The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-07-09
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NO.sO.
A Remarkable Meteor.

messed on Saturday last, which caused the
death OF two persons: =
"DIr,ng the afternoon, a tunnel. .sbape3
moving body Of a nebuIous character an.
peared at a point over Utica, moving rapid-
y along With humming sound. i styncL
the ground near the dwelling OF aMr. Roof.
IN Deerfield, tearing down n fence or two
and passing on, gradually settling lowe,
and lower. At last, having reached
point some five miles in nortbeas,erIv AZ,
rect'on from this city, near the dwelling of
Mr.. Nathan budlong, in Schuyler, il made
descent upon his barn, TYPED it up, and
scattered 1t to the winds. Then passing
on, tearing up trees, fences and ouihouses
IN ITS terrible course, it finally struck the
dwelling of Mr.. John Warren, which was
iii'ed from It's stone foundation, carried n
distance of some fifteen feet through the
AR, and dashed in splinters upon the
ground, leaving clean plat of grass be-
tween the place where il had stood and The
pile Of rubbish.
IN the house were family Of six-pa.
rents and children. Mr.. Warren. seeina
the terrible Object rushing down upon him
tearing up trees aud fences in its onward
course, aud buzzing like thousand hornetss
nests combined, called upon the wife and
children instantly 10 accompany him 10 the
cellar, and, suiting the action 10 the word
seized two of the children aud leapei down
the stairway. Tie wife essayed to follow.
OUT her footsteps were tardy; she was mo-
heht-an instant too late; the engine Of
destruction tore the building up, carrying
herself and child, together with little SON
who was behind her, with IT, Thehusbapd
had but time TO see her ascend with the
building that tore away from above him.
and then he stood exposed TO the day. ir
ms open cellar. He went to view the min
oi his house; 1t was complete. Here Law
the dead and nude body of his wife. the
destroying power having stripped the cloth
ing from her person; there lay his son coy
cred with blood. and senseless: and lust bs.
yond, his dwelling lay one such mass of des.
truction as probably never was beheld be.
lore. Broken and splintered bedsteads
cradles, tables, pots, kettles, chairs, boxes
trunks, erockery. tin ware, hats, clothes,
stoves, bottles, bricks, plaster, clocks, beams.
stones, shingles, and endless ct ceieras'
lay crushed and crumbed in one heap he.
fore him.
S :" tne oue soutneaslefly line OF
It's course, It uprooted several large trees,
scattered the fences, crossed the road aud
demolished large barn, belonging to Mf.
John M. Budlong. This building was OF re-
cent and very substantial build, and 35 by so
feet upon its base, yet the destructive ele-
ment tore II TO pieces, scattering large tim
bers about the fields at distance Of from
i've to fifteen rods, distributing the roof in
various directions, and actually taking up
an iron cylinder thresliing machine weigh
ing perhaps four hundred pounds, and de.
posting II at least eighty feet from the barn.
A cow belonging to Mr.. B., standing near
the barn, was killed, without aay apparent
outward wound. About eighty rods farther
on, IN a direct line, a smaller barn. belong.
ing TO the same gentleman, was demolisb-
ed, aud what is very singular in this in
stance, but little OF The material Of which IL
was constructed is TO be found anywhere.
a few shivered boards and tinbers alone
attest to Its previous existence. The dwell
ling Of Mr.. Budlong had narrow escape.
A slnngie or two torn from one corner of
The roof indicate how narrowly it escaped
destruction.
"Beyond the premises of Mr.. B.. for
ABOUT mile, PROSTATE trees aud fences
evsnee the track of the destructive messen.
ger. 1t, however, seemed 10 have released
Its hold upon the earth soon after leaving
the farm of Mr.. b., for it was distiaciis
seen 10 rise from the surface and dissolve its
conIcal shape into "A general cloudy form.
lhe phenomenon was followed by violent
rain and wind. Two men, at work in a
held, saw the strange apparilion approach.
and took to their heels, barely escaping its
track as it passed on. Il seemed 10 rise
from the earth IN four or five minutes from
The time 1t was first seen. aud the evidences
before us of destruction lie in district not
over four or five miles in extent, in a due
southeasterly direction from where its first
touch was felt, and in a track about fifteen
rods in width. Whatever of material sub
stance presented itself in this track was
swept away, and the ruiR presented is GER
tainly teaiful to behold"
a LADY UEP1RAsANTLY SIruArEp.-we
learn from the Richmond Wing, that In.
dy while passing through the Capitol
Square, Monday, was constrained 10 solicit
the assistance of n van,la,o,. -. -