New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-18
A TERRIBLE STORM.
RAILROAD TRAINS BLOWN OFF THE TRACK
STEAMBOATS, BLOWN TO PIECES
unI SES I'NROOEED.
From The Chicago Tribune Nay IS

From The Chicago Tribune Nay IS.
Tie gale on Thursday evening was, IN some por'
tons OF the State OF unprecedented violence IL COW
eged large extent Of territory, ard everywhere us
tistkis marked with painful damage to property and
perbaps az further intelligence will show, loss OF lie.
II to have crossed the Mississippi near
Oouawka, and TO have extended ord 90 oset az
far Is Mclean County, where We hear OF some OF its
disastrous effects In the West there was much hsil
accompanying the wind, and every where great fall
If relr. 49, 49,
We hear that at Lexington, on the lice of the ST..
Louis Alton ard Chicago Road, the storm was ter
Iifc In letter below are told of It's freaks with
the I'd train and Ell informant at our elbow says that
nearly every house in the village was unroofed or
blown dowp. The air was loaded with the wreck
which was made; the heavens we're black with couc
which were pouring out destruction, and more than
oIe who was there felt that the end OF all things was
at hard II Lexington has escaped without great 1858
e life, tie fact is most won itrful CT all.
At this point there copicu Us rain and some
thu der and ightnirg but nothing to indicate the de-
ttruction going on elsewhere The evening steamers
left mott as usual ard though the gale was high 1t
was lot uIusual. Lister in the evening ne wind H.
creased, but before 10 O'clock sl was still again.
Below We print hasty letter from Lexington;
''LExINGTOS, May Is, 1853.
"This evening about . O'Clock, were visited by
a severe storm, accompanied by the most esrtul
thunder and lightning ever experienced here. Lac
storm lasted about ~ minutes, aid after nad 10 al
appebrst ce, cleared up, was succeeded ~ the mot
terrific wind ever known 10 this section Of the state
The rain fell in torrents, and nearly every house 10
l. xir gtOn was uLioofed and nuOber OF them blown
down.
"The passenger train from ST. Louis by which
lend this was blown iIom tie track and ears r1
over, but with tie exception Of few slight fssh
wounds, the passengers were uniPjured. Before the
train cspszed, all the ear windows, on the wadward
eide, were blown out, the engineer and iremen were
both blown from the engine, and brakeman was also
blown of Of the The storm struck the traia
q short distance north from here.
:" have time to write only few plI'icu,sr. out
you will doubtless learn OF widespread anu severe
disasters in this portion of the state.
We learn from ps:serger on the above cap'zed
trsiD tts great damage was done by tue tornado a.
The JUNCTION Ct the Peoria and Oquawks Roads with
the St Iauis Alton and Chicago Railroads. Both
station houses were unroosd five or ak empty freight
cars were blown rom the track, dwelling houses were
unroofed moved bodily twenty o. t6iry feet, or en-,
tirely demolished, and yet, amid all thus widespread
clsaster he could learn Of no one seriously lDJufel
We cut from The Journal of last evening az ac-
count Of the effects Of the storm at the West, which
agrees with inform alton received by later trans: ~,
GALEsBCRG.-The storm was severe along the I'M
csgc. Burpeton ard Quincy Railroad. AZ Gsies-
tuIo il was terrible Tie ergine house Of the rail-
road company and two churches Just competed,
we've blown down, and number Of d"eIhng housIs
were uDroofed. Three cars stsnolng on or tne Ileca
were blown off and turned upsiee down. Inc amount
the cana e at GalesbuIg j. estG ated al sV,VO'
No lives lost. -, 49,, .
GQuowka, and ten houses uhIooieui OVs.ie V.u,i
ds,r ace done. Damage estimated at from $40 900 to
slj CO., So for sscertaihed, no Lyes were lot.
GuvA.-Atthis place large tTo-story cwelling-
Louie was rendered complete ruin; portion OF Mr..
Babcock's dwelling was slo blown ds"n; r, Nearly
ce,ied large boxes lumber barrels &c., into tue air
as if they were paper. large church was moved
from it, foundation about foot. The storm ragged
hardest between and clock.
NEsDoTA.-Here the storm was also furious, aud,
VT lie in progress the railroad engine house csugnt
fire ar was consumed together with the locomotive
Rccket.
We hear Of much damage Gore in the country, bat,
With the above exceptions lave no particulars. We
email probably have further details by tomorrow.
Vile this severe gale was raging, the rain aad
hail poured down in perfec: sheet. It truly ter
rtc. Wehsye Lot yet heard OF any disaster on the
l-kes
pEoRIA.-Frcm ore Of our ctizefs, who wa. ia
Peoria at the time, learn the following particulars
o., the ravsges OF the great storm at that pace Inc
trircnne struck the about clock in the ever
irg. 10 the twinkling Ct e,s, fifteen or tw MY
tuses were unIoofed, every church spire 10 the cy
blown corp, three oarsl boats loaded with Iumoet
splk, ard the siea1er DIN, with 81 passengers On