The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-07

EAe sserm 81 me Ssh in Nlachswan
tOorrespopdsace Of The rfsss and Tribans.l
PlrEsrosE TOWNSHIP, Berrien Co., Mich,
NY 18th, 1859,
Yesterday Witnessed one OF the most. tessin.
storms in this section, Of which ws have any 70
cord. About II o'clock, r. NJ, Nr. Alvin Robin
sons family Of this place, were awakened b.
the roaring Of the tempest. Mrs.. R. arose and
went to the door, followed By her husband
when both were suddenly caught By the wind
and thrown under bed occupied By Mr,
Worth ond bis wife. Almost instantly, . large
log Of the house was flung across the top Of the
bed, only prevented from crushing the inmates
By lodging diaeoaally against anesher log. Mr..
Worth with difficulty extricased himself and
wife. and then proceeded to look for his two
They we're both thrown out of doors, and
lodged At the end Of the house. The girl had
an arm badly broken above the elbow, and .
shoulder put out Of joint. Her head and side
were also badly bruised. The boy was only
slightly injured.
Another house, about fifty rods from this,
built Of plank, was lifted bodily from its foun-
dalton, carried over several stumps from three
to Eve feet high, and thrown down upon three
other stumps. OF course, it was oil torn to
pieces. The inmates were Mr.. r. Dewitt and
family, consisting Of his wife, father, and three
children. Mr.. Dewitt 10 very badly injured on
his head and side, and one leg is nearly stripped
Of ito Aesh. Is 10 feared, also that some Of his
ribs are broken. His recovery is doubtful. Mrs.
Dewitt was also badly bruised on her head and
limbs, but not seriously. One Of the children,
boy nine years Of age, 10 90 badly bruised on
his head that be cannot recover. The youngest
boy, six years Of age, is badly cut on the head,
and his brain is very much injured. The others
are slightly hurt.
The storm lasted only few minutes, but was
90 severe, that hens in the trees were entirely
stripped Of their feathers, and hurled to the
ground SO violently, that when found they we're
entirely dead.
A long hollow log, eight feet long, in which
we're an OK yoke, shovel and . hoe, was car
ried of 30 effectually, that nothing can be found
but the yoke, which lies fifty rods from the
starting place, split to pieces. The tornado
seemed to spend itself on tract about forty
rods IN width, and from Eve to seven miles
long. Its course was from southwest to north.
east The largest trees in this path were torn up
by the roots, or broken and twisted of like
pipe stems. The roaring was terrific, and could
be heard for miles. The damage to the timber
IN this county must be immense.
IN ILLINOIS.
Correspondence Of the St. Louis Republican,
Jacksonville, ILL.,. May %, 1859.
We can give you no better idea of the sever.
lty Of the storm than by stating very few of
The many terrible things that happened. On
Mr.. JOS. Fry's place, everything-house, barn,
furniture, were turned into shreds; the fences
for miles, fifteen horses were killed
besides the human beings we mentioned yes
erday y seventy hogs, several lead of cattle,
md all his fowls; even the rats about the prem
ses did not escape. The wagons we're blown
o atoms, spokes knocked out of the wheels,
md even the tires bent. This was but one
ase in many. Several others suffered in the
anne way.
The house Of William Mcdonald, south of
his place, was torn into atoms, not ten feet
Quare of the house or barn remaining; and
angular to say, himself, wife and children, es-
aped with their lives, though they we're badly |
ruised, yet not dangerously. At the place OF |
lr. Barrows, of which we spoke yesterday, in |
EDITION to the destruction of life and property, |
e lost one hundred and ten hogs out of one |
undred and fifty.
A horse was found in the neighborhood,
cad, with rail run through him lengthwise,
D that both ends we're visible. Another horse
as found dead, with a bride and saddle on,
ut the rider or owner has not been found; it
feared that he has been destroyed
Those persons who were killed we're badly
tangled; in some cases the clothing was en-
rely stripped off the bodies, and in most in
ances the bodies carried long distance.
All this may appear to your readers to be a
ere fabrication. Would it were so! But of
lie truth OF it there can be no doubt. Many of
lie citizens of this place visited the scene yes
rday for the purpose of helping the sufferers,
I'd from all those who returned we learn the
me dreadful news. The citizens of this place
llled a meeting yesterday for the purpose of
king measures to relieve the sufferers. Com
ittees were appointed, who at once proceeded
raise money, workmen, &C., to help repair
e damage as much as possible. This morning
any wagons, loaded with the citizens of this
ace, started to assist in putting up fences,
ID to do whatever they could. 1t is credit
Jacksonville that her people have shown
emselses willing to respond TO the call of dis
.ss.
How many houses we're destroyed or how
UGH damage was really done, has not yet been
finitely ascertained. Every tenement within
or eight miles was swept away.
From the Bloomington Pantagrph.l
Panola, May %, 1859.
Mr.. Editor:-We were visited in this vicinity
We miles east Of Panola,) on the 26th by
olent storm of wind and rain which proved
til disastrous and fatal. The wind was blow
: violently from the south, when it suddenly
anged to the north, and just at this time we
served in the south dark funnel shaped
bud like the one in.appearance that destroyed
iison, seeming to touch the earth and bound
I'm it again. We watched its progress with
tense anxiety, but it soon passed away, leav-
:, however, its work Of destruction behind.
moved a house formerly occupied by Mr..
wing about forty rods, completely unroofng
d tearing out one end. 1t next moved the
use occupied by Mr.. Pauley, twisting and
owing it in various directions, but leaving it G
int side up. 1t then passed on about half I
lie to the premises OF Mr.. Otto, German, q
mpletely demolishing his house, barn and g
erything belonging to him, almost instantly
ling his wife, and scattering his goods to the 9
ar winds of heaven. {