26-1-1852 Nenagh Guardian. Saturday, the 24th of January, 1852, will never be forgotten by the present generation of the people of Nenagh. The whole night the rain descended in torrents, and at nine this morning one of the most frightful hurricanes ever witnessed, swept through a portion of the town, carrying away the entire roofs of houses and several chimneys at the same time. This frightful scene did not last more than one minute; had it continued another, the entire town of Nenagh would be a heap of ruins. After the storm ceased, groups of people were to be seen, gazing in amazement at the wreck before them. The entire roof of the Police Barrack , a new and substantial building, has been entirely swept away. Had it occurred at an earlier period of the morning there is no doubt but many of the policemen would have lost their lives, as several of the men were in the habit of sleeping in the room beneath. Never did Nenagh present such a dismal appearance as it did this morning; every pane of glass and sashes smashed to pieces in several houses, the blinds in some pulled down, shutters closed, streets strewn with fragments of timber and immense quantities of slates; in fact, Nenagh looked like a victorious army had passed through our town, and put the inhabitants to the sword. A few minutes before the tornado made its appearance a heavy rain and strong wind prevailed. This frightful hurricane resembled the noise of distant thunder, and whatever it came in contact with, it levelled to the ground, or swept before it with indescribable power and velocity. It is with the utmost delight we have to announce that no life has been lost. The dwelling of Mr. Bolton, solicitor, was made a frightful wreck of. The roof was completely blown off, and the windows, together with all the glass, sashes, etc, were shattered to pieces. The rectory, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Wolseley, had about 30 panes of glass broken, one window smashed in pieces, and the roof broken in several places. Several others suffered severely, the roof and windows of each house more or less injured. As an instance of the power of this dreadful storm we may mention the fact that the mail coach, which was opposite Brundley's at the time, was swept across to the other side of the street, and very near being driven in through Mrs Clancy's shop window. The sudden fright and alarm which this memorable tornado occasioned will not for some days be subdued. An immediate calmness, accompanied by heavy rain, occurred when the hurricane terminated.