Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-06-25
A REMARKABLE METEOR.

as Hard.-The Utica papers have an ac-
count (rather "6shy" however, of very
singular phenomenon, which was wilnes-
sed on Comet Saturday, and which
caused the death of two persons:
During the afternoon, tunnel-shaped
moving body Of a nebulous character, APP
peared at point over Utica, moving rap
idly along with a humming sound. 1t
struck the ground near the dwelling of Mr..
Root, in Deerlield, tearing down fence
or two, and passing on, gradually settling
lower and lower At last, having reached
point some five miles in northeasterIy
direction from this city, near The dwelling
of Mr.. Nathan Budlong, in Schuyler. it
made descent upon his barn, ripped itup.
and scattered it TO the winds. Then pas
sing on, tearing up trees. fences and out
houses i'll lis terrible course, il finally
struck the dwelling of Mr.. John Warren,
which was lifted from It's stone foundation,
carried distance of some fifteen feet
through the air, and dashed in splinters
upon the ground, leaving clean plat of
grass between the place where il had stood
and the pile of rubbish.
In the house were family of six
parents and children. Mr.. Warren, seeing
the terrible object rushing down upon him,
tearing up trees and fences in It's onward
course, and buzzing like thousand hor-
nets nests combined, called upon his wife
and children instantly to accompany him
10 the cellar, and, suiting the action to the
word, seized two of The children and leap
ed down the stairway. The wife essaved
10 follow, but her footsteps were tardy;
she was 4 moment-an instant too late;
the engine of destruction tore the building
up, carrying herself and child, together
with a lille son who was behind her, with
ii. The husband had but time to see her
ascend with the building that tore away
from above him, and then he stood expos
cd 10 the day in his open cellar. He went
10 view the ruin OF his home; it was com
plete. Here lay the dead and nude body
Of his wife, the destroying power having
stripped the clothing from her person: there
lay his son covered with blood, and sense
less; and, Just beyond, his dwelling lay one
such mass OF destruction as probably new
er was beheld before. Broken and spin
tered bedsteaGS, cradles. IahIcS, pots, ket-
lies, chairs, boxes, trunks, crockcry, Tin
ware, hats, clothes. stoves, bottles, bricks,
plaster, clocks, beams, stones, shingles, and
endless ct ceteras. lay crushed and crumb-
led IN one heap before him,
Next, III the due soulhcaslerly line of
its course, it unrooled several large trees.
scattered the fences, crossed the road and
demolished 4 large barn. belonging to Mr.
john Vi. BHdtong. This tuilding was OF
recent and very substantial bulld. and 30
by 90 feet upon its base, yet the des.ruc-
ave element tore 1t 10 pieces, scattering
large tImbers about the fields at a distance
OF from five to fifteen rods. distributing
the roof IN various directions, and actual
ly taking up an IRON cylinder threshing
machine, weighing perhaps four hundred
pounds, and deposited it at least eighty
feet from the barn. 4 COW belonging to
Mr.. b., standing near the barn, was killed,
without any apparent outward wound
About so rods farther on, in a direct line,
smaller barn. belonging 10 the same gen
ueman, was demolished; and what is very
singular in thls instance, but little of the
material of which it was constructed is TO
be found anywhere. A few Shiyered
boards and limbers alone attest 10 lis pre-
yious existence. The dwelling of Mr.
Budlong had narrow escape. shingle
or two tora from one corner of the roof
indicate how narrowly j! escaped destruc
uOn.
beyond the premises of Mr. b., for
about mile, PROSTATE trees and fences
evidence the track of the destructive mes
8enger. 1t, however, seemed 10 have re-
leased its hold upon the earth soon after
leaving The farm of Mr.. b., Ior it was dis.
ttnclly seen 10 rise from the surface and
dissolve It's concal shape into general
cloudy form. The phenomenon was fol-
lowed by violent rain and wind. Two
men, al work in a field, saw the strange
appaEltlon approach, and took TO their
heels, barely escaping its track IS il passed
on. 1T seemed 10 raise from The earth in
four or five minutes from the lime it was
first seen, aud The evidences before us of
destruction lie in district not over four
or five miles IN extent, IN due s0utheas-
terly direction from where its first touch
was felt and in track about fifteen rods
in width. Whatever of material substance
presented itself III this track was swept
away, and the ruin presented is certainly
fearful to behold"