, 1860-06-12
THE GREAT TORNADO,


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:. 0n last Sunday afternoon atremendous storn
paascd through this county, spreading derasta-
ton and death in fts train. II tappearedto arise
Immediately northwest Of New Providence and
travel in a north.easterly course. There were
ten or twelve houses blown down in Nsw Prov
Owing to the fact thAt nearly oil the citlzers
we're attending meeting at aplace south Of town,
out Of the main course Of the storm, many es:
crpedwfo otherwise must have per1shed in The
ruins.
The scene presented after the storm at the
premises of Michael Derine. io Union township,
about aeven nilea south Of EidoEa, beggars des-:
crfption: About 4 o'clock 4 NJ, messenger e1se f
arrived in town informing the c'tzens that hr
Der vine's house had beeu blown down. and sey:
many Of our citizens We repaired 70 the spot Of!
the tragic scene: and there beheld Whist We
hops to God we may ncver again be called On
to witness, The house Of Mr. Devine,
(WHICH WAS q 4HO DI4GA} LOG AZ IsGA"'I
ed to tho earth, scarcely one brick resting
upon another. Out Of the niue pereons
cou1prikiue the family four we're instantly Kill
ed, and the remaining fire more or less inbred.
Two Of the wounded, . little boy and gili. have
since died. Mr. D. himself escaped with se-
we're injury in the shoulder. John Birch, son:
in.law Of Mr. D'a, together with his wife and |
chid-an infaut-escaped; although 4r. Birch
had his thigh broker and was otherwise hurt
His wife and child received but very little in-
jury. The appearance Of the mangled bodies as |
they were taken from the ruins. or picked up on
tue prairie, vas truly hor1ltyluR and awful.
Tho body Of Mrs. Derine was found several rods
! from the houee with the head completely sev.
| cred from it, and which had not been found at
| dark On Sunday evening. Two children, appa-
! years, md a BON about twenty we're 60 com:
| pletely crushed and mangled that they could
hardly be recognised as human beings.
| The house Of widow crist, standing within a
few rods Of Mr: Deyine's was literally torn to
The family, comprising Ars. Crist, two sons
and two daughters, were ali more OF less wound
ed-the old lady probably mortally. As near
a. 10 could ascertain, It appears that post OF
the family took refuge IN the cellar, and eonSe-
I quently escaped With but sltght lnjur1es. 1ne
old lady however did not succeed IN gettlng1nto
the celtsr, aud waA dashed out Of 1ne n9rae m
among tue lying tlmbers, furniture, &C: ins
house oeang stnhh wooden noil4,ng ano1aeo
more chance Of escape than that of Mr. Dev1nes,
~n,cn Is probably tnT ~, ;1,ts1 1n1 p;',a1 ID5 'A0
Cf1st fanny we're not aA Instantly A1teu'
To look at the runs OF tne Two houses, one
would Suppose tnat II ~ooio nave oeen HI uttet
1mposalblli:y sor single 1hal'aouat 10 escape d
certain ana terrible oeat1 9et ons Q! tue taiis
;een persons who "ere n .ne ncnses ssssn nd .'d
Av'ng oi WHICH s11 WILL prouap'y teeosel' alto
posslo'E tne kesenta ma5 a1so s"l'l'e nef 'eis
serious injuries;
9 1Inposs!o!e TO Gonse5 coIlees 'uea W 49,. y.
Tug eneet qua 1u!y oI tnis 1e!1nc stosm ~ nc .o
ina ol snoss wno Me.e ~ on .u1 ,a. ,af -
1 witness tae 1e9astaIon anu run tnAt W." 1eis
IN 1ts PUN. Scnool houses, oalns, aneos, Aao
1ehees WE p'oHn 1ot aaleS aoloss me p hnas
ata tus stra,rsd ~ sraos ~ ;ract;on aionr IL
= trail of the storm. Scarcely a restlge Of any
it thing pertaining 10 household goods or furni.
ture can be seen in the vicinity of Mr. Devinea
or Mrs. CRISIS bouscs< In the vicinity OF where
u NJ. Devine's touse stood, the very corn thai
roots, and tie ground looks as barren as though
\ | the 1ncusts Of E1rnt had made a dcyonrin1
march through the country.
e The tornado crossed the Iowa River at San
3t | derson's Mill. blowing down houses, fences
y trees. Ec,. in it's roariyg march. IN the vicini
: ty Of the mill several houses were torn from
%a. INSTANTLY ant Eijied snd seyera 9th
az xb " .wara IN the honses were cons,derabl
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TX a.ea I.oesoE o ~ t;sta- ~ sat.1s
s e.o ~ na'" T.; :. ne ,e, Tha hnnsa ~ a
!. oxnnJ.r - Sn;th ia waa m dsmn1;ahed and erery on
y 14h. ;an,nta. ,nnra ~ 1os. h,rt one or ixo
ta ,en,;iu a,s e,,nno.ed 10 h. ,nortallr ;n;nret
~ ne !ami.y a3s supposea 70 w. 1nuta te
oda iat ~ aH Jnnn w. 1rork ~ destrnc}ion XII
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'le Riarr ansRn. +ha ,,a;. torne5o nsssed +hroro
lat ~ - Mrsbai! ro,ntr so,eo ~
,s- ilea sonh Of its course. uprooti1e larre tree
"ea eo"u ,,.',, faH.as e a1nn.1 honsss az n
teas ""as ,"a;n tha de4tr,ct;o, ~ ~ h
in tEaset, ~ 1ao:ug ~. sa1a tsat :. .nJ,n
OF ann s,a;aa s;,,;,ar & ~ ths rnbnr ~ a hnndr
4.n;ne - nars 81, n ,no+;on a. ~ +;ne
IN 'r'lnS u eafo III ~ no'4ou 4s oue s.me.
ng TIE APPEARANCE of 4aE 1oHSADo'
Of in relation to the appearance Of the tornad
tnat II came ~ Ius Saan ~ 10 nuape - -,
Nf' a;et+r ~. w;de II nnnrare6 tn he hoI1ow
ois ~ ssa,a~ I'm +-arerarrnt hlood rod co1
rly ~h;la ~ the iwo s;des weIe hlact and thick nj
ia ~ aos;rohfa 49,. ~ fo.t;no mater that
by been torn from tne Rata ol tae cths9lng
0r. ost w. hs12ra thnt fhe history of this Tar,
ave g. I'll, .ro-a 4 N ha one nF tf,e nnst fricht
w ~ annaersnca and dreadf,1 in resn1ts thai e,
Il r;sited the EST, or probably Auy ulner port
o.. Of this country.
nst During the progress Of the tornado
9ro- wagon Vas carried from the vicinity Of PIT
mn deuce to distance of some four miles ca
ad- and 50 powerful Was the storm that it tore
a"' wagon 10 pieces, aud actually Strengthened
one Of the tire as perfectly as though It had b
ing done BY blacksmith.
The ~ V'T th.h aa pn donht ~ n"1;,tarr ~
t is Eaarfi aa,, J fornado that swent with snch Fl
mid ttInna,, ~ so,,h -,"rt ~ tha cor,trr IN
= r snme dar& Hailstones Az lara ~ hen,s e.
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