, 1860-04-21

[From he Kaafateo Gazel.s, lath-1
On Monday afternoon last, hail storm and
tornado visited our usually quiet town, the ior-
uer working considerable destruction TO the
windowglass, and the latter unroofng multitude
Of barns, sheds, 6c., topping over scores OF
chimneys, and blowing over ana acasselang
houses, shops, &C., in very miscellaneous an9
about o'clock in the afternoon, and the oahs
of ice which fell " thicker and faster anu more
Of them" for about ten minutes were OF unu.-
sual magnitude. The We:e as round as oiliaTd
bafls, were solid md compact iee, hare as Ar.
Pharaoh's heart, ind rntylng IN ~e'gat 1!om
ing four ounces, md one was picked up weigh
inE seven ounces, and another eight Ar. a: @ y.
Perry picked mp one which measured Ali!e
over ten inches in circumference, rouna soia
body Of ice. As there was no WIND 10 apeako OF
attthe time, and the hail fell nearly perpendlcu-
lat, there wos nothing like the damage done
that would otherwise have occurred. AsHwas'
about one-fifth Of the lights in WINDOWS 'front.'
ing the south were broken out.
The hurricane operated its hardest about
Gfo'cl0ck. 1t came from the southwest, anu
seemed to be confined to strip OF territory
about ten rods wide, running a little north Of
east through the town. We hare not heard az
| to:what damage it may hare done on the pral-
| rid southwest Of US, or whether 1t visited my
| other than this particular locality: 1t passed
/ 8IoQE TO the 60utu u AIA ILLUS AGa4teA~S' ~~HA"
ink down fences, and scattering the posts,
| boards and rails in all directions. Blowing
over some sheds and out-honses in the south
west part Of the town; it next struck the
| kitchen Of the DR.. Bailey property on West
Avenue, occupied BY 5. Wiley. samivel
Thought at first that ne WIS sent 1os 70 at]end
the Charleston Convention or some other bad
place, but not being ready to deparslso abruptly,
| he very sensibly held up the falling structure
while Ills fani'y literally "cleared the kitchen"
| The woodshed Of the Illinois Centrnl Kailroad
was next attacked and the larger portion Of the
roof OF the east side ripped OF many Of the
sheetng boards and several Of the ralters being
carried across the street aud against the two
storv fratue building known as the Wilbur
Building. It was occupied bS an lrishmsn-
the lower story IS grocery, and the second
story is dwelling. The front was store in by
the lying ,imbers, the chimney blown down,
aud the rear eni partly ripped Of. Nr. Patrick
was taking his 7A1, and was much alarmed at
| the freedom taken with his premises, aud thought
atfrst that be and his family were kilt intirely.
| but he gathered u7 the members oftis family md
made safe escape. The building is pretty much u
pcnter shop west Of Grove City House, and
fattened it out marvelously. a piece Of tim
| ber from The tore wreck was carried through
Yindo= il the Grove City House, and in it,
antics broke two bedsteads, but injured no one.
The house Of Benjamin Lens CAME in for the
next svipe. Tie roof with the chimney was
taken III clear and Glenn, and carried sou,e
rods, aud roughly deposited on the ground
Welch's stable took 10 the winds and went
over to McG-ew l. Tail's haystacks. The
shingles On the east roofof Esq, Vaughn's houst
were torn of in savage manner, and zen,
exiting" through the ar. a small stable be
longing to Gen. Iongfel1ow was blown dawn
aud his buggy badly injured thereby. Ths
, large two story house on the corner Of Green
) wood avenue aad Merchant street, fornerl.
! owned and occupied By J. Il. Mcintosh Wa!
partly unroo{ed, aud the stable on the premise
. When the stable fell M. Hiram Reed was in tn
same but he escaped from the wreck With cas-
and without injury. 4 COW and calf were burie,
up in the ruina, but were soon 6shed cut, SCUM,
: as to limbs, but sadly frightened at the sud1e1
turn affairs had taken about them. 4 shed nea
Il shop came near going over, but stopped shor
. at an inclination Of seventeen and a hal
i degrees. Xr. Loruaan's.. stable in the rea
was blown down in manner and style afore
i mentioned. The storm, then, rs kind Of vale
r dictory to its operations, picked up the unoe
occupied by John Suddntl, and left it iu dr.
spots all around the adjacent lots. It was j
size 16 BY 20, but the wind took it and strung
as boy would quai! trap. Somo damage wa
:, | done to the barn, fences, and sheds Of Majo
{ obbie's residence. But he is we'll able t
stand the racket.
= The damage done By the hail and wind is e!
= timated ut some $500 or $:,0oo. We shoul
:. all be deroutiy thankful that we fared Il
u worae.
l. 4 CnCRCu DESTROYED.
; ttz5nl tic Charleston (1u) Courier, 17th.1
! On Monday evening last, nbout I o'clock, OF
. town was visited By q violent Storm Of wind au
81 rain, more violent aud destructive in its cous
Z auences, than any ever before felt here. tt
n tornado lasted but a few moments, but in th'
time it caused o no small amount Of damage
+ many buildings. From walk around town II
IS morning after, wc were enabled to make note
IL the following:
- The Presbyterian Church presents the gre
~ est wreck; the tall spire uprooted from II
S. busc, aud thrown down, scattered into fra
r. ments, the base, however, left lying on the roo
oc The building, by this means, is partially III
oA rooted, and otherwise damaged. The loss
IN perhaps, not less than thousand dollars. II
IL Jas. II. Milcr's dwelling sustained injury
the blowing eft Of the tin roofing, but this
slight, compared with the damage ia his lar:
2e three story brick. The shock which this hui!
OF ing sustained, has caused tile walls to crack
- both eais, so that it now stants in immine
~ danger Of falling, md there seams to be no sa
re coarsc left hu: to take the whole building dow
le or partially 50 ut leust. This is great los
th Tie tin roofing flew OF several large sto
er ticed 31r. HG;.man, Parcels Bros, Thomas
H. March, C. II. Morton and Wilson Bros. II
,c gables to Dr. Ferguson's dwelling, Ten,pl;
- Deyault Bakeries blacksmith shop, anu Poo
e man's grocery, were blown in, besides conside
ct able other minor injuries Sir. Hutchinson
=, room, was blown down, but without mu
- damage to the goods stored away. The ut
to frame building of George Clark, in the ea:
90 ern part Of town, which was partially weathe
,d boarded, is all entire wreck. This is :
~ rious loss to Nr. Clark, who WAS ill prepared
uoft $1rn
in mol1shed, but without any great loss. It is
se matter Of great consolation, that no peason "
injured in the whole town, SO fur rs We ha
learned.
T. ll'ros, the G1:ou Dcuoc.at, 1Gth.l
th 4 terrific wind storm swept down yesterd
~ | from the west As seen above Alton, on t
=" riser, black cloud. as a pail, shut down up
the waters. The wares instantly arose. vii
crested, and dense clouds Of sand were whirl
high a!ott by the winds. 1t broke suddeI
n. upon our city. wrenching OF window-shuttc
-. evc.spoutinG, &c., and blowing in windor
" The scene was grand aud awful for at least t
nd minutes. The damage occasioncd therct
Or. about Alton, is immascrial. Farmers from
,,o interior zcpor; general fattening Of fenc
'e' sheds, DC. We learn that no telegraphing
'ra done to-day, the poles being Frustrated here
RI bout At Car6nville fire buildings we're u
:. two-story brick house was unroofsd; fene
-" ~ were blown down, and the roads lined vi
81 trees.
uo SEVERE DAMAGE At 7ERRE HACrE. ,
~. ~ [l.ora the Tc-rc Hautc Express, 1.th
M ias The heaviest part Of the storm passed OF
us the south part Of the city, and was most frlgl
~ full in its devastation.
'e The following is list Of property injured a
II. destroyed:
uas uae The large engine house Of the Evansville d
;a;s Crawto1dSve Railroad was entirely destroys
~. ,tn and is mass Of ruins. i German named
~ chael kuearlt was Instantly killed, being ter
-, ~ bly mHugled about the head and face. Ths
~ were Ave engines aud q car in the house, I
s ..o damage to which has not been ascertalned. 7
,ra a dwelling Of Jno kirkman, engineer on the +.
~; G. 4. H., " 30 unIuoted, and one side torn out
~ ~. part of II. Steckmans house W2s blown dow
HHs Considerable daragc was done to l. P. Voc
"s n lees' dwelling tr tin,bers blown from the {
lse M gine bousc, distance Of three hundred yar'
r.. 4 train consisting Of two passenger cars a
one baggage cur ot the F. s G. r. Il. were 1ul
~ ed over On their side. target at a svTltch
~ = the SAME road WITS crushed By the lying til
- beEs from the snginc-house, a distance o1
~ ~ thousand yards. Hager's ice-house vas I
~. an. rooted; Hageert, Maloncy's candle facto
Pc3 was demolished; Simpson Co. bsok- -binde
49, WIS unEoofed, ard the bclfry Of the Catho
'on 'e Church WAS blown over, and lies IN mass
We "e rnins across Fifth street. We have heard, al
ast that several hai LIMBS broken, in the Southe.
III part Of tue city. ". S. Cooper's house v
Ut more or less injured, snd we fear more dana
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