Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-11
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Tho Recent Terrific Tornado.

towns of cumanehe, on the lowu, aud Albany, on
the Iino,s side of tho Mississippi river, tn tho
evening of the Bird instant. in which the buildings
in each place were completely demolished, has
been briefly noticed ,y telegraph. Sumo thirty
dead bodies have been found Mt Camnnehc. md 1t
is feared there arc many more. In Alhany six
bodies have beer taken from tho ruins and nono
others nre ising. though tho wounded in both
plnccs n,o numerous. The citizens of Clinton
md Lyons immediately went 10 the assistance Of
thu sufferers on special tram from Clinton aud
the steamer Queen civ from LYONS The torn :.
do moved in II norihcastcrly course. and appeared
Mt II Distance to lc nm immense hnystack, bottom
nr, moving with the rupitlity If lightning. nnd
destroying everything in its course. The extent
OF damage on It's route cannot as yet DO deter
mined.
The Lyons City Advocate fextrnl. of Monday
morning, June lth, saws: Inst evening about nine
u'rlo, k, II mau lrm Camnnche, nine miles below
this city on the Mississippi, arrived with the Thrill.
ling md henrtrcndlng intelligence that tho town
IA been visited lv tornado aud that many VI
its crl7cus were buried in its ruins. The uarm
spread from house Ia house. aud in very short
time hundred, vi our citizens were on their way
10 the scene of the disn.tcr, both by lnnd and ON
the steamer Queen City. which Capt. Bristol i'm.
mcdiately put III sailing condition
We were nmong tho first To arrive nj the scene
ni the disastar, md our pen fails entirely Ia de.
rirt the sight that met our view. We found the
town, ~ ibe messenger had reported literally
blown to pieces. and destruction and death scat
tcrci every whore within the swcen of the dcvns.
tation. The first pile Tint met our eye wns tho
ruin, Of the MlIIurd House occupied II. g. Sc,.
sons, formerly ttom Erie, Pa. This wns n lhr,,.
story brick hotel. aud 1t could not have hccn more
rfectually destroyed had burrcl Of runppwdrr
been exploded within its walls. The inmates
all more or less hurt. Mrs Davis nnl her
child little boy four or Ave ycnrs old were taxi
q ttrn tn,,l c.,
son, Arson. are both very badly hurt inward'y.
4 younger son hnd his left arm broken, and scvc.
raj severe cuts about the head and neck: \
daughter Of Mr.. $ was the only one tint escaped
without serious i"j uries One mnn was taken out
with both legs broken and otherwise hurt. From
this we proceeded To look about the town, nnd We
found that hardly u house was left uniniurcd,
md many If them swept entirely away. Every
business building in the place is destroyed, inclu-
ding he large brick block recently erected. Abou:
sixty iect of thls, including the cupnu. is dem"l-
lshel nnd the remainder is nearly all unruo!cd
Front street presents scene ol runs seldom wit
messed every building ON il IL either unrucied or
chiircly destroyed. The dwelling and store of
Mr., WalIrof. II three stery brick, is entirely demo
lishcd, and the family buried in the ruins. Mrs.
w. and one chili were taken out dead. aud two
children rescued alive mud, strange t., suy. unhnrt
Mr.. W. had not been foun l when we left nt two
o'clock A. NJ.
soon after arriving ut Camanchc, W. learned
that the town oi Albany, on the opposite side ui
the river, and about one mc above Camnnchr
had been visited ly tho tornado. and was nj, ut
as badly rIdtllrd as Cnmnnchc Upon the arrival
OF the Queen City at Camanchc SIZE Immediately
put back to Albany. to learn the truth If the ru-
NOR, and found that scarcely II bndng in that
town was left injured but f,om what We cn1d
learn the lass II he not great a. at the
former Iacc Those who returned reported
twelve kill d. Two churches were blown down
entirely. We did not visit Albany, and cousc
quenty can speak only from report with refer
cnce To it. Amid the grent confusion that pre-
vailed it was almost impossible to obtain any cor
rect information We could not learn the names
OF those who were killed The house of O.. Me
Maton. banker, Of this city. entirely iemol
ishcd, but the family escaped without injury.
The gale commenced about seven O'Clock p.
NJ. Its course was from Ike southwest To the
northeast, and we NAV hear Of further ravagcs IN
Illinois. Ii ia rumored at Camanche that the
iprmers had suffered severely, southwest from
there, by having their buildings and fences de-
sroyed and stock killed 1t is also stated that
large raft was passing Canahchc at the time and
that every man, numbering apparently about 20.
were swept of into the river.
Tho condition OF the survivors of these two
towns il such demands the wnrmcst sympathy
and aid Of every one in tfi4 community rs well
us elsewhere. Many of them lett without
house above them, and scarcely n garment t,
wear. Their lead are to he buried aud their
wounded cared for, and it s the duty Of every ono
lar in his power to minister 10 their relief,
for who can tell how may need like ser
vice? We hope that nil who possibly can will 20
there today and assist in attending their wants.
Every man who will can iind work there to do, in
hrll,ing 10 restore order. and to erect temporary
bnil1ings for the hundreds that destitute Of
place wherein to iay their heads Clothing Of
all kinds will undoubtedly be required, and ma
ny other ncccssnries for the benefit of those who
are badly wounded. We were glad to see the
physicians Of Lyons and Clinton all there, ard
working with right good will as we'll MS other
citizens of the two places. We hope ais" that
the towns round about us that have escaped the
terrible disaster will at once take nc tive meas
to do som.hing toward relieving the distressed
of Camanche and Albany. The loss Of rropcrty
in Camanche alone cannot fall short of S250000
or $500. 900; in fact, whatever the town was
worth, less the real estate, gone, aud it will be
seen at once that aid must from some
source 10 prevent those that are left alive from
suffering
despatch from Morrison, Illinois, June 4th,
says: A tornado passed about five miles south of
Morrison, extending through long range of
county. and creating great destruction Il prnper-
ty and loss of life. A doctor has ust returned
from the see, of suffering, and SAYS eight or ten
were killed and about fifty seriously injured One
woman was taken from her bed and carried TWEEN
ty or twenty five rods A number of houses
were destroyed and a large number of horses and
cattle killed.
A despatch Of same date from Amb"y. Illinois,
says The tornado reaches about eighty miles in
length. John IIabbelPs farmhouse, barn, fem
ces, and stock were destroyed. Mr.. and Mrs.
lIubbcll were dangerously injured, and Henry
IIubbelrs wife badly injured. Mr.. Mosss farm
house, barn. fences, and stock are destroyed; Mrs.
Moss is killed; Mr. Moss and daught are dan.
gerously injured, and two sons slightly injured /;
j. Rosebrughs farmhouse. barn, fences, and
stock destroyed; Mr.. Sackett badly injured; Mr..