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

purpose IN destroying property, neXt made
an attempt upon life, with but too fearful
success. A German teamster, named Mar
tin Schwader,in the employ of Mr. FLrniss.
who owns a saw mill in that region, was
loading slaves in wagon. Old Mr.. Fur
Mss was handing him the slaves while the |
teamster took them and slowed them away
in the wagon. TIE attention of the two
men was attracted by singular moist, when,
looking upwards, they saw common barn
shovel fiyirg through the air over their
heads, a ;,b' NJ Nh rty feet from the ground.
and = Ring ar uud IN the most singul ri
manu-r.
| Nai"ra " enough IN r eyes wer rivrtrd
upon this rcmbrkabe phe n.,mnnon and he
next instant small maple tree, standing
nearly It's length from the wagon, wa
caugh BY the wind and the top o it thrown
dirertIy across the wagon, knocking the
:.amsrer down upon the staves. and throw
| ing Mr. FurniSs 10 the or ,und. The latter
was but slightly injured. and in some ten
minutes help was at hand. The top of the
! tree was cut ..way and the unfortunate Ger
man found lying on the slaves, which were
covered by his blood from the mouth and
head. He was taken up insensible, and
medical aid procured from this city as soon
as possible. At the last accounts he was
still insensible, and it is thought he cannot
survive.
After this bloody exploit the tornado sped
on to wood lot Of about ten acres, owned
| h., Giibart e. Dapsf,1l nshro,.rbo,, bo
whole ten acres there is not tree left
standing, while their tops are broken of
and carried through the air to an incredible
distance. Mr.. Gilbert perceiving he devas.
tation, and every kind of movable thing ly-
ing through the air. rushed into the house,
and called upon the family to come out as
soon as possible, 'for the comet had struck
and their time upon earth was short He
is probably considerably astoDished to fnd
, himself on this sublunary sphere to-day latter
. having fully made up his mind to leave it
lor-he knew not where.
, Not satisfied yet, the whirlwind next at
tackled two barns belonging to Mr. Henry
Rowe, and utterly destroyed both One ot
them was taken from the .underpinning''
4 and carried bodi y about four rods, where it
fell to the earth leap of ruins. The other
, barn was broken in pieces. and s:rewed
about in al directions Mr. Rowe also
y seems to have had the same idea concerning
this remarkable phenomou on. Mounting
: his horse he rode as quickly RS possible ic
F,tch's Corners, and hurriedly inquired OF
q those he met. if they did not believe the
comet had struck. Considering the fact o
: these wonderful occurrences happening OF
= the 18th OF June-the day set by Germar
Il astronomer for tt e destruction of the eartf
, it is not TO be wondered at that a some
: what credulous man should entertain this
/, idea, placed in these singupr and appallin!
circumstances.
$ Beyond the barns of Mr.. Rowe, the courst
n of this whirlwind is marked distinctly to III,
a Oswego river, by upturned trees. here an,
q there, through orchards and wood lots, bu
. after getting about one mile east of Mr.
Rowe residcnce,i,s principal fury seems t,
RI have been spent, and its traces dIsappea
r entirely on reaching the river.
!, Such is brief but truthful account of
., whir wind winch we do not believe eve
y haa its equal on this globe fer fury and pro
dl-iuus power, ami winch stretched over q
section o. ABOUT ivr miles, marking IT.
+ course with destruction to evafytn.ns ;ha
:. cam" in its way the loss Of property can
10; b. les than So, 800.