The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-19

REMARKABLE PHENOMENA - WHIRLwISD IN
| NEW YORK -0n Saturday last .hs citz ems of Uti
o. New York, were ss'ounded by the appearance
| OF a very remarkable formation Of a rebu,ous OF
cloudy substance extended from the heavens nearly
70 'ne earth, where 1t seemed TO diminish almost 10
point, but expanding gradually II asceuded
ont the peculiar form was lost in the clouded sky
| Ibis remarkable and tunnel like column of cloudy
ms', passed over the city at about four o'clock and
was remarked not only by it's peculiar appearance,
OUT oy rushing, buzzDg noise, as it swept off in
| the direction of DeerfeId. The Utica Herald
| says: :
1t was watched for some moments and ueopIe
generally believed 1t to be water spout as ,s con
| ieai form correspond with all ideas of such natur al
phenomenon. 1t soon passed from sight, and wss
made the subject of sportve conversation for the
hour without the least conception of what the BODY
consisted, or its destructive power. It's effects,
however have been most wonderful and NAV
justly attract the attention and scrutiny of the Sci
entitc world.
The conical mass first settled to the earth q few
minutes past four, In Deerfeld, and in an instant
scattered q barn to pieces ard tore up several
trees on the opposite side of the road &C. &c
Mr. John Warren informs US that be " as engaged
| III bis garden a; about four o'clock, and saw the
approach of She cloudy object, it threw up the
treea As its course pointed In the direction of bis
own house, he ran to the dwelling, caught two of
HIS Ouces cHLufeu, ana caiteQ to Ma wife TO
tho other three snd herself by folio wiz him to
the cellar. The husband had descended two or
three steps with his charge, and the wife with
an infant and two older children had reached the
cellar door, when the house was struck. The whole
frame work was lifted from the stone foundation
the sntire wood work above the first floor was car.
ried some twenty feet ana then dropped in grand
perfection of ruin, while the first floor with the
seepers attached which caugh. in the foundation
was finally turned roofiike over the entire mass
Two Df fhp
IN the ce!l1 enclosure, without injury Mrs Warren
was found on the ground, about ten feet from the
cellar door, almost entirely stripped Of her clothing
aud 30 severely icjured about her neck and bodv
thaf she died within an hour sfer the CALAMITY
although entirely conscious; her nfsnt was found
near oy and almost entirely free from injury vet
| utterly destitute of clothing; little boy who was
following his mother to the cellar is lying IN.
conscious from the wOu pds he received in the com
mon wreck. His recovery ia very doubtful An
older girl escaped without an injury The dwell.
ing WAS two stories and substsntially Quilt. In
rear OF 1t was barn, distant about i've rods
which was literally shiyersd into spiinters
Next in the due southeasterly line Of it's course
1t uprootad several large trees scattered the
fences, crossed the road and dem ,shed large
barn, belonging to Mr. John NJ Budong This
building Was Of recent and very substGu ss build
and 80 by 80 feet upon its base vet the destructive
siemen. tors it 10 pieces, scattering large imbers
about the teids defiance Of from five to fifteen
rods distributing portions Of tie roof In v.rious
directions, and actually taking mp an iron cyn-
dar !hrsshing r1aehice, Weighing pcrhsps four
hundred pounds and dspo,itrk It at least eisbty
feet from the barn cow belonging to Mr. p,
standing near the barn WAS killed without any ap
parent outward wound
Beyond the pFemisss Of Mr. 3 for about mile,
PROSTATE trees evidence the track of ths destruc
tive messenger. 1t, hewever, seemed to have
released its hold upon the earth after leaving
the farm OF Mr. b. for /. distinctly seen to rise
from the suffsce and dissolvei;s shape into
general cloudy form. The phenomenon was
followed by violent rain and wind.
OF what the destructiv. power was composed
we are not prepared to affirm, bu. of its force we
can truthfully attest Huge trees were tossed
from their deep rooted resting places readily as
8 gardener would pull radish from the sandy
earth; fences and even fence posts were scattered
in all directions as if they chips and buildings
offered no more Resistance than clapboard to &
forty horse power engine.