Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04

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!. From the Utica N. Y. Herald, June l5
extraordinary Phenomenon
Loss of s4ife-Mysteri0us Move.
!, Es.ent OF the atmospheric body
!. On Saturday afternoon very many OF
our citizens noted the appearance of yer,
remarkable formal ion OF negulous or cloud,
substance extending from the heavens
nearly to the earth, where If seemed to di-
niuish almost to point, but expanding
gradually as it assembled, until the peculiar
form was lost in the clouded sky. This
remarkable and tunnel-like column OF
cloudy mist, passed owe the city at about
four O'clock, and was remarked not only
by Its peculiar appearance, but by a rush
ling, buzzlng noise, as 1t swept of in the dl
rection of Deeriield. 1t was watched for
some moments, and people generally be-
lieved 1t to be water spout, as its conical
/ form correspondent with all ideas of such
natural phenomenon. It soon passed from
sight, and was made the subject Of spor-
Tive conversation for the hour without
the least just conception of what the
body consisted, or Of It's destructive pow
er. Its effects, however, have been most
wonderful, and may justly attract the at
tention and scrutiny Of the scientific
world.
The conical mass first settled to the
earth few mlnuets past four, at point
near the residence of Milo Root, in Deer
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down and scattered about the telds.-
! Here the destructive power seemed merely
to touch the surface: between this point
and the residence of Nathan Budlong, In
SCHUYLER, distance OF one or Two miles, a
PROSTATE tree or fence only attest to its de-
strucliveness. AT MIR N. Buhlonfi's the
mysterious agency settled to the earth, and
in an instant scattered a barn to pieces, land
tore up several trees on the opposite side of
the road; next the well-house of Mrs. Rich
artson, which was standing directly in a
southeasterly line from where it first touch
cd the earth, was demolished, and quite a
number Of trees IN her. orchard, and fences
were destroyed; the path Of Obstruction
then tended in direct line to the south
east, as marked BY numerous Frustrated
trees and riddled fences, until it APPROACH
ed theBaptist parsonage house, occupied BY
Mr.. John Warren.
| Mr.. w. informs us that he was engaged
in his garden at about four O'Clock an saw
the approach Of tie cloudy object, as it
threw up the trees. AS its course point
| ~. 4 ofb ba
ran to The dwelling, caught two Of his old
er children and called to his wife to save
the three herself by following him to the
cellar. The husband had des eended 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 founda-
ton; the entire wood work above the
| first floor was carried some twenty feet
and then dropped in grand perfection Of
ruin, while the first floor with the sleepers
attached, which caught in the foundation,
was finally turned roof-like over the entire
mass. MIR. Warren, with two Of the chill
dren remained in the cellar enclo e,
without injury, MRS. Warren, was founu IN
the ground about ten feet from the cellar
door, almost entirely stripped Of her cloth
ING, and SO severely injured about her
neck and body that she died within an
hour after the calamity, although entirely
conscious; her infant was found near by
and almost entirely free from injury, yet
utterly destitute Of clothing; little boy
who was following bis mother to the Gel
lar is now lying unconscious from the
wounds he received in the common wreck.
His recovery is doubtful; an older girl es-
capped withaut any injury. The dwelling
was two stories, lSx26, and substantially
built In the rear of it was barn, dis
tant about five rods, 25x32 feet, which was
literally shiyered into splinters.
Next in the due souteasterly line of its
course, it uprooted several large trees, scat
tered the fences, crossed the road and de-
molishetl large barn belonging to Mr..
John Budlong. This building was of re-
cent and very substantial build and 25x5o
feet upon its base, yet the destructive ele-
ment tore it TO pieces, scattering large
timbcrs about the fields at distasce Of
from five to fifteen rods, distributing por-
tons Of the roof in various directions, and
actually taking up an iron cylander thresh-
ing machine, weighing pereaps four hun
dred pounds and depositing it at least
eighty feet from the barn. A cow be-
longing to Mr. b., standing near the barn
was killed without any apparent outward
wound. About 80 rods farther on In q
direct line, smaller barn belonging to
the same gentleman was demolished, and
what is very singular in this instance, but
| little of the material of which it was con
structed is TO be found. A few SILVER
ed boards and tiinbers alone attest to Its
previous existence. The dwelling of Mr..
Budlong had narrow escape. A single
or two torn from one eornerof the roof III
dicate how narrowly it escaped dcstruc-
ton.
Beyond the premises of Mr.B., for about
| a mile, PROSTATE trees and fences evidence
he al cf tl,a r11asSaflfyar l.