The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-05-20
A 'gcrribic storm.


Lace on Thursday afternoon last, terrible
storm passed through Central illinois, from the
west II crossed the Mississippi at oquawba,
and was accompanied by considerable hail in the
commencement of its destructive course. The
following details of the danag1 done by it, we
find in the Toledo Blade:
AT Ouuawka. large brick Touring mill was
entirely demolished aud its roof timbcrs carried
to some distance. A large building occupied by
an extensive livery establishment, was blown
down. Great damage was done TO valuable car
riages, Ond som5 OF tho horses were killed. In
tho same town. numerous unfinished structures
werc blown down, together with fences, awnings,
signs, aud other like property. The tornado took
place about o'clock Z. NJ, and lasted fifteen
minutes Two steam mills were iuincd ten
houses unroofcd, and other damage done. The
damages arc estimated nt from 10000 to Sl5..
OO0
Il reached Peoria about five o'clock In the
twinhng Of an eye, fifteen or twenty houses were
unroolcd every church epirc in the city blown
down, three canal boats loaded with lumber Snnk,
and the steamer Olin, with twenty. one passengers
ON board, made complete wreck her cabin being
blown entirely away. Tho lumber in the yards
was blown all over the city. The gas lamps were
all blown down, windows und gable ends were
smashed in, whole trains OF cars were blown on
the track. aud the beautiful College building upon
! the bluff utterly demolished
Al Lexington, on tho line OF the 81. Louis, Al
ton aud Chicago road, the storm was terrific.
| At first there was, about six o'clock, severe ram
| lasting some tw,nty minutes and accompanied by
terrific thunder anl lightning. The gale that fol-
lowed the clearing up was fearful and made terri
bic havoc with trees, fences md buildings. Near
| lv all the houses in the place were more or less
damaged aud some OF them demolished The
passenger train from St. Louis was blown from the
| rack and cars tipped over, bat, with the cXcop-
ton OF n few slight sh wounds, the passengers
we're uninurcd b fore the train capszed all the
car windows, on the wndward side, were blown
out, the engineer and fireman wore boh blown
from the engine, and brakeman was also blown
Off one Of the cars.
! AT Monmouth Mendoza, Cameron, Galva, the
! Junction, &c. the same scenes were enacted
The ,lcpot buildings and other structures were un
rooted, houses were moved from their foundations
md ia some instances toru To pieces At Gales
burrh the handsome brick church cditice erected
last season by Rev. Dr.. B,echers Congregoi 10 al
Society, fell mass OF shapclcss rubbish. The
loss is estimated at upwards of $20 900. The
Catholic Church building, n less valuable struct
ure, was also blown down. The large woodcr
engine house Of the Northern Cross Rarond wa
blown down. Near this building train o
three passenger cars were standing on side
track. which were blown entirely clear of the rails
| and overturned and lie upon their sides, trucks
and all, hclplcssiy stranded. A new woodel
dwelling, just completed by w. w. Patch, wa
destroyed ut a loss of about VI 800 A larg'
; brick warehouse belonging to one Mccoy, wa
J completely ruined,
At Gulva large two-story dwelling was mad
= n complete ruin portion OF another dwelling
S was also blown down. Nearly all the clubhouse
: in the village were upset The wind carried larg
boxes lumber, barrels &c, in,o the air, rs
c they were paper. A large church was blown fror
0 its foundation about one foot The storm rage
Q hardest between 6 and Z o'clock.