New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-16
TWO WESTERN HURRICANES.
FYo,s TAe Hs~pkh Appeal, Nss. g.

Eoh, no nsssed over Brow nsyie, on the Memphis and
Ohio Railrosd which, at O'Clock, was succeeded by
hurricane, accompanied with deluging rain. As me
wind approached, go mOnsIous was its rash and roar
so terrible the crsshing Of trees aud tho clash
of objects borne along oy Its resisuess power,
that the noisy strife Of the elements suggested
the idea Of an earthquake. In few moments
the furious Tempest reached the town, hurting
d, strucon and spreading CONSERVATION around. The
houses ybrs.ed and shook the mighty force spent
itself upon the walls. Windows clsttercd with indie
sc,ibabIe aim; every movable thing within reacn Of
the wind was hurled from its place or east WIN STUN
ming crssh to the earth. The alarm was intense but
before could be well expressed the resstiess stor0
had passed onward to exhibit its powers Of destruction
elsewhere. ,,
feed the temse est TO spread wreck and ruin around
The ground was tbicky covered with the branches OF
trees -rsis boards and the wrecks OF demoilshed
buildings Trees were torn from the earth or toeir
branches twisted of and carried away. Stables barns,
kitchens and other out houses and buildings Of light con-
.tructon were either totally demohshed or unroofed
The respective grocery stores OF L. b. Leonard, ID. D.
Gree and Ashe, BumPas 4 Co, were almost entirely
blown into the street, IN mass OF RUN. line hsery
stable OF j. +. Fortune and that Of Wm. Moody were
both destroyed only small portion Of them remsn-
ing upright Four or five horses were slied ana sew
ersl busgies and other vehicles destroyed The roots
ofthe Baptist Church. the Masonic Hall, the Browns
vile Female Institute, millinery store and OF many
private houses and buildings were wholly or partially
carried away A new Office, scarcely finished, whico
stood near Mr. Brck's establishment was blown con-
pletely to pieces and scattered broadcast on the
ground
On the railroad track the mornDg train stood nearly
reaoy for starting this city several Of the oars were
upset from the Tack the eide OF one psssenger-car
was smashed IN. At the time thu cars were caPsE %,
q negro WAS engaged in sweeping out the p.s,en'
ssr.car, ard was, Of cOuYse, very suddenly taken
off his legs ard jerked about in . manner more
startling than agreeable. In few moments tAe
dsikie's head was seen to emerge from oae OF
-. ia f.aA "A hua n
mingled iGk AID ashes; his eyes rolled With terror
and bis teeth Chartered with the agony Of fright, - hs
sbiisked rather than shouted. "Gos.e'mighfy' ~ns
90 d. bbil been done DAFT" Then, with one bound,
nearest shelter The cars beisg thus placed hrs du
combat the mail was brought down by Mr. SeAy, the
mail agent On the tender which, with the locomotive,
was ali that could on the track. Ills surprising
circumstance that in the whole catastrophe, no numss
creature l0et his life.
From The Ci.eis.aa Ga:est@
From various exchange papers We gather the foi
LOVING additional partc uars in relation to the recent
tornado in Roes County.
lie oreate,t yioe noo appears TO have been expended
in the reichborhood Of Andersonvils, some ten miles
north Of Chilhcotbe The house and barn OF Abner
Warner were beth unroofed. Some half mile north
esst brick house Was blown to pieces its occupants
hsyir barely escaped with their lives. Nc. WAnNs
family were not Injured but left in roohess house 20
trdure the storm. About three.fourths OF mile
from Anderscnvlle near the Deer Creek rosd, and
lust on the edge Of tho bill land, two more houses
were cemolhted-ons stout log house and the other
nan loo and psrt frame. The leg house was occupied
by Mr. James Hunt, and some OF his children were
severely injured one title girl particularly. whose
clothes took re from the wind blowing me nre sooo'
after the roof was bown OF and the logs blown down.
Mr. Hurst Was not In the house at the tune, out 0uI
docrs clpRipg to fence TO save himself from being
blown away The part frame aud part log house was
occupied by two families. One OF them, 40 Eagusn
family, suffered ssvereiy-the vile having been Sc,
-. hv N0t nm
ire a falling log. The frame part Of the house was
jfed of its foundations, tumbled down tho hill,
oken al 10 pieces, ssd come VI the pieces carried
more than bio.
From there il passed scroes q corn-6ed. tearing up
rees by the roots from two tn three feet N diemeter
Ard pIcs.rs.rg sboxt one thousand shocka OF corn.
Two other bouses belonging TO j. Hawkins, ana one
tf them occppied by bin and his family, we're ae'
.,royed and Dry Run Chapel wss unrooted ana onef'
wise injured. The line OF the tornado Is mNkea oy
The deaf, notion Of buildings trees and fences. Many
of the farmers had large amount Of stock killed and
he Track OF the tornado presents terrible scene OF
depoIatcn. Its cour,e was southwest and noftoeast
from AsceYsonviile; its track varied IN width nom
100 ysds to mile and its length was ab2Qt ~ miles
Man, families along the line are eft entfoy homeless
and destitute In addition to this numbers are suffer
il gfron Injuries, several OF whom VIII not re-
cover. ,
Wonderful stories are told Of haiSbresth escapes.
one man riding along the highway on horseback, wss
blown. with bis horse over the fence into meadow
ard aghted in the SADDLE neither ne nor the noIss
IL jured. Another was blown Oh he horse near NJ
WsIrers faru) and he and the horse went aioit ssc
Oh their own hook, ard both alishted al sound ana
right
DlsAGE sY The RAINS - The Mortred! Conn -
Adr,,f;sey ss,s that the amount Of dsm.ge done oy
the ,ecen. frsshets in the townships bordering upon
the State of New.Yosk, between the q. Srncrsd
ard Lake Cham plain y enormous Nearly n11 ss
bridges have been swept away " III I'D d.ms
aged ,I much ss my n'. d poeuss Destroyed barns
and .s The the cns yct y.n g,Ss
arc Other rvsrs risrg !. the Nestn NV
Iose to q high, lever before Witnesses -"N