Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-03
THE STORM.
The Early Grain---Truit and
Garden Vegetables Destroyed
creatsloss to the Farmers

The ,srri6c storm or wind, hail and rain
thnssspt over this section of the country
ysstsrday, doing SO much damage in Rock
Island. passed entirely over our city but
tho country North Of us was not thus a.
vored. Great foods of hail and rain came
swssping down, destroying everything in
their path. The stora came frem the
Northeast, and left track Of destruction
about Eve miles wide, extending from with
10 . mile, or two Of this city, back, it is
thought, to the Wspsis. the damage being
heavier the further Northeast it extended.
The country looks the vsrv picture Of
DISSOLUTION. and ruin. Trees were striped
Of their foliage and fruit, the limbs we're
twisted and broken, and many were up
rooted. Garden vegetables, corr, early
grain, and small fruit, Vas entirely des-
troysd and washed away; fences were seat
tered. AID the fragments carried fer miles.
Houses were bat tered and windows shat
tered, not light being lsft on the storm
side Of the buildings.
At the six mile house, over Q hundred
lights we're broken. The stock that was in
the pasture suffered severely. and rushed
frantieslly to anything likely t. afford
shelter, 90 severe and heavy was the fall
Of hail. Some Of the hail stones we're sfths
size Of marbles, and many Of them very
maeh larger. Those who have been ever
the ground, say that, next 70 the Camanchs
tornado, it is the heaviest aad msst des-
tructive storm that has ever visited this
section.
No correct estimate can bs made Of the
extent Of the damages. They will, how
ever bs very heavy. Az . sample Of its
force and dsstructivsnsss, ,ws learn from Mr..
John Lambert, that his loss will not fall shsrt
Of II 900. and much Of il being such -
money will not replace. lie had about swo
hundred young fruit trees, large number
Of them bearing. These are entirely strip
ped and very many Of them destroyed. the
bark looking - though il had been through
fire Of buok-shot. All of his early grain
will b total loss. Whore he had estimated
that he would have 800 pounds of grapes,
will not now get even one pound, the vines
having been stripped down to the old stalk.
His Strawberries are all destroyed, and in fact
everything that Was above the ground cut,
battered down, and puiued. All the farms
in the track Of tho storm have bsssn served
In the same way. and some Of then even
worse.
On the Sittsrly place over 20 chickens
were killed outright and large number Of
windows broken, fences moved, and crops
destroyed. 1t 10 impossible to give even .
faint description Of the dssolated country,
or make any estimate Of the losses. Many
Of the late sown crops may come up, and it
10 hoped that much Of the corn that Is not
washed entirely out will sprout again.
There are, however, no hopes Of anything
in the shape Of fruit, garden vegetables, or
Of the grain that had formed stalk.
The farmers have just begun 10 recover
from the effects Of the late spring, and by
extra care and pains-taking, the crops were
looking finely. This will be serious loss
to those in the track Of the tornado. 1t 10
to be hoped that the late crops will recover
young fruit trees may be saved.