, 1869-04-24

Its IInvngcs Mt Various Points,
WISEnA9TN

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From The Mineral npsnt {Ei+) Tribune, april 81.
on sunday afternoon last q heavy rAin, accom-
panied By sght spsinkllng Of bail, passed over
Minerni Pnint. Wsidg1cK. and the town Of Willow
Springs IN La Eayette County. we're iess t. 1oftu, ~
miles southeast Of the city, the fury Of the Storm
Is such As Is seldom witnessed IN this latstude In
one Of the r2ynes leading to Otter Creek the far-
ere suffered severely.
William Walker, OF the town Of Willow Springs.
lost enty pigs, fonr sheep, I'VE tons OF naY, and
the rood. 4 number Of head Of cat,le were saved
win great di11cn!ty. Al one time Sr. Walker
himself Was n eminent lanesf ot q similar lase,
bul fortunately escaped from the liquid element
Peter Noble, ol the same town. los1 about ssoo
In fences, Ac. ....
James nracken, also OF Willow sprins., lost
many fence rails; and stone feuee uf Jack
NoAc,s was also sxep, away.
In the town Of Mineral Point, E. J. Evans los.
Ieurance we're also losers i Q SIMILAR manner.
Flows, hatTows. Ac, left ID the hel.s, we're
swept away: also, much wheat, recently sown,
sown-
We also learn that the EEst mill known as CoKs
Mill, On OTTER Creek, was materially damaged;
swept away.
n INDIANA. ...........
"'eeA"e'' '""'' cintia'aH II, GI..i;e S'<S -
| Last night, about O'Clock, Fincennes WAS ss-
lied by regular tornado Of wind an rain, accom-
pAuEu WlkH Iut IlueL leilulS pE2lS " auA
vivid flashes Of !sgntnine The track Of the tor
naso VAS in asoutheasttfly direction. Anl, In its
course, STRUCK Two spans q tne new bridge, and
watcr, forming o communicated rlass Of
| heavy tilnbeEs and iron, leaFlnS the naSeI
piers rs the only monuments fhat alone *ithstood
| the destruction. the bridge WAS covered oae,
and had just Ren completed, at cost Of sl"A,MJ.
an,l had MT been open to the public more than
three months ..a, o,oo
over one hundred feet In length, the draw being
constructed midway to accommodate Passing
shore, aad the draw, ave unhatmel. 1t IS tie gen
crai opinion that covered bridges will not stanc
the wind storms, such ~ occasionally prevail III
meeting this morning, and have concluded to TN
med!atels rebuild. Near the ttrtlse was q largf
three story building occupied ~ who1ssals 1ss:1
| The tornado struck thta building destroying
atout une-hRil OF the thiE,l story and carrying
On portion Of the roof f2r @ distance o. on on
square. Mr.. We,sert having no protection III tht
shape OF ! roof on portion ot bis building. tn
rain, coming down llkt ffGOd fairly ieluged HI!
inst aud second foor* damaging property All
goods to the amount u! $j,UuQ. The Bridge Com
pany estimate their loss Ut about s3o,oo. Repor
says that the Directors talk Of replacing the oE1s
BY the ohio < Mississippi Railroad.
IN IKSAkssEE.
From the Sashs1ue tTfnfa-> fTf*s, Fr1t 7l.
The storm Of Monday appears TO have rage
With peculiar severity short distance to tn
south, on the Cherry ttreef PIKE, ano In inc netsf
| bOrhood Of the Tennessee coal ull refinery. Her
seyeral houses, both Wou1 and brick, were blow
down and mich damage done. Not far rum tn
Of the huillinGs blown on, q negrU cabin Was pro-
| trated, the mnle occupant suffering a broke
. thigh, and the woman having her jaw broken
the fall Of one of the t'mness. TWO nrtck hols!
In this neiJhhorhooI had the!r side walls blown ii
leaving the gables standing: Two or three re
sons escaped with severe bfu9cA Trees *es
torn mp here BY the roots and fenccs rrostratea.
1n North Nashville u small frame outlnint, otct
pied by co!orcd people, was b!o*n do"n' oat
one damaged:
Atl2 0Hlotk Aonda! night inc passenger tlattl
on the Nashville 4 Northwes1esn halsoan "er
| speeding along towards Gacn other. netnec
Union CITY aud Dresden. The storm ~ tnis pa
more severe than etsew hesc, 50 Tar - our inlo
= natlun cxteuda- Within circuit OF hsc miles
SO the rain seems TO lave fallen as tnouen y
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