Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-25

A REMARKABLE METEoR-lF NOT A COMET
SOMETHING THAT "STRuGK" a. HAHp.--Tho
Utica papers have an account of q very singular
phenomenon, which was witnessed an Saturday
last, and which caused the death OF two per,
sons; ...-.n
'.During the afternoon, a tunnel-shaped
moving body Of nebulOus character appeared
at point over Utica, moving rapidly along
with hnmming sound, 1t struck thH gOhnd
near the dwelling Of u Mr. Root, in Dcerield,
tearing down a fence or two, and passing on,
gradually settling lower and lower. NJ last,
having reached point some live miles in n
nOrthery direction from this city, near Inc
dwelling of MIR. Nathan BudlOng, in Schuyler,
1t made a decent upon his barn, ripped 1t up
and scattered it 10 the winds. Then passing
on, tearing up trees, fences and Out-buildlngs
in its terrible course, it finally struck the dwell
ing OF Mr.. John Warren, which was lifted from
its stone foundation, carried a distance OF some
fifteen feet through the air, and dashed In
splinters upon the ground, leaving clean plat
Of grass between the place where il stood and
the pile of rubbish.
g In the house were Il family Of sN-parents
and children. Mr.. Warren, seeing the terrible
object rushing down upon him, triring mp trees
and fences in its onward COURSE, ami huzzing
like thousand hornets nests combined, called
upon his wife and children instantly to aeeHn.
pany him to the cellar, and, suitng the action
TO the word, seized two of the children and
leaped down the stairway. The wife esSaytC
10 follow, hut her footsteps were tardy; she
was moment an instant too late; tAu engine
Of destruction tore the building mp, carrying
herself and child, together with q little sol
who was behind her, with it. The husband
had but time Ia see her ascend with the build
ing that tore away from above him, aud then
he stood exposed to the day, in his open cellar
He went TO sec the ruin of his homes il was
complete. Here lay the dead AMI nude body Of
hls wife, the destroying power having stripped
the clothing from her persons there LAY his
son covered with blood, and stnSclcss; and,
Just beyond, his dwelling hy one such mass OF
destruction as probably never WAS bcheld be-
fore. Brukenand spllntCreh hcd,tGnds. cradles,
tables, pots, kettles, chairs, boxes, cruckery,
tin ware, hats, clothes, stoves, hotties, bricks,
plaster clocks, beams, stones, Shingles, 'nd
endless ct ceteras, lay crushed and crumblcd
and in one heap before him,
Next, in the due sOutheHstcry line OF H.
course, it unrOOted several large trees, scat
tered the fences, crossed the road and dtmol
ished large barn, belonging To Mr. John NJ
Budl0ng. This building was of recent an'
very substantial build, and 81 ny 81 feet npo
its base, yet the destructive element tore il t.
pieces, scattering large pieces OF tintrrS ahon
the fields At Instance Of from five 10 lllteel
rods, distributing the root in various dlrcc
JlOus, ana actnhy taxing up an IRON CNllnue
thrcshiOg ma, has, weighing perhaps tou
hundred pounds, aI.a deposited it nj least "
feet from the bsfS. a cow hrlongug 10 Mr.
b.. standing near ths barn, was Killed withou
any apparent outward Punnl. About eight,
rods further on, 10 4lrert line, a smaller barn
belonging TO the gaRB gentleman, was drnol
ished aud what In v9fJ singular in this IN
stance, bnt littls OF size material Of which i
was constructed Ia 10 bU tHund anvwhrrr.
few Shivered boards ADD timbcrs alone attes
to its previous existence. The dwelling ni Mr.
BudlOng had raTou escape. a shnglc o
two torn from CEe corner Of the roof indicat,
how narrowly il sHns2ea destruction.
g Beyond the pitt" 81 AR. g., for abOnt .
mile, PROSTATE tsoos and fences evidence til,
track of the destrao4iVe messenger. 1t, how
ever, seemed 10 hnVe released its hold npor
the earth soon after leaving the farm Of Mr.
B., for il was directly seen to rise from III,
surface and dissolve its conical shape into I
cloudy form. The phenomenon was followed
by violent rain d SiAd. Two men, at worl
in a field, saw III atEsngc apparitiOn approach
and took to the s"''la. ss'arely escaping ii,
track as il passed ID TO raise from
it was first seen, and the evidences before us Of
destruction lie in a district not over four or
five miles in extent, in due s0utheasterly d-
rectiOn from where its first touch was felt, and
in a track about fifteen rods in width. -
Whatever of material substance presented
itself in this track was swept away, and the
ruin presented is certainly fearful to behold"