From the Tuscaloosa Ala) Flag Unon Of March g.


DREADFUL TORNADO.
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! On Friday morning last, about half past 81!


o'clock, our city and vicinity was visited by mos
terrific tornado, which destroyed almost every


thing within its range,-Houses, stables, fences


trees, &c, were prostrated to the ground 1t il


supposed that Is or 20 houses, besides number


of stables and out-houses, were either utterly


thrown down and destroyed, or so much injured


as to be untenable. Our sister Corporation, New


Town, suffered most; the tornado raging there


with its utmost fury In that town the two story


brick Tavern, formerly occupied by Charles Lew
en-, deceased (and at the time of the Storm by his
surviving farniy) together with all the outhouses
and buildings now presents nothing but mass o.
ruins-the houses of Capts Cummings and Kid
der, (both two story brick,) were also almost en-
ings were destroyed-the warehouse at our wharf
sustained great injury, and the bridge which cross
es the Warrior, was considerably damaged


We have no means of ascertaining the amount
of the pecunary loss which our citizens have sus-
tained; but we know that it is great, and much oi
has fallen those least able to bear it-several
families, we understand, being without homes and
destitute of the necessaries of life. The daughter
of Capt Thomas Cummings, an amiable, intelli-
gent and interesting young lady was almost in
stantly killed by the falling in of the upper story
of the house. Mr. G. has sustained a severe and
irreparable loss, and we sincerely sympathize
with him in his misfortunes Mrs Lewen, and
several others were severely hurt, but we believe
none dangerously.


No one, we think can form an adequate concer-
ton of the ravages and devastation committed by
the storm, without Witnessing its effects The
ground in every direction was strewed with trees
furniture and the fragments of the demolished
houses, What was formerly, a neat and pleasant
village, is now but heap of unsightly ruins
The damage in our own corporation is compara-
lively small, though several families were unhous-
ed, and compelled to bear the pitiless pelting of
the storm.


We have heard several different opinions as to
the exact direction and extent of the tornado, or
hurricane. We cannot say with certainty, but
think it proceeded in kind of zigzag direction
from the Southwest to the Northeast, and proba-
bly,, did not exceed quarter of a mile in width


On Saturday last meeting of the citizens was
held at the Methodist Church, and a committee
appointed to procure contributions for the relief of
he unfortunate sufferers. We sincerely hope
hat the committee may be successful in their char
table efforts, and that those of our citizens, who
scaped the dreadful danger, and who are able to
10 so, will show their gratitude of Divine Provi-
ence by extending liberal assistance to their un-
ortunate fellow-citizens, many of whom are in
tate of actual want