The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-05-26
Tremendous Tornado in illinois,
Churches and Sieam Mills. Dwell
ing Houses, Lumber Piles aud
Cars blown Down, over and iIl
Pieces.
A TRAIN IN MOTION BLOWN
FROM THE TRACK.

| the State OF Illinois, on lhurSdayi we take the
| following items: -.
At OGuawka large brick Touring mill was
entirely demolished and its roof timbers carried
! to some distance. A large building, occupied by
an extensive livery establishment, was blown
down, mixing hosters, horses, and carriages up
with the broken timbers OF the structure
| Great damage was done to valuable carriages
and some Of the horses were killed. We hear
OF no loss of human life herewith. In the
same tswn numerous unfinished structures were
! blown down, together with fences, awnings
signs and other like property, the most readily
! to be classed among iInoyables' at such time
The tornado took place between five and six
O'Clock, P. NJ, and lasted about fifteen minutes
| Two steam mills were ruined and ten houses
unroofed, besides other damage done. Dana.
ges estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000. So
| far as ascertained, no lives were lost. ''t'
At Monmouth in Warren county, the lorna
| do was severe, and much damage was done in a
small way The roof timbers Of an unfinished
building were carried into the air and descended
upon the roof Of a store, passing down through
to the cellar, and en- route injurlng severely, tho
not fatally, man in the store,
At Mendoza, in Knox county, the storm was
severe and during its continuance, though not
connected Herewith, large wooden building
belonging to .he Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy Railroad, cheap temporary structure, was
burned 1t contained a locomotive engine, the
"Rockct," one of the Oldest on the road, and
the loss Of the Company is of no small amount.
Gayesburg seemed to indicate the proprety of
| its name, as the gale seemed perfectly at home
/ there, and became great leyeller to the con-
sternation, peril and heavy loss ofthe Galesbur-
ghers. The handsome brick church edifice erec-
ted last season BY Rev Dr. Beechers Congrega-
tional Society, fell q mass of shapeless rubbish,
1t was only partly finished within. The loss
is es estimated at upwards Of $4,000. The
Catholic Church building, a less valuable struc-
ture, was also blown down. The large wooden
engine house of the Northern Cross Railroad
was blown down. 1t contained at the time
three locomotives, which were not much DANA
ged however Near this building a train of
three passenger cars was standing on side
track, and which was blown entirely clear Off
the rails and overturned, and lie upon their
sides, trucks and all, helplessly stranded. a
new wooden dwelling, jus completed by w.
w. Patch, was destroyed a. loss of $l,8O0-
A large brick warehouse, |elonging to one Nc
Coy was completely rnme&
At Cameron a wooden elng with its in
mates was lifted bodily igio the air, from its
foundations, but set down easily than could
have been desired, pretty SHaeh using up The
structure. No one was sd.
a Gia.yit Il tdgg eNgss sls
was rendered acomplete run portion Of Mr..
Babcock's dwelling was also blown down.
Nearly all the outhouses in the village were up
set. The wind carried large boxes, lumber, bar
rels, &C., in the air as if they were paper. A
A large church was moved from its foundation
about foot The storm ragged hardest between
six and seven O'Clock.
From Prairie City, Avon and Wataga, we
hear of injury done to warehouses and other
structures Al Rock Island tie gale was very
severe three steamers were blown on the Hin
ois shore. t...t 4.s H
The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad trains
were more or less delayed by obstacles blown
upon the track, but no iuury was done to in
terrupt the running of the trains. .r...I.
At Gilman station the intersection Of the Pc
oria and Oquawka with the Illinois Central
buildings and lumber yards seemed to take unto
themselves wings usually accredited to riches
and by singular agreement between the diff
erent portions of the flying rubbish, the place
of deposit was generally the track of the road
upon which was piled at different points con,
fused mass of building material and lumber il
n pretty much disheveled condition. f
At Peoria considerable damage was done
One church was rendered stepeless, severa
buildings unrooed, and other more or less scri
Eous disasters experienced. Several persons were
injured, and lives lost it is rumored, but the lat
terrumor is doubtful. a aoIars-,a .-
LAT Peru the gale was very severe, and dam
age to buildings reported. 4.. @ 4a ie
On the line of the Chicago, Alton and st
Louis road, the tract visited by the tornado wa
some twenty five miles in breadth, in the vicin
, ity Of and northward of Lexington station.
An eyewitness our informant G, NJ Cady
Esq, of this city, was passenger upon the up
ward bound train due here on Friday night
The train consisted Of two first class passenge
cars, baggage and express car. a.s 4
As the train was nearing Lexington station
about six P. NJ, very dense mass Of clouds la,
along the west barrier Of inky blackness
save where its low hung folds seemingly swep
|. near the prairie, where it actually had a green
ish tint. The look was threatening, and tn
lcloud as it rapidly swept on was. watched b
!, the passengers one hundred or more In numbe
, with nervous apprehension. H..a
: The train kept on its way but with diminish
9 ed speed and when about four miles north c
Lexington station, while running at the rate {
r about fifteen miles an hour, it was struck b
r.
e angry wind, q seeming avalanche OF water an
9 hail in binding sheets, with crashing thunder
! and glare Of lightning; the din of the wheel
t was lost, all other noises seemed swallowed u
}, in the wrath of the elements, the cars swun
S and swayed for an instant and then were blpe0
q from the tlack leaving the locomotive alone !
: the possession Of the rails, held there alone b
\ SUPERIOR weight Of metal, while the cars an
y their tender were not very tenderly deposited Q
j their sides in the ditch at the base of the en-
! Ibankment, fortunately there low one. \,
!, Had the disaster taken place a few minute
q earlier the cars might have alighted in q pom
d of water. For an impromtu overturn u
spot was well chosen, and fortunately the disa:
e Ter which was one Of imminent peril, had II
d serious results. No one of the passengers wa
!. injured beyond few bruises. R ..s.
j. There was sudden and unpleasant shiltin
h Of positions as the cars went over. Those
e. the (l;terally upper tier ofseats went sprawir
Il without much poetry ofmoton down upon tho'
occupying the ground tier. Glass and beaver
t bandboxes and bonnets, small children in arm
I Ior diving around loose" and Other like britt
h ware went flying to alght smashed or battert
D or rumpIed or scared, and there were numero,
= marrow escapes In the first car the stove fe
r across the aisle and demolished seat occupi,
n by lady and her child, but neither were mi
!" red.
"A From the Chicago Tribune, OF Saturday.
n THE STORM AT PEORIA.
III From oneof our citizens. who was in Peoi
!, at the time, we learn the following particula
y Of the rayages Of the great storm at that plaC
A. The hurricane struck tho city at about Fl
O'Clock In the evening. In !hc twinkling of
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