Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-06

The Terrible Tornado I'm Iowa and Illinsie.
The following further particulars in regard to
the tornado Of Sunday morning last have been re-
ceived:
The FIRST that was heard of it was between Ma
rion and Cedar Rapids, In Lynn county, Iowa
going northwest and southeast In three different
currents, crossing the track of the Chicago, Iowa
and Nebraska railroad several times.
At Lisbon station, the depot buildings and all
the warehouses in the village were Completely
demolished. A train Of ten freight cars heavily
loaded, was lifted bodily from the track and
dashed to pieces Before the tornado lad reached
Lisbon it had killed sixteen persons From there
one current of the storm passed north, through
Mechdnicsvtlle, demolishing everything I'm Its
course, and killing sixteen persons more
Another current took its course through Onida
Grove, killing In that vicinity seventeen persons
IL then passed south Of the raflroad near Dewitt,
killing twenty-seven persons, sixteen or whom
belonged to the family of Thomas Hatfield The
current then passed south Of Rswmersa and Low
Moor, destroying the house of David MiIlard,
killing him and portion of his family
1t then struck the thriving village of Camanche
In Clinton county, Iowa, on the Mississippi river
forty miles above Davenport, at which point the
loss of life Is greater than was at first stated From
all accounts there cannot be less that nfty- Eve
killed at this place Some reports state even
larger number, but the bodies cannot he found
There are also rs wounded (some fatality and
ten missing.
A large lumber raft from the Chippewa rive,
manned by crew of twenty-four men, with two
women on board, which was tied up opposite Ca
manche at the tine of the tornado was completelv
scattered, and twenty-o Of the men and both
women were lost.
The names of the dead at Camanche, as far as
we have been able to obtain them, are as follows
Mrs. Amelia Davis and son, G. g. westphaIl.
Elizabeth Westphall and child, Hannah Cuman
Mary Greenleaf, Elizabeth Rathbone, d. Wag-
goner, ID. Saltonbury, Philip Pepper Margaret
Foss, Mary Foss, Eli Wilson, Master Geo Barn
hall, Mrs. James Stalenbur, Geo Arp H. McKen-
rick. Jacob Meyle, Augusta Meyle and child a
child OF u w. Chase, child Of w. White, He
Six persons in the family Of w Sessions, propri-
etor of the Willard House, were badly injured
The tornado is known to have traversed dis
tance of ninety miles In Iowa and seventy miles
In illinois, doing incalculable damage TO property
The loss Of life cannot be less than $50.
During the entire day Of Monday two trains
were run, every hour. from Clinton to the scene
Of destruction, and through the aid of efficient
committees much relief has been rendered.
The STORM AT ALTON, ILLINOIS.
ne Storm OF Saturday evening was very severe
at Alton, Ill. The total loss will probably exceed
100000. The German Catholic Church Is almost
a complete wreck. The Episcopal Church lost
Its steeplc and Is said to be almost total loss in
consequence of the walls being cracked. The
organ is also ruined The steeple of the Methodist
Church fell through the roof, damaging the build
ing to the amount of 5000. About the heaviest
loss falls on Mr. Fitch, of the Democrat Office
whose loss is about $1,000. The damage by the
hail was considerable I'm all parts of this city, and
there were many narrow escapesi but no lives lost
Northern Missouri also suffered extensively.
VIOLENT STORM AT LOUISVILLE.
A violent but brief wind storm, accompanied
with some rain, on Sunday afternoon, did some
damage at Louisville, and on the Lebanon branch
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, de
uprooting forests, &c, in Bulitt and Marion
counties.