The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-06-21
from the LaRue Citizen.l
THE GREAT TORNADO IN LOGAN
COUNTY.
Fifty Persons Injured and Several
Killed.

Quincy and DeGraff are in lh
South west part of Logan county, th
former fifteen and the latter ten mile
from Bellefontaine. The c. c. G. IL
Railroad runs through both, as doe
also the Great Miami River. Quincl
has population of $40, De Graft, 624
! On Friday evening last, destroy
ing whirlWind passed through them
asterrible in its effects, as it was sud
den in its coming. 1t marked it:
path with destruction and with death
Pleasant homes were swept away
buildings considered substantial and
firmly grounded were unroofed
others leveled to the earth.
As nearly as can be sscertained
the whirlwind touched the earth at
half past 5 o'clock, about five miles
south-w west of Quincy. Itswept every.
thing from the very first. The larg-
est forest trees were twisted up by
the roots. The force of wind even
penetrated the earth, literally uproot-
ed the earth, literally uprooting weeds
and grass.
1t reached Quincy in a very few
minutes, and taking the village length
wise, made clean broad path through
it, 120 feet wide.
Fifty or sixty dwellings and stores,
two churches, and as many shops
and stables were unroofed, and thrown
from their foundations. The air was
thick with boards, rails, broken tim
bers; and even as far away as Belle
fontaine they could see clouds of
leavs, and limbs oftrees flying through
the air. Stones were hurled hither
and thither, as if they had no weight,
A large parlor stove was found in the
village that belonged to farm house.
A lady was crushed under it, and /
died the next day.
TILE WOUNDED
Of Quincy are as follows: Mrs. Click,
who has since died; Joel Chambers,
VIM. Johnson, and a child of Mrs.
D. Clark's fatally; John Chambers
and two children, John r. Webb,
VIM. Croning, Theodore Webb, Mrs.
Bell, James Brown, Mrs. James Nc
Kinney. Widow MeKieD, and Ms.
5errey, seriously. Mrs. Daniel Clark 1
nd one child, VIM, Rogers and wife,
'lrs. Nancy Shoe, Mrs. Mary Shary q
md children, Miss A. Throckmor-
on, some children Of Lukops' and
Hrs. Tru5y whose names we did not
earn, Mrs: Jacob Churl, Mrs. Allen Z
'erry and two children, and John .
'aIks, slightly. Mr. Parks had Q
pan of horses and wagon over
1rned On him. Mrs. Dcwan, A. c..
jraig, b. a. Leedum, Miller Sharp,
Vm. Sharp, Mrs. Girard, and q great $
many others were severely hurt, but {
ot disabled.
CHURCHES. !
The Baptist and NJ. Z. Churches \
Iere utterly destroyed, scarcely leav- i
lg any part of the floors The tor
ado seems to have followed the T
cad of the river, and then to have
one up the mill race, some fifty or
ixty yards TO the Bogg's Flooring
ILLS, which contained some 5000 L
ushels of grain. The whole struc. c
Ire was lifted from its foundations, C
nd the fifth story and roof was car s
ed away.
DEGRAFF a
as struck about the centre, and with u
luch the same result as Quincy. The e
He'd in DeGraf were two daughters o
I Jonathan Ball. The wounded are u
ohm Race and wife, Libbie Jacobs, L
I'd Mrs. Cheny, dangerously; Millie N
-arner, fatally, and Mrs. VIM. Gill, a
RS. Nancy Price, Harry Gretchen Il
Id daughter, Henry Henderson and b
-artin Rohrer, severely hurt. The Il
|. E. Church and many of the finest Il
Sellings are total wrecks. Samuel p
rantz's Brick store, with its con- u
nts is entirely destroyed. The mere Il
ght is hesrt-sickening. e
MUNIFICENT SUMS
money are being subscribed for :,
10 aid Of the sufferers. The town y
,uncil of of Beilefontaine has given =
berally, and 1t is currently reported :
Iat the commissioners of Logan =
,unty will appropriate considera- = =
e sum for the relief OF those unfor- q
mate people. They certainly have =
ever had more need of universal =
,lp and sympathy than now. L