New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-06-15

Where fails no tear.
4 DESTR UCTIrE IND C.4LAMfTO US
TORNADO-OVER ONE HUNDRED
LIVES LOST. ~
More tha,, one hpnarcd an1es march Of
Whirlwina--APpalliag dcetructton-Los'
Of Life at De Wut, Clinton County-Cdma
nehe laid in Ruins-FeayM loss 0 fLyc aaa
Property-Frogmefts Of Buildings carried
eight miles-AwfM sceuest
Never before in the history Of this
country, is there any record of such a
ldesolating. and .calamitous tornado as
that which passed over portion of
Iowa last Sunday evening, the 3d. inst.
Frsm Iowa it passed over Into Illinois,
opposite the town of Camanche.
LENGTH oE THE TORNADO.
The entire distance thus traversed is
upwards of one hundred miles, and that
through a populous and fertile farming
region, dotted with thriving towns,
some Of which, as we have below to re-
cord, left in the path Of the destroyer.
To trace heentirc route, as set forth
in detail the devastation that rnarles
this march of the fearful destroyer i'll,
the catalogue of lives lost, Of homes
laid waste, would fill a-volumc. It will
not be collected readily, never entirely
but enough will be placed over against
the date Of Sunday June Ord, to set
forth reasons that have caused it to be
in each recurring June, a sal annniyer
sary for thousands of bleeding hearts
throughout this region.
The tornado seems to have had its
origin as above stated, in linn county,
about sixty miles west of the Mississ-
ippi, about nightfall, its ravages being
as far as heard from, in the vicinity of
Cedar Rapids. Thence it passed in a
direction little north of east, several
times crossing the line of the Chicago;
Iowa, and Nebraska Railroad. At Lis
bon station, sixty-four miles west of
Clinton, the depot structures were de-
molished, and train of cars standing
on the track were lifted bodily from
their tracks and dashed to pieces
Some Of these were loaded with grain,
which was scattered broadside for rods.
One was loaded with lumber, which
was carried and dispersed many yards
distant; oilugE i43l ya4
The southern portion Of our town
was visited by a most fearful tornado
between the hours of6 and 7 P. NJ,
leseling evsrythlngin it's course, and
carrying serrow and death to very many
families. Vehicles are now leaving fol-
the country to bring in the dead. Elev.
en- dead bodies now lie in the old De-
Witt House awaiting the action Of the
coroner. Some of them are fearfully
mangled. Theltwo story brick house
Of George Ames, an old and wealthy
resident here, is completely demolished
not one brick left upon another. Among
! thsr dead, are Mr.. and Mrs. Foster, so1
and daughter, Mrs. Hatfield, and son
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory &c. In ont
family Of Is persons, Ijust learn tw>
escaped alive. In another family al
we're killed, except an infant which
was carried into an adjoining lot am
found by its crying The city is shroud
ed in universal gloom. oea
From the same place L Shelacl
writes as follows: -
,Aboat4 O'clock a, terrific hurrican'
passed one mile south Of this place, ia
king everything il its, course. Th'
srst house blown down was that Of Wm
Smith, who lost his youngest child
then /. 1oweryk house was all blow
] swsy, and tbsss injured; Henry Dwire
do., family saved; e. G.. ..aDrake. dc
family semewhatinjured; M: Pearsol'
fhsass gone, hinself and wife badly i
ljured, three children and mother sigh