The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-15

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On last Saturday night, between 8 and o
O'Clock, one of the most terrific tOrnaalOes
ever known in this country passed through
this pEaee. deatti1!ji54g overriding. Yhh which
i came in cenlacx IA 6W minutes before 1t
arrived, dark, heavy eledd was observed
rising in the outhHest. Soon q transferable
gale commenced flowing, niszed isiAh rain.
thunder and lightning, wAich was speedily
followed by the terrific tornado. 1t was
perhaps 100 feet in width, and travelled
with the raPidity Of a cannon ball. 1t
passed about quarter ola mile southeast of
town, over MI. Cor. A. Ekson's cUrnfcld,
literally running the crop a. ii spread over
il. 1t pulled the corn OF the stalks, huskesl
il, and even pulled the grain of the cob,
scattering ears Of corn for quarter Of
mile outside Of the field. The storm then
passed over our graveyard, tearing up every
thing by the rooas. GSave.aones and mon
uments were broken to pieces, and palings
| around the graves were torn away and
carried clear out Of range. In fact Il swept
the graveyard clean Of everything movable
except the heavy stones. Passing On it
struck the house Of Judge CSrnmesscr, fair
in the centre, literally destroying il. There
Wa nothing left Of the house but a mass OF
deSris lying abcut the field in which il was
standing. some parts Of il being taken mile
from the house. The family was in bed at
the time the storm came, and 50 rapid was
the destruction that the judge could not get
up before the house was taken away, and
strange to say, none of the family were Sc
riously injured BY the destruction. The
oldest son was carried iabcnt one hundred
yards with the wind and stunned consider
ably, bat noe seriously. iii 'iH-i'''' 3
The daughter of the ridgc was also hurt
little, while the wife and the Judge himself
escaped with comparatively LITTLE injury.
Mrs. Cornme-ser's arm was considerably
bruised. A bed was found the next day
about a mile and Il half away, Lodged i'm a
tree. Some Of the clothing was found
miles awny.i The Misunderstanding of the
house was literally carried away ont Of
reach rs none Of it could be found after the
storm. -. '''
The storm swept on with It's destructive
sway striking Mr.. Hoskinson's house and
barn, tearing the harm considerably to pieces,
and breaking all the windows in the house.
Going on from there through the timber
it tore up large trees and l:ashc,i them around
rs though they were straws in its way.
Down at the mill, four miles northeast Of
town, il blew house to pieces, and hurt one
Of the inmates considerably Passing on to
the neighborhoOd clearinghouse, it DESTROYED
several houses and stables but no one was
seriously injured. 1t passed through Mr..
Mckinleyfs orchard, tearing up a number
Of his apple trees by the ROOTS We also I'M
defstand THAT it went on through Appanoose
County, Iowa, and literally demolished
small town.
l Further than this We have not heard from
it. Southwest of this place We understand
several houses were blown To pieces and
farmer lost all his hay, which was in stack.
Mr.. Benz. Sykes ho,lsc was also torn down.
together with Mr.. lIyatt's in that neighbour
hood. The latter gentlemen were injured
considerably, though not seriously.
| Those Of our citizens who saw the tornado
az it passed describe ii as looking like large
house full of fire rollin. over the country.
The night was very dark, and little could be
seen of the destruction it was making MS il
passed.
Fences were not in its way at ALL II laid
them all fiat as it passed over them, conss-
Iuently great part Of Sunday WIS devoted
to fence building in order To save the grow
ing crops. Our oldest citizens say they
never have known Il more devastating tor
nado to pass through this country. About
fifteen years ago Il storm If 4 similar kind
passed through, hut was not attended with 50
much destruction The track of the tornado
can plainly be seen from the mud ON the
grass and fences, thrown ON them as it
passed