the damage as far as they COZ
A committee of citizens has been raj
to procure subscriptions. One of
committe has been among us and we le
our citizens have subscribed LIBERAL,
Let those who have money give it fire
and those who have not can give so
thing clothes, provisions, or labor.
We can make no estimate of the
in property. We presume NJ. NJ.
ler's loss is considerable. The los,
honses, furniture, fencing, stock, &C.,
make up pretty heavy aggregate.
Miller made a narrow escape He wa
his way from his store at Pleasant Ru
Cedar Hill, to spend the night at the
ter place, and was within five mile
the latter when the storm swept ovel
The dead bodies were collected by
citizens, who came in, and placed i
wagon, kindly furnished by Mr.. Mug
and carried to Mr.. Little's where /
were received with every attention wi
a generous humane respect for the d
would prompt, and that was requisite
their decent interment. And here
cannot forbear saying that reports are
circulation, duplicating the conduct o
prominent individual near Cedar Hill
inhuman disrespect for the dead, an
refusal of that hospitality to the distr,
ed that would spring spontaneously Fl
every generous heart. We have supp
ed the facts, as given us by correspo
ent, and the name of the individual
plicated : because it is an exhibition
human nature in a form so debased /;
ignoble that we are unwilling to bell
it without further evidence. We wish
give him an opportunity of clearing h
self of the imputation.
In view of the terrific fury of
dreadful tornado, surprising in its po
and terrible majesty anything we
heard of before, we are almost led to
claim, with all reverence, however,
THE strife OF fiends is on the battling cloud
The glare Of hell is in these sulphurous Liz
nings;
This is no earthly storm.n