The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-20
Additional Particulars ahou, ~. -,
ordinary WhirIwind Mt "a.

The remarkable storm which oecr-,
ca. New York, on the 14ih Instant of uh;,h -
was made yesterday, seems to have ex.e,aos =.
raVsges some distance into the SURROUNDING 60
try In the neighborhood of Schenectady 4, ~.,
very destructive, and e: Osweso it appeared, az,
conpanied oy the same phenomena, which attend.
cd It's origin The Oswsgo Times says:
during the storm, two large clouds were obser
usnins .ogeiner with immf force: the noise
oftneir collision reseubied the report of canpoD-
and WAS heard at considerable distance Tbs
wind seems to have elapsed from IN. cIond, go
descending toward the earth the entire roof of /.
oaro belonging to Mr.. Simmons was take, ofT .,5
the fragments, boards shingles, ard pieces of r,f
teis, sHewed along for the distance of one and
quarter miles. - oNo ~no
ne w5rilwiud passed and next struck .ba do,
lng-nouse OF Mr.. Cole, tore out the gable end nd
sooA up tns building actually turning /. ba vsv
rouno on us f9uCdstions Incredible as this an
pears Is strictly trne, and the font door of The
house which, formerly opened tova,ds So a y. we
DO" opens into lot adjoining the ward M and
MRS Coie we're absent at the time Issvjny ,-o
c.ldren 10 the house Il may well be supoosad
shat on sneir return they were considerably as
,onisnsd st tue appearance of things tbonoh 0ve-
JOY ed to ind their children unhsr,ned excsn, frnr
.ngns' Ihe wind having spent its fury and mai
ice ~ Inis point, departed its Journey to the
The orchard of Mr Oliver Foster was nsxt :, :, .
course. This was completely pros.rstad soma -
the trees taken up aud tossed hither aud thi,her
h tne sport OF 'he destroyer, and tops of trees
sent flying through the air at q great distance
Ihe whiri wind having thus executed its pur-
pose IN destroying property next made an at
temps upon life, with but two fearful success A
German teamster, named Martin Schwarder. in
the employ of Mr. Flrniss who owns a ssw min
In that region, was loading slaves in wagon
Olo Mr. Furniss WAS handing him the slaves bile
tne seamster took them and slowed them away in
| the wagon -
The attention of the two men was attracted bv
| singular noise, when looking upwards thew saw
| common narnrshovel flying through the air over
tneir neacs at about thirty feet from the rronnd
and twirling around in the most singular manner
Naturally enough their eyes were rive,ed upon
| this remarkable phenomenon, and the next in :.
slant small maple tree, stsndng nearly its length
| rom the wagon, MAS caught by the wind and the
top OF II thrown directly across the wagon knock
| log the teamster down upon the slaves and
| throwing Mr. Furniss to the ground
The latter was but slightly injured and in some
| ten minutes help was at hand The top of the
| tree was cut away and the unfortunate German
found lying on the slaves which were covered by
| bis blood from the mouth and head And yas IA.
ken up inseLsible and medical aid procured from,
tais city AS scon as possible At the last accounts
he W As sti insensioic ahd it is thought he cannot
| survive
After this bloody exploit, the torn ado sped on to
| wood lot OF about ten acres owned by Gilbert &
| Penheld Throughout the whole ten acres there
is not tree left standiog, while their tops are bro
ken off and carried through sir to an incredible
| distance S.- Gilbert pe-ceivIns ii C de S:&:ior
| aGd every kind Ui movable thing flying through
the air rushed in'o the house, and called upon the
| family TO come ont IS soon as possible, for the
| Comet had struck and their time upon the Earth
| was short'i
| The whiFlwiId next attacked two barns belong,
ing to Mr. Henry Rowe, and utterly destroyed
| both One of them was taken from the under
pinning and carried bodily about four rods " here
! i: f." 70 the earth heap Of ruins.
| Beyond the barns of Mr. Rowe, the course ot
| this wbirlwind is marked distinct to the Oswego
rlver, by upturned trees. here and there, through
orchards and wood lots but after getting about one
mile east of Mr. Rowes residence its principal fury
seems to have been spent. ard its traces disappear
| entirely on reaching the river