Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-08-05

ined Fayette county and its prospects. 1he great
est farming section was along the river. bottoms,
on both sides, andnow that all these are destroyed,
or nearly destroyed, it will be as much as the in
habitants can do to save food and raiment for the
ensuing year, without expecting to make money.
What will be the story from the lower river, We
do not vet know; We may expect the worst.
We have no news, definitely, from the other
side of the river yet As the question may be
asked, it is strange to say that person has been
drowned, 20 far as we have heard. Rumors arc
afoat of men being seen to float down the current
of the river on house tops, yesterday and day be-
fore, supposed to have come from above. 1t is
not impossible, nor yet certainly true. All bust
ness will be at an end here for some tme-until the
town is righted and cleaned out. la Grange
Fayette County, Tseas, (Juy 1l,) Correspondence
of the Galpesten Ne,as. g
TORNADO IN M1sNEsorA.-A correspondent OF
the St. Cloud Journal, writing from Sauk Centre
says: About twelve miles Southwest from here,
in the town of Raymond, in Steasns county, was
the dwelling house-of we'll to.do and respectable
farmer Mr. Richard Rpharqsop, formerly of Rice
county, ip this State At the time of the com.
mencement of the storm, ON Friday night, he and
his family were quietly enjoying their home, with
others of the neighborhood, who were stopping
over night with them. About f2 O'Clock, Mr.;
Richardson remarked to his wife that ne feored
they would have hard storm. Before ne could
rouse the family, or even make any preparations
for himself, the tornado burst upon them with such
force as to tear to pieces and scatter about tor
distance of quarter of mile, the entire house
and its contents, together with the Inmates There
were at the time twelve persons in the building,
the most of them upstairs, asleep. 1t was block,
or log house, sixteen by wenty-four, one and a
half stories high, wel dovetailed at the corners,
and pinned with twaiach, oak pins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richardson and one small child alone re-
manned in the ruins of the house. John, the eld-
four rods and dropped on the ground 50 bad
" bruised and mangled that there is but. little
hope Of his recovery. George, the second son,
thirteen years of age was also carried thirty rods,
and had his right ankle broken, the bone protrud-
ing through the flesh. He rs also badly bruised
in many places Willie, the third son, three years
of age, was borne some thirty yards, and hurled to
the ground so badly injured that he lived only
few minutes Two ether children (httle girls9'
were taken from-their beds, twisted DIP IN their
bed.clothing and dropped on the opposite, side Of
received some Injuries. on and about the head and
face, but nothing serious. This is about the ex-
tent Of the injuries received by the family OF Alr.
R. Miss Annie Wilson, schoolteacher, step
ping at the house of Mr.. r., having some fears at
the time, hadrisen, dressed, tand was Sitting UP
when the wind struck the building. She was car
ried with the rest mixed in with broken pieces Of
timber, boxes barrels, eunboards, trunks, bedding
and furniture, and the entire contents OF the upper
part Of the house, thrtyseven rods, and deposited
in the wheatGeld. She was so badly bruised that
there is little hope Of recovery. Liberty Raymond,
twenty-five years old, eldest son Of L. B. Raymond,
from whom the town Of RAYMOND takes its Bame,
was among the unfortunate, Hs was carried
about the same distance as Mr.. Rs eldest son,
and so badly mangled that he only survived short
time The scene at the house when the daylight
came is much easier imagined than described, Mr..
R. being the only one left after the disaster to col
lect the dead and dying, and 70 care for the ia.
of them in the midnight gloom, it being very dark
and stormy, he proceeded to the neighbors to'give
the alarm and procure assistance. Ahofthe med
cal aid was soon on the read to the scene Of dis
aster"