The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-06-07
For the Upton Advertiser.
MECHANICSvILLE, May ), 1860.
Sunday--Midnight

gathering III Tue Ncst anu s"utH west,a
the low mutteriu.s of the distant thun
der warned US of an approaching storm.
Sill there W nothing in the appearance &c
of the clouds tina. seemed unusual moth.
ing especially tina, be,okened such storm.
Louder and still louder pealed the thun'
der-vividly and more wildly flashed
the angry lightnings,and darker and still
darker grew the heavens. Thus the
storm seemed to be marshaling its forces
when, few miles south west of town, a
huge waterspout formed, having the
pltcny DARKNESS Of the smoke from tar
pit. Some thought it straw rick on fire
some one thing and some another, while
others saw in it the fearful precursor OF
coming destruction. 1t seemed to remain
stationary for few momclt>, when it
passed north some or . miles, where Il
met with another similar water clold
, whence, Us if blended in one, they moved
with fearful velocity in a direction from
south west to north east
"pra!Ag destruction devastation and ,,c .ih.''
\ cloud, most singular in appearance.
an Undesirable cloud, hung SUSPENDED
over the town and community. The
earth, Is far as the eye could reach, seem.
ed cloakcd in peculiar crccn-while the
cloud overhead was writhin- and twisting
rolling and tumbln. as if Jovc himself
in very person, was lashing them into fu-
ny. Now it was that the wind burst up
on Us, as if .Eolus was determined to as
sert his sway and cause everything to
bow with alteration at his feet.
There was general stampede for the
doors to fas,en them and, if possible, to
keep them fastened. Every house seem
ed rocked to its very foundation and
tremblcd as if an earthquake was beneath
US. The wind was Of but brief duration
scarcely tn minutes in all. They were
minutes of deathlike suspense-aycS al
most, seemingly in duration. On going
to my south window found my stable
perfect wreck Wy beast was in it at the
time, but escaped unhurt The dwelling
house Of Mr.. kcnon, of Onion Grove, was
"knocAed off its pins the lumber yard
# NeSsrs. McCie!iaud Il Co. was scene
If confusion, the boards flying in every
direction; and the large new wood house
# the K r, Go. unroofed and "cavcd in
There were few other smaller houses
made to bite the dust No bodily in
uries were sustained.
Shortly after was called to the coun-
.ry-at almost every step through the
timber | was retarded by fallen trees.
will just state here that | have no,
space to dwell upon, or even notice, the
loss Of property-of houses or stock
but Will give as correct an account of the
wounded and dead as | can and shall re
serve incidents for another letter.
| frs, stopped a, Mr. Fred Pipcr<, OF
the southern inc Of Jones Co. Here
found his two daughters, the oldest ane
youngest of the family, dead-the on,
about l. years aud the other 1 months 0
age. Himself, wife, and other two chill
drcn are more or less injured. He has
severe comminuted fracture of the humcr
US OF the right arm, aud it is feared is SC
rious'y, If not fatally, injured internally
His wife is bruised badly but is up an,
about, the others are not much hurt. -
Met Drs. lounkers and Stone. They re
port little by Of Elisha Miler's dead
DR.. Her-haun reports Mrs. VIM. Allel
and whole family of chillrenUthree dead
aud Mr.. Allen lhu>bondJ in dying con
dltlon. John Niles, Young man VIII,
was passing al the time and stopped il
the house for shelter from the storm. Il j.
IN dying condition 4 son Of Mr.. P,,i
has his leg broken. Samuel Cook. scri
ou>'y If not f; tally injured.
Monday Evening.
This morning DR.. Younhins and star
ted to the country to see the wounded an,
dying. Mr.. Allen died thi, moruiog -
John Niles is dead. The first family W.
visited was Charles Robinsons Him
self, wife and three children more or less
seriously Injured He is bruised good
deal and Mrs. r has a rib fractured -
None injured fatally.
Jacob Cole, wife and three children
more or less injured Charles it is fear.
ed Is fatally injured Rest is doing well
Mr.. Fred Piper is doing well, hopcs Of
his recovery. Iii, wife and two chiIIre,
recovering. Samuel Cook, DR.. Mershau,
reports III critical condition, ic is fear.
cd the brain is seriously injured Mr..
Barnard's folks, some three or four. arc
doing well. Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Miller
improving. Benjamin Bumgardper in ,
critical condition, has a severe inirr. os
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