Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-06
TIE GREAT TORNADO!
LATER ANDINTE T. ESTIN G
va0N TH8
SCEyVeES Of AORROR! 1!

SCEyVcES OF HORROR!
Mr. Winchester Sherman called st our Once
yesterday sfteraooa, ssd gave Ne . few more
pastieulars OF the tssribls dissstsr betvsan
Dewitt add Camanehs:
The storm came aeross from Cedar Rsptds.
at which point and sll along the
lins Of the G. l. 1 N. R. r.. much damags vas
done. At Heehenissvllls, the dspst -boildisgs
we're entirely destroyed. The first reliable
intslligencs we have Of the progress Of The
seerm vss when II sssssk RaasAals'. abost hsh
. mie this sids q Dewitt. Paschsls houss
vas entirely swept away and he and bic wife
severely injured. Paschal cannot live. After
leaving Paschsl's. the stanR next struck the
house Of Mr.. Bates, sweeping away oil his
buildings. fences, stock. etc. 1t next struck
the farm Of Mr. Fuller, which in every respect
shared the same fate % Bates; no liv e. lost ct
these two places About one mile east of De-
Witt, the two clouds met and the storm ap.
psared to gather ten times its former furious
powera The storm next reached the splendid
farm of Mr.. Geo. Ames. The buildings. in
cludiug an elegant new brick dwelling house
we're oil demolished aud swept away not .
vestige remaining. Mr.. Ames' saw lthe storm
coming and drove his family-much against
their will into root house near BY. They had
scarcely got into secure quarters before the
storm struck the house which vas carried away
When the storm had passed. Mr..
Ames and his family came forth and we're
horror struck at the sight Here Icy horse
sith a rail drove completely through his body !!
in another place would be found pile Of & ve
or six animals torn into frsgmsnts and heaped
up. The buildings we're all gore. The storm
next struck Walrod's houss-house, barns.
outbuildings and fences, al we're swept away
and sad to relate. five out of six members of
his family, perished in the ruins The survi-
vor was httls girl Who was carried half
mile by the wind and landed near the houee
Of Mr.. Wallace whose place vas nsxt visited
BY. the tornado. Here was miracle performed
family we're gathered in about the
center OF the hease. and the Wind appeared to
have taken whirl and scattered the bricks
snd falling timber ON every eide, leaving the
family in the center almost entirely un,njured.
All the buildings (save one, . grainsry,) and
fences and cattle on this place we're destroyed.
The tornado next visited Hatfsld's. On this
place there we're four tenant houses, be-
d les tho large elegant brick mansion and out
buildings Of the proprietor. Sixteen persons
we're killed. including three of Hst6slTs
family. The storm next burs. upon Mr.. Boa
nett's place, destroying all his buildings.
fences. cattle, etc. Family escaped With some
few injuries.
Here our informant stopped. having becom
heart-sick viewing the destruction of life and
We obtained tho folio wing list Of the names
Of persons killed in Dewitt township, near De.
Witt city, from a gentleman who left the lat
ter place at late hour yesterday afternoon,
and may be regarded authentic:
Mrs. Sarah Foster, James Foster. Henry Fos.
ter, Matilda Foster, Catharine Foster, Mr. and
Mrs Clint. child Of Mr.. Maynard. Sarah Hat
field. Hatfield Fry, aged Z years. Nicholas
Walrod, wife and child, Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory
and daughter, David W. Miller, q German
whose name is unknown. living with Nr. Mil
lard. child Of Ar. Winuey. Robert Boyd and
shild, Isaac Smith. Mrs. Myers and three child
ren, Jesse Persall.
A large number ef persons were wounded,
many Of them seriously, in that township.
whose names We have not vet learned.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT,
From William Thompson. Eco, Of Princeton
Who was in Camancbe up to four o'clock Mon
lay evening. We learn some further partic-
llars:
The tornado approached Camanche rom the
north west, and struck the ill-fated town about
% the center. completely Cutting it from one
md to the other. After passing through Ca
nanche the storm changed nor;hward, and
,ams down upon the little town Of Albany,
which shared the same fate as Camsnche. Up
70 the time Mr.. Thompson lett, 80 dead bodies
of citizens had been taken from the ruins, and
Twelve more we're missing. This would make
The number Of killed 10 Csmanche As. Seven
ty five are wounded, and 1t is expected that
many Of these wilf die. In Albany several
we're killed and large number wounded. The
shove figures do not compriee the list Of those
killed of the RATS and fat boats-said to num-
Der thirty-6vs. A man who Vas blown down
to the river from the post Office building, says
he knows Of one raft which had on board %
men and two women. When he landed On the
river side be sav three men eliuging to frag-
ment Of the raft. bat they soon disappsasd.-
The whole crew was undoubtedly lost 4 man
residing near Hst6elds, vas blown intoa tree,
aud while hanging there. . rail cams flying
along and passed completely through hi body.
The Office OF Mr.. Long. lawyer in Caaapche,
vas 90 completely destroyed that th, owner
cannot find vestige Of his property Book ..
papers and oil are gone. A voutn was
discovered in the ruins Of Wsstphab house,
standing on her head. the bricks au) timber
closely vsdged 10 around her. 20 that her
feet we're Just visible. She Vas dueout. snd
in half an hour recovered 20 that che wss
able to walk about Nr. Thompsontays that
the thieves are already at work reiDg tie
ruins Of houses, and the dead bodbs fosnd
therein. Large sums Of money ard missing.
the safes and desks in which the amounts
we're locked up having been found slightly
injured, but ri6ed of their contend