Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-06-22

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Destruction Of Il TOvyn--Appall-
ing Scenes.
I The Western papers bring the particulars
Ct the destruction of tie late town Of Canaan
che, ia Illinois, by the terrific tornado on
the 18th inst A correspondent of the Chi
eago Press, who visited the spot, says:
The tornado struck the town a little past
! clock, and in less than ten minutes the
whole was in ruins. After it had passed,
the town was all aaoat with water; all that
could, began to run from place to place
screaming at the top of. their voices, calling
[ for friends and for children. In every pile
of rubbish, and from every demolished house
the groans of the dying and wounded were
heard, and as the sound came from every
part of the town, no one knew where to go
first. TIE darkness occasioned by the black
clouds, the air being filled with rubbish Of
every conceivable character, and the near
approach Of tight, rendered the scene still
mere APPALLING, and such we'll CT lamenta-
ton, sorrow and wee, never went UP from
any place in the history of tornadoes, as did
from this ruined and destroyed city. Moth
ing could be found to bind up the wounds
Of the suffering, no medicines were to be got,
and the waits Of the mother over her dead
children, the anguish of wife over the life
less remains of husband, the father over
his 81 ,ughtered children, hunting in vain for
his wlfe-all these were scenes that cannot
possibly be described.
Id one family all that was left we're three
little girls, the father and mother and two
children haviu been instantly killed. We
saw. wkers a fence board had been forced
clear through the side, of house, end ways,
and hundreds Of shingles had forced them
selves clear through the clapboards Of a
house. .
We visited tie graveyard, and saw TWEEN
ty-eight graves. side and sides al dug, wait
ing to receive che rough boxes containing
the remains of the slaughtered people. The
whole atmosphere around the town is sick
ening, and stencil is pervading the whole
path of the storm that is almost impossible
to endure. The loss Of property is immense
and can never be known to its full extent
Three of the men on the raft have made their
appearance. They state that they were
blown fem the raft clear on to the illinois
shore beyond. Albany and for long time
were Unable to move or stir, but after re-
covering from the shock succeeded in. crawl
ing to house where they were kindly cared
for. They know nothing Of the rest Of their
comrades. not having seen them since they
were on the raft together. In this vicinity
near Sterling. the wounded are dying almost
every day, and every farm house is a hospit-
al for the dying and wounded. !,
Horses and cattle are lying in every d.
rection,, Killed from the effects Of the storm.
The buildings look as though they had all
been torn in small fragments. scattered over
the whole cotsntry. and feathers fror, the
bed clothes line the ground, and then all
had been over-swept with rushing waters.-
We went. into one building where were if
teen bodies. soif1e mangled in the most'fright-
full manner, and only wrapped up in sheet
and put into a y rsaugh box, ready for burial
FROM Sunday evening to Monday noon,
one physician had visited ninety-one wound !.
ed. and set twenty three broken limbs. We
saw twenty eight dead bodies, and there
were eighty -tvql that. require strict medical
attendance. and as many more that are more
or less hurt, yet are able to be around. In
addition to this pumbers heavyweight were
swept from d raft in tie river that was. pass
ing at the time, and ten are vet missing
from the town, that are supposed to be bur-
led in the ruins, or are blown into the river
and drowned With theexoeption of half
dozen houses on the north side of the town.
every single building is either torn down,
rnroofed, or otherwise damaged.
a worse sight no human eye eyer be-
held. and the heart grows sick. in seeing
such destruction of life and property. The
town is entirely ruined, and we do. not see
how it. ever can :, be- rebuilt. There are
whole blocks Of lots that are vacant cntire-
ly. with nothing but the cellar to indicate
that house ever stood there We saw a
part of a wagon, consisting of the forward
and one hub, and no more of it could be
found. Out Of the. contents of three dry
goods stores, not. one cents worth of the
goods have ever been found
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DIR. A. S. Baldwin is President of the
mother bank at Winchester, Of the Bank of
the Valley. Since the death of Col James
2. Rely in. August last, the duties Of the
Teller have. been discharged by the other Of
ficers of the mother bank, who have remain
/ ed as follows: Henry N Brent, Cashier;
Joseph S. Carson. Discount Clerk; Nathan
iel Brent, Book Keeper; Edwin S Brent,
Note Clerk. But the officers will probably
be soon e arranged and enlarged