The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-23

TohNADons n TENNrssKa AND ND Fnon1. l,i,a.
DA.-The Nashville Union describes az
follows y tornado which swept over q
porsioA. OF Iansaip C0Ruty, ,Isnn. ,son
IL s,s general ,nss,i eoHE.e VI ,rohn ws,. to
Easts and in Width wa nott overIsl0O
yards 1s : was accom- panied by lone
thhnder aud Lightning and tho noise
which IL made in its progress was like
the, roaring Of On angry ocean. The
oloudt which ovsrhang the earth, ,at the
time was q sea-green color and terrible
TO. behold. The wind .revolved spirally
lBoht d vbMibai axia, having Hot6 ro.
tary and q progressive .moYement. The
end OF this axis, so to speak, touched
tho earth.iat Intervals, scrapiDR it with
fury for: half q mile: chen rising, would
move ahpve 1t for the same distance.
making IA this way succession of leaps
for nearly or quite ak miles Whenever
1t came in contact with the earth, it
swept it as with the bosom of destruc.
ton, prostrating trees. demolishing
houses and fences. turning over huge
boulders that would require the strength
OF six or eight men to move, and even
scooped out the earth in places.
On the same day this tornado passed
over portions OF Tennessee, 9th instant,
Florida had similar visitation, come Of
the Incidents Of which we copy from the
Jacksonville Onion as follows:
Starting from Camp Moony, six miles
from the city, the farthest point from
which we have any reliable advices, it
pursued On Eaaterly direction, and in
the distance OF mile destroyed four
dwellings. besides out-buildings, trees,
DO. The house Of Solomon Thomas WAS
completely carried away, severely in
juring both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, and
leaving them almost naked among the
ruins. Two carts that stood in the yard
were moiished, and parts Of them car
ried to distance of 200 yards. Articles
of apparel were blown mile from the
house,
At Mr. Stetson's place, some two miles
West OF the city. ooiored woman was
blown distance Of fifty yards. Mr..
Stetson's house was completely wrecked,
hardly trace of it remaining on the
original site. Awoman who was in the
house, by tho name of Wiggins, was in
stantly killed. Pieces of new wagon
that had stood in the yard were found at
distance Of aquarter Of mile from
the wreck, and one Of the tires OF the
wagon wns found completely wrapped
around tree, ut distance Ut an eigh th
OF mile.
at Three Milo Branch, the next place
which fell before the wrath of the
cyclone, Jacob Barton's house was en-
tlrely capsized, and nearly all the wreck
was carried by the wind to distance of
lOO feet. Ten persons were in the
house, and, miraSulous ns it may seem,
with the exception of ono or two slight
bruises and scratches, no one was in
iured.
At April IIercey's, 200 yards farther
on, old Boreas was not as lenient. The
house was totally destroyed. Ir. Ler-
cey's daughter. aged twenty-five years,
was killed outright, and an infant
severely bruised. Three other houses
we're carried away between Lercey's
house and Panama road.
An old colore1 woman was blown up
in pine tree, where she lodged until
morning, when she was rescued. She
is not expected to recover from her in
juries.
Within the short distance of two
u'ioo Ioh o"iIuiHBo were uetnolsneu,
trees uprooted, and even the grass
blown from its roots. SO severe was the
gale.
The track of the storm seemed to bo
about 200 yards wide at this point, and
seemed to have concentrated within
its narrow limit NIL it's power, and
swept strong buildings from it's path
like mere straws. Ono building was
blown away, and the kitchen that
was within fifteen feet OF it. escaped da.
mage.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES The alarm OF
fire aWoke Our citiZeDa betwaen I and Q