The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-06-13
The Tornado.

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give accounts of the tornado which pas
sed over Linn county, on Sunday of last
week, with a description of its ravages,
aud of the terrible destruction Of life and
property. The Cedar Rapids Times says
tina: the water-spout apparently original
ed about 5 miles north of that city, but
divided, sweeping north and south of that
place. 1t passed directly to the east, the
north wing being the most extensive and
doing the most damage. 1t first struck
the house Of Mr.. PARKS, injuring two
persons. Next Mr. NooLEY's house, a
good sized frame, was turned over three
times, killing one of his daughters, and
injuring several others of the family
Mr.. GUINNESS house came next, and q
Mrs. WILSON,, a neighbor, was badly bruis-
ed. Mr.. QuAss' house was destroyed,
but no one badly injured. A brick house
occupied by S. STEWART and S. W. MAR
TIN, was also demolished, and Mrs. MAR
TIN and Mrs. STEWART badly injured
The house and barn of Mr.. COOPER were
carried some distance from their founda-
lions, one 10 the south and the other to
the north, no one dangerously injured.
The ouse of Mr.. VAUGHN was struck,
and three Of the family severely injured
w. H. FURMAN had his stock killed, and
several in his family wounded, but his
buildings were saved. JAS Reeds house
was badly injured, but the family were
saved by being in the cellar. Adam Lutte
and his wife, his son William and his
daughter Sarah were badly hurt. His
daughter Melissa was killed.
The southern wing struck St. Mary's,
as detailed in the other account. A child
Z years old, it is stated, was carried two
miles over the Cedar river. at Lisbon,
three warehouses, an eating saloon, two
dwellings, ten cars, and two lumber yards
were utterly destroyed, the lumber being
stove as fine as kindling wood. A car
bed was carried eighty rods into a field
of oats. East of Lisbon, Mr.. Piper was
injured, and two of his children killed ;
Mr.. Latimore and family injured Mr..
Andre and wife missing, probably killed !;
five killed in Mr.. Olden's family. West
of the Cedar, from Mt. Vernon, five per-
sons reported killed.
At Mechanicsville, buildings were
demolished, persons killed and 10 in
jured-2 fatally. Five in one family
were killed
At Onion Grove, Q were instantly Kill
led, and four others will die. The loss
OF stock was immense.
Near Louden, 8 houses were destroy
ed, and persons MORALLY wounded.
Near Wheatland, IA dwellings, were
destroyed, and a number Of persons in
jured.
Three miles north Of Calamus, all the
dwellings, are reported destroyed, but no
one fatally injured.
At De Witt, Clinton county, 2G are
dead, and 40 wounded-15 fatally. The
tornado crossed the railroad miles west
OF that place. Six were killed out of a
family of : persons; 4 were killed in
3 houses.
The editor of the Times says that be-
tween De Witt and Camanche there is
not single building left standing along
the track of the tornado. IS head of cat
tie and horses were buried on Tuesday,
and as many more were left dead on the
prairies. The town of Camanche, Of
1900 inhabitants, on the Mississippi, was
almost entirely destroyed. 1t contained
$50 houses, scven-eights OF which are
entirely demolished, and not house left
is sure protection from the rain. Four
story buildings, school houses, churches
were crushed to the earth, and timbers
thrown all over the town. Nineteen per-
sons have died, and others are fatally IN
iured East Of Camanche 4 persons
were killed. Tn the town of Albany,
H., opposite Camanche, 6 were killed
and 40 wounded.
From the Dubuque Times we learn
that the tornado has been heard from as
far west as TT. Dodge. In Hardin coun-
ty, il did immense damage at Proyi-
dence, a Quaker village of 30 dwellings,
it demolished s residences, injuring a
number Of persons. At Pritchard's
Grove, a number OF farm houses, barns,
stables, fences, &c, were Frustrated and
scattered piece-meal. A brick house
owned by Mr.. Divine, was demolished,
and five of the family killed. A small
village named Quebec was entirely swept
away, but the number of persons injured
was not known.