, 1870-01-23
TORNADO IN ST. J0sEPH C0UH-
IY, MICH.
A a1ukular vIsttaslon-Dannax elos"
QQQ-Loaa OF Ltfcs

xror. tAs Cpnsts~.tas {M,ch> Asrr3rv.
Betveea mo hon.s q y aao o'o!oGa ,I,. 90 MOI.
T. , 10 o.s sosa. fs.u
Nd d tns Erease4t desuuos.on Of property that
81 eeeara g. 'o.ena co9Sty Htn @ a9e
memory Of tne oaess sa.nhn se e ,a s1snsn s
ias iand ii ms laa r. n. s1u!n: 4 wagon aaaas
9fyoe e. &c heo.s ns sa
oonse Sc ot H. psnlei 7. Woif "a eaugat ID soa
s1px .s "S!ed s asesf u sssaa .sssss ess,
i5s snd breaking tho noots. and
iesstrs ID tas eai. a!ds Of no nou.s, xatoa waa
ioofs1 as a tae house, Tas seT,ously injured ina
cal slda Of tho house Of Al. Wm+ Jonos. rexs
vest Ct The house Of III. Wolf was torn oa.
p,o 1iecs was saved from demos,uon. Tia
dWeuing Of liz. YAuuoy VA somewhat Injured.
liz. Jseoh Ne~arE, saJosnlag mat ot NJ. Yan-
i1s9 saa T. sSsss .sses s ~ s;
siswn @ @ q she Wagon anop of q. q Knapp The
Ho5er, when Was lifted lrom the foa1dauon and
STAT eiea Ia plecea through nts orchard. Tne
ssocf Ia The bs1n, horses and co ~a, *as left pn-
6oass 6oass'' Of n1d:' II: Boyer m. asxt Struck:
ioana.aop. .ea sTis,se esIt'2{ ,1eaaa attssn =
ttieiy dsmo,la5ed. AZ This mousse occurred Ine
meat Melancholy accident OF tb!A yerf!o4e vtAssr
I'D enn Iespected cltizan Of the 7nlagc. AieI tho
nrat shoc1 Of the tornado, biz. Boyer entered tne
upright part Of Lis hotte for soDc purpose, And
| don. L Was sonc utle time before he could be
Ieleased, AID although alive when t4kea oft ssun
Snnk into q ssase Ct iosenAntlttY Aadc fron tha
| oam@1o 10 tho h0pses Me1uo1ed. q con3tde+shle
number Ct others adjacent 10 tne pash Of the
| 4torn, Nela daa agtd 70 grester or less extent
BY tho dsbs1 hurled s1ant sno y ne fotee Of 10
! southwest 10 tho rn1ihoAsl through the "essesn
part Of the village, atd oesde tne hu1ldtn3s tnrn
eud shtubnery, ~nsca viii not b eAeed faf JcA1s.
strca tho sbore 1as tn tJpo, We mare received
from correspondent shs 1oln 11uK account Of tne
npro Of leaa over the ent1re toFp, but tho spAoa
where the storm waa tbs Eooat fuI1oos wa1 not
orc tran ten rods vide % khe westcru portion nf
N. Sn1tn, and gong IN eone.b bss northeastesy
t dutct1cpt sNeeping oTer The Village WhIle their
ss Gss + asi %
tue catastrophe. III. Chartca Bo1es, m old Teat'
Del I. vas found bur ca uncer thu rulls Of b.
/ ailop hDd thrown on oue slde, 8ud u pow com
pleta wreck. He v n 10 much lntufet thit ht
oleo = snort ,,ne sller hs ~ taten ftoa ta'
ord story window Of tnh rtsltence nj Iii. Daple
r, Wolf, and 4he nta 10 Z In = verJ critical co1dl
gS:4 nen: and It very doubtful whether 'h' "l' 10
Nj. Wolf 3 residence 1as also thrown from lt
! 1ounta.lpn and thatteIea II pieces. Tne 100.
| shout 80 feet E4uaIe, ~as carried over se!era
| buItc1na8 ard thrown tEto Aaln s:1eet, and th'
cupola went Fiji furtner. Af. Bo5er's snd MI
| W0lfh Yesfdercea are tho only dwellings CON
pit Ely des'1o5td. Bestes tseae, The 1esidenes
ut WIN, n. Joncs, Geruaaln II. MaEon, Henry "
uamrsou, G Il. Knapp. MEs. Newark and Dan c
u. kez.eJ are nc.e or less i1Jured and tuelr haru
nj O onthouses are either roialls OF pAft'a " de
ttyoyet. TIE bar, Of r. Ea'on Eas unrooiea nn
tbe one Of Geo TauneJ taken from 1'B fon! da'io
sud lodged Bga1t It a tree ID bis garden Tne CHI
rsae tonte % tbe premises OF MlH. Soita Wn
| sleo thrown ffrm its foundation md denouahtd
| There sle very ,ew trees lett standing On III
premises OF MrA BMlth lhe2 are either torn %
b. the fuois OF broken on. There Il foore OF lei
dea1futttdp ever The e1trd villRXe og thA te3r1n
dowu Of fences, chtmnesa and outhou4cs. IN
eptt{o loss by tho s'orn, betde The ioHs ot He ca
| rot be estimated at leaa than &lQ,ooo.