, 1866-08-11
TIL: GREAT MAII..STtsllM.
1'rrrll,IA Devastation, al sycamore.

1rrril'I" Devastation, al sycamore.
IF!cl Ii. syc1,nurc .Ill.> Trnc Republican, s,h /
tn"lu.t.
i most tscsotnllng ilaif-stnrnl-rsobab1y
ihr tit.si ur-trnr!tyr ntuslM ever experienced
III tili- r. ris,,l uf enAMtry-awcl't usrr ~ t'i
Frit!ny evening lnst. destroying every ktnl
uryc.'tatl"u, l,ra,ing in:",is" earth tl'u ricll
I"d, uf Iiprnctl grain III w.'nl.l The tramp uf
All HrtHy. tearing ~ pieces Grrnt ilctd4 1f
,r"n-lng corn. stripping 'Fc!lar'ls Of their
1..-t,l Il, itr fury. The s,"rh, ra,n: !run the
it'rth",~1, md one VII" observed Its NJ.
,uL,rll TN akH Of ilns II .l'n,t !,nck cloud ifHn
wIticil depended d dark lH!c "f Eark which
swny,tl Il, sud tru a,td tlna!sy divided IN y
rrrt ~, IL way. Tllr lighter In'rtin passed
through. this village anL Ii,r II ,liriIncv of
u ,ts. 81 8" tn The rnulh. With II t'rasi likc
Il vtllry ts"m million nrhrl~ every gln.s
r<tm.ril toward lie tnrth VIA .iivcrctl IL
M",n-. Hail slime! ,iI;n.rrin- krvrii MID
eight 1ngHr> III circumference iull !Iy inIiiiui.
w isav. ;sstrssd will insscdulits IL nL"Flrs
rl ltntl .tut,c, ,ts fnrSc us hens r:ya, hut III
\ e"n Il! tnWn mud fully rI!lat u t!ln tar..rst
,,s.,durtiune "f the ,.l.,ht Et.Ansc alm,lIl,nts
'IlIr lMil fell uM3y far twt as tt.fcr minutes
here. In: II did great tlanlag".' Every sky
light RI lAr t'!acr w:is shattered ~ nt":,ls.
aid TIL. lin glass lr,nts ni tr elnres wc1t III
with \ cra.l.. Tie northern wintE"ws were
alt n.kt,l, Al!,l vegetation somewhat kryerc-
!y damaged. Two itttc hnys lsm;.in% i',s their
ruwe Il. thu Wrsi lt!rt uE tlic tuwE wcTe
hibckrd down Ec,Isclr>s. Pigs an!l lambs
WIRE killed. and dead birds are seen III great
1.ltflt,cfs. Two or l!irce mile. IL thu norlh
t.r ial I'LL lor more tilan half Ill hour, alHl
fhrrc the injury and tertrarli"n was iinst
sryrtr. For II stril, vi twu ur thrte tn'lt, Iii
width ard we know not low l,sl:., tho farmers
GENERALLY consider their Standing crul,s en-
1irely destroyed They We're in Tic nlilSt Of
harvest, aud many fine fields OF wheat nnd
oats were yet uncut. They never were more
sur. U: All abundant csup tic ilncst for many
wears, vel III one short luur every grain shat
VA. siandin. WAS thrcshcd "ut Or beaten
intn tllc Garth, and III >ulnc cases the entire
product OF the year destroyed. Alr. An
drew LEVEL estimates his loss at S2,0W.
He .,,caks oi the huge hail stones appcarin:.
to ctile horizontally through Ills house.
slriyin. the family into The cellar, breaking:
n.iyrurs :41ld destroying all lis carpets. II.
II. Benson lost lis eitirc crap. His corn Is
CT off ,,rar the ground aud will not produce
:: ,,eck IT, tlae acre. rcler johnson llas LOST
.i~ w...''le ;snllaryestcd crop ChAuucy Six
same j. ;ruc Of that entire srctiun. Man,
tenants Of farms are Lett prn:iless. Til.
n fire orchard Of Mr.. Ncls.,n Nlxiicld was en-
!. tircls stripped Of fruit-!.is corn is destroy
cd and his small grain MT in III
shock Is worthless. As all instance Of til
fury OF tlit storm. he llcntiosls that iarts.
mirror, eighteen feet distant l:all1 wisldo,
and c:, thu opposite sile If the room, VT
broken by the llail. Sclsun Maxticld 10:
scy.nt: acres Of corn. ElAr:tisn hail lost hi
entire crop If small grain and corn, not hal
ing harvested any uf it. We hear Of III
storm extending as far is El.u on the cas-
ami from Galela on the nurtt. 1t Is douh
full il a quarter Of a million OF dollars woul
repay tile losses il has occaslt.He1 hcrc-