New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08
THE TORNADO.
THE TOWNS OF CAMANCBE, IOWA, AND ALBANY,
ILL.,, ENTIRELY DEsTROYED-FRoM THIRTY
TO FIFTY PERSONS KILLED, AND ONE HUMID
prn xvntrNDrD
narpers.
From The Lyons City AdrOeate--Eztra.

KID WOjNDEb.
From The Ly0ns City Adp0oate--Ertya.
MONDAY MORNING, June 4, 1860.
1t becomes our painful duty to record the most die
tressing calamity that it has fallen to wit
ness-the effects of the tornado, and the consequent
loss Of life and property.
Last evening, about o'clock, a man came from
Camanche, about nine miles below this city, on the
Mississippi, with the hear-rending Intelligence that
the town had been visited by tornado, and that
many Of its citizens were buried in its ruins. The
alarm spread from house to house and in very short
time hundreds of our citizens their way to
the scene Of the disaster, both by land and the
steamer Queen City, which Capt; Bristol Immediately
put in sailing order
We among the first to arrive at the scene of
the disaster, and pen fails entirely to depict the
sight that met our view We found the town, as the
messenger had reported literally blown to pieces, and
destruction and death scattered everywhere within the
sweep of the devastation. The first pile that met orr
eve was the ruins ofthe Mlard House. occupied by H.
G.. Sessions, formerly of Erie, Pa This was three
story brick hotel and il could not have been more
eectually destroyed had barrel Of gunpowder been
exploded within its walls. Tue inmates all more
or less hurt Mrs. Davis and her child little boy
four five years old, were taken out OF the ruins dead
Mr.. Sessions and his son, Arson, are both very badly
hurt nwardy. Ayounger son has his left arm broken,
and several severe cuts about the head and neck A
daughter Of Mrs.. was the only that escaped with
out serious injuries. One wastaken out with both
lee broked and otherwise hurt. From this we pro-
ceeded to look about the town, and we found that
hardly house was left unnlured and many of them
swept entirely away. Every business building in the
place s destroyed including the large brick block re-
Gently erected. About sixty feet of this including the
cupola il demolished and the remainder Is nearly all
unrOoed Front street presents scene of ruin seldom
witnessed; every building on 1t is either unroofed or
entirv,y destroyed. The dwelling and store of Mr..
Waldorf tnree-storv brick If entirely demolished,
and the family buried in the ruins Mrs: Waldorf ana
one child taken out dead and two dren rescued
alive, and, strange TO say, unhurt Mr. N'FoVil had
no. been found when we left, at O'Clock a. M
Soon after arriving at Camancne we learned that the
town Of Albany, the opposite side OF the river ana
about one mile above Cananche, had been visited by
the tornado, and was about as badly riddled as Ca
Danche. Upon the arrival OF the Queen City al "a
mancle she Immediately put back 10 Albany, TO learn
The trnth Of the rumOr aud found that scarcely build
ing in that town was left uninured; but from what
we could learn tie loss of life was not so great as at
the former place Those who returned reported tWelSe
killed. Two churches were blown down entirely
We old not visit Albany and consequently can speak
only from report with reference to H. AMID tle
great confusion that prevailed, twas almos Impossible
10 obtain any correct information, We could not learn
The names Of those who were killed. but shall gather
the full particulars for regular issue tins week.
Tie house of o. Mcmahon, banker, of this city, was
entirely demolished, but the family escaped without in
jury. , ,
was from the southwest TO the northeast, and may
hear of further ravages in Illinois 1t is rumOrcd at
Camanche that the farmers had suffered severely
soufb-west from there by having their buildings and
fences DESTROYED and stock killed. Ii also stated
that large raft was passing Cam snche at the time,
and that al the men, numbering apparently ABOUT
twenty were swept off into the river.
The condition of the survivors OF these two towns =
such as demands the warmest sympathy ana ana OF
every one in this community, az well as elsewhere
MANY Of them are left without a house above them
and scarcely garment TO wear. Their dead are - De
buried and their wounded cared for, and Il Is the dny
of every one so far as is in his power, 10 mlhs
Ter to their relief for who can tell how soon We
NAV need like service. We hope that all who posIpy
can will 90 there to-day and assist IN attending thelr
wants. Every man who will can find work there 10
do in helping TO restore Order and TO erect temporary
buildings for the hundreds that destitnte OF place
wherein to lay their heads. Clothing OF all Kinds VIII
undoubtedly be required and many other necessares
for the benefit of those who are badly wounded
We are glad TO see the physicians of Lyons ana
Clinton all there and working with right good wil,
as well as other citizens Of the two places We hop3
also that the towns round about us that have escaped
the terrible disaster viii at once take active measures
TO do something toward relieving the distressed OF
manche alone cannot fall short Of 10000 S3OOOOJi
in fact whatever the town was worth less the real
estate, il gone aud it will be at once that ala
must come from some source 10 prevent those that are
left alive from suffering.
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The Buffalo Commercial A9eertiser calls Mr..
Summers speech a splendid pile Of denancative