A Rough Night in New Lisbon Centre, now called Welcome Center.

Madison Observer, Madison, NY
Saturday, February 3, 1855.

GREAT STORM AND DAMAGE.
—New Lisbon Centre. Otsego county,

Jan. 22d.[1855]

Our place was visited during the latter part of last night and
early this morning with a most terrific gale of
wind. The storm during the night was severe,
but about 5 o'clock this morning it burst
forth in maddening fury from the southwest,
taking the fences and orchard of Simeon Bundy
and scattering them in every direction, together
with many valuable shade trees, besides
doing considerable damage to his barn and other
outbuildings. Next in course came the Baptist
church, a house of uncommon size, which
was lifted from its foundation and moved bodily
some seven feet to the east and sixteen feet
to the north. Fragments of the house were
blown nearly half a mile, and some of the rafters
were blown across the street and were driven
into portions of Rev. Seth Gregory's house,
where they remained until taken out. Next
in range came the dwelling house of Rev. Seth
Gregory, which was damaged beyond description;
the roof being carried away and the house
otherwise terribly shattered, windows broken,
and the contents of the house much damaged.
His barn is also a perfect wreck, having been
blown in the distance, together with every particle
of his fodder. Next in course was the
barn of James Jackson, which was levelled to
the earth, burying beneath the ruins a horse
and several head of cattle, all of which, strange
to say, were taken out alive. Alanson Pattengill
has also suffered severely in loss of timber.
The actual amount of damage is not known;
but a worse sight never was seen in this section.
The ruins have been visited to-day by a
large number of people, many of whom could
not believe the description given by others; but
who, upon seeing for themselves, acknowledged
that the scene could not be pictured in its reality.
It would be vain to attempt to give any
description of the things strewn in the roads
and lots. For any one to know, they must see
for themselves. Fortunately no lives were lost.
The church is entirely wrecked, and can never
be repaired. It was newly built seven years
ago --Cooperstown Journal.