, 1860-06-27
7o tA* Managers Of Tie Chicago Eelitf Com

Ha3E[ets
GENTLEMEN: return to you. herewith, the
letter Of instructions drawn up by you for my
guidance in my journey among the sufferers
by the tornado in our own State Of Illinois. and
DOW report briefly how far have been able to
90 your will. Starting on the Dixon Air Line,
! was directed TO get out at Courtland, that
beng the place nearest the eastern poin! of
destruction: could find No conveyance in the
place 10 take me away on Monday; but early
On Tuesday. Mr. Mattise went out with me
toward our destination. We maae Jiligent in-
qu'ry and grnduully ascertaiued the right place
to be Shabbona's Grove, about twenty miles
from Court1and Coming there, we found that
only one rfacs had been swept away, the home
o. a pnor Irish farmer. t}e IVES killed. We
found his widow at the house Of Il Mr. G1osscp,
near by: shall give the result Of our inter.
view with oil the rest in its proper place.
From Shabbona's Grov- We were directed across
the couItry 10 Twin Grove, shout eight miles
distant, the next poin. of disaster, where we
must find ": l.. Smith as the best man III the
place TO he'p us along. Mr. Smith proved
10 De a substantial farmer aud Just The man
Twin Grove is new settlement, mostly very
paor. Fire poor men had bern moro or less
ruined here, all Of whom we visited: aud to-
ward evening Mr. Smith started wilh me 10 Lee
Centre. sixteen miles distant, the next mint 10
be visited. Arriving ut Lee Centre about sun.
down, found the Committee nf Relief. We
the members, Mr. Shaw an old setticr, carried
me round amongth sufferers. The ruin about
| Lee Centre has been very great. It is m old
! and comparatively rich eettlen,ert-most nf the
h6iIcs were OF superior order. In some p1a-
ces v,sitefl it was very sad to SEQ how the io7-
ing lsbor of many years. in planting choice
trees and shrubs. sud in bri aging beanty out Of
the Wilderness had been sil swet.t a#av. WIS.,
| lied nine here. aud besides these 1Lera are a
number who lave ample mears TO fall back
upon; these NEEDED no relief, and, l was told by
| the Committee. most generously turned every
effort to help thtir poorer and suffer
ing neighlors. From Lee Centre it is but
few miles TO Ar'toy; and with Mr.. Shaw
6tarted thither about noo1. Here the mischief
| YVES pretty extensive, spreading over
lorE stretch Of country. Here a1so
found a good Commit &c, Of which Mr.
Nar7god and Mr.. Little are promi.ent
and active members. Mr.. n. took ne to his
pleasant home, from WHICH, after dinner. | went
with Mr. Little ever the ground in their district
Visited all the parties ruined except one, WIN
| had been removed fifteen miles away: provided
for them also, aad nu Thursday morning started
from Amboy to Lyndon, thirty miles distant,
| where the mischief vas said to ccrtre at the
| next point westward towarl Albany. From
( A.nbpy clear through 10 Lyn,lsn, Hound ruined
| homes at distant intervals. Met capital depu.
tation from Freeport which had visited them;
| got gaod insight frctn them. Went tn each
place myself also, until ca.ne to tile hcine eli
Mr. G. Green, across the Rock River, VIII, had
been comm ended to me as a most worthy and
retiublc nun; found him answer to the pat-
tern; got clear notes from hin, and left with
him copy OF all the donations fur his own dig
trict- l am afraid the little town nf Lyndon
feels rather less sympathy for ttlc sufferers than
| any rlAca visited in the whole route: there
hnd been something dore, however, and gave
what believed needful; then hired tenn to
tnke me 70 Albany, the last point on my route
through Illinois.
We ewe5e belaied on the road; wtre refused
lodgings at two or three places ut last cau,c to
the house Of Dr.. Cottlc, IN Merton township,
who received me for my works sake. Here
eta. ing all night, fund family that had been
sisitcd by tue calamity: the mother very much
hurt, the home, near where VIC stayed, all gone !;
also another near by. These places are sir
miles from Albany but are embraced in TINT dis.
trict, ] saw to them; and early on Friday
morning weL. tn Fulton. Here saw tic head
of the Committee. Mr. Eeutqn; conferred with
him then to Clinton; consulted there with
Messrs. Baker and Tall of tflat Committee.
Then back TO Fulton, and so down to Albany,
about noon. Here found mYse}f unable to do
any more work out in the sun. ! had been out
nearly five days stcudy. visited three fami-
lies, however, t,en Cot the committee toeethe,
and went through their list Of sufferers. When
ever We came to name that any one Of The
committee spoke Of as tie man fur ycur bounty
it was freely Eiren. And SO at last On Friia,
evening n,y work Was alt done and I started
home by the night train firm Fulton.
LIST OF trrsExERs wuo WIZ rE11Srxp
| 1-Mr. McCcnnschy. shatbnra~ Grove, much
o%s ~
sisvs I'd o if 'ea Gu ss M :psSs 5e
.-Mfs.s sins na@. a" xiox ii tsS fniei lived viii
lie. h1o.heE A. A. l'oT sLe W. - tut i, the epsae.
Nccc: Young nan lest iii lie
snasa tsitl, roor c,,a.n Inn. Ill co lin. ~ e
sel9. wifi. aud i've children hurt. three oi them
HSaia Mi:i. Iom: soE:: tie nisl!c;, IND "
hsred daS I'm to 1u! aoL;r Is tan 20
a,,eteht'orr h"u*t fir star Of tue stotu. their own
4. H 81 .; T~n Cove l;s tie SCOUT i ii;
the a..ve.
E7HE LEE rEsTEr rls7rlcr.
Sd. Franklin; hnns a. gone. was renter. Eimse!f
m Ts'c ho'h napsh .si h.' Ut. aeaty man. h s4sed
es. Col.n, rs.; ac ciii!I liisd. Vii; much il.
tntca. Himself hut HE. aonc Gol.c. las hadt IS
1o-M. s.'s VIZ Il widow With :nc cid: rat of
-a!y Him. niatn ;dy much i
h:a .:,t. children Killed. % ose o,hsr M ma:s m:.s
Ieni: home III soic. Ill win sud liz. %
If csis1r. I'd W: III ci ia:.
I'D. Waadr 4, hou:c and goods gone ..-....,, 10
1s-Mr, rarans, has los! eocd dea'. has ! !aisc
% Tle a:cCunt for LIE Gcnte W.. e viii III rsl,~.' -
TIE AxnoT p,s71,cr.
Ill. Us*hr, farmer. handsome r.acc. al tom to
,s un'is f1iriss. Que ssi i;iie pscs de-
1s-M. I shsw farmer: BIN d'tio, S
Heath, ta1uer' hon destroyed, siea ~
aN5 Ftdi: iia:i ps:s destroyed, sosn: av
AZ III f.f.y sy
r s.-h sacEett, wife hut. wi! mt rreorc, hn.e1,
hsr tz: hvc ehsld.ea rc,er la$ snail r!ace Eons
fafacr Ii eas us e:ne. &C vie int. 10
III ase E@aei III vile a sili hut ci;:s
M Kosnse lady isn pace soac. 3
:|: J. Higgins. Pace destroyed. not much Of
:F.;rci MeGidSay p.ce dcioyid, ia:cif iurt ]"
2sn1. Nos. fciisi vie rsc:d through v Is
Eall. dead da.tshtet both legs broken sIee dead:
If .h're children e'ancehild ard the old m.n hurt
ss@f. SIcbo huh some. iii19: cca:. Is Is
THE lsst Ut Amboy. The account Is left with Inc Co
IN mttee 1t th-t pface.1
r. nr7wEEy ANDoT Axn L1Snox.
Of sl-E noty: farmer one chld hurt, rlace Ill gone
~ II nt ne5 teen psss ct;o;si iii: 1;t d
Ut "; toy. ,e hrotea si1s am SfoScn; tl inte I'll Ell
10 TOOK eHe 81 both uabS all moihss viii h.r sne M
Is ood1tea. p ftas % ho;as ali s;ae. Va; Ja;y
u building an:;'.s1 1ea tne fe!oT Is
3-Mf GoaldeI. fa'mes, home al destroyed. en- sen
ssMr Wosd III f.st p,se ruined i: ling;
* isate; h:ns ii s
Anboy M . md 1t tbe neeh Kiseli We o'''e' Df'"s
it IL TIE pBr1lcr xorsp IYsrox.
le 81. Lathe, home al destroyed, vic ye1y much
4 Id i. Iaic i. +. .ad VII: much hut. u
~ elld's hip hEoaer hos1t Al! zane Is