The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-28
The A0rricame al GasAim w1aIe--Gareaa DE.
strMesioM VI Property. -saN
Correspondence q the 81. Lcnis Eepu4 4licsnl j.
HapI IfxrIIr LII Anril IL SEQ

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Ihc Aarricame at Cesaim imwaaIe--Gareaa Ne.
& stfAess0M VI kar0p0rty. =sah
Correspondence q the 81. Lons Eepu- -lcanj H. "
cARLisrrtLr, H., April II, lscn.
This city anu saction OF country was visited
on yesterday evening, about six o'clock, with cue
Of the most terrific storms that was ever exyse
rienccd III this country. There seemed 20 Ia
two distinct currents OF air, both ot which latnc
in contact when about over tiils yiisrge, sting
most terrific and appalling scene 4 nanlbeg
Of houses were b.o~n down.. aaId roofs ~ the
quantity were torn from dwellings, storthoases
and barns, and carried TO an increfible dill nee
The roof oi the Protestant Lutheran Churei
WAS blown some distance. aud tn aails sa.ar-
whal injured. A dwelling house in the west part
of town was demolished by roof from large
store house, the roof having been carri d 4bolt
fifty yards, striking tine top of the dweiling
crushing 1t nearly level with the en-. th.. TIE
family narrowly escaped With Their iiys She
child was bidly hurt in making its enc Pc from
the building 4 roof from dwelling Was slenr
flying through the air, at an angle Cf 300 feet,
supposed to have been carried about mile and
q half One large two story frame house was
twisted around, making it almost a total wreck,
Stock was killed in every dlIection. lpnstcr-
nation was seated upon every countenance Of the
inhabitants. Trees, fences, brick chifnDevs, etc,
could have been seen flying in every III Jilectioa.--
A small child was carried ut two different tiueS
quite distance in the air, but-~as not seriously
inju.ed. It was blown from of a porch where
it was standing. Small ouhoases went tumbling
about as If their weight did not exceed that " a
feather. A man by the name OF Love, while
plowing, was Instantly killed by the lightning
We heard of another that was blowing and had
both Of his cattle killed, by the lighting. ard
the other by the falling Of tree; the driver was
uninjured. srt F#S
1t is almost impossible t. give you q correct
idea of the terror of the tornado, and the dam
age done. The extent OF property destroyed
will AMOUNT to thousands Our village presents
this morning most "vocb begoner appearance.
One or two families h We been ii ned out {
doors and left destitute, except Of what they
wore upon their la is. The roadslcading through
the timber were this morning impassablc, the
falling timber obstIuSting them. The wind at
intervals formed whirlwinds. and wherever they
struck destruction was the result. @
The hardest Of the storm passed sorthwardiv,
and as yet We have no tidings VI the extent Of
the damage, but il must have been greater than
just in this neighborhood.
The tornado lasted about thirty minutes-
Very little rain accompanied the wind. The
lightning was intense, and the thunder constant
" rumbled in the heavens. Our Oldest inhabi-
tants do not recollect OF q mere terrific SCI ne
since their settlement upon these broad prairies.
We hear Of no one killed by the hurricane,
but number injured, and hundreds narrowly,
escaping with their lives. n u
How PoTrEE IS RscElvEp.-Yesterdsy we
published an extract showing the reccr rtionwhich
Potter met with on his first appearante insthe
House after his recent absence III vircinir ~-Re-
low viii be found another equally Interesting,
and referring to the bearing Of Members towards
MI. Potter. lie Lad previously been receiving
the congratulations Of his friends in the cloak
room: ss st#t
When Potter entered the House, the Commit
tees were being called for r-pcrts Not long al
ter he esinc In tie Coipnittee ol isesoiut@rafy
Pensions, OF which Ii, i Chairman, was tasiCti.
at It, ", mecting the Committee had resol,sd
to ask the House 70 vote them clerk Ana now
when the Chair announced that rep IT'S from this
ComAattee were in oriett Potter Iosc. Instantly.
the House, which .sd Leen II unussa al cuarts, op
all las, sank into the niost profound s.ieti g.
lie caisrry, esp-ciallr, s. rtiaed illcr " - to-
catch the lineanients Of the who had cTs.s ID
,eir champion uu,iFr his heel, and now w4uud
clerk tor hir Committes. Quite fttases
spranG up his motion. Potter, in tohsa ahd,
msnner which indicated not the slightest eiIl-,
barrassinent on account of the novelty Of lis
position, explained the reasons wbs his u lnfat-
tee neeiea clerk. Harksdalc the vociicfons,
and Barnett. the sdogged, opposed the watiaa.
but careful t. use the most sspectsui Ialts
gua9e towards Potter. ls
lie very seldom addressed the House; bpt ever.
since his encounter with Keitt ant his b. ckeIz,
two ears ago. wLcneyeril has been n.cessaiy
u allude to him. tie ehivary have called hl..,
"the nss,Ler firm Wisconsin, Pryor inyErit-
bly, used this term in the co.loquy with lin on
Wednt sday.
But to-day, Barksiaie and Burnett, in the rui.-
ming debate on the resolution, pcrsstcntly called
him either .'the gentleman from Wisconsin or
| more frequently, .the honorable gentleman from
Wisconsin" And Mr.. Tnomas, Of Tennessee,
one of Potter's colleagues on the Committee. be-
slowed unmrasurcd encomiuins upon he fidelity
| with which he discharged hfs duties informing
the House that II the other rnTbcrs were a. IA
borious a. ''the honorable Charmau,r there
| would be no need OF having ! clerk. Dus ing
l the rest Of the debate Thofnts' ksv notc was
| echoed by al the d. ydtants IN the Democratic
sitle. and Potter was thcnccforward ssthr honoFa-
| blc Chairman OF the Comnittse.s How much
virtue 70 some eyes there ID In the gseam OF
bOwie-kniie
/ two or three Committees II was evident Tint Pot.
| tcr's motion would prevail. Burnett polisels
suggested m amendment rotter rose and
biandly accepted it. Barksdac desired TO pro.
pound question 70 '.the honorable Ch airinan az
the Committee and the Chairman inclined his
honorable ear towards the fiery Mississiprian,
and impaired 70 lin, tic desired information. -
The manner In which the House went Oh INTO
the usual buzz and turmoil while Burnett and tlse
others were speaking, ard sank into the deepest
silence whenever Potter replied, was ludic rously
interesting. Tom Florence inally intiniated that
the House WAS ready for the vote, and he Houss
agreed with Tom Florence. The previoos ques.
tion was sustained, and on call or the ,eas
and nays the motion wss adopted BY about two
70 one. e7 sH e !
l -------O->----------~- s#ss# EssEs-
Srock RAlsIxa.-Thc operations last year ii
hoga and cattle throughout this portion oil Iowa
hAs had ! most excellent effect We haryll,
know of = farmer IN the courts who mt rAis