The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-21
estxuctive Storm In Illinois.
LOSS OF LIFE AND DESTRUCTION OF PR0PKxrY-L0S
5000 900.

From the Peoria (lll) Union, May al
probability ever visited any locality in the western
country commenced its rsgpgs in this city yesterday
evening, shortly before six o'clock At about that hour
densc that became necessary 70 put long before
the customary hours the gas aud other facilities for light
fury upon The apparently doomed city ana its aGrghied
aBd pale stricken citizens The rain came down literal
before every movable article such Is men, women aad
Children dry goods boxes, signs aud other material who
and which happened 70 be upon the streets and y WAS
with great d,uy that several OF citizens, Of both
sexes rescued from involuntary precipitation into
the lake. 10 which event the loss OF life would have been
Of slightest avail towards saving such a might have
been 30 dssstrously and unfortunately imperied rhs
wiring that OF infant child Of two Of the pHssesger
husband and wife, drowned nom board OF the steamer
Obon and the wife and three children Of Alderman Besss
In the miads OF the afternoon, before there
sual indications OF such mighty tyPhoon, Aidermsa
BeesemAn determined 70 avah him self OF tho fine breeze
company with his wife and four children. whss ne
Point suste, we believe, the opposite shore IasY
drives Into Me bushes cspsxsd AMI his wife Al
Tho steamer 0bion bad just been fred up preparatory
to her usual 70 Pekn between which port aad
ths she b: Piled resSsriy for years she bad nais
tremendous rury - 70 rend her from her moorings and
TO send her dashng the nfuraed win I'll Asr
ascertained tnst the steamer . total aad
urecoverable wreck, and that there were fifteen 70
hat most Of them we're lost, which happily .1rssd
oui to be untrue - only the nfAn, alluded 70 above Was
The SPITE OF every church In this city was blown down.
that Of the Congregational church blowing DR.. Coro
ian's residence, making considerable breach In the
walls and Frightening bis family almost out OF their senses.
Tho Methodist Epboopa churches were unroofed the
former berg totally ruined inside Tho steeple OF the
Dss Of the Sos
very destructive TO ali Of the houses Of worship.
The steamers Progress and De. were blown from their
respective morning. and stranded the further shore,
opposite the woods Tho lives OF the thooghs
TO be In darger but We happy In the belief that
several canal boats were ais carried across the ks
The residesce Of b. L. r. Bourlapd Es, In Monsos aad
ipgs Was damaged 70 tbe extent Of thousand dollars
The recently constructed and elegant residence Of
Thomas DobbIns was Injured TO the extent Of Eve hun
tho Fulton House was considerably damaged, and The
spacious private residences on the bun some being In
M Prai,s new house In Monson and ssnfords addiscs
depot seriously injured and the onary cars on hs
road were set In motion, emuated the highest efforts
Of steam and were driven OF the track. Loss compare
House 4 FIELDS bakery wagon, proceeding up Mas
street. Was blown over the horse taking fright away,
and the driver was thrown out and seriously Injured
Several houses the prsires entirely Destroyed
and all the sidewalks over the city proper were torn
wreck, aod wolfes establishment IL The same re vss
rszed 70 the ground The Presbyterian College recently
erected on the blu costly and splendid edhcc, hardly
Mrs oarlles new house, process Of erection CON-
pl,tely destroyed very large brick building nearly
ground The roof Of Charles Kettsles house was blown
or house on Fourth street b,own down. Nearly
every building In the place was moro or less injured
From the Chicago Press
Al 0quswkaa largo brick Touring mill entirely de-
moished and ts roof tlmbcrs carried 70 distance
w Soso sSs yns h
carriages up with The broken tmoers OF the structure
Great damage was done 70 valuable carriages and some
Al Monmouth, In warren county, the tornado was 80
vere and much damage was done. The roof timbersd
scended upon the root Of store passing down through
20 the cellar and en- route, Ipjuring severely 'nousn NJ
Gaesburs seemed 70 indicate the proprety Of W. name,
as the gale seemed perfectly n home there me nnno-
.ome brick church ednce erected sss season
lees rubbish. II was only partly finished within Tho
loss estimated upwards Of $40 900 me Catholic
church building, less valuable STRUCTURE VI" ss'
4, Peru The gale very 'evoro and damage to bald
On ~ line Of the chicaso Alton and 81 Louis road the
tract visited By the tornado was some twenty I'VE miles
in brcsdh in The vicinity Of and 70 the n0rhward Of Ier
An ess witness, our informant O NJ Csdy ESQ., Of this
city, was rs,5sS night The train consisted OF two srss
class passenger cars, . baggage and express car.
w., Ss,v . deuss mass clouds isy along shs west.
barrier Of nky backness, where M low hung folds
seeminQly swept the prares where actually had
sreensh tint The look threatening and the cloud
rapidly swept on was watched By the passengers, ons
hundred more in number with nervous apprehension.
the train kept on In way but with dipnished speed,
and when about -four miles north OF Lexington station,
while running the rate Of about eseen miles an hour
struck by the tornado. There ives terrific roar OF
the angry wind seeming avalanche OF water and hail Ia
binding Sheets with crushing thunder and glare Of light
ming the din OF the wheels loss, eli other noises
seemed swallowed up In the wrath Of The elements the
swung and swayed for instant, and then we're
blown from the track, leaving the LOCOMOTIVES alone IN