Was it a hurricane or a tornado?
There are accounts of both, in quick succession.
Of course in those days, they probably didn’t give hurricanes names before they hit. As in, “hurricane Nemo is coming!!” There was only a during and after. The “hurricane” that hit at that time has since been referred to as The Hurricane of Providence. It can be googled under that name, and you will find accounts of the hurricane and/or tornado. We, of course make a distinction between the two meteorological events. Back in those days, ......would they have?
I seriously doubt it was a hurricane. Would have been much more widely noted, affecting a huge area. Not even listed on hurricane charts these days.