Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-12
&c sweep OF the 90 Tornndo.


The Chicago Press status that the course Of
the tornado 3 now traced from Fort Dodss,
Webster County, Iowa, more that 200 miles
west Of tie Mississippi River, to the North
eastern corner of Ottawa County, Michigan,
a space Of 400 miles, without dininution Of
force, shifting towns, farms forests aud every
thingon the surface Of the earth with the vi
olenoe of battery Of a thousand guns
Whole forests were crushed in an instant and
respectable Streams of water literally scooped
out by the mighty tempest The time occu-
pied iH travelling 450 miles was but brief as
the tornado swept ever Webster County, Iowa
ON Sunday afternoon, and Ottawa County,
Michigan, on Sunday night. The appear
anoe Of the storm at Cedar Valley, Iowa, was
very terrific. The noise was like stupen-
dous cataract and all turned pale as they lis
tened. In the south wing Of the storm the
water-spout or whirlwind was first seen bel
lying and swaying down from the clouds, and
twisting and writhing like a huge worm until
it finally reached the earth, and became an
hour-glass shaped column, rushing wildly on
with the gale. The. column looked to be
about one-fourth Of a mile high, and four or
five rods through its smallest part-an aw-
fully sublime and magnificent spectaclel The
north wing Of the storm was much more e1-
tensive than the other, and comprised the real
tornado SO far as the effects prove, and had
the appearance of a mountain mass of heavy,
inky colored clouds crashing along the sur
face of the ground When the two wings
combined, the storm-fend rushed eastward
with resistless power. E
We have already published painful details
Of the destruction of life and property by the
storm at some Of the principal points which
Il visited with more than tropical fury. We
add few further items A child seven years
old was carried by the storm a distance of
two miles over Cedar river M.
A little girl, three years old, was found in
slough near Mrs. Brandops residence and
probably a couple Of miles from the track Of
the tornado. She was seen to fall and was
found with her head buried In the mud
Taken out, she was found get aliUe. She was
taken care Of and is now apparently well, ex-
ceptng she is not altogether sensible She
cannot tell anything about herself and is at
terly unknown.
From Rogers Settlement in Clinton coun-
ty, a child four years old was carried q dis
tance of two miles and killed. .i..r.' =
Of Mr.. Walrod's family of six, in the same
county, all were killed but one little girl,
who was carried half a mile, and escaped with
life, bat was badly injured.
Mr.. Ames, who lived in fine new brick
house, saw the storm coming, and hurried or
forced his family into a root house. A few
minutes afterwards they came out and found
houses, barns, etc, in ruins. Several Of his
horses were killed, and one had rail driven
completely through his body.
Between De Witt and Camanche there is
not single building left standing along the
track of the tornado. Seventy-six head of
cattle and horses were buried on Tuesday, and
as maRy more were left dead on the pIairies.
Trees are completely stripped, and look like
peeled poles, the tops being entirely gone.
.. .