, 1869-04-20
THE LATE STORM.
A Dozen Houses Demolished
at Ashland, Ill,
Destruction of q Catholic Church at
Bloomington.
The Storm in Wisconsin, Missouri
and Indiana.

Special Dispatches TO The Chicago T11eunc'
JACKSONVILLE. April l0---A terrible rain and
wind storm passed ever this part OF The state yes
tcrdaE afternoon, doing immense damaEe to
houses and fences. In the little town Of Ashland,
in cass COUNTY, q few miles north Ut this c1t5,
rorc ,ban u dozen houses were blown down or
u1lroofed- A school house, completed sasi 1aii at
q cost Of s.,nHn, was tiown over aud Literally torn
fn niecrs Dne-half Ut the roo! was blown away
from Scwnians Hotel, and good deal u damage
| done 10 tue lul'llnc. ,,o
down anu fences in every direction were laid nat
! IN tic ground 4 yjuieut ranstor1n, accorlfa.
| pieL with lightning, has prevailed aefe htarls III
Asu1Asp, IT,, April 19.-The tornado passed
through l;crc yesterday, anil blew 'suWn se'eta'
dwelling housts ana as% ateS sc.v' a3s hmsq as
I1nuMisG1os, Ill, April 1e.-one OF the most
| severe stoytps ever experienced hcfe ragged last
| evening doing great damage Ill CITY anu country.
| The new Catholic Church was pfostrated by Ing
!: s,stT feet, aud. when finished. WI, to cost
SIuti,Ws,; loss, s3a,,sn. The B!oolnngton Manu-.
factur1nx Co1ulaily's 1nntn building hn! lss west
! niu.. I:,l,nEou & Eooa.e warehouse. ut tae
Eaftern depot was un1os1sa Dsne, aa nareoo1
'h{s.lS Capan j. ioutt and Dr. Parke had bseon!e,
| t,nwr urxv \ house On frnft1e ftreee was moscti
| ram tts founfatton, and only save,i from total
ruin Tx large tree, ae:nst which it brought up.
+ CONSIDERABLE ether .lamAge Ma! tloue; IhsIc l.
uH!A = "a ;I ~ ti,.}r "a ,ettYnl.
MY ~ WE .'s u III Anil 1gThe most terrific
s M I1rn ~ thts aertton passed through
e sLo1in t ~ ~. - Wa.nIIun Count as1 night. 4
tne n1l ~ III r Hirn ,he hnt iell as large a. hen
HtsA aM .sn n,a, asxtrIs rs he measured ii,
10 | eRE,e ~ % c,rcn1nfrrrnre but We Inlstrust h
lneSs ~ citi.r his 1ncas1re or his story. In tl
ae "ns thcre il scarcely whole pane OF Hlas
10 ~ Tia northwest sllrs OF the buildings. NJ IN
* ~ ~. c cn1 rr".rf rycr having seen tu heavy IA
- ~ ,rstnr in The same tine The storm vas accom-
nsaueu 1.,G y ,1nx tor,la,!,. The whole surface
he ~ ntt 10 rnrnr.1l win watcr which viii ST!
~ ue ~, - an farmers nrealy h.,ly bchin
~ .uttn ..h - ~ ~ sn;,,nc -; TnrS
ue VII H. % i,nfo - Warounfn" Will bc tic well rcprt
as Nv ~ tho EtlforI.l t:onycntton ut Cairo On tt
sc . tn1 i Itirdsal Of the Macoupin Tine
-. ~tsi le5 III III iast evening ria Chicago. +.
~ ~ nnn tao.} tGn p1nrcr 1Il t;1-f{le. passed un
IN iacules, y! liz ~ 4. Edwards, OF the DemocTt
~ s sc - e. fouIs Tomorrow. They arc all Sc
EoSs ~ - redcrt hnuor 1,ppn their profession.
or ueE4cn ~ ~ ~ Anul l9-A violent thun'ersto1
~ G4i,, GLi, hc,rr Yesterday afternoon and dnr1ne il
Is Tbn h6nxe ri Jerome WNtste, In this cit
he e s+ricr hy ltchtniur severely tnjuring tlt
in 80 "a ann NJ sJr Wilt.te and aIso Ezra Rue, vi
1e W., s s,t,inr near the stoye The lightning car
a,n no 1nnr 1n fhc stove anu Into the roo1 &C
W. ~ 43"t.t,r ta,nat<jnc the inside Of the house.
en1 1.w.' s' III. Aprtl 1A-An unusually aese
n1R oItA" =. 49, ~ rr.in eccnmpanled with VT
ing s1htni,c W and heavy rain was experienced here
xn atnnr t,:eiocE Yesterday afternoon, doing SUI
~" atta. ,a,s,ara . = ~ Winiow rluss
~ Iscortn- also Mt stout ! O'Clock, there "as
similar storm, and the hail-stonts wrought e4'