, 1875-05-08
Its IInvnGrA at Eovtnutons
Cbrfta9ton tG3a.1 Star, Extra.

On Saturday attornoon, May !, hbou. 2::o
o'clock, reIy black cloud rsa discovered rising
= little southwest Of Co vington. It waa prcced-
I'd by loud aud heavy peais Of thunder, aud TIM
most lively and vt7id flashes Of lightning. 1ts
approach was very rapid, and A tho sky over
head bccan,o obacnred il mas Immediately fol-
aowda by almost midnight darknees. Al eyes
coming, aud all haarts weto awo-Htrin@en by its
appalling b'ackuess. But no material aauage
Haa DONG tn Coviugton, ~ the clouds had parted
short distance from town, and ono part had
IN lail and rain while tbs othoE, or main body
Of tho c!oud, had passed about & nailcs aouth
Of town, passing rteAriy from west to east In Its
general COURSE, aud producing perfect cyeione.
which literally destroyed everything in ita track.
Tho frat no hoar Of ite damaging etIocss IN at
Mts. Maiton'a, several mi1as west Of Dovtngton.
wilosa it hlew down ncr dwclling-houae, and
destroyed much other property.
II no1t struck Capt G. ". Cunninghh1n's
place, blowing down cYory house On tbs prem
isos, seriously wonudibg negro man, and ds-
stroying fencing aud tin.bor TO . fsarfui extent.
Coming On oaBt-aWeopiug everything In its
track-is next strnck MIR. uarrcn Wheeler'a roz.
idencs, crushing tn tho wiudoNs, and doors, md
being almost dne osst, It passed little north OF
aud foncng in its route until It reached lii Hon
dereon's house. whicl, it blow darn.
AAk blltlk utbtAEE0 lAIIVHE OIL ~ 6kf1GA tHe
naM and beautiful sesidaucp ct III. Joha Norton,
which frontod tho west % tho road leading to
I1enry's shoala. Hero tho woIk Of obstruction
is nloat fearful. Language fails 70 deacsibe it.
How tho family eRcaped with their liyet Ia truly
wonderful and miraculous. Tho dwelling ~as .
two.story frame brilding. and waa blowh entirely
nvay. Scarcely tro pieces Of timber vars left
togathor. Tho chsmncys wero leyolcd with tho
earth. and tho brick scattered in eyory direction.
aifa. Norton, Misa N&ncy Norton, haster johnny
Norton, mud aeveral email chi1orni, vnxo In ths
lotiso 1t tho tssnas and wcre all blown out auons
Tho dobriB together. Mrs. Norton and hlisa
Nancy Norton woro both severely wounded about
tho bend and limbs. but Gfeot hopes kru entsr-
taiued for their recovery, Muster JohunY Nor
ION Waa painfully but not seriously in-
1uscd. Tho rest 1t sho family oscap6d unhurt.
Several colorrd men wcro in the kitcAcu nt
thu tilno It waa blown down, cue OF whom had
bis arm hsokon In three placeB and one was bad
" bruised about the bend. Scarcely yestigo IL
lsft to mark the place whore Nr. kortpn'a house
stood. Everything in l.ls house waa destroyed.
All tile furniture and clothing uaa broken, to1u
to ptecea, and blown AWAY. Not single build
ing Of any chnraotor whatever u left standing.
From this point it slightly changed its cots.se
TO tho south, striking Mr. Lsttloton patty'a
house with all its fury, and blowing down evory
house on tho pEemsAes, except the dwelling, tho
escops OF which Is quito wonderful. Tie lnrgost
treos zero blown down all around the wiadoWs
broken, and tho fcnclpg all destroyed.
1t Judge Harris plantation 1t blow down \
negro house, In which Elder ". L. Deebce sntI
family had takou shelter, but tnEl escapcd but
Elder 1}eeheo who hAd his right leg broken be-
low tho knee BY falling timber.