, 1860-06-05


.zl...s u.z. ..u...n.nalauu.
H q. sessons formerly of Erie p. v,, to.
os rpbhisb In this hui1a;no ou;,e r,,nhe- IT
,ereo,s vera l;1)ad tbon,b bau u.,v h.ano+
ha.r dafn;,.1r ,,ra-,o;,ad mh.o. -. ~
meath the hotel we're destroyed with tbe;r ccn-
tents. The three churches Of the town WIRE
DESTROYED,
noble brick structure. nearly completd
for business purposes. three stories l1ira and
one hundred feet front By eighty feet deep, was
also tptally DESTROYED. Oac correspoudept-
J. Van Dercnter, ESQ.,, of Clinton, rho visited
the scene on Sunday nialt, writes that "scs,ce-
II a house is left in an inhabitable condition in
Camanche, and more than half the population
are without q p,ace of any kind to lay their
heads. TbeY arc entirely destitute. without
food. shelter. or clothing. except what they
wore when they rushed from the falling build
Jugs 10 sare their liyes,''
The entire length Of Front street vas a scene
Of ruin, The dwelling Of. A., Waldorf WAS
demolished and Mrs. ". Killed. Several dwell
ings standing On the brink Of the riyer yere
blown into the river and their Inmates drowned.
A large raft WAS passing at the time with
twenty men on board. These were ali carried
into the stream aad drowned aud the raft bro.
ken up, Manifest]y amid such terrific violence
and ruin, the lass Of life must have been serious
aud il vas 81: One account pfaces The number
killed at oyer fjftv. In In ? A. ". Yesterday
morning thirt4.f Unit dead hod;es had he.n "a.
covered from the ruins and we're being identi-
fe d am;d n scene of or;cf and sror;eh That srr-
n,s.es descrintion.
The tornado struck camsneh. about sexen
n. nj. aud passiu. aeroes the river .trnct tho
unnos;t. and smaller tnwn of Albany IN White,
side County. This has about 800 Inhabitants
and ia Of about lie same are a. Camanche. A
b,ntr a mn xery abru,t r;se of abopt f;ftv fact
extends along at the rear of the business mar.
If t1e niacc Az at t,omancbe thu toraado
nasssd thropcb the heart of the v;llaoc leaving
scarcely a ho,,e. ur;n;u,ed and ntter,v aamoi.
is,,;no m,nv nr Them
Two churcha. vera ;,estrovea one of tbcm !,
substontial brick structure. Hanoilv the Io,a
of lite in ,bs latter visitation is lesz from soms
causa Ae at camanche many wera wounded
md there we're counttees n;racu,ous cscanas.
4 Mr.. Samuel Homer q merchant of Albany.
who has been making purchases in this city.
7ace;xed n d;sn..c, ,sst even;nr inst 1,otb hi.
houeo and store we're destroyed tbonoh hin
family eecaned unIo;ured Tbc storc WAX mar
tha r;var he borse h,cl m tbe huff
1,te,l; ,snca f,on Tho t.xo tovrs Tina ds.t,ov.
al ,s,. d;.n.tched At onca hy f,a.t ,ne.eon,o-.
to Clinton and F,1ton FIR MD Tbere the ns,ra
cansea = mozt intense ercitement. At Clinton
th,. ste.nar f,oeen CITY waa 1v;,o nj tha land:
ipr. Cant. Bristol nroront1r fred IN his hnat
and bv n n. sI,e had left t;,r the scene of The
c,,,;n;tv with a fnl, ,oaa of ner.ona e.o.r n
hs,- O rmnatbv and MD IN The afflicted Mia
sor,h rso. a1so sent doxn n anec;a, tro;n m
,haCx knnR
n. 1,+.,,rGo,3 f,,,a,,,or oF tin n;v. a..
Line who RI reacled this CITY Yesterday wss ONE
or t,,e messengers On the Queen c;tr. He dr.
s,,;ha, tho eea,c nresan,ed a. ha,r+ -sr3;no
ur 11er,.;nv,on Mail AGENT IN The s.ma ror,a
ala, ,.c.t doxn :,om Fulton liz nt;vata convs..
mo-. nth.,r gentleman "a hore ssan vho re.
49,, a.. ..s.
.u.~.a.,' :,a, -, a;so,,,u .a,
A' VIZ @"o :, A"A
cries resound ed II all directions Many werc
MANNED and 10 iurtd, and Of these Tue greatest
,uu,,or w,-o ,r.,uer mi, ch;,dren part;ae oof
a-.,. 49, .,a -,;.. ..:.,, ,...e~uc
men were e1p'o s'og 'ae lufns WIN lanterns.
omen were rusn'pe lfan'cA"S TO aoa aro III
''ecz'ea qoess Oh ine'f 'usoaoo8' eohoren
were "''''os IN 'f'sn' ana ter.oF everything
nus naf1n, apea!en' anu contusion. 49,.
E'efytn'hs "o' Done IN both ALBANY anu %
"'nncae oof1ng SUNDAY n'ght TO adm'nistee stcn
fe"e' as ""s "' manu. ana early yester.n'
N''' A''s opec1''s ~'a'n' soianenceo running e'-
Aoa'' =" 'A' s14'easo, LOWE anu Ne'
Aah:oao, ncaf1ne medical attendants,
w;,t, 1o,3a of H.. e,fc.-ar. ., t,1;,.. .a NJ
,on w,,ero uore con1,, +. Am. f,r tho;- .o..
fo,t
Tlno,,,,o,t ves,sraor ,ha ,ro,nd.a z..
hiring hroucbt nm hv thssa t-,;n. Th. oond;
t,on of thes, daros;,tsa a,a r,,;no, .aa.S.s;
t;es ID n;t;rn, ;naesd ,nd ds,and. ~ :. ~,
mt 1o ), v,;, !, fh;r,co ,n,ad;.,. .na ,...o
ho,r,ad ,;ha-,,;,r :. ~" ,..ss,r :.
,o,dan+ fro,. r,;.... --;,sa 1~'
.W-e w,nt rou ~ .,s... . ..nn.,,x =.
sufferers, and to start some scheme for tbc;r re-.
lief. We shall stand By them here to The end,
Oh. We went thleago.s assistance also.
clothing. etc sen. to the Ma1or nf tiIss c;tv
will be properly applied"
Our evening dispatches, in another column,
furnish names and details that could not be sup
piiod earlier in the day. sy the game. the fear:
ful marks Of the progress Of The tornado are
traced to the heart Of Ice County, with los. of
,ifa at t:,-dor 1,,o;, f,,,,, ..a
o' ""4 'AAe' po'"s''
Neus Tue latter place tarm house was torn to
pieces, and three children killed, Some of The
f,,rn;,,,r., rag r,rr;.a :. ,;.,,.. - 49,.
-, ""' ~"'''su ~ !" o's'aaee u tu'ee
miles.
4 gentleman WIN xas n naasanger nortbu,ra
-, t,s. ,m:S"." WV ".'s - p'''s'e' ~, -" - !"
W 'us Alnnols Cehtfa1 ha1lfoaa. counted seven"
teen buildings destroyed On the line where the
tornado crossed tbct road. IN ;e ;m,oxsih,. IN
cs.;r,o,,, ~. ,oa. - :. ~ .1.-.:..
~ ''s ''ss VI properly os 'n's c4iau'''5'
10 The farmers it will be immense. Cattle aud
stock were killed 10 large numbers both at the
,,,,,,et..s.
Aolnss.aaS ano NJ PASTURE Fences. houses,
orenasas a'd standing timber, all were destroyed
along the broad line OF the toruado's march.
E-,ous,ts ~ ,,.n,a, .:a;.
pDo".s' s'a!nE, oe'' "e3s
1ounu NJ Fu!ton, believed to have been carried
from Albany, distance Of eight miles.
Thu rerv snrf.ra If +ha ,-o1nd -..x,. ND
-: .Nse y. 'uo s'ouua "4S ten' ana
,| p.s1k kAsA'A -, A''ps '1e s"usse o. Tue
w e'0 "''ae''' e>'''e' sous .ee
- :" siu's .,s w." ~ 1as 1n.n o1ee o. -
=: 4ae"e W. 'us pt''1'e was o'o"n l''" n's oea q
r,..:m ST. m".s..
1.r.,.,n. t"a. .,,,s. I w .a., e.rps: 80
t,avswcit IL ncarlr l;ted S H. x;nehs;, - az ;E
dying condition. Her child was Killed instant.
1y. Mr, Pike il dying, and his wife is dead.