, 1869-06-25
TEH TORNADO IN MICHIGAN
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| A tornssl9 passed through thIs r1Aee on >sG:.
az fosa,ue Slsss ETH RveF r IT, IT, Is: st
building Il tt1nct hsze WAS The house II John Ii
senocrt ataklag the 1aAtn building SID carrs1s
AEaI the wing. Il then stT1ck the WacrasLa Io4:ls
Violently ahuEngit 20 as to destIpr the pEaa.e,n2
Carrying awaY one Of he ektrnneys And Ie4'ro,:a$
sorne % q tfe cotsrtos. Inan + llfeet The tarFs
! Ing It part way round AID considerably Damaging
the building ape til consen,e. Then, aa It cTcsset
Cous11a' orchard ttsrthx ND destroying al IN H..
eourses then, lifting: NJ. Couslaa narn. { carried
= oser tho road and launched the debris a3an>s
she end Of 1t. At ne tine there Fas lawso{. 10
! pzoszess. aod the people eeeins the wreck com
a9 sffsts saTSas g es y ID nss 5,k,l's,;
D.. psasels, and neg recovery Is rEse1tsin;
toss eas one d tte s1se1s II tss bridge sns1 Of
the !laage, taxing axsyoae a.ss md moving The
Mapse oas q lts place: Thea = ltted the saGae oi
danaastnx tie Upright Il nezE completely de-
parting It aayeGed On osatVarc, aud We hcar a.:
IN Il is eoasse through NE rosn Of Eas!e. {, TT,
Nj 'sutze1sAndb . barn. 1dcourss WIS marked lot
ascnt tan rods Vide by. tho xrerk Of feuGe..
orcaards1 fcsess trees, aua shsteveT eatGt IL IT,
Ftn4a ths pb,tsos4 Aare7+ist-.
4 d:encaxsx saan, accompanied ty = heavy w,nh,
rooltn3 1t= alres4fy saturated ground. aud up
roofing nnuy fruit trees, lodging wheat, Ac. The
e. o. y @ e Il ta asWnssI Tsasy
WIS nTtd BY It, and continued 10 bum during tie
day following. 10 the township u Eagle the
ueas F:eres!denee OF Mrs- Fss1 and rroceel!es
iaa nosrnesstestJ direction, k1l.fnH . cox oEnet
eueouatenng the barn OF Mr. Le Hill, con!pe;e;y
ttcssro1tn Il ead earring the reef to He'll rea-
orchard In IL onward prosrrss It passed. near
the dwelling Of 19e RsE. u. D. IA meF, and rai;lrt
1am hs nf5s Ssa,F tse s9s s5 VII
Crossing the Locking Glass River near the farm
Of III. D>stx. II ca71ed tic bridge. Together win
nser, and passed Eto the adloint1i, township u
Wacousta leaving fuiu antl havoc teh.rd It ttII-
!pg down eatidtnSs and removing RMS ~ .henxa
carried ths rzftet1 from butlllns which it ll;.i
torn to pieces oud hurled them w.it great ture
Vas tryinE aiarsult, kslitns III. Elicit sSsd,es.
Mt. David Daniels VAS very aeficns. tntufetl. an!
q tact accents vas not expected u .ecovus. Nr.
ber, aud Tr, Hazarl wss also quite ss1.ocsl; IN.
lured- We also iesra tnat man neas lrwlti wAs
kn'e Aho 9eer tamets etss4 q fnss Saai. e1@&s s
The storm Of List Saturday evening ssas oae .;
e Sfess severity: e. Ihs ra!n CANE n doMn, st:smns;'
the thunder a4d lightning were sons Of the TIN:
TAIL liz 1A3x
afs sone Of sss Objects in Tbs city, The large aat
elegant frame dwelling house Of vi. i. T..
Fletcher, on Lae1nze street, was struck b. Hstt-
ming while tbs fanlIy were at supper, and sll q:
them more or ieas shocked, though no ona Kas
seriously iptursl The damage to the hou.ss waa
Probably two Or three huntreA iolklss- TIE
Eorfmen at aaren McNharsrss hr!ea y1r1
took refuge cuter ihelr lazXc tile shed when the
storm c@oErasnsed. @ which Has between and1
O'Clock. The wind struck the shed. nd hie~ it
down. tnluring nea.s eserS one Ut the tamltes,
Of tile IN the thed was ruined, nra, 50 were near'T
ali ths aEtcka IN the yard Their !css r1as. bc
neatit $l,4W,
4 nav three Ssety hritS sleek, j1st creCtc! bJ
Mr. Graham, IN lowell, was TOTALLY dest,os.-l by
tie storm. The 1oas-seYcsai thousand d}l!a-s--
fails very heaT{ly M The owner, who h.h .>ut al
hts capital tns:Atee enterprise.