The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-16

In lat Sunday afternoon, tremendous stosiSl
passed through this county. spreading devAsta-
ZION and death ia its train. 1t appeared TO arise
north west Of New Providence and
travel in 4 north.caeterly course There were
ten or twelve houses blown down in New Provi.
dence. and several persons seriously injured
Owing 10 the fact that nearly Ill the citizens
we're attending meeting at Mace south of town,
out Of the main course Of the storm, many es.
caned Who Otherwise must have persisted in the
ruina. 2
The scene presented after the storm At the
premises Of Michael Devine, In Union township,
sbout seven miles south Of EldorA, beggars de-
scription. About o'clock p. n. a messenger
arrived in town, informing the citizens that Mr..
Deyine's house had been blown down and sever
i &c the family Killed. In company With many
Of our citizens We repsircd to the spot of the
Il ,eic scene: and there beheld what We hope to
God VIC NAV never again be called on to witness.
The house OF Mr.. Dcyine (which was two story
brick.l was leyeled to the earth, scarcely one
brick resting upon another. Out Of the nine
persons comDrisine the family, four were instant
II killed. and the remaining 1--WE more or less in
iured. Two Of the wounded, little boy and
cirl have since died. Mr.. D. himself escaped
with a severe injury in the shoulder. John
R;rch oson.;p. Ia If Mr.. n s. together with his
r;ea and child an infant. escaped: although Mr..
Rirch had his thich broken and was otherwise
hnrt. His wife and child received but very little
;r;nrr Tho arnearance NJ the manpled bodies
as thew were taken from the ruins, or picked MP
IN the nr.;rie was trnly horrifyinr and awful =
The BODY of Mrs. Deyine was found several rods
from the bonse With the head completely severed
from Il and which had not been found at dark on
0nrasv oven;nv Two children. annarently be-
~, ah,,,,t 9u,antv Moro =, comnlctely crushed
s,d r,anrIod that they conld hardly be recoe.
n;, u a. human BEINGS
Tic house ~ widow Cr;st standing within a
fa,s rods of Mr. Dev;nc's WAS literally torn to
s.",as a,,a sca,4orad hro.dcast over the nrairie.
T a c.a;,, on,nnr;s;na Ms Cr;st two sons and
~. .ne 49, ,..p.a AT n,nre or lees wounded
Nv" Iva roh.,,iv ,norta,Iv A near as We
w.. 80 -, T. .,.,oar, thst meet ri the fam.
go'lu aseos.' - az" IL .e,,sr and consequently
1000 sooa ,;.h hnt s,;ah, ;n;nr;es The old lady.
.s.aa " S;d -. s,,sceed Il ,att;nc into the eel
~. ,,a ,,as Dashed an, nc he house among the
a,.;n, t;mhers furniture kc The housc being
a, 81, wooden hn;ld;nr afforded more chance
- s asaano ,har that of M Dcv;ne,s which is
=. .p az ,,,, raoson xbv the Cr;st family
p i.o,o ~, an ;ns..,tlv l;,lea
~ In,i. - Tho r,,;ns If the two houses. one
\ xba sx hax
"ou.1 e. .;,..,, ;,d;,;d,al ~ oscane a
i.lposso .a.n;s,a s dsath. cot ont NJ the fh;r.
~ yam anu ~ 80 :, ~, honses seven are
i,n p oc ,sb;nh 81, will nrobahlv recover. and
.,oss;l,, .ha seventh NAV also survive her yery
49, ''''1~'
=. = ;,nnnss;h,o ~ co,rev corrcct idea of the
osaa, "a f,r, or th;s tnr,;6c storm to the minds
- thoso No uere ,ot nm tbc Ground TO witness
Tho Sorast.,;on and run that vas left in its path
cabaoi honses harns sbnds and fences were
,lo,, sor villas across tho nrair;e and the life-
los, secs of horses cattle hogs were strewcd
IN eyarr direction along the trail Of the storm.
q vcstioc Of anythinc pertaining to
/ orsoho,d roode or fnrnitnre ear, he seen in the
y;cn;ty nf Mr. Devjne,s or Mrs Crisis houses,
In the vicinity Of where Mr. Devine's house stood,
tho very corn that was growing in the fields was
TORN out by the roots. and the ground looks as
barren as though the loeusts Of Egypt had made
, aeyourina march through the country.
The tornado crossed the Iowa river at Sander
sons MIL blowing down houses. fences trees.
e. in its roaring march. In the vicinity of the
mill several houses were torn from their founda-
ions and riyen to atoms. A Mrs. Garrison was
nstantly killed. and several others who were in
he houses were considerably injured
After crossing the river the furious tornado
hat came in its way. The house of Alexander
Smith was demolished, and every one of the in
mates more or less hurt; one or two of the fami-
' are supposed to be merta!ly injured. Solar as
We have been able to trace it, this tornado
vas doing its work of destruction with
lnspent furv. We have been informed that an
auxiliary to the main tornado passed through the
orth end of Marshal county, some three miles
outh of its course uprooting large trees, tearing
way fences. empty houses, etc, in its travel, but
ausing the destruction of no human lives. Our
nformant SAYS that it produced a noise similar
0 the rumbl;nr of a hundred trains of cars all
n motion at one time.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE TORNADO.
There is considerable difference of opin;on in
elation to the appearance of the tornado. But
he most general version of the thing is that il
omp tn tho Garth in the shane of a wh;rlwind
nd, covered . str;n of country about EIGHTY rods
,;da & ornoaraa 70 he hoj,ov u, tbe centor
,;tb ,ronsnaranf Mood rod color while tho two
;das were hlact and th,cL viii Il, conce;vah,o
orts IF aoa,;n, matter that had Noon torn trnn,
.n s,.:., -. s.a..
- -. .has...,e 80. w - H..
= :. s;.,on,' ae a. $3.50 81, !. =. ~ 'nas
= % VI. .o s' :. ~ NC u1
'ne no.. '"'.u. !. "a, w an" u'eauui
=. .,' , liz. 80, - IL. ~. 49, - p'op
aa. ~ ~ 70 ~ &c IL -,
te e,p p.'s ~ a;,.. ~. 20 ps"',;ao "".n
a. .a.i'eu rion .ne se,n'. =. iro''ue"oe W
!, M =, ~ ao. ~; t"s', a.a 49,:
II Was '' Storm Ii'a. !. TORE 'ne wagon 10 pieces
lia ae'uaiiy s'is's'e.ei' pe oi .he t,fes Us per-
Guy as 'ho"s" IL na' oeeh oone ~ D'aeN-
nun,
Vulle s'ofn' passed over Hflor =, ON SUNDAY
Isl, wnlen was no aoupl an auN,,lary 20 the
'a'i1i loinauo Una. s"ep' WIN sue.i Jury 1nioasn
&c SCUM part Vi tne county Oh 'he same uas.
ahs.ones as large rs mems eggs zen IN large
"an,'sies' ana, IN one instance, hails'ohe was
'nnd measuring 10 inches IN cireumierence. IL
as Almost nat beinS only aDont an men 'iiiek
'rough the center
Durihg the Storm tne mouse OF justice Iar.er
as struck by nsnthns' ont not seriously m
lrea. None OF the family happeheo 70 DE III
ne mouse at the time.
= hLaED.-Mr = MIenaei LEVINE e,, '0hh Deyne'
III. DeVine' Eva LEVINE, ueosSe nesihe, MIS-.
'aac HARRISON, ana chiid; name NOT learned:
"orNpED,-Jonn Dufch' th'gn proSchi MI
naei levine, shouiuer proAe' anu pauiy uru'seo'
aifona De.ine, shouiue ne. anu eoiiaI pone broken
hu paui! inJuieu' "iuo" s ST 81 anu
'ouieer broken al. la'"n' "o"".a
i,s.' oa'nafii,e 0,is', anu ~" r',s''
laan' orss, oaui, iljuaea wv sn .sss. "
saae uariisUn, DSn'., We " a LII
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