Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-09


Denver City, and others arc making preparations
for leaving IN G few days.
The news here from the eoldmines is very fat.er-
ing and has created quite STR among the friends OF
ia ose out there.
The weather is stin dry here and no prospects of
any rain.
The late Fearful TornadO.---Over One
Hundred Lives Eost---AppalIfng Bevas-
tation in Iowa aid Illinois,
On Saturday Sunday aud Monday the ID Sd and
4th Of this month, various points in Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana Ohio and Kentucky, were visited by
tempest or series Of tempests, which in some places
ragged with terrible violence resulting in the whole
sale destruction Of property and in great loss Of
life In Others though much less severe, its effects
were still very disastrous Our exchanges come to
US Overlooking with details the most important Of
which have already appeared in our Telegraph col
nmns. We however find number Of remarkable
facts which have not thus been anticipated:
ALTON.
The tornado at Alton H., on Saturday evening APP
preached from the North, and as the clouds came
hurrying up, apparently divided, portion going
directly South and the other part taking a South
easterly course The tornado lasted about fifteen
minutes, and during that time the devastation was
I almost incalculable Buildings uuroofed, windows
broken trees torn up. and sides and ends Of build
ings broken in. The Alton Courier says:
/ Nearly every house that was any exposed to the
4 wind and hail. is damaged, 20 greater or less
amount. So far as we can learn, no IVes nave Deen
lost although it seems almost miraculous that dur
mo so much hail. and roots Of houses, and bricks
/ flying about, one was injured
The scene during the first burst Of hail was ter
rife Hail stones as large as ben's eggs came down
with tremendous force, staYing in windows, break
and flying about all di-
( rectOns carrying terror and dismay to the hearts
! of tile occupants The scene is altogether beyond
/ our power Of description, and we hope wemay
never see the like again.
This Is severe loss upon our citizens at this time
when the times are so dull, and business so stag
mated. Most every one has lost something, windows
broken. or furniture spoiled by water We hear Of
several whose loss Of furniture Is quite large.
In addition to this the fruit is nearly ruined Some
fine orchards are completely riddled of peach and
plum In this, too, we are unable to estimate the
loss.
The total amount of damage is estimated at $780,
600. One hundred houses were injured and three
churches almost ruined. There was no loss of life
though some persons were buried beneath the fall
ing buildings and slightly injured. The most fear
full effects of the hurricane we're experienced IN
IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
Il traversed a distance of about one hundred
miles starting from Linn county, Iowa, and travel
iEg in generally northeast direction crossing the
track of the C. l. and n. r. T., at Lisbon, taxing the
station house. eating house and all the warehouses
at the station missing the principal part Of the VII
lage and killing none there, but before feaehhg
there we hear of sixteen deaths. One VEIN OF the
storm passed north of Mechanicsvihe, demoIlshing
everything in its course and killing sixteen persons
The rest took in its course part OF onion GrOEe
and killed two persons, and near onion GroVe II
killed fifteen persons. It passed South OF the rail-
road near Dewitt, KILLED twenty-seyen persons SIX
teen on the farm of Thomas Hatfield and demOllsh n
ed the residence of G.. w. Ames 1t then passed south
of Romessa and Low Moor, taking in It's course the
house of David Hillard. killing him and portion OF
his family: also the house of ThOrburg Mckinney
and Ralstons and several others, II then struck
Camanche on the Iowa, and Albany on the Illinois
banL- Thence il moved across Wntesde into Lee
county whence the latest accounts OF its raVages
come We condense from the Chicago FreSS ano
Journal the facts which follow AT LISBON iowa
the railroad depot was destroyed, anu one Tram o.
ten freight cars was lifted bodily from the tracs
and dashed to pieces. At Dewitt, Clinton equity
( Iowa twenty miles West of the river, sixteen tC
eighteen persons were killed. AT last accounts
eleven cOrpses had Oeen found.
Camanche the scene of the most fearful destruc
ton, is a town of about 500 inhabitants, eigh
miles South of Clinton. 1t occupies level pam o.
plateau elevated about fifteen feet above the river
: Inc town was built along and Immediately upon th
= brink of the Mississippi and somewhat compact.
for a Western town, this being one OF the compare
+ lively older points, and founded in 1881 Ii ha
numerous substantial buildings and others IN erec
ton and three churches.
b The tornado came upon Camanche about o'clocl
= P. NJ An eye witness describes It in appearance a
t resembling an inverted haycOck, iIs broad pom
sweeping the earth in its fearful march As came
peculiar moaning sound struck the ear heard even
some distance on either side the track. All was owe
9 in about three minutes. At the expiration of tina
brief interval not a single business building IN tn
/ | village remained standing. The Willard House,
large three story hotel was totally destroyed an
; several of its inmates were killed.
n Three churches were blown down. The numoe
e of the dead is estimated at over fifty. Up to MOI
dav morning thirty-eight cOrpses have been recov
IS cred At Albany, on the opposite shore. three per
It sons wore killed fatally wounded, three reporte
V missing and others are badly hurt. In Lyndon an
d Mount Pleasant in the same county (Whiteslde) tou
persons were killed and about an equal num6e
e wounded.
g a gentleman who was passenger northward o
Is the Illinois Central railroad. counted seventee
buildings destroyed on the line where the tornad
Is crossed tie road. Fragments of clapboards siding
&c were found at Fulton, believed to have beencar
& ried from Albany, a distance of eight miles.
e. The very surface of the ground was rent an'
e torn as by plOwshaFes along the course Of the de
Of stroyer One eye witness stated that the turf Is
n spots torn up. One man back Of Camanche on tn
N prairie was blown from his bed distance Of twer
Of " rods.
5. The amount of damage at Camanche alone is est
l. mated at S2jO,OOO