The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-02

She Extent and Damage OF the Recent Tor
nssIo I'm Illinois and Iowa


She Extent and Damage Of the Recent Tor
nssio I'm Illinois and Iowa
IcSrresponasncs Of the st. Louis Republican
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. Nay %, 1859
Toe severe stor0 of ramsday esenng made It's sp
pesrSnsc in the southeast at four O'Clock p. NJ Il
seemed at about the Of a mans head lts -s
appearance was that Of fountain boiling over. It in
creased IN rize throwing email cloud IKE folds fro the
eloues 20 the EARTH increasing in width and violence as
approa BRO the earth.
far heard from, began in Calhoun ointy,
yy,og every thing men, houses bArns fen trees aud
cattle with 1t, from Manchester 10 distance OF tSeve
miles directly northeas. We can count thirty SIX dHet
hug houses, with all the barns and outhonses destroyed
The number Of killed as heard from, are Mrs
Route, Of Van zanes, Samuel Brown, Portu
gucse IN the employ Of Mr. Route, Jonathan Cariisie
Jacob Sample and wife and Nc. rhoo1as. There are
about hfty seriously, IL MORALLY wounded &osl OF
Hhem, Il 10 fearei, must die.
To give an idea Of the force of storm, have in my
possession stone weighing three pounds That vas lifted
a? and carried sixty feet passing through window foar
Rect from the oor The floor and partition OF school
room twenty thirty feet carried away with heavy
spoer and ali cannot be found within two miles of the
place windmill was carried over four hundred yards
with pipes pumps, &c the small and foremost There
feet square within the route of the Storm that
has got rails, boards &c stuck in the ground
10 easily pull them out Whole partitions OF
houses are gone and cannot be found. man riding in
field Wa blown from bis horse, the saddle torn of aud
carried about two miles from the place
No form idea of the terrible effects of this
storm, which lasted but five minutes with little
The CLOUD was very bright, while On either side
60 dark as not TO be able 70 distinguish objects
other correspondents of the Republican give the follow
ing accounts
The storm appears originated in the southeast
and proceeded 20 the northwest rhe damage done
solows:-A house belonging to Joseph Fry ABOUT eight
xnes southeast here destroyed aud the tenants
wife, Mrs Richard Rout child OF Mr. George Venzan
and Portuguese boy, all killed. The child,
derstand, was found in a cistern
A house beloL gipg TO Mr.. Bedford Brown blown
down, and his Samuel killed. house belonging TO
and occupied by MIR Barnabes Burrows was destroyed
and, informed two Of his children missing.
A house about miles south OF here, owned and
cnped by Mr.. Jesse Henry, blown Gown, but what
Other damage cone we have not learned
house southeast of nere belonging 10 Jacob Samples.
destroyed ana his son in law man named Thomas,
killed man named Jonathan Carlyle was also killed,
and his house torn down. We have heard OF several
others beng killed in that neigbborhooi, but yet have
not learned who they are. OF course fences barns,
horses, &c, are in the same category.
Very many persons have had Their limbs broken. Sc
veral horses have been killed by the stables falling
them Fences so badly used that in places il
B impossible 10 ind rail where the fence rhose
persons mentned as being killed literally mashed
70 pieces, scarcely TO be recognized We
fearful that when all s known fully will be even worse
than anticipated.
On the Great Western Railroad, two cars which were
standing OIL switch, were run of and turned over the
track that the tram coming here from Springfield was
delayed until midnight The ran fell in torrents all
over the country and was accompanied by thunder and
lightning
The day before yesterday storm passed over Spring
field, during which the end Of double dwelling house
was badly torn by the iightnng Fortunately no lives
lost thai part of the house wncn struck being
uDoocupiei. The other half WAS occupied.
1t s possible that very much damage has been done by
The storm Of yesterday, but Of II will be lit
tie time before We learn exactly how much, how many
lives were We hope learn that the mater has
been exaggerated, s not bad reUressnted
but we fear the worst.
We also the station house at Dement, on the
Great Western Railroad, east of Decatur, blown
down.
We rot yet received full particulars concerning
the amount Of damage done by the storm but enough
know that it was the most terrible that
n
We mentioned yesterday as having been killed. have
learned OF two more, viz:-tbe Of hr Carlyle
(~ho was klled) and The wife o. Jacob Sample Several
persons who were injured expected 10 live Ia
all %e have learned Of ten or eleven having been ket
We give you better idea OF the severity of the
storm than by stating very e~ OF the many terrible
thDgs tha happened Ga Mr. Joseph Frys place every
;hips-bouse, barn, fnrnlturewere toru into sareds
the fences scatsred for miles, fifteen horses were
killed, (bes.iea the auInan beings mentioned roster.
das) seventy hogs several head Of CATTLE and al his
fowls even the rats about the premises did
The wagons blown ATOMS sposes Knocked OF
he wheels, and even the tires bent This bat
IN many Several others suffered in the same way.
The mouse OF VIM ncDonald soutn OF this place was
rn into ATOMS, not ten ieeI square Of the house barn
rensning and, singular say, himself wife children
escaped With their lves though they badly bruised
yet not dangerously. AT the place OF Mr. Birro VS. OF
which spoke yesterday, in addition to the destruction
10 HE and propsry he lost one hundred ana ten hogs o1t
Of one hundred and dty.
horse was found in the neighborhcot dead with rail
through him lengthwse, so III at both ends
bic Another horse wGs found dead with bride and
adde On, but the rider owner jet been found
rs feared that he has been des rpyed
Those persons who killed badly mingled: in
sope cases the clothing was entirely STRIPPED OIL the
bodes, and in Instances the bodies carried loag
t2Dce
All this may appear TO your readers TO be abri.
Cation Would it Bat OF tue truth OF IL there
be doubt Many Of the citizens Of this place visited
the yesterday for the purpose OF helping the
and from ali Of those who returned learn the came
dreadful TIE citizens Of tbs place called meeting
yesterday for the purpose OF taking relieve
the sufferers Committees appointed, gno al once
proceeded 10 raise money worlnen, &c, to help repair
the damage much possible THIS morning many
putting up fences and to do whichever they could
ID credit TO Jacksonville that her people
Themselves willing TO respond ~ the of distress
How many houses destroyed or 10 much dam
really done has yet been definitely ascertaned
Every tenement within eight miles swept away
We hope 10 learn more hereafter concerning par.
ticulars.
train the Great Western Railroad going east with
Ecccent. rhe axle Of tender broke throx
ing the or the track and crusning eight lie cars
The brakl h. Aoofe-was injured though dam
gerousy, as IS supposed.
THE TORNADO IN IOWA.
Correspondence Of the Davenport Newgl
Iowa CRY. siay 20, 1859
had the mournful pleasure yesterday OF tracing out
the runos pathway Of the Tuesday, and language
utterly fails convey adequate Conception Of the evil
dences or The power which il every where exhibits.
We hrst stapDed at Morg8n's and balf or three
miles from the city, wbere after traversng the bottom
lRnos stretching toward toe Iowa river, wnrlwiud
struck the house with such fatal and resisiess force
more complete ruin never Aipoe avalanche
mine OF powder could done work SO eff.