Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02

erlv line from where it first touched the
earth, was demolisheG. and quite number
of trees in her orchard were destroyed; the
path of destruction then tended in a direc-
line to the southeast, as marked by numer-
Gus prostrate trees and riddled fences, until
it approached the Baptist parsonage house,
occupied by Mr.. John Warren.
Mr.. w informs US that he was engaged
in his garden at about O'Clock and saw
the approach of cloudy object, as it threw
up the trees. As its course pointed in the
direction of his own house he ran 10 the
dwelling, caught two of his older chi!dre en-,
and called to his wife to save the other three
and herself by following him to the cellar.
The husband had descended two or three
steps with his charge, and the wife with an
nfant and two older children had reached
the cellar door when the house was strurk
The whole frame work was lifted from the
stone toundat ion: the entire wood work
above the first floor was carried some t@rnry
feet and then dropped in grand PERFECTION
of rur, while the first floor with the slcepers
attached, vhicn caught in the foundation,
was finally turned rooi-like over the entire
mass.
Mr. Warren, with two of the children ,re-
maned in the cellar enclosure, without in
! jlry; Mrs. Warren was found on the ground
aboat ten fee' from the cellar door, almost
entirely stripped of her clothing, and so Sc
verely injured about her neck and body that
she died wi thin an hour after the calamity,
although entirely conscious: her infant was
found near by and almost entirely free from
injury, ye: utterly destitute of clothing; IA
little boy who was following his mother to
the cellar is now lying unconscious from the
wounds be received in the common wreck.
His recovery is very doubtIulr an older girl
escaped without any injury The dwelling
was two7stories ,I8x26 feet, and substantially
built In rear of it was baru.di.tant abnrr
fl rods 25x32 feet, which y as LITERALLY
shivpred INTO sglinlers.
Nextsin the due south-easterly line Of lis
course it ufrooted several large trees. scat
tered the fences, crossed The road and de-
IN ,ished large barn, belonging to Mr..
john NJ: BudiOng. This building was of re-
cent and very substantial Ily built, and 80 by
80. !eci upon lis base yet The destructive
| e e~ns> '--tr st to pieces, scattering IaEge
imhprs ab ut the fields at a dis'anca Of
fr,m five to Fl teen rods, distributing the
roof in various directions, and actua lly tax ing
up an iron cylinder threshing machine,
weighing perhaps four hundred pounds, and
deposited it at least eighty feet from the
barn. oow belonging to Mr.. B. standing
near the barn, was killed without any ap-
parant outward wound About 80 rods fur
ther on in direct line, a smaller barn be-
longing 10 the same gentleman was demol-
ished, and what is very singular in this in
stance, hut little of the material of which il
was constructed is to be found anywhere A
few shirered boards and timbers alone al
test to its previous existence. The dwelling
of Mr.. Budlong had narrow escape. A
shingIe or two torn from one corner OF the
roof Indicate now narrowly it escaped des-
| truction.
| Beyond the premises Of Mr.. B., for about
mile, PROSTATE trees and fences ev ;dence
| the track OF the destructive messenger. It.
however, seemed to have released its hold
upon the earth soon after leaving the farm
OF Mr.. B.. for it was distinctly seen to rise
from the surface and dissolve its cunical
shape. into a general cloudy form. The
PHI nomenun was followed by violent rain
and wind Two men at work in fielG saw
the strange epParition approach land took TO
! their heels. barely escaping its track as it
passed on. It seemed TO raise from the
earth in four or five minutes from the time
it WIS frs seen, and the evidences before
us u des ructiou L. in DIS rict EO- over
tour or five miles in extent, in due south
easterlv direction from where its first touch
was fel', and in a track about fifteen rods in
width. Whatever of material substance
presented itselfin this track was swept away,
and the ruin presented is certainly fearful
| to behold.
The rnllowing is from the Oswego Times:
A Terrible Whrlrind-ProJaby Loss Of
Life Buildings mroofed-Tress upturnei
barn Shoreis and Tree Tops fwnq
through the Air-ImmenSs Loss Of Prop
erh-TAe Comet supposed 10 hare Struct.
| During the prodg ious storm Of rain which
i deiuged The earth On Saturday afternoon ,Jne
of the most remarkable and destructive
whirl inds We have ever heard of visited
the section of county lying to The SOUTH
west of this city, in the town of Osweco.
rh-t rnr"c commenced at Il pint five
miI nv st of the city near the r. j.
{ 4,nt, n Mr. Peter Simmons D.r ng he
storm two large clouds were o5scrvei rush
ling together with immense force; Jhr nois..
OF their collision resembled the sepurt u, Il
cannnn. aud WAS heard at Il CONSIDER be
distance The wind seems TO hav, lCapcd
! from The clouds, and descended toward the
e.,rth the entire ro"t # Il barn hcI,nging
to Mr.. Simmons was taken UiT,and tn, irag-
m"nis, DIS, >hugleS, aud piece, OF rat
er,, r,,strrwed along Tor the distance Of mil,
and quarter.
The whirlwind passed on and next struck
the DIV cling house of Mr.. James CoTe, tore
out the gable end and took up the building,
actually turning ii half round Oh its founda-
tisn! Incredible as this appears, it is strict
| " true, ami the front door ct the house
which formerly opened towards the street,
now opens into lot adjoining the var J.
Mr. and Mrs Cole were absent a. the time,
leaving two children in the house. 1t may
well be supposed that on their re turn they
we're considerably astonished at the appear
ance of things, Though overjOycd to find
their children unharmed except from fright.
The wind having spent lis malice and fury
at this point, departed on its journey to the
eastward.
The orchard of MIR. Oliver Foster was
mex, il it's course This was completely
prosIru,ed, some of the tree taken up and
| tossed hlther aud hither at the spor; of the
destroyer, and the tops of the trees sent
flviny through the air at great distance.
| The whrlwind having thus executed its