The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-07

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llishtAlHa Ele sky assumed d ysllowislt,
b1assy aspect, tic atr seemed deal i Nc III.
nadoea themselves rcsemkIcti huge balloons I'D
first. about the Size Sfh barrel. but eFadaally
incTeasihe and swelling kt ono time tliey
efosc md asaiSs falI td tlla anr III. their blaris
folds M8duIatins. AID whiftirT with swapping.
cracking reports like vol ~ u niSiskettys
distinctly audible 81 d great distaEte lhpIn.
tctinf ol the air tAnnpls was llcti wftli Al
hcterogenoys mass of leaves, liriaShs III treas,
tiFnbrts arii stnres whiclI seemed rs iin.itt
yell0wisE lingo inside tie bitel ei4ter foists
There was but little time f5r gaztns however.
for III ala instant. aud with d force fnc0nettis
able, the doomed town was struck full III tie
centre, and lie dir Coakc,l Will lt,,Ensists t,r
EtinbeTs BRICKS stphgs tulnitlfte, rhd III MANY
places With human hcings. = slo pers liitfltti
about Ike strawss The Rtitislteyl horses and
cattle fillsd the air with their terrible aiisl
shrill screams bnt above MI was heard tl.s
Swapping and cracking of these IcarIi,l bcsdms
Il OF destruction 3s ~ 3 .A s5s.li. MI
Tho sceti wen mig leg sars description, and
one, after gazing upon III onlsw0ndeFk how i
single person was left 70 tell the tale There
are but one or two buildings Ii, tiIis4 town 81
two thousand seftls. which wctp HtaneAeil;
aIl the others are i slfefeIess mass ~ ruin lli
many piaccs, flr several acres, every remnant
tafa hoTise T. gone, aiid nniy few Frattersd
EtlfYers mark tho spot where fhey stoStI Al
/ single feature IT tho scenn Is tile fact That.
from one end Of the town ~ the other. mt Il
BYestigc Of the fdfnitprese can 10 fonnit HERE
aud there d tsw shisds7 4f Slothings pf ii matt
tress torn into bEans, toll that Nc town Mat
tence fiihabitE "a HI &; Ell Il ist ls z
Eiany Of the incidents tRnnected with the
If tornado at Gaiaanche afFIDst slifpass human
+ belief and will hardly IA credited Sly those
who have not seen tho ruins IA ehilirieV l,E
4 on The liottse of Mr. AitthnhyI weighing about
Two tens was ltnknn eiE til rs Iitpctillfl VIII
h tie root, fifea into The aiE AMI hurled down
Into the fFnnt yard h'lrgiAg iisclf q. the
il ground to- the DEPTH OF hires feet Without
Ehfeak ing or cracking sing r. hricl va no.
/ tieed an OK tree on thr liycF bank ly ilettt
4ulenaent twenty eight Inches III diameter al
| the base which wns torn out Ut Tie ground
u asid stripped nfnll ifs branches ftfg only.
Il the hare tFtiTk, from which tlir bark wis
NEARLY all reeled 1a a light pigie Khingl Was
Il driven from Inc outside through HE claIssi
boards latl and plastef and two III II
Giles from tile inside WI ef d dwelling hols6
II No other known f,irce could hfye Hteonipr she'd
Il this 81 troNet, such as is lisetl nv niasaas.
d was driven through d pine kiiot Ii the side of
fl d 6afn. projecting full tM0 iAchest53 III onr
II spot was fornd a large piiug u book guFctS.
II ever leaf from witch YVES ft5ile. aitd Tie
II coEfrss Wflnkiea and twist Cd into 81 thaasaIa
shapes Leaves sslipIsi q thsif ti.sf
tnfst ms .uaatia iittsf 5it. IN Proc tfynI;s
,y.fs tyylsted scysrnl limos foand 3nntyl ihsy
EweTa lros TI,c 5iiilaFd bS,,sc. "A threc
II stpry f,r5rE structure tt,sntfnr north ,s,,a
u iiftcl MP from lis foundation and turned eoiri-
tplctely round so that tho front door isqci the
/ sontl, III tl,en collapsed md seemed rs mi
tiyaItlIY ~ III N, A and slrnee n,
II out 81 ser fsl5ns M Il
gIiy two werc III ile1 tJbg hfiISi, ,Iigi,,r lh,.
q bank VAS iiftelf from ia I5audatisii, Aid
III wiiFled II, tIs liver crushing a. En- fen and
i titnw ,liila three 5efss,rs tbe inmates g
ghy news ~ Tie {lis.steY sss quickly. CON.
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