Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-27

LD&RAr.--Gov. Allston has given sioO
to The Palmetto ASso1ialion of this. State.
TO DC expended MS il may deem hest.
Terrible Whirtwind and Loss Of Life.
On Saturday afternoon iaSta terrible
whnlwind passed over small section of
country near Utica, n. y. IL appears that
during the afternoon several citizens of Cti
ca noticed Al very remarkable formation Of
nebuous or cloudy substance extending
rom the heasens ncmy to Tie earth, where
1t seemed to diminish almost ton point. bnt
expanding gradually MS il ascended, until
the peculiar form was lost in The clnldy
skin. ii madea buz ing, rushing noise, and
a short distance from The city sel,led near
The earth, and leyeied one or two fences.-
Further ona barn was dashed 10 pieces, and
scvcrci tices iorn'up by The roofs, unGl il
approached ihe Baptist parsonage housc
occupied by Mr.. JOHN Warren. Here We
qdnte l'om the Utica Herald: s.5s
Mr.. w. informs us that he was en3nvetl
in his garden at about four o clock and saw
The aPproachIof the cloudy object rs ii
threw " tlIc trees. AS lis course pointed
III the direction of his own house he ran to
the dwelling, cau1ht two Of his older chill
dren, and called To his wife 10 save the 9th
er three and hers, Ii by fullowint him To- the
cellar. The husband had descended TWO
or three steps with his charge, and The wife.
with an Infant and two older children bad
reached the cellar door, when the house
was stuck. The whole hnme woik was
llitcd from tie stone foundation; the ecBti, e
woodwork above the first flo,r was carried
some twenty feet andthen dropped in 9ran,l
perfection Of ruin. W lille the first fJnor with
The slcrpers attached, which chught in the
foundation, WINS finally turned roof life over
The entire mass.
DIR. Warren, with two Of his children re.
mained in the cellar enclosure without iniu
ry; Mrs. Warren was found on The around
about ten feet from the cellar door, almost
entirely stripped of her clothing, AMI so Sc.
vetely injured about her neck md body
that she died within un hour after tho c,i,
lamlty, although entirely, conscious ;.iier IN.
fant was found near by and almost entirely
Tree from injury, yet uite,ly destitute uf
clothing :: lutte hoy who was following his
mother tu the cellar is nov lying uncon.
seious from the wounds he received in tire
common wreck. Dis fecoyery isyery doubt
lul; an cldergirI escaped without any in.
jury The Dwelling ;;,s :. g s.esis= s.esis=, !!SSsaee
leet, anu substantially built In rear Of il
was a,harn, distant about FIVE rods, 25xs2
feet, which WAS literally shivcreds into spin
,crs.
Next, in the due SOU heastefly line Of its
course, ii uprooled several large trees. scat.
tered the fences. crossed the road and de.
molislred large barn bslong!na 10 MIR. John
NJ Budlund. This building wns s,f recent
aad very substantial bpiid, and 35 by so
feet upon ITS base, SET the destructive Gle.
lnent tore tito pieces, scattering large Tim.
bers about tie fields nj distance OF from
five to fifteen rods, distributing the roof in
various directions, and actually takino-dp
an non cylinder lbresbing machine, weigh
iDg perhaps four bunAred pounds, and de-
posted il at least so leUt from the barn. A
cav belonging TO MIR. y. standing near The
burn, was. kid ed without any apparent out.
ward wound. About 80 rods furthsr on.
in a direct line. a smaller barn bslonpino 10
! tho saiJsS gemlcmaB wss AsmcLslat!, 81 "A
what IS very singular in this instance, but
little e'of the n;iteliaI Of wbieh il was eon.
structed Is 80 be found any where. A. few
shivcred boards and ,siml,ers t,Iono attest III
IFS previous existence. il continued or,
sweeping down everything IN its track Tor
nbout anils Gnriher, WHEN it seems 10 havo
ielcssed lis hold on lIle earth. and 10 have
ascended from the suffaee Of the groand
and dissolved into agenefal elohdy form. -.
Fheswhole rxtentent Of oouniry over ,Sbicl.
IL passed 'ses abent 6ye miles, and ii il seid
TO have teayelod ~ tho IAse OF nnilea rrin
ate. Vhe phenonienoR was followsd by
violent rains and wind. s; :. ,,l..s.s5s
COD ts an Ipe sNle Of vlrlEe; f,r ne who
| difeads punishment suffers Il. aud str Who
dcseryes6 dregds /,