The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-29
Violent and Destructive Tornado In
TeyYk kahurE. Mass

violent and destructive tornado occurred In
the town of Tewkshury, Middlesex county, Mass.
Friday afternoon
Abont half past five O'Clock p NJ some of the
INHABITANTS noticed over Round Pond a singular ap
pearahce. 1t resembled, in the opinion of some a
% %mne, spout was at first about the size OF a cart
"heeI. ana appeared to he in a whiri. As il gath
cred force, a noise heard like that of a heayv
tram OF cars under full headway IL, natb wa.
through the valley. with width of about twenty
h's rous' ana II soon assumed all the characteri.
ucs OF violent tornado, leyelling and sweepiny all
within its sphere fio"''
IL hrst struck among the orchards of Mr. Jsropes
ana ors kittredge, doing considerable damaga =
Y. IN N Increased force II then struck upon the farm
oI Mr. Morey, totally destroying field of rye ana
uprooting all his apple trees At this place n Asb
erinan, a resident of Lynn, who was on his return
from Lowell, supposing that shower was a.,
pioaching drove under tree for shelter The ter
hado struck the team taking both horap and w,E>n,
INTO the air. landing the horse in a ditch Inv tb
sue OF the road throwing the man across the roJ
anu breaking the wagon into fragments some ,,or
'ioh' "l 'he wagon were afterwards found nearly
miie from the spot, sticking up in the gr1upd IN
occupant of the wagon was thrown across IL -.
the tree nnder which he was shelterjnc helm, hin,
down upon him. by which he was seriously int p,,
fatally bruised "'' n"'
1t next swept through the orchard of OJ;vor Cor
ter, doing great damage. and then crossing H. b;ii
made clean path through an oak grove ona a,
THESE OAKS was afterwards found in a duck nonJ -,
quarter of mile distant. The larger portinn n,
the orchard Of Mr.. Caleb Livingston Was JrmnI;.b,
ed. ~ "'"'"ii'h'
1t then crossed tho farm of Mr. Samuel Tbon,r
sou, tearing down his fences and destrnvins ~
corn neld orchard, &c. 1t next struck the bous,
and barn of Mr.. John Clark. Tho barn Was co,,
Pletely demolished and the roof and the hock ~.
oi the house carried away. There were nina mr.
sons IN the house, at the time but they wer. for
tunatcy in the lower rooms and all Inn. osra,,',
injury. The hOuselFss family were after,rarJ
cared for by the inhabitants "
The tornado then crosse'ithe river and took ae
the corner OF the barn of Mr. BENJAMIN Durt das
trOying the sheds between the hnnso and -,
At TINS piac" the force of the wind was spch thai
an OK cart Wass taken from the ground and broIren
IN pieces III on" wheel not a spoke was Left Con
tihrlnS IN its course 1t crossed the track of m,
Boston ana Maine Railroad, uprooting trees anS
was last heard from upon the farm of Mr.. Into,
ol wilmington " where 1t made path in the wood,
nut gradually diminished in violence which WA.
noticeable from the fact that instead of puIIing n,
tree ny the roots, only the tops were taken off -
As II passed the railroad track spiked plank At
cfosrihG WAS torn up and carried II considerable
Instance of conrse, the inhabitants were in
state "i great alarm ut this unusual visitation
1t IL entirely owing to the fact that its path WA,
through the valley that there WAS not more sariou
INJURY, nearly all the houses being located upol
tne eleNatcd ground. Some state that the FIRST
they notiCed OF the matter WAS the branches anC
wen Who'll" trees wheeling in the air
others imagined 1t to he u fire in the air On.
lahlly under tins supposition threw pail of VA
ter upon the fire in the cooking stove and fed /,
the cellar for safety. One tree Of considerable sz.
Was seen IN the air at an estimated height of eighty
'eet ana the trunk Of large treo which was III,
rooted has not yet been found. Som" of the fra.
mcnts OF the house of Mr.. Clark were carried for
considerable distance. Although the loss of nror,
lost.