The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-07


While Cincinnati visited by thunder storm be-
tween twelve and O'Clock Sunday morning last,
very destructive tornado passed Spr gaed at pre-
csely the hour The Republic Of Monday contains
full details, from which extract the principal fas
The gale rst broke forth the residence Of Mr. Gwynn
single tree was river 10 the ground Then swsyed over
the Col grounds In souhcasery direction, destroy
ing every thing that lay In its path.
The first premises struck those Of Gwynn The
house frame stood the east side Of Buck Creek just
west OF wttenburg College, situated on high point Of
Of Mr. Gwynn, his wife and children. Tho house was
thrown ON Its foundations and dashed down the rocky
decvity 70 the souheaswacd utterly dcmoshng every
thing yet strange TO say seriously njurng no member
Of the household. Ono It'll, girl carried distance OF
forty feet feather bed and laid upon the trunk Of
PROSTATE tree She gathered herself up aud herocay
made her 10 the college through the beating RAIN and
brought dozen or more persons TO the rescue Three
children found fastened under section OF the siding
Of the house. the were found cooped up In
section Of the framework OF tho building and though
everything around them even TO their bedstead was de-
molished, they were uninurcd Mrs. Gwynn and an in
FAINT child found In another part Of the RUM covered
with portion OF partition wall the mother not scri.
ousy injured though stunned and frightened the infant
comfortably nesting In bedding, al unconscious OF the
desoiating wreck strewed around
Portions Of the roof and siding OF this house
red full half mile through the forest 10 the eastward
This the most complete wreck In this city and the
escape OF the inmates was even miraculous.
On the opposite side OF the creek roof was taken on
the large smokehouse OF Leuy Grant, thence onward
10 the southeast wilderness OF trees prostrate
among them hlckortCS and OAKS feet thickness,
which show In the debris the twisting power force Of
the tornado.
stable on the premises occupied by James Mccoy was
ger, were demolished and scattered.
In Buck Creek bottom scarce . tree escaped between
Centre and Spring streets.
Al the foot OF Limestone street the roofs were taken OF
the Penthouse David Shaners oce aud stable aud the
residence Of X McLennan and gable peaks Of solid brick
work thrown down; fragments Of rooAng In sections,
were carried with violence against the buildings the
cas-, side Of Limestone street. doing less damage
sixteen foot scantng through the front OF the AZ
rican school building other sections of the porkhousc
roof or mel s roof sweeping across the whole block,
and demoshing solid masonry at the foot OF Spring
street. Tho machine sheds Of Pitts McLennan were
displaced and partially demolished causing serious loss
In machinery, finished and unfinished. A large chimney
In the part Of Judge Whites residence q thrown
down upon shed roof, breaking through into apart
men' occupied BY servant grl fragments covering her
thrown down In Mr. Morow's lot, in VIM. Rodgers lot
Lewis Cobaugh's lot, Mrs Torborts, &c.
owned by Christoph thompson, was badly wrecked,
unroofcd and gutod, and two Irish families within
though surrounded with fallen rubbish and badly scared,
were unhurt One woman here, who has been belfast
for four years with rheumatism, In the midst
q the storm leapea from her bed, and, with
the other members OF the hOus' hold made for tho
cellar The brick house adjoining occupied by Mr. Par
sons, unroofcd and scattered within and with
out but none Of the inmates Injured Three sablcs 81
tGacd the rocks, owned by Mrs Torbcrt and Others
utterly demolished and the debris scattered the
qarres and creek below. Two three frame houses
foundations and lees injured Most of tho rooaag
was taken OF the residence OF Alex. Ramsey, the
public square on Columbia street Trees uprootcd
or TWISTED OF in Mrs. Scibers lot two chimneys pros
traied the Court House, and great number OF
buildings demolished between Columbia and Main
streets. Two ohimneys the residence o. T.. ".
noy Eq., nicely laid the roof Tho roof Of
the Eastern school building was demolished and the
whole structure 80 damaged that II VIII near.
T be total loss. The fat. tim or and
ts -, HJL,sang ssri6rsly damaged The tin roof was
aso bkcn ci funks new building corner OF Centre and
NAN streets, aid laid down In the street bci,x Tn,
main puidng OF the residence Of Marsh deld ale s
mostly unroofed The old warehouse OF tho s. " and p
70, was badly damaged large section OF roof torn
cu and west cnd u gable wall thro xn down The rcsi
ee " seorge Turner was completely unroofci and
many o. his finest fruit trees destroyed Parts OF pe,ces
oia woohcn mill and his stable carried avsv
Harrsou's barn, well out In the country south
ca-sfom town, was dcm,llshei. Fencing aud timber
were scattered and thrown down the farms south ~
LOWE for many mits-Brsn's Burneu's Harrlsop,s
nrs Chrkcs Johnson's Otstotts, Lrfss PERKINS, and
otbers The heavy ~ -~~h have faeu since the IN
'oonns 9, houses, - - >.y-ay rsrL.. -rsatiy
sssr a.. .s ddsunS tii s1Sjt "a ~
The Rpsckc .1v.
sss Tim $4,000 t-o1
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'eo serious PERSONAL ntrrv, n ne ps---.