New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-01

DEsTZH5TsvE sTosa IN NEW JERSEY From the
Phiade,phia Press of he 18th ne extrast the fol-
lowing:
One Of lie mest terrible tosnadoes tiias has. WIS.,
tied this part of the country for years, occurred
yesterday afternoon abort 81 o'clock, near Cam
den, N j., completely destroying the large chem-
cal works of Aessrs. Potfs& klett, KILLING three
men AID iG3nrfBg several others
The building is situated On Ceoper's creek on
the Haddon1eld road, abont one mile north Of
Camden, had jast been completed, and was pro-
nounced by experienced architects to be perfectly
safe. 1t was two hundred feet long thirty-six
teet wide, and swo stories high. It was built Of
brick, the walls being twenty-five inches thick,
had pilasters both outside anainside to add addi
ti0nal strength and was covered with slate and
had little gallery running all around It'll roof--in
fact, everything had been donsto render it one of
the most durable, as well as ore of the most COM
plete establishments in the country.
at the time the tornado occurred, Messrs. Potts
and klett, and the bDokkeeper, Mr.. Dumont, were
seated in the office-a small room partifisned OFF
in the northern port of the building and eight la
borers were occupied in other parts of it, clearing
out the rubbish preparatory to introducing the
machinery.
1t appears that taose who were inside the build
ing at the time were first startled By the heavy clap
OF thunder, which was accompanied by lightning
and hail storm. The shock was so severe that It
appeared to shake the building to- its center, and
| Simultaneous with the shock the entire building,
/ with the exception of the northern end, was moved
from its foundation, and turned alrsos completely
i around from southeast to northwest.
/ The laborers, through fear Of being buried In
the ruins, jumped out Of the windows, and as they
| did portions of the heavy walls fell upon them.
/ The three men who were Instantly killed, we're
Anthony Schwab, German, aged 2E ysars, who
| leaves wife and child residing in Camden Au-
guste Bronte, also married man with q family nf
| six or seven children; and James Darcy, Michael
McGlaughlin. Isaac Longhead, and Frederick Pray,
were slightly injured.
Messrs. Potts and Klett retained their seats in
their office, and although conscious of the danger
surrounding them, deemed it more prudent to do
than to the risk of being crushed BY the fall
ing walls. The tornado lasted but a few minutes.
and uprooted several large trees and number OF
small buildings in that neighborheod. The noise
produced was heard great distance from the
scene of the disaster.
/ Some gentlemen who were driving along the
HaddoBffeld road, about mile from the chemical
works, stated that when they first heard the clap
of thunder they noticed something like pillar Of
fire revolving in the sky, and almost simultaneously
were startled by the falling Of the walls Of the
building.
The proprietors of the works summoned four
physicians soon as they could, and everything
was done that could be done to relieve the suffer
ers. The bodies of the unfortunate men who lost
their lives removed to their late residences.
/ and Coroner Roberts will hold an inquest this
morning. We learn that the loss sustained by
Messrs. Potts and Klett will not exceed $4,000.