New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-06

Il is hoped that their injuries viii not prove fatal
Frances Hunt, little girl ten years old, was much
injured, and she thougt TO he dying, bu, is nov
much better, and VIII probably recover Duriog the
terrible scene most of the nhab ants manifested gea'
pes nee of mind Families fled to their CELLARS
Thoee who in the threw themselves NOON
The gr,nnd; some erept under TIE Sidewalks; ih'se
who could lied 70 tie helds, and threw themselves Oh
the ground. There Were many narrow escap"s "v,"
death. Men ran their horses and teams 10 escape y.
One team was heavily loaded with gram anJ -
bags Of meal were taken up, and have mol oooh
FROM since. ,.r,;o,,
Mr. VIM L. Hunt when be heard the tornado e',i'"s,
closed the door Of his store, and snrieo l' ~, III
10 protect lie family. lie had got Du. ~ US Us
when tmbeTs and the roof OF a ou,l,,"5 "a ~,
over his head boar kEocheu ",'' III ~ -, '. S
creIt n; der the sidewalk xlS u "s o. 10. ~
him ~, IN a ,ou,ept more the full force OF The tornado
passed over where be lay, ana re saw .Wo uNeuu'S'
houses within two or three roos "i MN eacu way,
xvert frop, their founda ions and carried down the
IN n fs,,ily in one of them had Just time u rua
mi mo h.c< door and down the bauk, throwing aen-
sel es ON The ground when their house passed over
their heads -, ~,
ai of ne village the tornado for ten minutes
more hsI gng down from the heavens IN the shape Of
a funnel. aud moving from tho west. IL moved down
the hole rest bf, it, and hurled the into the
air At first, he fed with his family t. the north,
hoping 10 escape its force but that seemed vain effort
for apparently the tornado making directly to-
ward Them, aud when it within sixty rods, sweep
iTg every hing hefOie IT, tney returned 70 me mousse
went into the cellar and committed themselves to God
The tornado passed little 10 he south of the house,
sid left hat without injury, while it destroyea te
harm few Feet distant. As soon as IT passed itlc,
Mr. Morton went for three of his Children. The chill
cren were returning home from school, the tor
nado coming and ran into the house Of Mr.. d. Bailey.
Mira. Bailey hurried tem and her children down cellar,
and ABOUT going down herself with her youngest
child in her arms when the tornado struck the house,
swept il from it's foundation, and carried i sew
enty feet more The cellar was left bare and the
tChildIen unframed Mrs. Bailey atscr recoy
cred by her husband from tie rubbish without serious
31nury 10 herself or child.
There is general expression of Thanksgiving upon
|the lips OF almost every one that lives were
Host. Families, whose dwellings were swept from
aheir touldaons and whose all destroyed, seem
grateful that their lives are spared.
"A ! heard that Mr.. Burroughs could live but short
time and fastened down zee him. found him npon
bed tie floor his wife bathing his head, aud his
son living ly lis side. saw that he dead, but l
could not find it in my heart 10 say so. His wife
seemed unwilling believe It's terrible truth, and no
language can describe the agony OF the son. 1t was
.the saddest scene believe, ever witnessed. Much
1sympaly unaffected on the part of the inhabitants
In behalf Of these who are suffering, and all is done
tslat can be done TO relieve them.