Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-31
DAILY VIRGINIAN.

VIOLENT AND Destructive TORNADO IN
TKwxsBuRy, Mass BUILDINGS Demolished
TREES UPIoorEp--FENCes AND CROPS DEs-
rRoyEp-SISauLAR INCIDENTS. "A violent and
destructive tornado occurred in the town OF
Tewshury, Middlesex county. Massachusetts.
Yesterday afternoon. At about half past 5o'clock
p. NJ. some of the inhabitants noticed over
Round Pond singular appearance. 1t resem-
bled. nithe opinion Of some, waterspout; was
at first about the size of a cart wheel. and APP
peared TO be in whir As il gathered force.
a noise was henrd like that of heavy train of
oars under full Roadway. Its path was through
IT, valley. with width of about twenty five rods,
and it soon assumed all the characteristics of a
violent tornado, leveling aud sweeping all within
its sphere.
Il first struck among the orchards of Mr.. JAG
ques and Mrs Kittredge, doing considerable
damage. With increased force it then struck
upon the farm Of Mr. Morey totally destroying
a field of rye and uprootug all his apple trees.
At this place n fisherman n resident of Lynn,
who was on his return from Lowell. supposlpg
that shower was approaching drove under
tree for shelter. Tho tornado struck the team
taking both horses and wagon into the air, land
ing the rise in ditch BY the side of the road,
throwing the man across the road, breaking the
wagon into fragments. Some portions of the
wagon were found nearly mile from the spot
sticking up in the ground. The occupant at the
wagon was tnTnWU hCTpks tue fbdu, tnf lft uh
der which he sheliering being blown down
upon him. by which he was seriously but not ia
tally bruised.
1t next swept through the orchard of Oliver
Carter. doing great damage, and then crossing
the hill. made a clean path through an oak grove
One of these oaks was afterwards found in
duck pond quarter of a mile distant. The lar
ger portion of the orchard of Mr. Caleb Living
sfon was demolished
n hon sod tha far, nfM Mr. Snmupl Ihomn-
son. tearing down bis fences and destroying his
corn field orchard&c. 1t next struck the house
and barn OF Mr. John Clark. The barn was
completely demolished, and the roof aud tho back
par, of the house carried away. There were
nine persons in the honse, Il: the time. but they
were fortunately in the lower rooms, and oil thus
escaped injury. The houseless family were af-
ierwnrds cared for by the inhabitants
The tornado then crossed the river and took
off the corner of the barn of Mr. Benjamin Burt
destroying the sheds between the house aud
barn. At this place tho force of the wind was
such that OK team was taken from the ground
and broken in pieces. OF one wheel not u spoke
was left. Continuing in its course it crossed
the track of the Boston and Maine Railroad, up
roofing trees. and was last heard from upon the
farm of Mr. Upton of Wilmington whore it
made path in the woods hut gradually dimin-
ished in violence, which was noticeable from tho
fact that instead of pulling up n tree by the
sroots, only the tops were taken off. As il passed.
the railroad track n spiked plank at the crossing
was torn up and carried considerable distance
Of course the inhabitants were in state OF grent
alarm at this unusual visitation.
1t Ia entirely owing to the fact that its path
was through the valley that there was no more
serious injury nearly all tho houses being Ioca
ted upon the elevated ground. Some state that
the first they noticed of the matter was the bran
ches and even whole trees wheeling in the mir.
Others imagined il 10 be fire in the air.
One family under that superstition threw a pail
of water upon the fire in the cooking stove and
fled to the cellar Tor safety. One tree of consider
able size seen in the air at an estimated
height of eighty feet and the trunk of large
tree which was uprooted has not yet been found
Some of the fragments of the house of Mr.. CLARK
were carried for a considerable distance. Al
though the loss of property must be quite large.
fortunately no lives were lost.-Boston Irapei-
err Of Saturday.