, 1873-05-26
CHICAGO, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1873.


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tho front portion. Mr.. d3baon md leE child
the COLLAR. Two invalid children who lad boon
put into a feather bod for security wero found
so1ne distance from tho building, t1o bed having
been lftod up and carried thoro W tlo wind.
They were almost emotheree, bolng hidden from
Neither received q scratch. Tho corner Of tho
oorn-shol1or was thrown quarter Of d mile.
Daboooks familZ we're nge .a q nome, I taoy Modc
At . noighbor's house whioh was not t9,lon1a.
Ill.,. Eli son and aeon Lice 5 ae sy nsS saoa9 ahe
found themselves IL :: slough f99fty rods from
tho house, and eay, they cannot te1 how thoy got
thore; I think thoy Tefo 1t1tghteetned ana aa rap
boeTs thss tSh1SsH wore ss bieTn e
into Ito gIoughs. Household utensils, corn,
boards, cattle, sheep, aud chickens wcre thrown
hops hop "sr Eero r( to bo grown thero. The storm
moved forward +. IN a 2igzaB.. way, some-
times northeast and; aomotimoa north
vest. It went within few yards
Of aoe housse and apparently :. ohs9god ,s9{ r its
m s s9Rs @ ss6 eont 70 ons ns tEsf S M s
thoy Sas eo %n seass il 'Ss s
went WENT to % the Hit, md tho other two On either
,idn ~ ~ III tfams hnt mt near enouuh to nfroct
them, though tho: roaring uan vory loud, aud
they? we're badly frigltened.' - Every ono
that talkod WILL: VINO nag ~, soon
thn pig cloud eatd 4 *as a,,ahoa hko .
~ aa nn WE ~ t ~ ' t.r e 1oesod fc
romnants Of buildings and barne marked lts
path. Inc Wholo torce Or tnc storm seemod 20
20 concentrated IN tue slouas' oeoanee whore IL
sKtpped Tor 1onr or I'VE mles ~ lnJuly Mas
nayo 1G5 bora so
70 pave. years ago. q gleas ,,t many ,, Sa'ea
and 8omotimen hurricanes, nut mono Of
them e9ualod tha 4a8s ono. y II
1ssS Sonntv fh0ro vbos ovoa sWat in thu
1oIos.s 4oa ae{erM mes, put no nyea MoIo ioss.
pecauso xety low people n7od mere: 1nore ~ae
,,fst aabtnot .Moayo yoa1s as2 "nlcn p.om oomn
ahnnt tnrsoe., o, sh,e .rnnt Fro,e +;'arc
into ~ pig omo but II az a6
a9oat 'na eaa nen es M ff1m sa nGrq
wa 1ono bexond ~ hnt + ont % anont H. r,anc}'
TGo hall storm 0"s seemed m ned to DO aistinct.
va scnrcol1 INV WIKI ~ hai 1}tti" hai1 soa ot
Wasninaton hi onlv ona ,,.t @ ~ wind A. irs ~
menBe dual.sity OF wator feu ali ovor tha co,,1,.
try, butt do not t},nk, tho crona u ha t1ar,.
add materially. Il etnrmed 3n w. W..hinnton II ua
Thursday morning, but tho Tsnther was c1a.5;nn
IN yhc,, thu oyclone arose. Tna ~. mn7 s.a s.oarg
warm an day and tho sun was glaainc hr;on}iyy 1Hiy
.vhan tha r1,tnh1inp commenced. -@
"'4''@ rv.1nT,rno
. ~ "A1pa1no
states TINT he heard the storm coming md cAnt
out 20 M ~ tnhe k k1oaM9 o,,.a tne LIZ ~
Ills dwelling. ne cay d1bsona houso' ABOUT halt
mile distant, lifted up and broken IN pieces hs
largo cloud, densely black, WHICH seemed at-
vidod into tTo columns near tho oabc, belng
about 100 feet apart, and mskins ylsta through
which he could zoe for some alstaheo soutn; H.
feet, when they Joined the body Of tho CYCLONE.
Tho cloud in tho other portion extended up
wards apparently 60 feet. The columns advanced
regularly, but the left ono seemed to turn to tho
Loft and tho right to the right. The school
houHe, which waa on tho north side Of tho rond
was turned round to the northeast, and shot OF
in that direction, while Henfy "altoYs' dwelling,
opposite, was turned to the northward, and tho
fragments scattered to tho wind. The tornado
passed in about five minutes, and Immediately
the rain began to descend III torrents. Tho
cloud camo towards his dwelling. and
thinking it would strike the school-house,
whore four Of his children wore, he
ran towards that building to rescue
them. On bis way no was lifted up and carried
t"enty 1eos. 1urnnS " sSo M u mn n8aa" va" -
nniS H. ~ ut1horans Invouor aomc ,v,thin ita
c;rcI}o Wy n" doos M thn1r tbo tnr1,do nronor