Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-24
Terrific and Destructive Tornado at
cincinnati and Vicinity.
n lldings Demolished and Great Des.
tructiOn Of Property.
LOSS $500 900 In CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI. May %.
The most destructive tornado ever known
visited this city yesterday P. NJ, between
and 4 O'clock. The storm came from the north
east, and appeared to be q cloud densely black
extending two miles in breadth. and rushing
forward with fearful rapidity 1t was accom-
panied by thunder and lightning and torrents
Of rain
The damage done in the city by blowing
down and unroofing houses is immense. Loss
probably five hundred thousand dollars. A
large number Of persons were injured AS far
as ascertained, but six persona
The roof Of the new Commercial Office build
ing was blown of, partitions being carried dis
taEce Of square Part ct the wall fell
through Johnson's Saloon, adjoining. injuring
several persons on the ground floor.
The steeple OF st. Joseph (CAtholic) Church
was blown off ana fell through the roof. Most
all the pubkc buildings, school houses aud
churches, besides large number Of dwellings,
were unroofed and otherwise damaged.
The telegraph lines in every direction were
Frustrated and but little is known Of the dam
age done in the country, but as far as aseer-
tanned, the damage has been as severe as in the
city.
The storm visited Cummngsvile with great
| fury. The Catholic Orphan Asylum was CON-
|
mingsvlle and Brighton House is covered with
trees torn up by the roots. Nurseries and gar
| dens along the road suffered severely. The Gin.
cnnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroad is COW
cred with forests Of fallen wood between here
and Carthage. Villages and country along
the Little Miami Railroad between here and
Loveland, suffered terribly Railroad depot a,
Loveland and other buildings demolished
Catholic Seminary on the hull beyond the
| brighton House unroofed. and otherwise badly
damaged. Railroad shop at Lawrenceburgl
entirely demolished.
The storm along the river ragged with fearfu
| were properly moorcd, and we gathered the gale
The steamer Virginia Home, when two mile.
above the city, capszed. The cabin parte,
from the hull and fioated down the stream ir
fragments. Only three passengers were or
board, who were saved. Two OF the crew
were lost The boat was valued at $1,000.
At Spring Grove Cemetery the destruction
to monuments trees and shrubbery, vas severe
Along the Cincinnati Wilmington and Zsnes
Vile Railroad. from Morrowton to Gircleville
trees were blown down by thousands, and sew
eral houses destroyed.
At Mt Auburn there was great dest, uctior
to trees and shrubbry All along Clifton Av
enue trees were uprooted.
A train On the Covlngton and Lexington
Railroad was thrown from the track, and tn
locomotive and baggage car completely de
molishel. Passengers escaped uninjured.
heavy rain set in early in the evening
and continued until after midnight, dren nchne
the habtations made roofess by the storm
whica is conceded 10 have been the most dis
astrous known to the present generation.
Ii is impossible to enumerste all the damage
done. but scarcely house in the city escaped
uninjured.
No traces of the storm were seen on thu
Ohio d Mississippi Railroad West Of Lawrence
burg. From that point East its signs are seel
on every hand. Northwest Of the city it az
pears to have extended about seven miles OF
the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, and wa
very severe
As far East as Chillicothe, trees were blowr
down in all directions, houses unrooied an,
general destruction in all quarters Grea
fears are entertained for steamboats, and oa
boats on the liver above.