The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-04-13
NUMBER,

"OHSH VI HHHJ.
Mr. BFil's farm house rested upon
an emincnce sufficiently high to give
him view Of the section through.
which the destruction passed, and on
the 10Th, he and his family had per.
iect veiw Of the sublime scene which
the angry elements were enaetin z
in valley only half u mile south OH
his house.
lie describes the appearance of the
storm as tho most terrific ever witnessed
or that tho mind can conceive. dense
bIackneSs enveIoped tho valley below
while it was quiet light on the bills
around, and this added to the distinct.
ness Of the whole. The most terrific
roar, rumbling and moaning filed tho
air, aud the smell Of sulphur was
very strong. Tho unearthIy noise
seemed to drown tho voice speaking
o
close to each other.
AS it ad9anced, apparently with
tho moderate speed Of locomotive,
Mr.. Brill observed high in the air tho
most extraordintry spectaclcs of trees
crushed houses, wood, rails and other
objects that appeared to him TO bo
horses and cattle, borne on by the
storm in dense volumes of dirt and
dust. all in the most iuextricabIc con.
fusion. The very heavens we're filed
with the contents Of farms. Every
object see med to be torn from The
earth and hurOd upward. Splintered
tlmberS were torn up and heaved up
ward. Houses were taken up bodily
ana dashed overhead,and perfect desc.
lation spread oil over tho valley.
The portion Of the valley where
the tornado passed was in the neigh.
borhood Of Tobacco Postfioce, and
within few miles, if We understand
him rightly, of Golconda. The torna.
do moved from east 10 west and aD.
pcared to keep in chosen path. The
country is very broken, but those liv.
ing small in the valleys seemed to suf.
Ter most.
As the tornado advanced, the indi.
cations ofits course were very deccp.
tive, appearing to point in all direc-
tons. This effect probably came from
the revolution going on in volumes Of
dust and sulphuric smoke that envel.
oped everything in tho valley, and
which, at times, seemed to roll and
spread in all directions. The whols
country was inundated, and the soil in
many places washed down to the sub.
stratum Of clay, as though the clouds
had burst and flooded the earth with
oceans Of water at once. The follow.
ing is the list Of lives lost and total
destruction IN far as named.
Joseph Harper was MORALLY ininr.
ed, three Of his daughters killed out
right, and five Others of his family Of
nihe mortlIy wounded His homo
aud every object of his place was en-.
lirely carried away, and nothing has
since been found Of any thing. A
wagon load Of -four and meal in sacks
was taken up by the tornado. and no
trace of it afterward found Thirteen
thousand dollars in money was also
blown away with the house. NJ. B.
Bayne's house was also taken np and
blown to atoms. His stock of iuots
and shoe and dry goods were carried
for miles an! scattered over the conn
try. Everything totally lost. E,q.
WorIey had nine in family one kill.
cd, and eight supposed 10 he mortal.
y injured. Houses mud every thing
IN the place swept away. John Jones
lost II child Everything totally lost
Jonathan Yates farm WINS literally
torn up and carried off. There is not
an object left Louis McGowun's farm
was also totally destroyed. Houses,
barns. and everything gone. Wood
son Vests farm was entirely destroy.
ed. and everything on it swept III.
Orchards were pulled up BY the roots
and carried five miles. Every one
who ESCAPED destruction in tho line
Of the tOruadO, ~ well us those who
were killed, bIaekened, as though by
SCOT.
Mr.. Brill was one of tho fortunate
few who lived off from the route Of The
tornado, and thus escaped with slight
lOss.
lie tells us that the scene, after tho
tornado passed over, was one of tho
most heart rending II had ever been
his misfortune 10 witness. Every far
mcr Who lived in the path Of the an
cry elements is homeless and totally
brpken up. Destruction is to be seen
everywhere. He ia Of opinion THAI
the hurricane at Nnichez many yeaIs
ngo was no worse in its effects.
The three daughters Of Mr. Joseph
Uarper. Afterwnrd fannd dead. wera