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Destructive Tornado

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
August
Year
1863
Copyright
Public Domain
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A destructive tornado passed through the soutli-east part of the township of Rasin, about 2 o'olook Friday anemoon, the 7th inst. It first developed itself in the tiraber of Nathan Spencer'sand Deacon Eogers' farms, throw down trees and fences and next struok Moses Bowerman's orchard, tore up many trees and took the fruit from every tree in the orchard ; it Btruck his corri-house,dashed it into pieces, took the roof from his barn aad the chimney from his dwelling house ; then passed soutb-east into his timber, which was prpstrated for a distance of eighty rods, twenty or thirty rods in width. Mr. B. lost a yenrliug creature killed by the falling of a tree. Passing on in the same direction, all the fences for half a mile w.ere scattered. It then struck the - - - - - _..._ _ - _ _ _ „_ H . . . Í l J 1 ■ LJ orchard on the place oceupied bv tb widow of tbe late Henry Young. Man' apple trees were torn out by the root and all the fruit in the orchard wa knocked off. Here it took the roof o one side of the barn and half of the other Six children were playing in the barn but none were hnrt. It next struok the farm of Wilber West, took the fences and timber in its course; and then struck the farm of James G. Wells, cleaned the fences and timber in its track, and tooi the doors off bis barn. Beyond thïs the tornado continued a south east direc tion. tore up some timber and prostratec fences, but we are not informed of the details of damage nor where its fury was exhausted. We are indebted to Van R Miller, Esq., for this description. Mr M i lier says the tornado had the appearan cc of au enormous inverted pyramid, and no train of rail road c.irs ever began to make the tremenduous noise it made in its progresa. Fence rails, timber, boards and Bhingles were flying in all direetions with fearful violenee, and carried long distances. At Mrs. Youngs' house three barrels were standing filled with water. One of the barrels was carried off beyond discovcry, and the others were thrown twenty to forty rods. Mr. James Wells had a narrow escape from njury, being in the midstof flying rails and boards, whicli he avoidcd by crouching behind a stump. As it was, one of Lis fingers were slightly haft. Mr. Wells was onco raised from the ground by the wind. All the growing crops of coru in the track of the tornado, are utterly destroyed. Oats were prostrated but most of this grain will be saved. The duralion of the storm was scarcely a minuto and a half, and its ex tent as far as at present known to us, was about three miles. - Adrián WateMowtr, Avy. 8, ET IWost Marshal tfensral IV elucides that when a board of un f ment have any doubt in Ule mi c aun fof exemption on the 8eor . ahenage, the caso must bo referr through the Frovost Marshal êvaetr' fov tho decisión of the Departm„t i btato, and a certifícate oí the fitu Department ehall be deomed ecnclJ evidence. U

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Michigan Argus