Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-04-14
rrPRrBLE TORNADO In ILLINOIS.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
Horses, Trees and Eugon, a Nile high
ia lie HeQvsRs.


count OF The late tornado i'll Pope and
Johnson Counties, in Illinois, partial &C.
count Of whlcn we have already publish
ed
We were yesterday visited By Mr..
William Brill. an oil and respected FAR
mer Of Johnson County. Illinois, and one
Of the most eXtensive in that county. ~ho
furnishes us with succinct and detained
description Of tornado that passed over
that neig hborhood on the ooh. which
caused terrible loss Of life. and the tolsi
destruction of everything IN the line OF
lis march. entirely uProotng whole
forms, carrying away houses. trees, wsg'
ons, and every thing above HE ground and
bringing misery and mourning Inio the
happy homes OF many.
Mr. Br,lls farm house rests upon an
emintnce sufficlea,lj high 30 give hin
view Of The sec,ion through which the de-
suuction passed. and on the day OF he
2Olh he and his family bad perfect
view OF tie sublime scene which the an
cry elements we've enaciing! IN a valley
only half urle south Of his house.
lie describes the appearance Of the
storm as The most terrific ever witnessed
or that tie mind ian conceive. A dense
6lsckness enveloped 'he valley below.
while II was guile light on The bills around
aud lh,s added 10 tbs d;stincliveness Of
TIE ~b"ie. The most terrific roar. rum.
bling and moaning filled the air, and the
smell Of sulphur was very strong. The
untstthIy noise seemed 10 drown the
voire of speakers close 10 each olhef.
A. il advanced, apparently with The
m"derste speed Of locomotive, Mr.
Bill observed high IN the air he mo.'
extraordinary spectacle Of trees. crushed
houses. good. rails and objects that seem
ed 10 BIN 10 be horses and caile borne,
on by .he sl0IIB 10 dense volumes OF DIRT
pnd dust, oil in he most mex r'csbie CON
fusion. The very heavens were filed
with The contents OF farm. Every %
jet seemed ;orn from the esr'h aud fold
ed upward. Srlintered un,bers were torn
up and hesved Upward. Houses ~eIe
taken up bodily and Dashed overhead and
perfect desolsIion spread over the valley.
The parton OF Tie valley where this
tornado passed. VAS ~ HE ne ghhofhOod
OF Tobacco Post Office. and wi,E.i0 few
miles. if We understand him rightly. OF
Goiconda. The tornado moved from
west ia east, and appeared 10 keep IN a
chosen ps,h. The cOu"ry IL very bro.
ken. bui th",e living 10 TAO smsIl vsiieys
seemed ga suffer m"st.
A. tho tornado advanced. the lndlcs'
lions Of iIs course we're very deceptive.
appearing To point in all dIrectiOns. This
effect probably came from the revolution
going on in the dust and sulpbaric smoke
that enveInpsd everything IN the valley,
and whIch, at Nmes, seemed TO roll and
spread in al directions.
Tho WHOLE country was iasndaied, aud
the soil ID many places washed d"sn /"
HE sub-strsIum Of clay. az though he
clouds had buts, and flooded the earth
xi'h oceans OF water al once.
The following is the la, Of lives lost,
and total destruction Of property as lar 80
named
Joseph Harper was MORALLY injured;
three Of his daughters we're killed out
rlgh,, and i've OILERS Of his family OF nine
MORALLY wounded. His h0ase aud eve
Iy ohJec, on his place were entirely car
Iied away. and nothing has since been
fund Of anything. wagon load OF
-four and meal, in sscks,~ss taken up by
The tornado, and no race OF II si'erwaTd
found $4,000 in money vas ais"
blown away with the house.
Mr.. B. Bay mes house was also taken
up and blown TO atoms. liis sock OF
boots, shoes and Dry goods were carried
for miles and scattered over the country.
Everything totally lost.
Esquire Worley had Eine in family;
one killed, and eight supposed to be mor'
tally wounded. Houses and everything
sn the place swrptsway.
John Jones lost a child. Every Thing
totally lost.
Jonathan Waters farm was literally
torn Up and carried of. There il not an
Cbjscl left.
Louis McGowsn's farm was also total
ly destroyed. Houses, barns and every
thing gone.
Wood.on Vests farm was entirely de-
slroyed, and everything on itswrP' OH.
Orchards we're pulled up by The roofs
and carried five miles.
Every one WHO escaped destruction IN
the tornado, as well az those who were
killed, were bIachened az though by soo'.
Mr.. Brill was one of The forlunate.lew
who lived OF from the route of The tor
nado. and thus escaped with slghs
los.