The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-09
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Sterging. June /.
"A terrible tornado passed about three mil
south Of this place last night nnroofing Ton
houses and entirely demolishinr Others. killing
i persons and breaking The limbs and othcrsi.
! manning 1reat many. we learn that at l.y
i dan. Il n,iiea sortlr ,f hare tl,e tornado =,
even more destructive. The nhvsicians and ne
i III eener.llv frnm fhis citv have turned AMI
l ia the sufE.rcrs. Il 'fa
| SRcoxD DksPArcR.-Sterliae. Ill. June II. ,
| The, rcnorter of the Reonhlican ana Gazett
has inst returned from IA st,ene III Iestructio,
1 The following narticulsrs arc taken from his +,
port The tornado came from IN smith -wcs
| and the Arst house strnck IN th;a y;r;nitv v.s
| larre hrick one helonu;nc ~ David Scott m
unner story ras t.kcr ent;relv IN rert Alon,
Goldns tc.r;,r, u c,,yc,.iv &, ,,;s... - so !
o,,.l- ;,,;...;,,.. Ri. 80 T.,... wps,., 49,
taken rnt;rciv f-on, ~ fnnrd..;os, .,,d rs,-;a
some d;st.ncs The f.m;ly esc.r.d III, ~ t.h;r,
refi,oe II M ce1,sr. ro~t Wm C,s,Jr;cL,s hone
whose fs,niIv e.rar,el ~ tat;rc ef,cc Il; ~ III
lar--honse entirely daa.oi;she5 hc,,.s heionr -,
ipg 10 IA. Cook snd occ,,n;e.l h. ! fsm;iv nam s
NJ pike waa .Iso torn dnvr a. p;La;. -
was so seriously Injured that In vim ivc IN hmt
few hours. His sons leg and daughters arm
were broken. NJ. Chambers house was movct
from its foundation and the gable end torn OF
next house was that Of Capt Doty, where every
thing was torn to pieces His son and hired man
VIM. Yeoward. were up stairs at the time. ana
we're carried by the force of the tornado upwards
of 100 feet and badly injured. The remainde,
Of the family escaped upiniured in the cellar
VIM. Rimbairs house was torn down. his wife
badly hurt and child killed Opposite this the
house and ban OF Cyrus Scott were blown down,
also house OF jesse =: Scott, whose family wero
al dangerously Injured. - Russells house blown
down. Mr.. Jennings and mother were both kill
ed. On the whole Of the tornado scarcely piece
Of furniture can be found. Cattle were killed and
the feathers blown from turkeys, chickens, &c.
The tornado was in the form Of whrlwind
funnel shaped, and carried pieces Of furniture,
&C., upwards Of two miles Il is impossible a.
ye!to essimate tne loss of lite and damage which
= y immense. we nrst learn that at Camanchc
mere ! were ~ hvcs iost ana the entire village
destroyed. AZ Albany 9 lives were lost and
mncn damage done to property.
LArIR.-At Lynden the following persons
were killeds--Ihe wife Of u. Richmond; the
wHe o. George Digby George Door and wife !;
2 son OF Alfred Pammen aged s. years. Some
n'tecn are Druized, hmps broken, &C.
Morrison, Illinois, June A.
A tornado passed about FIVE miles south Of
MORRISON, extending through long range Of
creating great destruction OF pro-
perty and loss OF life. A doctor has just re-
turned from the scene OF suffering and says or
~ were killed. ana oO seri0nsiy injured. One
woman was takeni fram her bed and carried 20
Or 20 rods A number OF houses we're destroyed
ma . large number Of horses and cattle killed.
Amboy, Ill.,, June 4.
The tornado reaches about eight miles in
cngth John Hubbell's farmhouse. barn. fences
md stock were eestroyed, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bell dangerously injured, and Henry Hubbclrs
wife badly injured Mr. Moss farm house, barn,
ences and stock we're DESTROYED; Mrs. Moss was
titled, Mr.. Moss and daughter dangerously in.
ured, and two sous slightly. J. Rosebough's
arm house, barn, fences and stock destroyed,
lnd NJ. Sackett was badly injured. Mr. North
way farmhouse, barn, FENCES and stock destroy
q: Mt. Nortnways son was badly injured. biss-
y iarm-ho.se, Darn, FENCES ana stock destroy
=. G1anlots 'aIm-house' Darn' 1cnces ana
JOCK ues,royed' ms chiid Kliled ana another
dangerously injured. Judge WOODS extensive
= oarn, FENCES and stock destroyed.-
nc. Wnghts iarmn mousse. barn. fences aud stock
leslroyed ana Mr. Wright dangerously injured.
troyeu Mr. Maines farmhouse, parn, iences
Fulton, June A.
The names Of those killed by the tornado at
Albany, Ill, on the evening Of the Sd, are as
oilows: d. Buck, +. Elffner, Mr.. Sweat, Miss
iyden, missing, and two children Of Mr.. Riley
hose fatally wounded are Mr. Riley, Miss Mary
tagg, Mrs. Slocum; badly hurt are Mr.. Perkins,
frs. Sweat, Mrs. Cripen and child, Mrs. McMann.
Irs. Cole, Moses Bishop, wife and child, Mrs.
Vhitcomb, leg broken, Mrs. Effner, Fred NJ.
liller, Mr.. Ostrander. Several others were more
r less injured public meeting of citizens
Fulton was held to-day, which resolved to fur
ish homes and every assistance necessary III
he comfort Of the sufferers.
We hope to be able to give list Of the
illed and wounded at Camanche, Iowa, in dcs-
atch this evening.
washington JuneA
SEsATr-Mr. Wilson nresented 4 resolution |
lat the Secretary az State be directed 10 com
,nnicate - Tho Senate con;es &c anv corrasno
cnce or other naners on f;le n his denartment
relation - tho arrast an hoard oc ~ Amor; |
~ vrssel AZ Palermo of Father I.ansea an I,ai.
= natr;nt ~ the Intervention - AGENCY of
Tenrv m Rarstow the Consul nj that MACE -
donted.
M. Kennedy moved to take nm the hill To give |
e right Of way 70 Baltimore 4 Ohio r. r
,rouSh the District 70 connect with the yir. |
mia roads.
Mr.. Cameron hoped not. He proceeded to
low that the Baltimore Ohio Road in IT, rates
\ coal. discriminated against Pennsylvania
Mr.. Kennedy said he would take occasion "a |
.ply to the remarks Of the Senator from Penn /
-iynia, and would show that his opposition to
,c bill was based on personal interest
The motion to take up was lost.
M. Toombs moved to take up the bill rcla-
ve to the Houmas grant Agreed to.
Mr. Polk moved to strike out the second and
id third sections of the bill, compelling claim
its to sue in two years or forfeit their lands
be question was divided and the second sec I
on was stricken and the third section retained. |
The subject was postponed till halfpast IL
lock tomorrow.
The Kansas bill was taken up.
Mr.. Sumner spoke at length. /
HoUsE.-Thc House acted on the Senate's a.
endments to p. 0. deficiency BILL and non-con.
lrred in that Of striking out the proviso for res
ration OF the suspended inland mail service,
ID requiring proposals from the lowest bidder
r carrying the mail between Charleston and
anama.
Among other bills reported from tile commit
e were the following BY Mr. Adams, Of Ky, au-
orizing daily mail inland, between San Fran
SEQ and Olympia, Washington territory, at
m not exceeding slOO 900, instead Of the semi
0nthly service, by steamer, at 9l28, 900. also a l