, 1873-04-07
FEARFUL TORNADO.
Detailed Account Of tho BURLINGTON.
Ia, Visitation.
Seven Persons Killed and Twenty More
or Less Injured.
Buildings Moved From Their
Foundations--Roofs De-
Imolishcd.
One Roof Carried q Distance of Three
Hundred Yards.

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ra..,,, ,,.no,,, ~ m, r,,.uoo 7,.,,,,,.
nunI1ksroE' n,"' Iowa, april o:nAt -. & quarter
after O'Clock, yosteray, tho most torriblo hail,
wind, and rain storm in oil tho history of our
town burst upon us. II oamo With fearful vo-
looitv from Tho southwest auf1 awont tho b,,sl-
ness part ot Inc so"n "orhns efoas a@'nneo lug
to houses md feeding itscf Oh human life. Tho
storm first become Visible at tho Woat Hill
rohool house, Tho roof Of this house. ono of
tba f,rost IN tbo cftv- wns lftc5 from hIa nost
-. 49,, i~a s..,,.. oon .,..5. r. -r,atar,>
.lon' nv eaiAi's' A'4AS wv s'A"o' "4o 'ot
into kndhng-wood' 1t passoo so7eral
residences which wero Hnvod from the
fury Of It's flight by tho norest accident. Tho
,,,os ~ nort,,a" - stor1, d,rootinr thro,,oh tho
!l'or IN nortne@stollS arection thio"sn 'u',
hoart OF tho oity. ROOFS wore no"n ' away,
chimnoys woro destroyed, and many buildings
Mill. pew brick building was lifted from It's It's
Foundation L. and carried 1uiiy tvo toGs from Us
position. Tho liveIy:stable of MoArsh11r nc Eols,
on the corner OF Brd and valley streots, vas
tpndiy damagSa,, tue 1f2ns t1, o. Inc foo1 ooang
anu 1onorson stIoots ,sots tn9 tempest gathertea
new strength, ana deaefoy0d @ tho weat eide OF the
roof Of Hedges block. The heavy timbors Of
ourlod up On tho eastern m part Of tic roo'f. I Two
and throo from tho GrimoB Block. Tho rosi-
dencos Of n. ". Starr md T. L. Parsons were
was tho destruction Of Ponds buttor and ogg
warehouse, on Jefforaon sroct, near Eighth,
and tho fearful loss Of life which
it eutai1cd. Out Of about thirty
i've personB, strong, hoalthy, mud hopeful,
building was a throo-story brick, which lladboou
orcctad last eummor. 1t was built by Mr. Pond,
who occupied it as storohouso md business Of
fee for his largo trade. Tho tempest struck 1t
at tho southwest oornor with force which DC throw
tho Whole house into maBs Of ruins: The walls
sank into the collar, burylng beneath them the
men who woro ut work In tho building, number
ing about twenty-five
The employees Of Rand,s lumber yard, directly
roaouo. Thoy commenced digging, to save tho
inmates Of the house il possible. They soon
succeeded in rcacuing Swedish woman who had
gone into the house just before tue storm to buy
eggs. She told tlom that two men woro near
her, and asked them to Pay no attention TO hor,
but aaYo the men. In lew minutes tho body OF
Mr.. Pond was recovered, doad. Ho had boon IN
tho countlng.room at tho tlmo OF tho storm, and
had evidently attempted to leave the house,
tooR % H. % Fond 0'S' Tas ono ot 0Tir tho
most promising and popular Of tho young busi.
Aoss @ men OF thtn section. Ae Taa " years OF
u tbo traia ao ~ sothnr qn,re s
1;, @ ao sno aad9 & ~ s 9outhfn u, 11ma III a
opeIator' lug oshor s.otltns, "ho were Rrougns
1som sno fnans aeaa 9f mnsiasoa Mcro thleo IN
nuinpSi' ne{ r Mofe III ~ aaheI, W.; ItnoGslass'
ma nnu NJ Ahaao1 Non, - ennloyeb u tno uouho.
trainer was 1onnd crushed between two
n'9 H. oHca aavoa osoAen anu hte t 1acS ofro;Y
bruised. ho leaves wi1o ana throc little chil.
aton IN uostteIho circumstances' tenaograaS
fIas ,s;f 1;1;m9 yJs n1n 'neo %sftor t
@ LIZ wire ~ nsmg y AooAuk nle 81 noaa Waa tor-
Ely sInA9nou, Anu ~ ptonane tnas ne oieo m
n1tantly; telaeA Non, INC fourth VICTIM, "as wei!
t Hnomn ~ IL sGMn % having wrought at h,s tradS as
mont % Of Of raraons Parse aS'i Borsy { Warren. m Me Was
5u yeafs ola. do leaves . wife anu hVo chtl-
dron without any means OF support.
Ihe house directly Gust OF tho Pond warehouse
or, German, who kept select school in tho
house. At tho timo Of tho accident he was down
town, and his vito and twin Children about G
fnnr,tt,a n1A %yorc nina In tha toprn Hhov 1raro