Connecticut western news., 1874-10-30
WONDERFUL. PHENOMENON.
A ,Wnterspout Sucks Up and Carries
 v Away the Waters of a Small Lake.

A vvoterspout Sucks Up and Carries v Away the Waters Of a Small Lake.
 An Augusta paper gives the following particulars of most remarkable water spout near Langley, Ga.
 Adense cloud was first seen approach ing small lake or pond, being appar- ently considerable distance up. Moth ing particular was thought of it until presently a startling circumstance oc- cured.
 The cloud halted over the pond and established connection with the latter. A genuine waterspout had, in fact, been evolved, and an immense quantity of water was rushing skyward through the liquid conductor. When first seen the waterspout was near the dam, and travelled slowly across the pond until it reached the railroad trestle-work, 8 mile and 8 quarter from it's starting point, when it disappeared, and the cloud moved majestically off, carrying with it thousands of gallons of water which had been drawn from the pond.
 The latter, covering an area of six hundred acres, was, in fact, lowered fully two inches. The huge column which joined the upper region to the expanse of water below resembled 8 cone in form, and rotated horizontally with great rapidity. The marvellous speed with which the column turned impressed the beholder with the idea that it was connected with whirlwind. This was most probably the case, as 8 tremendous wind passed over Augusta, from the direction of Langley, some hours afterWard,
 The heavens were brilliant with in- cessant flashes of lightning after the spout described above had 'disapp peared. There was no rushing noise connected with it, as is the case in some instances. The water underneath the clouds just before the spout formed was in state of great agitation. Waves rolled angrily, and perceptible bulge was seen. As the cloud halted sort of tunnel protruded fron4t and dropped slowly down, becoming larger as it heightened, the broader portion, <or base, being at the surface of the cloud. When it reached 8 point about one- fourth the distance between the cloud and the pond, the bulge on the surface of the latter rose to meet it, and the two at length joined, when the water oi the pond commenced ascending into the cloud, which moved slowly toward the trestle-work. The waves in the water all leaped and tended towards the spout, and the spout itself con tinued the rotary motions. referred to above. The outside of the watery tun. nel was dark and not we'll defined while the center was much lighter, being rather of bluish cast. This would seem to indicate that the column was partly hollow, the dark portions repre- senting the sides. There can be nc doubt but that the immense quantity oi water which was transferred from the pond to the cloud was literally sucked up. The spout finally disappeared as if it had been drawn boldly up into the cloud, while the latter quietly moved of to parts unknown. Not a drop oi rain fell during the occurrence or after ward. The formation and subsequent motions of the spout are, described al having made up5a spectacle grand il the extreme. Nothing of the kind wss ever before seen in that section. The strangest part of the phenomenon wal the fact that. the cloud, so burdenel with water, moved of without dispehs ing any of it in the form of rain in tht neighborhood.