Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-11

From the Lyons City AdvOeats-Ertrd.
MONDAY MoRSING, June 4, 1860.
1t becomes our painful duty 70 record the most dis
ressng calamity that it has ever fallen TO US to Wines
the effects OF the tornado and the consequent loss oil
life aud property.
Last evening, about o'clock, man came from Ca
mauche, about nine miles below this city the Misss
spp with the heartrending intelligence that the town
had been visited by tornado and that many OF the cit
zens were buried in its rufus. The alarm spread from
house to house and very short time hundreds of our
citizens we're on their way 10 the scene OF the disaster
DO by land aud on the steamer Queen City, which Cap
tain Bristol Immediately put in sailing order.
We were among the first to arrive at the scene OF the
disaster and pen fails entirely to depict the sight
that met our view We found the town. the messen-
ger had reported literally blown to pieces and desruc
ton and death scattered everywhere within the sweep of
the devastation The first pile that met our eye the
ruins of the Mard House, occupied by H. g. Sessions,
formerly of Erie Pa This three story brick ho-
tel and il could not have been more etectualy destroy
ed had barrel of gunpowder been exploded within It's
walls The inmates were all more less hurt. Mrs.
Davis and her child little boy four five years old
we're taken ont Of the ruins dead Mr.. Sessions and his
son Auson are both badly hurt inwardly. \ younger
son had his left broken aud several cuts about the
head and neck A daughter Of Mr.. s. the only one
that escaped without serious injuries. One was Ia
ken ont with bolh legs broken aud otherwise hurt.
From this we proceeded to look about the town. and
we found that hardly house was left uninured aud
many of them swept entirely away Every business
building in the place il destroyed including the large
brick block recenly erected. About 90 feet OF this in
cul;ug the cupOla is demolished and the remainder is
nearly an uurooied Front street presents scene of
ruin seldom Witnessed every building 1t is either uu
rooted or entirely destroyed The dwelling and of
Mr. Waldorf "a threc-story brick is entirely demolished
and the family buried III the ruins. Mrs. Waldorf and
one child taken cut dead aud twO children rescued
alive, and strange 10 say, uuhurt Dir. Waldorf had
mot Imam nd yChp We lp AZ o'clock A
Soon after arriving at Camanche we learned that the
town OF Albany on the opposite side OF the river and
about one mile above Camauche had been visited by the
tornado and was about badly rddled as Camanche--
Upon the arrival of the queen CITY at CamanChe, she
Immediately put back 10 Albany, TO learn the truth Of
the rumor and found that scarce building in that town
was left unriured but from what could learn, the
oss of life was great at the former place
Those who returned reported twelve killed. Two
churches were blown down entirely. We did not visit
Albany ana consequently can speak only from report
with reference to Amid the great confusion that pre-
vailed II was almost impossible 20 obtain any correct in
formation We could not learn the Of those who
were killed but shall gather the full particulars for
regular issue this week The house Of o. Mcmahon, bank
err OF this city, entirely demolished but the family
escaped without injury
The gale commenced about o'clock P. II. It's course
was from the southwest to the northeast and may
hear offurther ravages in Illinois Ii is rumOrcd at Ca
m,nche that the farmers had suffered severely south
west from there, by having their buildings aud fences
DESTROYED and stock killed. IL also stated tina.
large raft was passing Csmanche at the time and that
every man, numbering apparently about twenty, were
swept of into the river
The condition of the survivors OF these two towns Is
such that demands the warmes sympathy and aid OF eve
r. one in this community well elsewhere. Many Of
them are left without house above them and scarcely
a garment TO wear. Their dead 10 be buried, and
their wounded cared for and it is the duty Of every
so far as is in his power minister TO their relief for
who can tell how soon we may need Ike services. We
hope that all who possibly can, will 20 there to-day and
assist in attending their wants. Every man who will,
can find work there 20 do in helping 20 restore order and
to erect temporary buildings for he hundreds that
destitute Of q place wherein 20 lay their heads Clothing
o. an kinds will undoubtedly be required and many other
nacasares for the benefit OF those whoare badly wound
ed.
We were glad to the physicians of Lyons and Gin
ton al here and working with right good will. well
a, other citizens OF the two places. We hope also that
the towns round about that have escaped the terrible
disaster will at once take active measures TO do some
thing toward relieving the distressed Of CdmancEe and
Albany The loss OF property in CamanChe alone cannot
l short of $3.50 1000 or $500 O0)in fact whatever The
town was WORTH less the real estate, gone and will
DE seen at once that aid must come from 70
prevent those tia, a.e l,it alive lsom suffering.
From os Chicago Press, ~ Jons dE.
From the best information we have been able to col
a,t thus far the track Of the tornado extends from the
heart Of Linn county Iowa. near Cedar Rapids the pre-
sent terminus Of Oh. Chicago, Iowa aud Nebraska Rail
road iu a generally northeast direction Clinton
c,,rv crossing the Mississippi az Camauche and Alba
uv-towns fronting each other respectively on he Iowa
and Illinois shore5-and thence maintaining its course to-
wards the centre Of the State Whtesie into Lee
county its latest nvsges heard from up to present wr
ting being near Lee Cea,rc.
The entire distance thus trayersed is upwards Of
hundred mites and that through popuOus and fertile
farming region, dotted with thriving towns some Of
which, as have below to record fell in the path OF
the destroyer.
The tornado seems TO have had its origin, as above
stated in Linn county eeOrt SIXTY miles west OF the
Mississippi river about night fall It's ravages being, as
far as heard FROM IN the vicinity OF Cedar Rapids
Thence IL pissed in direction little north Of east
vsral times crossing the line Of the Chic 80, Iowa and
Nebraska Railroad At Lisbon Station, siXtyiour miles
west OF Clinton the depot structures were demolished,
aud train OF ten freight standing the track
were ted Lody from their tracks and dashed TO pieces
Some Of these we're loaded S:'h grain which sea-,
tered broadcast Tor rods. Oae loaded with lumber
which was carried and scattered many yards distant.
Clinton. Iowa. June 4. lstO-Las; evening d terrible
tornado usssd over thi, county ica Marion, in Linn
county through Cul4r and Clinton counties crossing the
Mississippi river at Camauche. literally destroying the
towns of Clml-chc Iowa, and Albany Illinois.
The FIRST head o, the tornado was between Marion and
Cedar Rapids iu Linn county going t-Om northwest to
southeast In three different veics crossing the track OF
leC l. aud r. r. r. q, Lisbon, taking The station
house eatue a0Qce ard a the warehouses NJ that st
ton, missing ,he principal pa, OF 5a Tage and killing
none there Lu: before reaching there we hear Ci sixteen
deaths Ora vein of the storm passed north of Necaau
.ssna GcroI.bng every thing ia i,s course aud killing
s.yeea persons
The res. took u iis course part Of Onion Grove and
kl,d two persons and neas Olioa Grove 10 Killed fifteen
persons itpa,sel south OF the railroad Dewitt
kl.jue tWcntysayfE persons, sixteen ON the farm OF
Thomas Ha.f. and demolished the residence Of g. W
Amas Il chen passed south OF Romessa and Low Moor
taking in its course the house Of David Muard, killing
him and "a portion OF his family. also the house OF
Tnoruburg Mckinney and Ralstons and several others
L. then struck the town OF ClmsHche demolishng al
most the entire town and thus ocoasiOnng the loss Of
Gity-hyt ige- we a. Clinton.
Reports make the loss OF life much greater but tie
bodies have not been found. TIE tornado struck Ca
mancLe about o'clock F. ~. destroying many tue
brick buildings among which the Willard House,
Kept br H. Sessions formerly Of Enc, Pa Not one OF
the inmates escaped without serious injury aud Amaela
Davis and son. and daughter OF Mr. Sessions, were in,
stanty killed brick building four stories in height
built by a. W Westphal covered the bodies of eight
persons, only one OF which, daughter of Mr.. West
phall. was saved large lumber raft from the Chip
De va river manned by Of twenty-tOur men, and
having two women board, being opposite Cdmanche,
vas completely scattered Twenty-oue men aud the
women we're lost
house containing three persons was blown into the
river and Immediately crushed striking the water
the thrty-oue citizens of Clmanche killed. the greater
portion were in brick buildings. Many sought shelter
in the cellars of wooden buildings and in every such in
stance though the buildings demolished, the per-
sons were saved.
At 10 O'Clock A NJ, the storm struck the town of Al
bany, Illinois, two miles north Of Camanche, with full
force destroying every building in the town. although
but five lives lost thIty-hve seriously wound
ed some MORALLY, and ten persons missing. The cit-
zens Of Clinton a..l Lyons received the OF the
storm at n o'clock Z. 81. when Mr. Nile Smith, SUPER
lrL.nAn1.t Of In q I'D Y u im1naAiote cont