, 1869-05-12
GREAT HAIL STORM IN MAR
SHALL COUNTY, ILL

From taf Henry tfil> R+1r.I7ienn, HnJd-
eree iln % attended, With v.sa Etnnz aa at sae ser
rtnc thunder, visited this city and townships ni-
joining On Tuesday afternoon The na,!- ID size
ever before experienced, 1t literally falling to =
depth Of couple Of inches, taking IN Its decent
the buildings III the CITY and countrT. aai mum
dating the houses with heavy dr1v1n3 fain, while,
ut the same time cutting on all the fruit buds on
TIC trees, rddnR culTant bushes and small shrusss
and doing great damage to g1rlens cellars, Btorea
etc., By the wind, hail and xater. A the stoFt1
continued, 1t SHIFTED to the south, and many win
dow panes we're hrpkeu by Lhe slight change
made. TIE durstton Of the storm was a,raut h,.f
IN hnus, nnt u came With an intensity and de-
stfICsiSepeSS never heTUre experienced BY the old
est lnhalhtaut Of this secttuu-
In this cit. the disaster is "ptcsu,ed" upon
nearly every house, store and dwelling. The west
side Of every building without blinds Ia a mas4 Of
rtddlea paneB Of g;ass- At our dwelling, where
three windows were respectively attached to our
parior, sitting toom aud bedroom. eEeEr pane but
water. II. A. l{anha has the 10As Of oTer one 1up-
dEed Iane- Many Of the business houses suffer
~ saa we're :ey e. de 'eS.' f. f..
ntm OF DanIeJ q Falkner, hor1icuitur,s,s and nur-
seo men, who lost 80 much last wtlssc4s ~ the
!reezinE ol ctoce stock nf shrubs aud tFees 1uf-
panes OF glass, that form thelf green anI hot
stroy1nx theG stock in the nursery. It Ia ttIouSht
shat q g 40 VIII not replace thetr damage. Mar
caEHot Le made good Ahort OF $50,
Odt u toHp, Beyond the seminary, the staFr7,
took mildes tnEu, nnd there Is less i4us4e M
uceahle, though Window panes ure broken ID aou1e
houses Hut the Most destructive Su,i ier-e
suoke OF the TOR nA4fo YVES streak pe:har9 haIf
mile vide that passed oyer the farm Of j. p. Ssout.
Hetng IN the Northwest part Of the toIn ot Whtte-
ne1a and as he tell, US, which happened some NJ
teen minutes previous TO the storm wntch pasSed
oset Henry. 1t was \ ttesal tornado. the Wind
and hail causing perfect destruction Iis fE11t,
.tees we're csmpletey rdAied By the hail OF leaves
M pua aho blossom, and on the west SIDE ot them
nla spnng gr1!n, TWO inches high, w1s entirely
destroyed. Ills chickens which were tn Sh. yalI.
mad their Wtugs broken and chopped Oh.
Of ra>pherues and snail irutt bnshes are
one mass Of chopped up sucka and sca1-
te4t4 about tho yusd- the largest pieeea
q which will not exceed three inches. His vim
GOV panes were III broken out nn,l It was tmpos-
slpte 70 Keep Bis doors shut, and for fine the..
FD rear 1haE MS house would tAke "bal!DOu a.
censlon.' TIE roof also was literally cut to
Piece, M pieces Of shingles lie ,hekly scattered
about tee fAt1 He aays his cattle we're she1terrd
snd sased, as no snimal could survive fhsi storm.
~. stout Whole place presents so:ry p|ctur,e of
bFow n-down n fences and destroyed crons H. hui
not he1ru from the farmers south and wes. of him,
Fno mnst hate also felt the e1ecte OF the stn1Trs
qntte n severe Is himself Mr. Stout i1as len m =
branch Of TREE that had the effects Of the x,nrT
upon H. and also "rn-pbeEry cuttings, show1nx
what he experienced.
f7eat demand here on Tuesday eyesIuy. AMI
heavy oruelB are on the way from En!raTp nnS
Peoria 10 meet y pressing neceasItIeA~ T.e t.a1a
age done cannot Ire cuEppUtftl