Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-08
The TORNADO AT KEoKUK.

From the Gate City, June
Sunday was a day of storms. The first came
at 10 A. NJ, but did little damage here. A house
on Eighth street, between Blondeau and High,
was struck by lightning and woman and child
stunned.
The second came about P. NJ Wind. rain
and hail came IN wild commOtion. Fierce
lightnings and heavy thunder added to the con-
fusion. The steamer Oakland lost ber chin
neys. The ferrybOat Hamilt0s Belle broke
loose and drifted up against the Gate City,
where she was secured, the only damage being
to the cabin. The packet City Of LOgisisnG
lost her ehimneyss dragged the rock to which
she was fastened, and drifted before the wind
over half mile up and across the river, where
she anchored and remained until the last storm
passed over, when she got up steam and return
ed to the depot. She left next morning for St.
Louis with very short ehimneys. The damage
done to her was about $3.50.
TIE large stores Of Connsbls & Smyth, and
CTittenden & MeGarvie, on the levse were un-
rooted. A house on the bluff, near against the
Mount Pleasant Railroad Depot, belonging to
the Messrs. Foote, built last year, but not yet
finished, was blown down and Substantially de-
molished. large portion Of the roof was
carried three OF four hundred feet. This was
the most serious damage that was done. The
house was fine, large, three story mansion,
handsomely and expensiveiy built. A house
belonging to Mr.. R. Palmer, on Orleans street,
between Eighth aud Ninth, had the top blown
off, The top Of trick barn, lately belonging to
Mr. Eaton, on Morgan street. between Tenth
and Eleventh was blown of.
The top Of ihe brick barn Of Mr. S. T. Mar
shall was also blown of. The stores Of Wm.
Edwards, ESQ, corner Of Eighth and Main
streets. bad the rear ends entirely removed.
The end next TO the river, Of the house belong
ing to George Williams, in Williams Addition,
was blown of. A story-and-a-hslf brick house
near TO it, on Morgan street, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth, had half the roof and one cor
ner blown off, and the east wall is left crooked
and unstable. The gasometer at the gasworks
was twisted about and considerably damag
though not so as to interfere with the flow of
gas in the city pipes. A large two-story brick
house. corner Of johnson and Sixteenth streets,
10 which Mr.. L. Zndle kept grocery store,
had the roof and chinneys blown of clean 10
the caves. A large two-story house near the
corner Of Eighteenth and Desmoines street was
lifted from its foundations, turned around and
tipped up. A story-and-s-half brick house,
belonging to Mr.. Hawkins. standing, we think,
on Eighteenth, between Palesn and Carroll
streets, had the half story blown smooth of.
The Episcopal Church was struck by light
ming. but no damage done. While repairs were
making upon it, the lightning-rod had been dis
connected. The fluid came Wn the rod as far
as it ran. and finding the lower end absent, in
its haste Jumped across two or three inches to
the gss-Bipe, and discovered the ground In that
direction, disturbing the Sabbath School little
by its cracking.
Besides this damage, a great number OF CHM
news and mjnor buildings were blown down, but
nothing else Of Importance was done that we
could learn.