BREWER, Stephen
Stephen Brewer, of
Cortlandville, N. Y., has been finally excommunicated from the
Presbyterian Church of that town. Mr. B.'s offence was in hearing
addresses on several Sundays from such anti-slavery men as Wendeil
Phillips, Emerson, Garrison, Curtis, and others. [SOURCE: Douglass'
Monthly, Rochester N.Y., Jan. 1861. Submitted by
SRC3.]
The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA, August 21, 1811. Submitted by Nancy P.
Homer, N.Y., June 5
Whirlwind
On Saturday last, about six o’clock in the afternoon the effects of a whirlwind were experienced in this and some of the neighboring towns, more furious in its career, perhaps, than this county has ever before witnessed. In the town of Locke, through which it passed in a northeasterly direction, its course was marked by a general prostration of all the timber that came within its grasp. The roofs of many houses were taken from their places, torn in pieces and scattered in the air; beds, bedding, and many other articles of household furniture were removed, some of which were carried at a considerable distance. A chest of linen in particular was taken from the house of Mr. Shaw, one end of which was found at the distance of four miles and the contents have not yet been discovered, while his barn, 35 by 50, was hoisted from its foundation and removed to the distance of ten or twelve feet. Eight men who were at work on a frame near Fall Creek conceiving they were in danger, to secure themselves from an involuntary flight in the air, clung to the nearest stumps within their reach and when the fury of the winds attacked them, they were stretched their whole lengths in the air, while their holds probably secured them from destruction – but fortunately none of them experienced any material injury, except a son of Mr. Shaw, who we understand, breaking his hold after the greatest fury of the blast had passed them, was taken some feet into the air and lodged against a stump.
A wagon was taken from the door of a Mr. Maltbey and carried over an eight rail fence five or six rods, whilst some part of the box was carried into the air, and after diligent search has not yet been found. A large tree which had been fallen previous to this time and sunk considerably into the ground was broken off 33 feet from the butt, and carried into the air a considerable distance.
Where its ravages commenced or how far they extended, we have not been able to learn. The rapid motion of the clouds, the whirlwind of the limbs of trees, boards, shingles and other materials in the air, exhibited a scene truly awful and sublime.
