Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-27

DESTRUCTIVE ToRNADo.--A violent and de-
st1uctlve tornado occurred in the town of
Tewksbury. Middlesex county, on Friday
afternoon. 1t first struck among the orchards
of Mr.. Jacques and Mrs. Kittredge. doing
considerable damage. With increased force It
then struck upon the farm of Mr. Morey, to-
tally destroying field of rye, and uprooting
all his apple trees at this place, fisherman,
resident Of Lynn, who was on his return
from Lowell, surprising that a shower was
approaching, drove under a tree for shelter.
The tornado struck the team, taking both
horse and wagon into the air, landing the
horse in ditch by the side of the road, and
breaking the wagon into fragments. Some
portions of the wagon were afterwards found
nearly mile from the spot, sticking up in the
ground. The occupant of the wagon was
thrown across the road, the tree under which
he was sheltered being blown down upon
HIM, by which he was seriously but not IA
tally bruised. 1t next swept through the Or
ehard OF Oliver Carter, doing great damage,
and then crossing the hill, made clean path
through an oak grove. One OF these oaks
was afterwards found in duck pond, quar-.
ter of mile distant. The larger portion of
the orchard of Mr.. Caleb Livingston was de-
molished.
1t then crossed the farm of Mr.. Samuel
Thompson, tearing down his fences and de.
stroying his corn field, orchard, &c. 1t next
struck the house and barn of Mr.. John Clark.
The barn was completely demolished, and the
roof aAd the back part of the house carried
away. There were nine persons in the house
at the time, but they were fortunately in the
lower rooms, and all thus escaped injury.
The houseless family were afterwards cared
for by the inhabitants. The tornado then
oFOeaAd fhn rivar mud fol o9P 10 e
the barn Of Mr.. Benjamin Burt destroying
the sheds between the house and barn. At
this place the force of the wind was such that
an ox-team was taken from the ground, and
the cart broken in pieces. Of one wheel not
spoke was left. Continuing in its course, it
crossed the track of the Boston and Maine
railroad, uprooting trees, and was last heard
from upon the farm of Mr.. Upton of Whining
ton, where it made path IN the woods, but
gradually diminished in violence, which was
noticeable from the fact that instead of pulling
up tree by the roots, only the tops were ia
ken of. AS it passed the railroad track, a
spiked plank at crossing was torn up and
carried considerable distance.
1t is entirely owing to the fact that its path
was through the valley that there was not
more serious injury, nearly all the houses be-
ing located upon the elevated ground. Some
state that the first they noticed of the matter
was the branches and even whole trees wheel
ing in the air. Others imagined is to be fire
in the air. One family under this supposition
threw pail Of water upon the fire in the
cooking stove, and fed to the cellar for safety.
One tree of considerable size was seen in the
air at an estimated height of eighty feet, and
the trunk of a large tree which was uprooted,
has not yet been found. Some of the frag-
nents of the house of Mr.. Clark, were car .
ried for considerable distance. Although
the loss of property must be quite large, for.
tunately no lives were lost.-Boston Traveller.