Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-04-23
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The Dubuque papers Of Tuesday morn.
ing bring the particulars Of terrific hail.
storm and whirlsind which swept over rcr.
tica Of tina, city on Sunday afternoon last,
twisting out trees BY the root, unrocnug
hessss and barns, destroying fences and
leaving scene Of death and desola,ion in
i's pathway, Fortunately its track was mar
rew, saa tlRoseh ,hinly populated sec,
tioa Of the city, else the loss Of life and rro>
perry would have been fearful. Az i, was.
one man NJ. Frank Esaser, German, vas
instantly killed BY 1e falling thinkers Of h;a
dwelling, and hia wife badly injured. The
destruction Of property By the storm was
ssrioas, more than thirty buildings beisg
snsoo5ed o. dere!ishsd. The principal item
Of lces 10 thus described By The Herald:
The most serious material damage Of which
ve have learned was next done st the resi-.
dese~ q Jsdgs King, on Couler avenue.
The gale came over the bluff rising above
his house and west Of il, and appeared TO be
. vast whirlpool Of winds. The roof Of his
bAru, strong and heavy, vas caught up d
least one hundred FEET in the air and whiried
about Ike child's tsp. II wss caught in
conflicting currepts and torn into thrss parts
and landed in different directions. The hay
We also taken on. and carried considera>
bic distance and deposited in the grove on
the b.uf. The apple trees were twisted aud
broken in every direction. FIVE chimncys
on the house were demolished, and in falling
did considerable damage TO the roof. But for
the substantial manner in which the roof
had been secured BY the builder, James G.
Peterson, Mr.. King is confident his house
would have been demolished. The large glass
house l3ax2o was next visited By The gale.
The fastening Of side window gave way
AND in IN instant the roof Of double glass
was lifted and hurled to the ground smash>
ing At least Al. 900 worth Of slass. The
wood work was broken 10 pieces. and oil.
together a scene Of ruin iefi Of the worst
character Fences were also demolished.
We visited Judge Kings Yesterday, as did
many OF our citizens, and saw the wreck nc
words can describe. Anyone bot Judge
/ King would be discouraged, but be has Ia
ken immediate steps to repair the damage,
which ii 10 estimated will ncs be less than
$1,000.
The Times account savs ;hsi company
Of POLLY Teatons were inteut upon lager and
cards nj Schmid,'s Brewery when the har~
icare struck the building, unrcofng il and
sca.tcrin: brick and stone in every direction.
The effect upon The roist-rsrs within was 70
sssd some Of them out Of doom and win.
dow headlorg, others 70 the cellar, others
under the tables, and ell TO their prayers.
None were hurt. An ice House on the
bank Of the river ., Eagle Point vas cons
plesely demolished, leaving the contents
standing out an immense blank cube OF ice.
The storm vas fifteen minutes duration and
WAS very cratic IN its course. The Times SAYS
In crossing The Mississippi riverit presented
. fearful Aud wonderful phenomena water
spout being formed At least one hundred aud
city fee, in diameter. This novel over the
surface Of the river, drawing everything with.
in its vortex, until !, reached the bluffs on
the opposite shore, where j, burst with sui.
ka roar and expended i,s fury upon the
rocka II vas Ut once . sublime, thrilling,
and terrible spectacle, and well calculated
to impress one With the potential powers Of
the elements.