Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-06-30
Violent Storms-Crops Destroy
ed-~Lcss of Life in Iowa and
IllinoiS-Shocking Scenes.


quent occurrence of violent and destruct.
i've storms of rain and hail, and wind, in
almost every section of the country. The
express train from Baltimore for Wheeling
was attacked by the heaviest kind of hail
storm whilst passing Cranberry Summit
on Thursday evening. The hail it is sta
ted, ratified down upon the car tops like a
never ending charge Of grape shot, and in
immense quantities as to nearly obscure
the tract.
There was also a heavy hail storm on
Thursday on the National road, west of
Wheeling, and it was with difficulty that
horses caught upon the road were kept
from running away, The horses attached
to the omnibus coming east became fright
ened and tried to run away, the windows
Of the vehicle were broken, the passengers
Jumped out to be pelted, and the greatest
alarm was occasioned
On Friday afternoon lasta dcstruct-
i've tornado passed over the .svicinity of
Norfolk, Va. There was not much rain, ,
but the wind blew with great violence, ac-
companicd by hail. The Norfolk Day
Bo"h, after stating that the storm was
preceded by a heavy, dark cloud, which
suddenly divided, says:
The cloud that passed off in the direc-
lion of Tanners Creek gathered strength
as it went and when it reached Mr.. VIM.
Jones farm, on Little Creek, had become
almost whilwind. In its course it took
up trees, prostratcd fences, and almost de-
stroycd vegetation. In Mr.. Jones field
the tomato vines were uprooted and sent
sailing through the air, while bushes and
limbs Of trees rode upon the wind like
| things Of life.
The cloud that passed off in the dircc.
ton of Crany Island cut across the countr,
in the rear of Portsmouth, and, swept ev.
orything before it; what the wind did no,
pull up the hail cut down and its breath i,
said to have been as devastating as the
much dreaded simeon of Egypt. Cabba.
yes were destroyed, tomato vines torn up
tences scattered, trees prostratcd, and il
one or two instances houses unroofcd
At WeldoA, n. c., on Friday evening
there was Il violent tornado. 4 letter tc
the Petersburg Press says The whole O
Col. n. NJ. Longs growing crop of corr
and cotton is swept clean, and not soil
tary stalk left standing on the plantation
Every plantation is seriously injured. Tho
roof of Ilappors Hotel was blown off, anc
a large number Of trees uprooted in tn,
town and vicinity. Col. j, b. Zollicoffe,
has but one chimney left to his house, anc
a tree has fallen three feet through tn,
roof
We continue TO receive the most painful
accounts of the terrible tornado in West
ern Illinois and Eastern Iowa, on til,
Sd inst. No similar calamity ever has be
gun to equal this one in actual destruction
of life property, and in a II the attendant
frightful circumstances. Severe as the
storm was, and great as was the damage
on the Illinois side of the Mississippi river
the storm visited with far greater violence
the section of Iowa lying between Cedar
Rapids and the river. An extra of the
Mount Nrnon NescS, Linn county, Iowa
contains thrilling accounts of the tornado
and its disastrous effects in that quarter
We quote the following:
The whirlwind, when first seen, proba.
bly, fix or seven miles away, had the ap
pearance Of large black shaft or column
shaped like an upright hour glass, extend
ing from tremendous, threatening cloud
which for some time had been hanging
over the west to the ground Hundreds
watched it as it swept on its course, seem
ingly bearing directly towards Mount Yer
non. 1t was attended with heavy roal
as of a hundred trains of cars. Branche.
of trees could be seen in the air, while it
changing form and the flakes of cloud
thrown from its sides showed its whirlinl
motion, When within two miles of us
while people were seeking safety in celar
or as in some cases, running wildly abou
in the streets, it vccred on its course, ant
swept by in full sight-sublimc but fearful
Hardly had it passed ere half dressed
man, bleeding from wounds upon his hcat
and reeling upon his horse, rode furiousl,
into town calling for help. Talking inco
herently, he reported persons killed ant
others injured at little village or hamlc
one and half miles west, known us S
Mary's. In few minutes hundreds wer,
on their way there. The wild scene o