The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-28
The Tornado near Chicago.
THREE PERSONS KILLED. HOUSE CARRIBD or INTO
THE Am--TERR BILE RFYHors OF THE wHIRLw,ND.

THE AB-TERRlBLE RFYEOrS OF THE wHIRLw,ND.
FROM the Chicago Tribune, May
Never before has it been duty to record 10 awful
calamity as that to which now sit down 10 write.
The Of the tragedy is still before minds eye
the wrecks OF the tempest stlu lying scattered
about but were 1t not for the unmpeachabls chsrso-
ter Of our nformants, ey Witnesses Of the drea ifu
calamity should b inclined TO believe that they had
been hboripg uneer mental halucination and
that what are about to relate but dream of
The Doc les Of the tbrs. victims and the wounds Of tn,
other persons constitute evidence too papsb to be set
aside.
Our readers will remember tbs violent hail storm ths.
took place in this city yesterday afternoon between four
and Eve O'Clock and the oppressive heat the rest of tbs
auce took place in the town Of Jeerson Jefferson
Mills, sixteen miles distant.
A cloud Of peculiar shape was arst observed ap-
preaching from the northwest, and terminating In q
funnel shaped poirt, the apex towards and nearly
reaching tie earth As II came nearer It discover
pp various objects in which we're plslniy seen large
sticks OF wood, boards, small trees and chairs II
coming towerds infomsats, but did not reach them
but turned to their right described semi circle and
ful upon large frame house.
In an instant, and with crash the roof was torn
of. and Immediately the whole house lifted from
its foundation literally to pieces and the pieces
carried up 10 the horrd vortex The furniture In the
bouSe--si Of it-shAred the same fate the weight OF
the articles appearing obstacle TO their ascent what
ever.
And we come to a part Of the narrative sad in
All up into the air. aud fell at dfaren. dis
tsbces and with great violence 70 the ground The wife OF
one Of the eye witnesses Mrs. Page. and two OF her
children, were instantly killed All the other persons
In the house were grestly injured.
The injuries, With two exceptions, consist Of singular
and heavy bruises all the body One man had his
broken, and another his wrist badly sprained Mr..
Page only saved himself from being orawo into the
air BY holding 70 large rock The house stood upon
four granite boulders These we're all moved several
feet from their places.
The vhrlvind vent and passed diagosary across
rost and rail fence OF this II tore up twenty rods
eecuay that there IL not the slightest vestiys off
fence remsnipg From this IL passed. to the barn.
away one side OF II and threw It against horse,
ing his death. Tho side Of the then fell dow
three calves and injured them badly that they died
during the night
The rhiIlvini seemed 70 pass of 10 southwariiy
direction. 80 -
Many Of the fragments Of the buildings, 10 fell to
the ground from great height In coming down they
fell ssary perpendi:usry and entere the ground like
stslee Hundreds Of these were counted BY our In
formsbt. -
The force os the storm was tremendous. Not osy
the boards tora OF frem the beams to which they
ssIed, but the beams themselves vsre vroaohed
seurder.
tbs whiriviad was accompanied BY ssssrn q haa,