The New York herald., 1869-06-25

OF deceiving the watchman as lie made his rounds,
using for the purpose his drawers ard some straw,
putting his boots on the legs OF the figure and attach
ing To II the BAL and chain from which he had so
successfully cleared his own leg.
TERRIFIC TORNADO AND FLOOD IN THE
WEST.
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Tornado in yichigan-Hnil stones Large
as Oranges In Wisconsin--TOrnadO in Iowa.
Dubuque Deiuged with Water-A Circus SUBJ
merged-Trees Torn Up-Houses Blown
D0wn-Railways DAMAGED.
(From the Milwaukee Wisconsin June 2i.l
All the showers have had this season SINK into
insgnifcance before that OF saturday afternoon.
on the low ground lakes and ponds were formed
where place could be found that would mold water.
while down the declivities great streams rushed
ur:ousy. as II they would sweep everything before
them
On the west side much damage was DONE Down
Chestnut ana all the streets came the Hood cellars
were filled up everything movable swept away;
outbuildngs turned over, and thousands OF dollars
VIII not repay the damage DONE In the Second aud
siXta wards, as wen as IN pordons Oh tne Fourtn, ,
storm was over and the waters had found their way
| 10 the river the sight was desoating. 49,
On the corner oi Third and Chestnut streets TWO
boys twelve and thirteen years OF age, undertook !"
| cross the stream to reach their homes The rush
ing mass took the little ones from their ieei. for-
| tunately TWO men who saw the accident saved the
| children but when taken from the water there was
little lie left IN them. They mad been carried by the
| wafer nearly two blocks, and besides being nearly
drowned were BADLY bruised by contact with the
| In an alley leading from Chestnut, between Third
ana Fourth streets stood small wooden @ building,
kept rising and the family felt that they had better
| leave the building While they coulu. Out
| through the mood went father and mother
| and three children, frightened nearly out OF
| their wits. As soon a5 they were IN safety
| and little reason had returned. the mother sud
denly recollected that infant child mad been let
in the house. The iaher started back TO get IT, The
water rising was now up 10 his breast, and every
ttt w nv nf-nn
burst the barrier Which he'd II and sweep on. he
reached the house. took the little one from the cradle
just the waters mad reached II ana started for the
! door. No he outside than the barrier
gave way and the waters rushed furlously on. They
little one above the hood Swept against the corner
OF BRICK building the father was badly injured M but
| he held on, and several men noticing his danger
rushed to his relief and saved him.
In many places shade trees along the streets were
damage in this item alone Will be by no means incon-
siderable
large SIZE fell and vessel captains say they have
never experienced anything like so severe storm
as that of saturday.
From the West we have reports OF damage done
by the storm. At Sparta La Crosse ana Portage II
ra!ned furOusly. and most serious are the results
to the crops The telegraph company suffered;
many of their poles were thrown down, ana many
more smashed to pieces by the lightning.
Al Fond du Lac The storm seems TO have been
most serious in its results. 1t commenced raining
IN the morning, and about two Z. M. hail storm
set in from the northwest The hail stones are de-
scrbed as being as large as oranges and cut things
to pieces badly. The streams rose rapidly. and
LUMBER, logs and small buildings were wept away
THE TORNADO IN MICHIGAN.
A despatch from Grand Ledge Mich, June 81
states
one OF the most terrible storms ever witnessed in
this section passed about three four miles north
OF us, in the township OF Eagle, Clinton county, on
Saturday, June 10. The storm gathered about five
Z. NJ. and swept everything before It, taking swath
| about five rods in width, commencing with IN farm
ofMr W. sutherland. 1t took his house and barn.
orchards. fences, farming implements, &C., and
| utterly demolished the whole. His loss ~ about
$1,000. Mr.. George Pamer's loss was about $500, Mr.
Ira HIPS $1,000. Mr.. L. shattucE was killed, Mr..
Davis had his leg broken. and Mr. George West was
The storm then passed on to Wacousta nearly de.
stroying the business part OF the town. Several more
persons are SAID to be injured but at tae ne present
ls described as one OF the most destructive ever
known TO the Oldest inhabitants IN this section.
EFFECTs IN WISCONSIN.
| MILWAUKEE, June 2l.-Accounts from the country
are not so disastrous as ut first apprehended from
the severe storm OF saturday. A few cuverts were
washed out the road, but only Sufficient TO delay
trains few hours, and to-day the damage is nearly
not quite repaired freight train on the NSr,n %
a. koshkonong and several freight I -, cars , were
large as an orange are reported. cutting things 10
, pieces badly; In this city several narrow escapes
are reported, but no lives were lost or damage
caused beyond flling OF cellars. 1t has rained more
or less to-day, but has cleared or tonight and
| promises fair weather, q t' -'-'THrS =
quent and heavy rains have fallen here To-day II
has poured until portions Of the city are flooded In
the south part OF Main street water covers the fir 81
floors of some OF the stores. Tie south portion OF
! the town generally has sustained damage IN the
moving OF barns smali buildings. sidewalks and the
| Ike. But the phenomenon OF the day has been an
afternoon interlude between plays OF the elements
change from liquid TO sod-a hail storm OF quar-.
ter of aD hours duration, during which there fell
| chunks OF Ice weighing all the way from one TO
twelve ounces All the skyllghts IN the town are de.
molishcd. Ice has never fallen here from the clouds
| IN such large pieces before.
THE TORNADO IN Iow,-DUBUQuE OBLIGED.
From the Dubuque Herald, June 20.l
After an unparalleled season 0f dry weather, ex
tending over period OF some seven hours another
| storm. or the same one, broke upon us with re-
doubled fury The city was at once delugcd with
water, blinded by lightning and dea:ened by thun-
der. Cellars were filled. sidewalks were anoa, gar.
dens located on slant were guttered beyond re-
Teegraphic communication was an impossibilily
number Of telegraph poles are down between Du-
bdque and Cedar Falls, on the Western road and
the Office struck by lightning, the wires melted
and the telegraph operator, w. y. Purdy. Knocked
our Galena correspondent writes regarding that now
aqueous "burg;-"fhe rain has been pouring I'm tor
rents for the last hour The sidewalks on Spring street
| are all anoat. mango OF logs above Meeker street
| bridge have become loosened and are now noating
down stream, and dozen or more pilots are out IN
boats trying to secure them. Wood and lumber
| cover the river and the water Is still rising.
Dan Rces circus perhaps had the coinpletest sub
Dubuque, but the deluge came down ike woli on
the fold, and the first anybody knew the water was
half-knee deep everywhere. The somersanlters
found themselves sitting down in exceedingly
soft spots aud even the clown couldn't see any fun
IN the matter. The women climbed TO the highest
seats and either waded out or were carried out by
| their husbands or somebody else's husbands, .and
| no questions asked" Livery stable men and hack
OF Il. Even the indcfatigable Dan Rice .gin OUT
and held no evee IN the evening. In short II rained
considerable. More than sufficient TO suit anybody
except Good Tempars and ducks. II this is the result
Of the recent Des Moines temperance convention,