Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-06-12

4 tornado passed. about hour miles s,ath OF
Morrison. extending through n large range of
country, making great DIS ructlou Of property
and l'ss If life. doctor has just returned frc:H
the scene of suffering, SAYS eIght or ten persons
We're killed AMI ab 1ut fifty seriously wounded.
One woman was taken from her bed and car
carried , Ia % rods ! number of houses were
dc troscd, aud many horses and cattle killed
AMB,'Y. Ill, Jane i
The tornado reached about eight miles IN
length. John HubbciPs farm house, barn, fen
ces and stock DESTROYED: Mr. and Ms. Hubbe!l.
and Harry Hubbeli's wife dangerously injured;
Sir. " lses farn house. barn, fences and stock
destroyed. Mrs Wise killed, and Mr.. " lse and
daughter dangerously injured and two sons
slightly injured: j. K, seOrougts farm huuse
ban, fences and stock destroy ed; MIR. Seekel
badly inju,ed Nh Nurthway'a farm house, barn,
fences and stock destroy cd,Mr. Nurthway'- soa
slightly injured; Mr. Begsley's farm homSe barn.
and stock destroyed: Dir Crowler's farm house.
barn. fences and stock destroyed; his child kill
eel and an u er dan rarogsis injured: Jude
Woods extensive farm house. barn. fences and
stock dcst Dyed: Mr. " rights farm house, harm
fences and stock Destroyed; Dir. Wright dam
gero1sly injured; Mr. McEleelf, house, baru.
fences and 81, ok destroy, d, MIR. MONS house.
barn, fences and stock destroyed.
SrERLISe, June 1
a terrible tornado passed about three miles
sonIh of this city. last night, unrooting some
persons and breaking tie limbs and otherwise
manning great many more.
We also learn that Lyndon. - miles soGth Of
here, the tornado was even more destructive
The physicians aud people generally from this
city. have turned out To aid the sufferers.
SEC ND DE~pArcu-l2 o'cluc M.-Tbe re-
porter OF the Rr7p5!icd3 It Gazctt> Ia, .ust re-
turned from ;He scene Of tn" destruction. The
following part,cllI,s axe from his report:
The tornado came from the sn@th-wcs,. The
first house struck ia this vicinity was a large
b lex one belonging to David Scott The up
per story wAs taken entirely off; next Alunzo
Galden's tearing II completely into pieces. and
seriously injurng hi- SON. amcs Woods house
taken entirely from lis foundation and car
rIed some distance. The family escaped by ia
king refuge in the cellar; next William Good
rich's hou4r. " osc fu ily escaped by taking
refuge IN the cellar-huuse entirely dcmol-
shcd.
The house belonging 20 z. o. Cook, and oc-
cupied by family named Pike, also torn
dow n; Mr.. Ptkr's wife was 50 seriuGsly Injured
TIA she vii I've bat few huurs; his SOM leg
and daughters We're broken. MeCJnber :
horse was move from It's domination and the
gsnle end torn off next h mouse of Capt. Doty.
wle.e everything torn to pieces; his son
and hired man up stairs n the time. aud
earned bv The fnrce Of The tornado upwards OF
10 i"et and 70 diy injured the remainder Of
the family escaped uutuured in the cellar Mr..
and child killed; ho and barn of Cyrus Scott
we're blown down; also house Of Jesse Scott
Whose family were all dan ,erouSly injured; )
Rus>ells house blown down; Mr.. Jennings and
mother both killed.
On the whole line of the tornado scarcely q
piece # furniture can be found. Cattle were
Killed and the feathers blown from turkey :
chickens 81. The tornado was in the form of
4 whirlwind. fua.pi shared and carried pieces
Of furniture upward vt TWO miles
II IS impossible As yet 10 estimate the loss Of
life and damage which is immense. We first
learn thai a. Camauche there were 20 lives lost.
and the entire village DESTROYED; - Albany s
lives lost and much damage doue 10 property.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
We learn from various sources. OF further ray
ages; Al Lyndon. persons We're killed and
IL to 10 wounded.
The tornado first heard from in Linn cnun-
", Iowa. travelling in three different veins
At Lisbon. il destroyed all the houses at the
railroad station. and totally swept the whole
village.
Sixteen persons were ki}l..,I before reachIng
the above place. but none killed At Lisbon.
Five persons were killed at Onion Grove, and
! , persons in tile vicinity.
Near De Wit - persons ere killed
At CanaucIe s. lIves wtre lot.
Al Canauche tho Wlllard House was DIES
troyed. and ,.o' one o. the ium1tc~ escaped
viii out serious injury. NJ. Sessions. tie land
lord was Instantly killed..
4 iarge lumber raj, from the Chippewa, man
ned IS a crew Of q men and having two wo-
men an hari. beng Opposite Camanchc was
completely scattered. and - Of The men and
tin. TWO women wee lost.
OF those killed at Camauclie, the greater
number we're in b.ick buildings.
Many snrght refuge IN the cellars of wooden
houses. and in every such instance. though the
houses We're demolished. the persons We're
= we'd.
The burial Of those killed will take place to-
day. ut 10 O'clock
A. Camanche. 125 persons were wounded,
and 10 are missing.
Al Albany, Ill, though every house in town
was blown 10 IN oaly persons were killed and
- seriously wounded
The tornado is known to have travelled dis
tance Of 80 miles in Iowa. aud some 10 miles in
IN this State. and sing The loss Of 100 lives
and doing an immense amount Of injury 10 prop
ert