, 1873-07-09

crops aro very good IN thia vicinity. Corn is not
sess'at, !, Si'p4teH to; 3 nas CHICAGO Tribune.
visited Us Inst night, lasting from Q p. M. TIL
midnight, making fonrful work with tho crops.
Largo trooa wore uprooted, and hurled across
tho lighways and railroads. Quito . number Of
In our Immediate vicinity.
From. ths burlington {{a.) Hdpteve, JulV8.
Ono Of tho most destructivo hurricanes that
has visited tho WoBtorn States for aomc yoarB
swopt over tho country adjacent to tho quiot lit
t1o village Of Daaco, In Bear Creek Township,
Hancock Co., H., on Thursday ovoning last.
Considerable rain had fallon during tho day,
accompanied with frequent poala Of thunder aud
lightning haahos but toward night tho sky aud-
donly darkonod down to an almost inky b1ucl<-
ness, and about o'clock p. m. hugo storm
cloud burst over firm situated como two mi1ea
duo west Of tho Burlington i Quincy Railroad
track.
Immediately tho wind roao with terrific sweep
upwards and commenced to clrclo, taking iu
Bwath Of over 800 yards In width.
Directly In its course. ona-half tnile cast Of tic
starting point, stood tho house mud barn Of
jacob Zoos. Tho roof and uppor portion Of tho
house were torn of md hurlod several rods
away, while the bnrn, In which wero stalled throo
horsoH mud four or flvo tons of hay. waa lifted
clear OF tho foundation, and, incredible.as 1t may
soon,, carried by tho whirlwind to height Of
not less tIan 200 feet in mid-air. The horse
standing In the oontre stall was by some strange
fronk Of tho raging element, singled out and
~ rGa frn ~ ~ atst Jfsf e
r. r. foaS ltoal INC lGGMya1u, nnu 1nsthuty h1uea.
Iho other two 1en from ieee height square
too ine ngoro1 pns M1fu aoInu M Hnto' a ~
1MouEn mn aevotety ln1ureo, re lKoly 10 recover.
,acoa ~ t19o anattoro Ma auu III
had osos tao nulua,
ana nus ane naX' o. mhtcn no traoo ms 9lhco oeen
~, H., t,,,so ts; a;au ~
i.is ~" 's.;ti @ ~ arru, !" A'.,
ef mn po "4AA ''A'' :" ~oA'ooAA''' NAo1o 'A'"
9ttigoo. tr1,n . ..;.a .n
nornooa q e., his PLACE vas completely ueyastatea
ula,y " tue tIeeb polns tolh up " tao ROOFS,
aLu otneIs H. ploken H ~ tmo OF az tno Top nero
niuEnhnt tno aan9n 1 satiiuGt nyio ioanu sno [o-
1: ,lRl11s u 6evoFa5 agllcul1ula! lnpiomensa ne-
tg ong,ng 70 1la; & ZOOS, "no % aaso.in % .nas no say
ILL., ioat ontt!ou A1.s au tGnoou snroubn tuo as
iiho 1oAtnek""o'Bnls ~ 11o contooAoe1nent or
'n2 Tusthal S.psm: ~, TIA h,r. ,a h, =, u o..rou
rultneI VI tho uuase "'''1 parn VI II. otoney
e1 were similarly Tsitoa and the stable oi Mr'
Mnnomy thrown 10 taa Rr9ano. s wagon ot Mr.
espAey @ "ao e1pneluvasS touuu s5.ao oistaso .st.
',n,y w., ,y"6 LII 1iaso'en'o @no i0n"efoo "''or1S
osohesH. ..;.. .t 4u,
ohe OF tue most curious TRAITS OF the hurri.
W. asaouts1ta. naouaSh s ueb.eoyea "slo .MSs ;4,
90, pent, anu M oroaen. Sotnlhg seemed 20 with.
ara .no 1ay ~ at so sa. ~ oot ~ 4uo t
;uegEoo T.; gh d oavy possa sala1 tmo - 10Y ana eal
R,asos t ana Cast ue wnet poe1 tences many rouh
t,,rnna - "o1o "t0p'~oe" @'o so'Ai''''1s o'e4~
'afneu; Wa sa;,, ,o - .., ~. a...,. ,;uo..,o
/, ssce 4 ,a 1;thoptn ent thn ,;1 oq
axont ouor 1,,n rasncn. n ~ gro,, mtu .oa'
inne ~ ~ .io1 !ta Possl9a a.u "n1lsnlg ~ niEn
n ~ sno HI IT. 's. o.! :1I "ho mns Ia tno
.no1 Will no1 wv naoa ~ sno tllo;
%as 1ns9wn 9ut, ana lou. tounu l.! atoswatoh H. several
houso !ying under pl!e o. falls' with one Jog
tIssn1o t1n rat. ~ nts; nH"'I!nS tl
,,.n VIC ~ ~. ,,rt - nat ~ %
mun VIZ ipuna uoa4, BLU ~ NY VI, alu 1ue o'uoT
wlsn 1osh loSs nTokon' Iho5 were at once ,1 e.
an,1ao 'no ~ t 'ob;1a ara Snonta1
oaunuosson ~ Ut ano SURVIVING os''io "to o1pootoo
" ~ urov n',,rdo.o, 7,h, 1,a atara;rr o,,,,,+
5a ~ as III W. ~ nn ~ Guoa s .saa
rarriod ~ waa str'ci, " ~ 1 tha %ood hv 1v;nr,
iog ana rendered senso!eee. ~ vas also @ nGgh, e
Dor who happened to bo atanding BY Mm at the
moment:
a brick houae belonging to Mr: Robert Donald
and ono Of tho gables atore in:
Further enst the house and barn OF Mr. JesBo
Hun wore blown down, and the roofs and tim
berB torn to shrods. Mrs. Hun and children, at
tho first alarm. took refuge in the cellar, and, by
doing go, in all probability saved thor lyen.,
Noxt camo tho dwelling Of Mr. Geo. Alden,
which, like tho reat, went down before tho do
vouriug element. 4 large bridge on tho road
running north Of tho village Was caught up In
the hurricane, and sent circbng through tho air,
froe from ita fasteninga, thus leaving the road
impassnblo to teams. A large barn belonging
to Judge Skinner. OF Quincy, was blown down,
and dwolling-houso sitting on the same prop
eerty Was moved five feet from Its original posi-
tion, tho plaster on tho inside walls conlpletely
stripped Oh, and tho ground flooring crushed In
Judge skinnors loss IL estimated at $2,90o;
6weeping on, tho storm next encountered tho
house Of Mr. John HUFF which shared similar
fate with its predecessors. The scene presented
and DISTRESS
Mingled with the PROSTATE fences lay weather.
boards, shingles fragments of furniture, ARTICLES
of clothing, broken saddles, wheels, harness,
and innnmaratle other thtnps which told tho