Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-16

I'm, local intelligence. Give the facts and We
,Il them for the paper
At a village meeting Monday evening it
was voted to give the use of the Hall to Rev.
Mr. Lords church and society during the
time their new church is being erected, the
village reserving the right to occupy the hall
for village purpo es, and such other purposes
as the baIlifs may think necessary or proper.
n b. The Hall s not, IN the meantime,
TO be turned round, With ia side to the STREET,
nor will there ne tower built at the rear of
It, but the society will be obliged to wait for
that exceedingly modern style Of location and
architecture, until the conception OF the
School Street Committee is fully matured
Such az desire side entrance, however, can
20 IN through Mr.. Burnham's hotel.
a TERRIFIC HURRICANR.-Sundav afternoon
last this section of Vermont experienced one
OF the hercest hurricanes of wind, rain and
hail, that has been known here for many
years. Just before six O'Clock a dark angry
looking cloud rapidly shot up In the n ORTIZ
west and swiftly sped S)uth-east eriy, till it
struck the peak of Cam7l's Hump, where it
became divided-One portion continuing on
in its original direction, and the other appa-
renty taking North-easrerly course. The
cloud proved to be more powerfully
charged with wind than with rain, and it
swept onward almost with the rapidity of
lightning, and a roaring like that of many
waters, visiting barns oI5oulidings, fences
and forests in its track with the bosom Of de-
struction. We learn of serious damage occa-
stoned by it in the towns of Warren, Wal s.
field, Moretown, Mortified, Berlin, Montpe-
lier, East Montpelier, Marshirld, Cabot, &
In the westerly part of Berlin, several
barns were blown down or unrooled The
fine barn owned by d. Q. Brown, and origi-
naly cJsInS , ,6JJ, was lifted up without
hands, and dashed TO the ground in utter
ruin, with apparently as little effort as one
would topple T q cnild's house of cobs. A
pair OF oxen stabbed in this building, escaped
with only severe, but not dangerous, bruises
Mr.. Lyman Chandler, L A. Ellis, L. N Ell.
lis, NJ. Cashan, James Hurry, Ayers, Howard,
Townshend, f. Ii. Nye, and others, also be d
barns overturned or sadly demorallzed while
the sawmilI, belonging to Winthrop Cove, is
destruction OF fences and forest trees in the
track OF the gale is unprecedented in this sec
ton. La one barn blown down a horse was
buried beneath the ruins but was finally ex-
trIcated, IL Is SAID more dead than alive.
In the doorway OF barn which was prostrat-
ed, TWO young ladies ere standing. One
was taken and the other left ; the one
taken being carried several feet and landed in
sate,y while the one lett Was found by her
friends 10 al UNCONSCIOUS state, although not
dangerously Injured. Ia one instance tDe
plate to a large para Was carried by the
hurricane, and some twenty feet OF 1t uncer-
emonIOusi Though d friend insists 1t must
have trapped" before enterIng-thrust throu b
the walls OF the house d chamber. The
slre,or Father spires, OF the VI thodIst Church
at Berlin Corners, Were b.own away, ana d
newly tarIeo boat the bank OF the Pond
Was struck by lightning and shIyered TO atoms.
In East Montpelier, the tine, large sugar
orchard OF Capt. Morse was lrretrlevably
ruined Giant trees, the growth of centuries,
were twisted about, uprooted and swept
down by the wind with as much ease as one
would uproot the punIest saplIng of year
growth. The barns of Charles and Eben
Stevens and others were blown down and d
son OF Z ben Stevens had an arm and les
broken ; aud damage TO vast amouns WAS
done different INDIVIDUALS IN that vicinity.
In MarzhteI1 Darn belonging to t. b.
DwIneli, was blown OWN, slightly Injuring
Amos DwiueiI, while two horses and six COWS
In the barn escaped unlnjured. A barn be-
longing To SIas Carlton was pro5tratsi, IN
stsntly killing and barn shed
owned by o. Smith blown down, serious
ly injurIng d COW. Fences and trees, 10 large
numbers, were ssep5 away, or leveed to the
earth.
la the other towDs mentioned above, much
loss OF property Was cccasIoned by to wInd
tornado. il ls u tact worthy OF notice that
barns and outbuIldlngs were swept down be-
fore the fury of the gale, while houses in AL
most every instance withstood the shock. Ii
LIS also wonderful that amid great q destruc-
ton of property, the lives OF persons and AMI
mails We're generally and SO miraculously
preserved. There doubtless much injury
inflicted in the line of the hurrIcsnes pro-
grees, the accounts of which have not yet
reached US. But enough has been received to
losve no wish-grand and awfuIly sublime az
was the spectacle, and the exhibition of power
manifested in the brief space of few min
utes-for more sports OF the wind, such as
were experienced Sunday afternoon last
The Burlington Tunes speaking of this
tornado elsewhere, says:
At W hitehalI eogine house and wood
shed was blown down and lour engines In
the engine house less damage. AT
Caldwell, at the head of Lake George, the
Fort William Henry Hotel was nearly all un-
rooted, and the Episcopal Church laid in
runs; Ne well as many barns IN the vicinity
The steamer MInnehaha was torn from her
wharf. and her upper. deck carried of by the
force OF the gale. Trees were broken down
like reeds, but happily injured.
Al Rutland the wind, according to the Herald
"too many Tor :. newIy-pianted
building"