Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-26
From ths Raleigh >"ws
E..e Isemagc. from the Storm. at
PtttsbOra
PrrTsBoRo, y. c.. Marci II.


MEssEs EDIToRN :-Yeeterlgy eveI.-
jag, aii"ut 5 o'clock, the I!ttie town If
lltt7boro Was visited by til. eeVtr,.si
toritdD ever h:own III thts,. parts.
end on this bcicht Sabbath mulnil 4
thu ancient village ~ ,euts such r
! scene Of d.se"ia;iu:. ,.r.d RUN ss it ha-
! neHvr seen since rs humble dwellings
! were incorporated INTO a to w.
The tornad came fcnrl westerly
direction. and va, prect ded by q trur-
/ fni stiffness III the atmosphere, e0or
I followed by loud rearing as Of dis
! t1nt AID continuous csnnunad;nF. 1t
! i&sted for the space Ct two D,inutes,
! ard was accompanied by WATERFRONT,
/ which broke over tie town, delugiu2
! everything for a short time
| Judge Mickey was holding the Sos
sion Of ti1e Superior Court in the
| Court House at the time the huIrical c
stuck that binding 1t ripped every
! particle Of tin off the reef I,ud carried
! pieces to the distance OF :; quarter OF
d mile. Half of the roof fell in, and
1Le Judge, losing his presence OF
mind for moment only, exciaime d
Gentlemen, We will leave the verdict
! Of this case in the hands Of GOO" aud
( IiI4I&At N1dtEtS ~ one Oh me Jury
room windows to jump out, hut tt
his mind, ard by resisting the luciina-
ton, be saved mis- life, % the court
room IS 90 the second floor OF the
bnl3ding, and about 30 fees frcln the
ground below. Tie whole top Of the
building - honey-combed thr, ugtl
;asld through, and II it rains aga.u De-
l,o -, -
irg will be complete ruin
The Presbyterian Church, the only
buck house Of worsh,p in the place,
AMI tie pr. ttiest Church e,iitice il the
county, is one huge ruin. The. steep!e
roof, crushing it throughiDto the body
Of tao building.
The belfry 10 tie Baptist Church,
f2getiler with tho bell, window glass
and sashes, were swept in ell dire G.
tHons. ,rts being found 80 and Is
yards away from the building.
Seven large oaks on the premises OF
Capt. benson were torn up by the
roots and his kitchen and other out
buildings wore entirely demolished.
The roof of one large dwelling was
taken away entirely, together with
Hon. John Manning had one large
chimney to fall on his house, crushing
i'll the roof. Another dwelling had
four large chimueys overthrow.
At the lowest calculat On 25 kitchens
ard dwellings were destroyed, and
about 40 or so large chimneys shared
a like fate. Fences are down in every
direction and rails and carpenters are
in demand.
The damage all through the country
about here is incalcuable. One man,
west of town, had his dwelling house
completely demolished and his wife
sustained severe injuries.
The mail boy, coming from Nor
risvilIe on horseback, had a narrow
escape; the mail bag was torn from
under him and carried several nun
dred yards and lodged in a tree; he
recovered it after the storm had
passed.
No lives have been lost SO far as
heard from, though a great many
small casualties have been reported
There is no telling the destruction
done any distance from here, though
it is supposed to have been a great
deal.
1t is estimated that $4,000 will
hardly repair the damage done in this
immediate neighborhood.
Judge McKoy was forced to add
journ Court on account of the dam