Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
THE WESTERN CYCLONE.
Terrific Character OF the Storm
The Devastation Complete
i'm it's TraCk-Eurther
Details, &C., &C.

CHICAGO, I'LL, May 5.-Dispatches
from Iowa give full details of the terri
bic cyclone of Thursday Scarcely a
barn or dwelling is left in his track
The town OF Lancaster is entirely de-
molished. The cyclone started near
that city, aud advanced north-easterly,
passing north of Tallyrand through
the German settlement of Bader. 1t
approached the line of Washington
county, where it jumped a distance of
ground for six or eight miles, and then
disappeared in the middle of the town
ship as suddenly as it had appeared.
The fright of the people renders
them unable to give n satisfactory ac-
count of the tornado. Those who wit
messed it saw timber. cattle, sheep,
mud, and trees whirled into the air
with terrific force. Many saved their
lives by going into cellars Some,
who considered themselves safe in their
dwellings,. found themselves sprawling
on the ground i'll an instant, the houses
being thrown over by the tornado
Boards and heavy timbers were driven
into the ground so tightly as to be i'm
movable. Dead horses, cattle, and
| hogs are visible on al sides, and chick
ems were found without feathers.
On the farm of John Cunningham
300 head OF stock We're killed outright.
His family went into the cellar at tie
approach of the storm. but were lifted
ont and thrown on the ground by the
wind. Mr.. Davids, of the next farm
east of Cunningham was killed
! Mr.. Hansell, who was with him at the
time, received injuries. from which he
died Friday. All of his clothing was
torn from his person.
/ The stumps of trees over which tho
cyclone passed have the appearances OF
| boing sawed off clean and smoothly.
! \ school-house con aiming the
teacher and twenty pupils was torn tc
! pieces. The daughter of Henry Rath-
mail was carried Il quarter of mile.
whore her mangled body was found
almost nnde. Miss Smith, and SIX
scholars were badly injured. Mud
was blown in their faces with such
| force as to leave the appearance of tat
| tooing with India ink, and it cannot
be washed out.
Mrs. Walters was instantly killed
near the schOol-hOuse. She had twin
babies in her arms when found, one OF
which died from injuries received on
Thursday, while the other escaped un-
hurt. Two others of Mrs. Walters
children, who were in the school-hou {
at the time, were fatally injured
Orchards were completely destroyed
| A man named Baker, who was driving
Il team of mules, saw the storm aE,
preaching, and took refuge under i
hedge, from whence man, wagon, and
team were taken up and carried &
| quarter of mile into the field. Baker
escaped uniniured.
Pieces of hail found weighed seven
ounces, and we've nine inches in cir
conference, and some still larger are
reported having been found. A flock
of $50 sheep, huddled together, We're
taken up by the storm, carried half q
mile, and when they struck the earth,
I'll but forty of them were actually
torn to fragments and scattered along
the route of the cyclone. Very little
| definite information has been received
from Keokuk county, but it is known
that Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Endleberger,
and three children were killed. The
loss of property is estimated at
100000.