The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-01-27
Storm King.
PARTICULARS OF THE
GREAT TORNADO.
from the Louisville Courier-Journal Of
the 18th instant.]

The storm of Sunday night extended
over vast scope of territory. Com
mcncing as far west as Omaha, it swep
across the country, taking in its track {
h breadth Of several hundred miles. l
was particularly severe at Cincinnati
St. Louis and Nashville. From th'
papers of those cities we compile til,
following account of its ravages. The
: storm was doubtless severe at othel
points also:
CINCINNATI AND VICINITY.
, All over the city people by thous-
ands were startled from their slumbers
by the crash of hail and rain against
| windows, the play of lightning, the oc.
casional dull booming Of thunder, and
the steady rush OF streams through the
streets. Some Of the hailstones were OF
extraordinary size.
The wind that made a part of the
grand storm display tore down fences,
awnings, and trees, wrcnchcd shutters
from their hinges, and made nervous
people tremble between their sheets.
THE SUBURBS.
Milford is reported partially under
water At Cumminsville the damages
can hardly be estimatud. They will
reach among the thousands.
Several bridges are reported swept
away on the Marietta and Cincinnati
railroad.
Herman Schmidt, an employee at the
Spring Grove Cemetery, was drowned
in the flood, having accidentally fallen
into cu!vert.
ALONG THE RIVER.
Along the river the scene was one Of
threatening grandeur. The river, it is
thought, will approximate to the flood
OF 1862 SO feet / inches in the chan
mel.
DAYTON, OHIO.
At Dayton, Ohio, the rain storm was
preceded by destructive tornado that
blew down the south wall of the Third
Presbyterian Church, demolished a
portion of the stceple on the Baptist
Church, dislodged heavy stone plate
on the Holy Trinity Church, uprootcd
Arnold ~ Robbins distillcry, Dickey's
block, near the depot, and half a dozen
other houses, blew down smoke stacks,
shedding, fences and trees, and did
much other damage. The rivers are
over their banks.
THE STORM AT ST. LOUIS.
The weather, which has been alter
mating from spring to winter for tie
past few days, brought its fluctuations
to climax early last night by terrific
storm Of wind, rain, hail and thunder,
with an oulburst so sudden and fury
so great rs to create universal alarm
The damage done is not as serious as
might be expected, but the storm was
accompanied by numerous incidents
worth recording:
A little past s o'clock the churches
were filled with evening congregations
and other places of public gathering
different in character had their usual
number of spectators and amusement
seekers. In fact, everything was as it
usually is on quiet Sunday evening,
and consequently in an excellent posi-
ton to be suddenly thrown into confil-
sion by any startling event. Now the
hoarsc believing in the heavens grew
more frequent Great round heavy
drops Of water fell like pellets of lead,
and little cyrielike gusts fitted here
and there and vanished. A general
weirdness pervadcd the city and pco-
plc--cven good people, who were at
that moment on their marrow bones in
prayer, began to feel decidedly uncom.
Portable. Things being thus prepared,
the magnificent drama of the tempest
opened with thunder, lightning, and
with rain. An incessant illumination
showed the grand chaos of clouds,
laced with huttcring ribbons Of light
ming, while the thunder, the rush OF the
rain torrent and the wind formed the
diapason of the uproar. Having once
commenced, the storm reached its full
fury in u marvelously short time. and
in ten or fifteen minutes had passed its
climax.
SCENES on TIE STREET. :
So sudden were the wind gusts that
hats parted company with heads in
that utterly outdid the Davcn s
port spirits. In vain were the attempts {
to pursue and recapture. Like whip |
Of cords the rain smote the face and s
blinded the eyes. All was confusion
Men ran against each other, and fell 5
over curbstOncs and rolled in the mud. i
Women were blown out OF mortal shape {
or into that of a wrecked umbrella.
Children, where there were any abroad, {
we're bowled along the street until de-
posted against some immovable sub
stance. Horses ran away. Signs blew
down. Chimneys tumbled into ruin, i
boards and shingles and tin roofing, +:
and other things, "tOO numerous to
were sucked into the invis-
ble vOrtices of the whirlwind, and s
danced and dashed about as if pos |
sessed by an animate principle, or
swept along the streets like a charge OF |
cavalry. Lamps were blown out, while I
here and there the dreadful fingers of l
he wind wrenched massive beams in |
pieces and burst in the front of build I
ngs, particularly where there were large {
windows. A thousand fantastic tricks /.
we're played by the imps of Eurycly-
Ion. In many instances men were
taught up bodily and carried some dis S
auco xo "a m M, tho e1;pporv oud d,udd, =,