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house belonging to Mr. Gardner. ‘This house was in the 
southern portion of the track on the right of the axis, and was 
removed and turned several feet towards the left. 
It is proper to mention here that the order of changes in the 
wind’s direction, viewing the tornado either as a whirlwind, 
or as claimed by Mr. Espy and seen in figure 2, would at 
any fixed point on this the right side of the track, be success- 
ively cowards the right, as relates to the centre of the tornado. 
But this building having received its motion by yielding to the 
wind, shows the true course of the latter as whirling to the left. 
Passing by the prostration of the range of buildings near 
the river, described by Mr. Allen, I proceed to notice the ef- 
fects which appeared on crossing to the Massachusetts side. 
From the bank of the river to the house of Abraham Tifts 
on the Lyon farm, three-fourths of a mile, the grounds were 
open and unbroken, being mostly under cultivation and with 
few trees exposed to the tornado, excepting an orchard of scat- 
tered apple-trees westward of Tifts’ house. The traces of the 
wind in and adjacent to this orchard were very distinct in their 
character, and I subjoin here the sketch on which they are re- 
presented. : 
Fig. 3. Providence Tornado. 
North or left side. 
South or right side. 
