Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-06-14
The Late TornadD~~0.eY One
Hundred Lives Lost--Appslling
Devastation in Iowa and Illinois.

On Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, I'd, Sd and 4th of this, month.
various points in Iowa, Illinois, 1ndi-
ana, Ohio and Kentucky, were visited
by a tempest or series of t. mpests,
which in some places ragged with ter
rible violence; resulting in the whole
sale destruction of property aud great
loss Of life. In others, though much
less severe, its effects we're still very
disastrous. Our exchanges come
to US OVERLOOKING With details:
ALTON.
The tornads at Alton, Ill, on
Saturday evening approached from
the North, and as the clouds came
hurryiug up, apparently divided, a
portion going directly South and the
other part taking a South-easterly
course. The tornado lasted about
fifteen minutes. and during that time
the devastation was almost incalcu
liable. Buildings unroofed, windows
broken, trees torn up, and sides and
ends Of buildings broken in. The
Alton Courier says:
Nearly every house that was any
exposed 70 the wind and hail, is dam
aged, to greater or less amount.
So far as we can learn. no lives have
been lost, although it seems almost
miraculous, that, during so much
hail, and roels Of houses, aud bricks
flying about, 10 one was injured.
The scene during the first burst
of hail was terrific. Hail stones as
large as hens eggs came down with 4
tremendous force, staying in windows,
breaking open doors. and flying
about il rooms in all directions, car
irying terror and dismav to The hearts
Of the occupants The scene is
altogether be- Old our power Of de.
scriptiou, and we hope We may never
see the like again.
This is a severe loss upon oul
! citizens at this time, when tbs times
are so duil.s business SO stagnated
Most every one bas lost something
windows broken. or furniture spoiled
| by water. We hear of several whose
loss of furniture is quite large.
In addition to this the frpit il
nearly ruined Some fire orchard,
are completely riddled Of peaches
and plums. In This too we are IN
able to es innate the loss.
The total amount of damage Ii
estimated at 100000. One hun
dred houses were injured and three
churches almost ruined. There was
no loss Of life though some person.
we're buried beneath the falling build
ings and slightly injured. The mos
fearful effects Of the hurricane we're
experienced in
IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
1t traversed q distance of nhoH
Que hundred miles. starting from Lynn
county, Iowa, and travelling 10 gen
orally northeast direction, crossing
the track Of The c. |. and n. r. r
at Lisbon, taking the station house
eating house and all the warehouses;
at the station, missing the principa
part of tho village and killing none
there, but before reaching there VI,
hear Of sixteen deaths. One veir
Of the storm passed north Of Mcchan
icsvlls, demolishing everything IL
its course and killing sixteen per
sons.
The rest took in its course part Of
Onion Grows and killed two persons
and near Ouion Grove it killed IF
teen persons. 1t passed South Of
tho railroad near DEWITT, killed twou q.
ty-seven persons, sixteen on the farm
Of Tbomss Hatfield and demolished
the residence Of G. w. Ames. II
then passed South Of Romessa and
Low Moor, taking ia its course the
house Of David Hillard, killing him
and portion of bis famiIy; also the
house Of Thorburg Mckinney and
several others. 1t then struck Ca.
manche on the Iowa, and Albany on
the Illinois, bank. Thence it moved
across Whiteside Into Lee county.
whence the last accounts OF its raw.
ages come. We condense from the
Chicago Press and Journal the facts
which follow. At Lisbon, Iowa, the
railroad depot was destroyed, and
one train If ton frainbt caye VOC