Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-08-18
Terrible Hurricane in New Hamp-
shire.

publican, publiblished at Lancaster, N.
H., gives the following account of a
fearful hurricane which visited Pitts
burg, in the upper section of Coos
County. on Thursday OF last week:
at was first seen from the house
of Mr.. e. L. Farnham, rushing In
from the northwest like the very
bosom of destruction. At this time
it seemed that two massive clouds
were continually rolling in together
with terrible velocity, creating hiss
ing, seething sound, and, commingling
with the terrible crashings of timbers,
they presented a spectacle truly ap-
palling.
Coming through the Tabor notch
so collaborating through the dense
forest a breadth of three-fourths OF
mile, the tornado reaches the Tabor
sugar orchard of three hundred trees,
and leaves not one standing. Nov
ing. on in its terrible work it seem
inglv answers to the most frightful
descriptions of the tornades Of the
East. Passing Indian Stream, tear
ing rocks from their beds. tossing
them high the air, it next reaches Mr..
Farnham's timber land, laying waste
full one hundred acres of strong ma
plies and towering elms. Continuing
on along the northern line of Mr..
Baldwius and Mr.. YOungs, cutting
its road now about one-half mile in
width, demoishing everything with
which it comes in contact, passing
over the southwest side of the Fetch
er Mountains. leaving striking evid-
ence Of its havoc upon the dwelling
house of Mr.. Washburn, the current
turns northward and sweeps through
the entire sugar orchard of &. G. AL
drich. The inhabitants at the Fetch
err Mills, hearing the noise as of
mighty rushing winds, look out to
the north, yea, into the opening jaws
of this sweeping monster, then realize
the terrible fact that they must await
and bide his coming. Escape is i'm
possible. On it PUSHES, whirling, roar
inc, laundering, scattering fences,
oyerturning stone walls, and raising
huge boulderS from their earthly beds.
One moment more OF such tremendous
power and the whole settlement must
inevitably be a meIe wreck of drift
inc, floating atoms The suspense is
momcntary. Passing in northerly
direction it strikes the end of a barn,
tearing, as if but spiders webs, the
strong timUers from their foundations
then lacking to the northwest it pas
ses through the entire farm, bearing
away outbuildings and crumbling to
powder carriages, furniture, DC. And
now, stopping for moment as If for
breath, 1t turns TO the south, laws Its
iron grip upon the dwelling of E. c.
Aldrich, known for years as the
| FLETCHER House, rending, as if pa
per, the solid birch timbers, and car
rying away the entire root, scattering
the now thousands Of pieces over
hundreds OF acres - fragments OF
which have oeen found over three
miles away.
Ao the otutrn uedrcu, Fred aidriCt
and Charles Roby, with horse ant
carriage, WEI seeking shelter nea
the above named house. On u sud
den they perceived themselves RAISED
entirely from the ground, and Roby
whirling like a top high in the air
feet downward, together with hi
team, was carried over a high boart
fence, while Aldrich-large timbers
! brick, stones aud debris OF every dc
r ocriptiou flying in all directions-wa
taken six or eight rods in an oppoSit
course. Nor would it let him hav
rest or peace even there, but KEEP
whirling and tumbling him until h
gained shelter beneath jutting rock
5 too strong for even Titanic force.
-. miraculous escape they had, for neitf
er was seriously injured. 1t mex
passed to Mr. Chase's, whose dwelIin
Il house barely escapes, but his othe
= buildings are completely demolished
= A small child was lost among tn
r ruins, but, fortunately, was recovered
o being protected by the large timber
;. Now it attacks the large Fletche
i barn. This frame, composed of har
II wood, doubly braced throughout wit
1t birch, thoroughly built in every r,
l. Spect, was considered the stronge,
~ work Of the kind il county, if not
the State The whole structure We
= actually moved some inches from i
III base ere 1t yielded; but the work c
man could not withstand the force c
N such an agency, so the braces, lii
n pipe stems, break, the roof is carrie
- of, and timbers twenty-five feet
-, length are found eighty rods away.
III A Mr.. Chapel, fleeing from h
own house, was struck by limb,
d and one OF his legs badly crushe
il Leaving these scenes of devastatio
. it crossed the Connecticut river, tea
ing away in its wild flight part of
saw mill thereon, then over the fel,
and into the forest again it plunge
te laying low a swarth Of about TWEEN
ne rods in width as far as the eve C;
Is reach. The most wonderful circus
stance of all was that this whirlin
- rending giant passed twice aroul
Us the house Of Mr.. Aldrich and left c
sh tire the shed part where convened |
nd family.
to The damage to very many of t
ls farmers is keenly felt. About thir