, 1860-06-14

Nina Pers0ns Killed In Jones County,
IOWA.



o'clock, one Of the ncst destructive storms ever
known in this county, passed through Green.
field and Rome Townahips, carrying death and
destruction along its course.
Yesterday, in company With John E. Loveioy,
Esq ne visited The scene Of the tornhdo, and
gathered thefo!1oTin9 particulars:
Robinson. was killed, and the house blown to
atoms- Tie family consisted Of Mt. and-3lrs.
Allen, one bog years old, apd two girls and
Q years old. John Niles. Of Cedar county, had
stopped at Allen's bouse short tune before the
storm, and wa4 also killed. Nj. Allen md Niles
Tha others were dead when found: and we're
horribly mangled. Mr.. Allen vas found about
five rods north from where the house stood;
Mrs. ALLEN twenty five rods southwest; one girl
thirty three rods southwest; the other sixty
rods southeast; the boy forty rods southeast;
Niles fifty. three rods southeast. one OF the
s'lts ol the house. l6 feet long and By 1oinches.
was found sbout thirty rods west. buried thir-
teen feet in the solid prairie. Mr: Aslea had
only been in the county I few weeks, and for
merIY lired in Cedar county, in this State.
Here tie stern was most destruc31ye. The
ground ras literally plo"ed. up, and covered
With rails, stakes, ETC., standing upright, some
Of them buried half their length in the ground.
Tbs grass vas cut shorter than 1t could have
been with scythe.
Nine head OF horses, thirteen cattle, and
twelve hogs were found dead On one thirty acre
lot, aud nearly as many more we're taken from
the same land, badly hurt. Also, dead dogs,
cats, rabbits prairie and domestic chickens, etc
Charles Robinson's house blown down, his
property destroyed, and his family injured to
bome extent.
Andrez Pe.ti4's house destroyed. The fami.
y saved themselves By taking refuge in the eel
lar.
T.
Greenfield, was blown down.
Wm. Khol's house and barn destroyed. The
family sii 4htly Injured:
The school house in sut~district No. 4 de-
stroyed.
G. Y. Latimer's house down. aud family con-
siderably injured y
Jacob Coles bouEe was blonn down, his pro-
severely irjured
E. II. Nickerson's house was carried entirely
awav from its foundation, but no one WAS IL
jured.
81. Il. Nickerssn's house was carried entirely
sway. The family were absent at the time, or
it is probable there would have been solne
deaths. Sir. Sickerson also lost a mare aud
colt and two cows. The mare was carried about
sevent7 rods.
Mr. Burrows' buildings were badly injured,
and be lost span Of horses.
Isaac Slsfy's house down, and family some
what injured.
Here il where the storm came into Jones Co.
from the West. Ga the NORTH, Elias Miller, S.
Graui. F. Smith, Wm. Sheater, George Saum,
aud Dayld Bnmgal uer, aud on the south, Jo.
seph Scott, George. Ddgington; j. ". Melton,
snd many others were more or less injured ia
crops, fences, buildings. stock, etc.
In Rome Township Mr. Piper ST house. built ot
heavy logs, Was swept from It's foundation, and
TWO Of bis children killed Mr. Piper had his
arm broken twice, and his wife suffered some
severe bruises His barn Kas unroofed, and al.
most completely destroyed. lie also lost con.
| sidesabte stock. We noticed heavy lumber
| wagon near bis barn, entirely demolished, and
the iron work twisted and bent in almost every
shape.
E..-ba Miller lost his house, crops, 6:. His
son, 12 years old, Was killed, aud bis vile badly
| injured. Iii. u. WAS sick With the lung fevel
At the time.
Samuel Cook, young man living at Mr. Mil
ler's was badly injured, and will undoubtedly
| die.
n. Ba1nard's house entirely destroyed, and hi:
daughter badly injured. Others Of the family
slightly bruised.
Benjamin aud Morgan Bun,gnrner we're boil
severely Injured. 1t was supposed that Benja
minis back was broken, hut yesterday ther'
were hopes that be would recover. Morgan va.
badly cut about the head.
Mr.. Scoles, his WIFE, and two children wer'
all more or less injured. His house was entire
IL demolished, and everything in it was blor1
| away.
Wm. Mays house, occupied By Mr.. Mathena
was blown a1aF, and hathenas family some
what injured
Mr.. Ieockelhurst, IN old gentleman 20 yea.
Of age, had his house and property destroyed
Warren Cronkhite's house was unroofed. IN,
bis family somewhat injured.
After passing this house, the wind appeared +
raise ard passed over toTrrds Onion Groye be
fore doing any more damage.
The course Of the storm was East, but on th
north side Of its track everything was throw,
West.
We are indebted to B. F. Shaw, Esq.,, 70
| many of the aboye particulars.