Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-07-09

DItEItADf OL IOhlNADO yin ASSAA ~
YER, IN HLlNOlS-POLITiCS, &c.
Extract from letter to Mr.. O. Brooks, o.
this village, dated
C., Mo, June 26:h, 1884.
awe have had terrible Tornado, OF
whir'~ind, in this country lately, which is
really beyond all conception Of belief, the
facts of which | am incompetent TO express;
and were | competent, | we'll know that
those living at a distance would at least be
incompetent to believe what is notwi,hstand-
ing really and amfully true. | presume
you have seen accounts Of il in the papers
before this. ! shall only give you few par
tculars which have from oye Witnesses
think it was the 9Th inst, at about P.
NJ, the tornado crossed Rock RIVER in this
county, at Crandles, kbelow Portland, y whose
house and out houses were all blown to their
foundations, his timber all destroyed, &c (,
(no lives lost) Ii crossed the River Central
on Burk's place: now, Sir, comes the tough
story; it reduced Burk nearly to bankruptcy.
His barn was 80 by 60, as heavy timber and
as well put together as any ever saw; il
was new and well finished, complete, Stood
on poss 2 feet in diameter, sawed off round
logs, and partially entered in the ground
Well, sir, the tornado took that barn right
up, carried it ten rods bodily and deposited
it on the house, which smashed both all to
piccesn There were eleven persons in the
house at the time, and it is miraculous to
relate, not one was killed. The house was
torn TO the bottom logs every thing in it
destroyed entirely but the lives of the per-
sons!! 1t blew Cow from quarter 10 half
a NILE, and deposited her right across the
stove in Burk's house, dead. 1t blew those
large logs the barn stood on over quarter
of mile some of the posts of the barn
from quarter TO half mile. Lots of wa
gon wheels found in all shapes at great
distance; some with nothing but fellow and
tire others, whole tire, and broken tire,
hubs, spokes, &c. Ii tore all the timber in
It's way, all the crops, orchards; tore off the
top OF the s,l even in the heart Of il ;;
blew lots of fish out of the river blew log
chains and iron wed gcs n considerable dis
lance, destroyed all the horses, cattle, &c.
in its way, took evsry house in its course
| do not know how many houses are de-
s;royed but ii is surprising lint only four
OF five lives were lost, as have heard of,
and those principally children. All kinds
of household goods, clothing, bonets, silk
dresses, and everything of the kind, no
mntter if it was in the bureau drawer and
under lock and key, the whole went with
the wind beds,eads, pots, kettles, clocks
and every thing. oh do you believe it,
and how could it be possible that no more
lives were lost? God Only knows but so il
is. Well, will say no more for its more
than can tell yes the truth is more than
can tell, and doubt whether any man is
smart enough to tell tho truth, and the
whole truth, for after a man has exhausted
his whole capital of ingenuity in printing
the awful power and effects of that tornado.
it i, acknowledged by all who wtnesscd it,
that he VII FIJI short of the truth. SO
will drop the snijccr. Well, it has rained
almost universally every day more or less. |
am sure there h,s not Leen three days at a
time without rain for more than a month.
Ii raincd n ht before last Tremendous, last
night Likewise, all dsy TO day and is at il
It's IN mute, ) =. NJ.
! h we corn, w,lea;, oats. potatoes, and
boons growing, but if it don't quit raining
soon tn " will grow onlugh. Politics run
high abou these days III, coons are mn
king IA desperate eff'nt and great display;
tariff, bank, and annexation. have not time
or space 10 mako any remarks now, but will
give you my views in regard to the tariff and
annexation at some future time. As to the
Bunk question, believe the wings them
selves are ashamed to advo :a;e t'lat any lon
ger. Don'l mistake me; | am one of the
Larlrss RabLIe Tint seiscd on the Public
Lands, whom Henry Clay denounced in the
Senate, January &c, l s3S. Yes, am one
Of that lawlcss rabble.
Yours, d. Is.