The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-23
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3' :, CISciNxArt, May 22
lnK most destructive tornado ever known
passed this city yesterday between three and
four clock pm, Tho storm came from the
Nofth.efst mud appeared to bc cloud denecly
black, c1tending two miles in breadth and
rushing forward with fearful rapidity. Twas
inpanisd by thunder and Iightlins aud tor.
The danfage done III The CITY ~ blowing
down and untoofing houses, Is Immense,
Inc loss will probably reael. five hundred thou
sand dollars; Al large number of persons sscft
injured 40 far as ascertained but SIX persons
were killed The roof 81 the new C6aiBseyeiR
Office building was blown 81, portions being
carried q distance 81 d square. aud part 81 TIE
sais Aell through ohnson y saloon adjoining,
ihlntinE several persona ON the ground fioor.
Ihe steepie of 81 Joseph Is Catholic Church
was blown of and fell throhgli tie roof Most
A AZ q the public buildings school houses and
irches, besides d largo number Of dwellings,
were unroofed and otherwise damaged The
/ Telegraph lines In every direction we're pros4
tIStcds and but little IL known of the dIan,are
/ n the country, but as far az asccrtainsd the
damage has been as severe as in the city The
i lincinnatii Hamilton ana Dayton Railroad Il
covered Nitlia forest Of fallen timber bctweetl
/ here and Carthage The villages and counties
/ along the Little MAMA Railrcad, brtwcen here
/ and l4oNsland, suffered terribly. tEhs Railroad
/ Depot nj L0Yelani. and other buildings. were
i tieinolshed The Catholic Seminary on the
Il hill beyond the Brighton IIonse Was unt0eictl
Il a. and otherwise badly damaged The Railroad
~, e. was entirely demolished
/. Inc storm visited CummtHgsyElle with great
igfy The Catholic Orphan Asylurn was COM
pletciy unroofed. and tile rood between Cum.
MIN iltc and the Brighton House is covered
WITH Trees Torn mp hy the roots Nursefics and
z gaTf ems along the road suiTcted severely. The
STORM Along the river ragged with feNFfut Sio4
! iencc. Ihe steamers ut tho leYec. however.
were properly m0ored and weatherel the gale,
ING I ;steafner Irgln Heme, when two miles
3 above the city olpsised and her cabin parted
4 rom het. null and tlnated down the river in
j fragments. Only three Iasson,geIs ,,ets ~,
! board, who were kayed. two 81 tie crew were
! lost The boat was valued 1T So, 600.
l5 ~ AZ spring Hroye Cemetery the destruction
= 70 The trees mid strawberries Syts.
Z revere. Along THE Cincinnati III ilmint.t n, mia
GAINESVILLE Railroad trees were blow (, down 4,
thousands between Morrowts,tl and rircieyillc,
y and several houses destroyed AT Mount AtI
4 burn there was q gTeat destruction 90 trees aIs
!. sllfulbcIy and all along (litton vcn,I,,9
!. were nprooted. The trim on Inc cayins,to,
and Lexington Railroad was blown ri ~,
) trtck, and the locomotive and barea,tc 81,
!, completely demolished. The passeairers ~
capped ininjurcd "a huaFy rait, ~ q, ", i,
Z theeScning and continued Until amer m;lnis,bt
drenching the habita IONS made rooil.ss II
Z the storm. which Is coneedst 10 have been II,
9 most d disastrous known 10 the oldest inhutitan,
w "a I'm noss Die e erunierate all the dainse
+ done Scarcely hoase in the city escane
uninjured Notraces were, seen IL Inc Atom
on the Ohio and Mississippi ri RI west I
! IAwreneebnrg. From that point east sfc,
/ arc seen on every hand Northwest Of ii
II CT NJ appears 10 have extended about sew,