Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-02
TERRIFIC TORNADO IN ROCK
ISLAND


ISLAND !!
100000 Worth sf Property be
stroyed.
.V'O One Seriously Injured.
About2 o'clock this afternoon, terrific
tornado struck the city Of Rock Island.
damaging large number Of build
ings, unreo6ng them, and seattsrins
broken boards, tinbers. household goods,
brick and nuucrous odds and ends over
the city. The widest confusion reignsd
throughout the streets. People were run
ming hither and thithsr, snxiously asking
"shs 10 hurt, and trying to estimate the
damages. A large number Of ous citizens
who saw the funnel shaped cloud touch the
city, and saw roofs floating through the
Air. hastsusd TO the ferry and crossed over.
1t 10 even more than mirac llous that life
was not lost In the general ruin.
The streets ere filled with the fragments
Of the broken buildings. solid brick walls
we're broken 10 by the force Of flying tim.
bers, chimnsys left their ancient moerings,
and were waited ever the city on the
"treezs." yet strange = sav, none we're
ssriossly injured. The following ere the
principal sufferers:
Cue. Stensei, Mississippi House. on the
lsvse, unroofsd and nissing damage
$1,000.
Kellsrtrsss / vogls, warehouse on the
levse, new roof gone and upper story Of
the building missing /; damage $4,000
Pork house also damaged.
Geo. Lament, beat store on the lsvss. .
double brick building, one story gone /;
damage $1,000.
"Unisn Block" . hole 30 feet square
knocked into the end and reef damaged.
Ssnglss new furniture block, reef car
risd away.
Bsattis's dour store, rosf of.
Babssek I Andrew . Tanassy, bsilss sx-
plod cd duripg the storm, damage net ssti.
mated.
Cables passssgsr building dsnslishsd.
Il. G. Blaekburn's residence, rosf sf
Telegraph lines 70 the depot, stripped %
and destroyed.
Various ether buildings we're more u
lsss damaged, losing chianeys, corners,
parts Of reef etc. 1t 10 impossible to ssti.
mate the damages, ssms set them q
$50. 900, while others think oloo, 900 will
hardly cover them.
THE ArPsARANcs
Of the cloud seemed to bs in the shape oi
funnel, sweeping across the river. lower
ing sufficiently TO touch the tops Of the
builiings,a and then raising and passing over
the city without doing any further damage.
II went a. suddenly as it came, but during
the few minutes it did stay, confusion
rsigned supreme.
rnB INcIDEsrs
we're few, ~ most Of the people we're in
doors. One young lady named Thompson,
from Davenport. who vas as the ferry desk,
started Up town just - the clsud Vas pass
ing. The gale struck her in the back and
sent her ever the sidewalk, at . gait more
rapid than pleasant. Az she waspsssine the
livery stable, Mr.. Dimock reached ont his
arm and drew her in just ~ large rool
with heavy timbsrs came crashing down
where she stood. One Of the leoss
shingles inflicted . slight wound over the
eye.
One of the milkmsn Of the city wss bad
ly injured, bis leg being nearly broken
With the exception Of few others, who
were slightly scratched, no others were
hurt.
At Moline, as we were informed BY Geo.
W. Dow, who WAS there Watching the
clouds, there was not the slightest indiea.
tions Of wind. The cloud seemed to raise
At Rock Island, and pass on without furth.
or visiting terra firma.
The elements play curious freaks at
times, aud this Was one Of them sure, yet
seldom has one occurred with 80 many
people in its immediate vicinity without
more or less personal injury and loss Of life
But very little damage vas done in thia
city, only few fences and stagines beina
blown down and few trees broken. All
the afternoon many Of our citizens havl
been crossing the ferry to see the sights.
BuRsLARs.-Ths ware house used joint
" by Jos. A. Davenport aud 4. j. Preston,
and situated Immediately in the rear Of Nr.
Prsston's store, Was broken into last nigh,
and 80 pounds Of white lead belonging "a
Mr.. Davenport taken thsrsfrsm. The
thieves forced an entrance BY smashing in
one Of the windews. which was easily done
after. they wrsschsd Of the shutters. Moth
ing else vas disturbed in the room, which
may b accounted for b. the fact that ths
contents csnsistsd sf farming Implement,
and heavy hardware stock. This is the
second or third time that Mr.. Davenport
has bssa ''eons threuyh." Probably ths
fellow that stole the silver knives, forks
&C., wanted y psint bic house, and accord
ingly patsonised Joseph A. for old acquaint.
ancsj sake. Perhaps this will b laid d
Tie charge u little beys." - was ths pre-
vieus burglary.
MmpLneeenn Ceacnna.-The fflh susr
tsrly concert Of the Davenport nsadlsssehu
Society, will b givsa to-nerssw night in
the Opsra Hsuss. The programme edsrsd
for the evening 10 we'll selected, end cen
poses many Zoe vocal gems from sninea,
eompessrs. Judging from he success with
which the Society hes met in the past, y,
have no dsabt but that THE psrfernane,
will fully equal any Of their previous Of
forts. They have alse bssa very success
full financially during the present year il