A Fearful Whirlwind
An account of a remarkable atmospherical phenomenon appears m the report ot the Superintendent of Police m the Tinnevelly district, of the Madras Presidency, and is published m the Bombay Gazette. ..It is reported: — "On the sth Jane, a whirlwind passed over the country near the village of NeelisnaUur, attached to the KurkuU. putti Station, and m its progress two boys, aged 13 and 16, a girl aged 10 years, an old woman of 68, and a man of 56 years of age, who were working m a field, were seised and sent spinning m the air. The man and woman never recovered from the shock* Wh«»n' the J children came to they were found both life* • less. It was some time before the children recovered sonsciouaness. An inquest was held, the verdict being death from whirlwind. Two she^p and ten lambs were destroyed m . the game manner near the same spot." , . i
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 232, 3 September 1883, Page 2
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156A Fearful Whirlwind Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 232, 3 September 1883, Page 2
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