The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-06-19
From the Eldora. Hardin County Sentinel. Juno 9.
The Great Tornado.
LATER ACCoUNTs--MoRE DISASTERS.
Terrible Destruction and Loss of Life In Har.
din Co., Iowa.
LIST OFRILLED AND WOUNDED

LIST OFKILLED AND WOUNDED.
On last Sunday afternoon a tremendous
storm passed thro9gh the county, spreading
devastation anl death in the train. 1t ap-
pesred to arise Immediately northwest Of
New Providence and travel in a north easter
" course There were ten or twelve houses
blown down in New Providence, and several
persons seriously injured. Owing to the
fact that nearly all the citizens were atteu
ding a meeting at place south Of ,own, out
Of the main course Of the storm, many escap-
ed who otherwise nu,s have perished in the
ruins.
The scene presented after the storm at the
premises of Michael Devno. ia Union town
ship, about ssven miles south Of Eldora, beg
gars description. Ahou, O'clock p. 81 a
messenger arrived in town, informing the c,
izens lha, MIR. Dcvnes house had ie"n blown
down, and several of the family kiilel. In
company with many of our citizens ~ repair
e1 to t spot Of The tragic .c"ur, and there
behcl1 what we lopo ,n Grd we may never
again te called on to ~iu"ss. The house Of
Mr.. Drvnr, (which il tw, story lrck) was
lNyrled 10 the earth, scarcely ono brick rest
ing upon another. Out Of the uiuo persons
comprising the family, f,ur were instantly
killed, and tho remaining five more or less in
iured Two Of the wuunIci. little boy and
rrl, have s;uce died. Mr.. D. himself escaped
with a severe injury in hi. shoulder. J ,hn
Bach. son in.law # Mr.. d.. together with
his wife and child d,-au infant-e-caped; al
though Mr. Birch had his thigh broken and
was otherwise hurt Hi. wife and child re-
ccivci but very little injury. The appearance
of the maneIea bodies as they were taken
from the ruins. or picked up on the prairie,
WAS truly horrifying aod awful. The body
Of Mrs. Drvine was found scv"rsl rods from
the house with the head completely severed
from it, apa which had not been found At
dark on Sunday evening. Two children, ap-
paren'ly between tho ages Of oight and twelve
Years, ard son about twenty, were SO com
pletoiy crushed and mangled that they couii
hardly be recognized as Human beings.
The house Of widow Crist standing within
few rods Of Mr.. Devins's wa, literally torn
to atoms, anl scattered broadcast over the
prairie The family comprising Of Mrs. Crist
two sons and two daughters, were iuure or
less wounded-.he old l,dy probably mortslIy.
As near as we could ascertain, it appears that
most Of the family took refuge in ,ha cellar,
aud consequently escaped with but slight in
juries. The old lady. however, did not sue
ce,d in getting into the cellar, and Was dash.
ed out Of the house amid the flying timber
furniture &c. The house being q small wood.
ed building afforded moro chance Of escape
than that of Mr. Devina'a, which is probably
the only reason why ths Crist family were
not all instantly killed.
To look at the ruins Of the two houses, one
woull suppos. that it would have been an ut
ter impossbity for single individual to -s
: cape certain and terrbls death; yet out o.
the fourteen persons who ~ere in the houses
seven ara living, Of which six will probably
recover. and probably the seventh may alsc
survive her very serious injuries
1t is impossible to convey correct idea o.
the effect aud fury Of this terrific storm &C
the mind Of those who were not on the
ground TO witness tho devastation aud ruin
was left in it's path. School houses, barns
sheds and fences were blown for miles across
the prairie. snd the l,feless carcasses Of horses
cattle, hogs, pct, .trewn in every dnec'
= ton along the trail Of the storm. Scarcely s
: ves,ige Of anything pertaining to household
goods or furniture can bo s'rn in the vicinity
of Mr.. Deyine's or Mrs. Crisis houses. In
the vicinity Of where Mr. Divine's house stood
: the very corn that was growing in the i-ld'
WAS torn out hy the roots, and thu ground
looks as barron IA though the locusis OF Egypt
had male a devouring march through the
country.
The tornado crossed the Iowa river at San
derson's Mill, blowing down houses, fences
trees, &c in its roaring march. Ia tho vi
cinity OF the mill several houses wrro torn
from their foundation and rv.n 10 atoms
A Mrs. Garrison was Instantly killed, and
several others o were in the houses were
considerably injured.
, After crossing the river, the furious tornado
did sal havoc among the timber and settle.
men,s that came in its way. The house o
Alexander Smith was demolished, and every
one of the inmates more or less hurt; ono o'
two OF the family are supposed to be mortally y
! Injured. So far rs we have been able to trace
, it, this tornado WAS doing its work Of destruc
ton with uuspcnt fury. We tave been in
!. formed that an auxillery to tho main tornado
passed through the north eud Of Marshall
county. some three miles south Of its course,
uprooting large trees, tearing away fences,
empty houses. ect. in it's travel, but causing
the destruction of no human lives Our in
| form.ut SAYS that it produced noiso similar
to to tho rumbling OF hundred trains o'
cars all in motion at one time.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE TORNADO.
There is considerable difference of opinion
in relation to the appearance Of the tornado
But the most general version Of the thing is
that il came to the earth in the shape Of q
whirlwn,!, and covered strip Of country a
bout eighty rods wide. 1t appeared to b'
hollow in the center with transparent, blood
red color. while the two sides were black and
thick with oil conceivable sorts Of floating
matter that had been torn from the path o
the crashing and roaring DESTROYER. The
course Was about due east. We believe that
the history Of this tornado will prove it 10
be one Of the most frightful in appearances,
and dreadful in it's results that ever visited
the West, or probably any other portion Of
this country.
During the progress Of the tornado wagon
? was carried from the vicinity Of Providence to