The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-28

a cR1GHTEUL 1CHNADO.-A tele8f1m
from Washington, Iowa. dated Friday,
gives the following particulars OF ter.
rife, tornado which passed over that sec-
tion: Thursday afternoon: It's path was
about half mile in width, and it tore
Houses, barns, fences, trees, cattle and
human beings were csughs up and
whirled through the air like mere toys,
and then dashed to the ground with such
violence as to produce instant destruc-
tion. Houses and barns we're torn into
fragments and scattered in oil directions,
and for miles around the fields were dot.
ted with large timbers; driven into the
ground at AN angle of ninety degrees.
Cattle were actually driven head foremost
into the ground. One can scarcely con-
ceive the devastation or realize the force
Of the tornado. Already we have heard
OF thirteen farm houses and many barns
that we're literally torn to pieces, and
many others that were badly damaged.
At sohool:house six miles North OF
here. school was in session, and tho
tornado tore the building to pieces and
carried fourteen year old daughter Of
Henry Rothwell's about quarter OF q
mile. When found she was mashed into
q jelly. Miss Smith, the teacher, and
aix or eight scholars were injured, some
Of them severely. The wife of Henry
Walters was killed. A Miss Gardner and
son Of Abe Gibson are at the point OF
death. Jacob Seek was seriously hurt in
the back. The family of J. OampbelE,
nenr Kiota, were injured. A Miss Mo
Coy was seriously hurt.
gentleman who was near the tornado
reports that IL was balloon shaped, with
the small end to the ground, aud moved
at the rate of twenty miles per hour.
1t began it's fearful work near Kiota,
where it dem Eolished several houses.
We next hear Of it about six miles North
west, where it destroyed two or three
scattered to the four winds the fine resi-
dences and barns of Alexander Gibson,
j. A. Babcook and J. @. OollinRham.
It leveled to the ground the dwellings of
D. Conner. F. and 81. Waters, VIM. Cor
ringer and Mr.. Kerr. Tho lives of many
persons were saved by their hastily get
ting into the cellars of their houses.
Sad havoc was nude with all kinds of
stock
From the description Of IN eye-wit-
ness, it seems almost miracle that any
thing in its track escaped alive. He
says hecould see large pieces of timber
hurled from the cloud as though shot
from a cannon. Hail stones fell that
measured nine inches in diameter. Some
we're brought to this city, and four hours
after they were picked up, they were
still as large as hen eggs. The roaring
OF the tornado was heard ten miles; at
this place, six miles away, it was per-
fectly appalling, surpassing in terror
anything ever heard in war and the din
of terrible battle.
A telegram from Kiota. last evening,
says five persons were killed about three
miles from that place; one child was torn
to pieces. Reports received thus far
arc from only few points along the line
OF the terrible destroyer, and the amount
OF damage cannot be estimated, but it
must amount to many thousands. Many
more lives were lost than reported, and
no estimate can be made OF tho stock
killed. Nothing 80 terrible has ever be-
fallen this section OF the country, and It
is considered miracle that so few lives
were lost
Washington letter to the Baltimore
San says:
At the meeting Of the Mount Vernon
regents, held Immediately after their re-
turn from Mount Vernon, Dr. Q. P. How
land. OF this city, submitted the follow
ing:
Il charge the Ladies' Mount Vernon
Association with unlawfully receiving
fifty-six and quarter cents from those
visiting Mount Vernon, when they
should only receive twenty-five cents,
and OF not allowing any boat but the
steamer Arrow to land passengers at
Mount Vernon at any price. I charge
the vice.regents with allowing the regent,
Miss PAMELA Cunningham, to receive
moneys from the public without giving
O proper account OF the same I charge
tho regent. Miss Pamela Cunningham,
with being an habitual drunkard, and of
being intoxicated for days together, and
incapable OF attending to the business Of
Mount Vernon, and, while intoxicated,
| OF being seen improperly dressed
charge tho vice.regents with allowing the
regent, Miss Cunningham, thus to be a
public scandal aud disgrace to the Mount
Vernon Association, without q public
dlsapproval of her conduct or an effort
| to depOse her and appoint another ropont