New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08
THE TORNADO IN CATTARAUGUS
f COUNTY.

A correspondent Of The Spvingrize Herald gives
the following aecoups Of tho terrific tornado that swept
through some portions Of Cattarangus County last
Wednesday; >, .,,.sc
This tornado passeJ through the villages Of Cattarsu-
ana and Wayerley in Cattaraugus County. Wnen
s, sesn from Wayerlsy appeared very dense oIscx
cloud rising over the h back OF Cattaraugus, running
nm IN point IN the heavens II seemed TO move JOY
ward quite so~ly-so slowly that one time, as , nr@
watched r. thought il rather receded. u proved only
n, he oaiberi,g strength FIR the terrific charge II was
about TO make on these villages. ,..x.x..,,
As 4, peartd pe there seemed In advance OF the main
bodv lighter clouds or currents Of wind wheeling 10
and fro changing rapidly their direcion these lighter
clouds se. ed from 30 to 70 rods IN advance OF INC
main black, trownibg body behind, and acted as me
advance or attacking PARTY, whose business u o
bursting open DOORS unroong buildbgs and preparing
the way fl the plaging and puDderng body that foi
10 ged 30 close upon its heels
No spot was too sacred private for its entrance,
and no articles however important or lnslsnincan,,
but what il took possession of adding TO the STOCK
which had already accumulated OF leaves, drt rags
WALLPAPER, wool &C., which it piaged from tue lac-
tory and other buildings it had robbed IN us
conre 10 saw nothing Of an occasional Shirt coat af
or come article Of female apparel which ]. hnuieo J
as roughly and carelessly though belonged 70 inc
stronger In one case II opened aay JILL
ar.y or and took ont silk dress, which, after carrying
number Of rods itbung upon the limbs OF tree, al
lowing il 10 expand with wind rather than with hoops.
But 10 speak more particularly Of the destruction OF
property At about aSnda and rsnkes
60 as to throw off the plasterDg Six or seven bnlld
ipgs were entirely DESTROYED, 80 that little or no use
can be made of the rubbish. Among those was the
residence Of j. Allen, esq himself and wife both se
riously hurt 1t was thought last night Mr.. Allen
could not live through the night but this morning both
are considered better and stll III critical conditio
These two are all that were seriously hurt there Mr.
l.. Malbe's house was ruined; his piano, very iine
one, was thrown several rods lie Is eonsidereu as
heavy n loser any al the station.
One or two houses belonging 10 Joseph Plumb were
DESTROYED Senator DarliDgs dwelliny-house was un-
rooted. About half the depot roof was thrown on.
The names Of other sufferers at the station do not
recoIlect 1t swept through The woods toward Waiver
lev leaving an open track, that Cattaraugas Is IN
fair view of the lower part OF Waverlsy In the
lower village there are but three houses standing ui
Injured several entirely pIostrate The large factory
known ss the Allen g. Gibson factory Is nearly de-
stroye6 if not quite. At this place one man was
killed, Mr.. Bradford Burroughs who was engaged In
the factory His last was one OF slna1 . building
he was hurryiDg them into the street, ana turned
either TO get close the building or was carried ny
the wind against the building. He was found AT tue
foot Of the sepsto The entrance, WIN ia'ge spn.y
thrust through The throat from the chm up through
the mouth and bruise upon the BACK OF the heaid
or on the neck. Life nearly extinct when ne was
found. Mr.. Burroughs was an INDUSTRIOUS man; d
good citizen aud leaves wife, and think Two GILL
dreD, 10 mourn his sudden death. -
This ia the only death in either village. Several
were more or less Injured; Mr.. Philip Pratt OF East
Otto the most severely of any. AT Wayarey May
look as though they had just returned from prize
fpLt-tlack eyes and sweed noses, and occasionally
About twenty buildings suffered from the storm in
t. upper village Some five Six In this village are
entire wrecks.
IL il impossible to state what amount of damage has
been d, ne 10 these Villages l heard man OF excel
lent judgment estimate the damage at SoO,ooV.
Whether this is large or -nall, could not form an
opinion, was well enough acquainted with the
value Of the property still it seemed small enough
Any one looking over the ruins, and knowing the
numb. that re those rnnsd buildings, OF women
and children, would regard it nr.,le that 80 few
we're injured and hearts should overflow with graft
tude Il at they marv elously escaped.
Some rather amusing feais of old Eolus were mani
fsed The church steeple was said by an observer 10
rise near 100 feet in the air. aud remain for several
seconds and then fall the side from which the wind
came. About the right Of occupancy OF this church
Il eIe bas been dispute which cam. well nigh being
settled by this hoary arbiter tree was carried about
so DDS and lodged in a house. stone for grinding
lsint, 20 inches square and from two TO four inches
dix, was taken out of the shop and thrown into the
yard. t1r
Mr.. Sbppy's account book or part of it, was car
rid about seven miles probably on collecting tour.
boy of Mr.. Gbson's the bank Of the creek IN
company with other boys, and wac taken up and car
lied about elk rods the creek the other bank
He WIS quite wild last light bu, was more quiet this
morning, although he don't fully understand how it
done that he could cross the creek dry shod.
Dutehnian at Cattaraugus, III conversation with
b. lanan official, was whrled round and slammed up
against the house. IIonz felt indignant. Says he
Mine Cot, dat de saseyest trick ever had played
wild me in all mine life % lie was not aware that it
WAS kind admoniiion to keep ont of bad company.
hail-ttorm passrd through the village of Little
Valley just before tlss storm One said he picked
Mp chunk of ice which measured three inches in
length, over two inches in width, and over one inch
thick. Much damage was done the buildings about
tie depot. Calves said to have been killed in the
lot by the bail-stones.
POISONING CAsE.-Tke Platts6ureh IN W ErDyess