, 1873-06-02

IHE CHtCA0O !
and considerably injured. Ell Lyons' storo
suffered the asmo f.to. as ,,3i.a d,a "allsm
tahlp %o zero Sr bown
dtturoa on nero ornamental atrlotnrcs, and tho
damngo to tliH class Of property will not foot up
largo. And yot L ID all tho 1oserB caro- about.
fss css sn tGs s1 seS sa psa ss y a
narrow oscapc hero. hoavy rafter just miBa-
Ing. him a. IT was blown on.
North Of this city aheor-pon. belonging to
wore 100 hhoop anil Mr. II. rattod Bomo he1p and
oxiricatcd tllo1a, only olovon belng killed.. Tho
bllod coyorod with several tons OF STRAW, and
bgt for timoly lolp all tho ehoop must havo por-
In sl,la violnlty. groat don! Of fcneo was
blown down, n1r. Donjnmin noisor atono having
three nlilcs loveod: Mr.. i. aleo had an Oil
hnrn blown down. Hovcrn1 othors In tho Vicinity
Among tlouo hlllol In tho Vicinity Of 1'rnirto
Oily ly tl'o Ga'ro storm wal Mrs. Oharlon porry,
Formerly Of Fnirytow.
barns. oof,'.cribn. nntl fonnos woro blow, down,
nE'i ono or tvo houdoa u,,roofoi or movod frnm
tlor sonm1"ttona. A Mr.. Vnn I.iow, lylnH
,nbert hyo mles northwont of l'n!rylow,
Mr.: V. wan In ra!rylow at lilo tImo, iia wiio
aud ohltren heing at hcmc. E!oo!nH
t',n storm soi't"H TIM letter tonh rofngo h, tlo
collar. Alter tho whl he.t lnilol, ad tIlo water
toKnt out, lMI foun tin houno l,nd hoa!. No
DVntl fr0 lin fstll,1tl!.n NJ IN olnno tia t.,or
lvnt!tnV ot. nn l'crncls ami nhtfran worn t'Rht"
" nl.s.t III. Altar uonlt1erah!o tfrnrL atIn HIM.
tllo ehlllren ost. A wero aAto nut, n''l,'trt Tit
nO.npwllnt friNlltniiatt
:, II tito lriiMadlata vIeinty Of TIM Villages ot
1farslnw n'1t ttlllnsfln Tin nlor whH nna ansafn
1Ih1 1tkt.A id%4N f Fall
nil thu cl,all brlsfgca mil cl,lvortp woro AhoAt
y, THO Kront utorn nnlnl,,otlnod 1itl1c wont Of
lands Of Mr. Ho1Hson, tllstss1oo Of twolvn ml1os
wost OF Fulton County 1lno. Tho damngon aro
estimated Mt about tho HAmo % In Union. Thorc
h IN s S9n saa ~ a h The storm
twenty.ono persons hurt, some dangerously, md
but ono killed., Ron Of Mr. Vandevor, agea IT
yoarB.
Some sixteen buildings woro roughly handled
Information Requested By the signn1-
Service Office.
WARRINGTON, Iowa, May 80, 1878.
10 Tho Editor af Tho Chicago Tribune:
SIN have been cont hither by Gen. Albert
J. Myor, Chief Signal Officer, to follow the track
Of tho terrible tornado which recently ravaged
this and some noighboring countioa, to inyestt
cato the bearings Of It's phonomena upon im-
portaut meteorological questions, and, gouoral1y,
to collect as much information as possible con-
corning tho manifestations OF tho motoor. I
would, therefore, through the medium Of your
wido1y-circulatod paper, call upon those who
Witnessed the tornado, either from distanco OF
moro closely, to gise mo all the assistance In
their power. Dy 80 doing, they will not only
help theoretical scionco towards penetrating tho
arcana Of ono Of Naturo's moat awful and sub
lime myRtories, but will also, by enabling us
to ascertain the phenomena which procedo and
accompany these storms, determine tho cond1-
tions under which they originate, aud the eourceB
OF their tremendous energy+ These conditions
once known, the prediction Of thcso droaded
moteors becomes possible
In ordor that tho attention Of oil willing to
these the most important points, append
eoros Of questions. It is not expected that any
ono wituesa will be able to answer all tho ques-
tionB. Let friends answer as n1any as thoy can,
as possible to tho scope Of each individual qnos-
ton. Amy additional points may bo noticed af-
forwards.
QUESTIONS.
Fsrst-Givo the prociso position OF the OBJ
serves,-stating county, township, etc
Second-State the position Of tho tornado
when nearest tho observpr, giving it's direction,
and, whon known, Its distance.
Third-Stato tho time as nearly "a possible
when this occurred.
FourM-What was tho height Of tho funnel or
cono-shapod portion OF the tornado7 Give, 1t
possible, tho angle Of elevation.
FifM-,Describe tho shape and appearance Of
the tornado.
Sir:h--Was the sky generally covered With
clouds, or was there only ono small, iRolatod
olond above tho funnol or cone?
6epe7,th-Wns there q wlirling motion OBJ
served in the funnol7 ItBo, what was tho d.
roctlon Of the whirl, with or against tho hands
OF 3 watch2
Eiqan-Was thero whirling motion observed
in The clouds above tho funnel or oole3
Nirth-Dld tic funnel sway to aud fro like
ateady position7 ,, >..
| it perpendicular or alanted7 II slanted, give
| direction OF inclination,
Eicpenth-Did the unnol-shapod portion sp-
| pear to consist exclusively Of dust and solid
matter, or Of q mixture Of solid mattor and wa
! tory vapor7
| dtoel}M-Wero bodies which wero being car
| ried up observed to Whirl round the a1ls OF tho
funnel or did they appear to rush up In straight
lino 7
Thirteenth m-n1ontton tho apparent helght, or
| anglo Of elevation, at which bodies Of known
| from tho vortex, giving tho distance Of tho OBJ
| aoryer from the baao Of the funnel.
Fourteenth--Mention tho time which such bod
ier required to reach the ground after commeno-
ing to fall.
FIfyeenth-Whst was tho direction Of the wind
| whore tho observer was stntionel7 Did It
change aa the tornado approached and passed,
and how2
sizteen:h-What WAS the force OF tho wind
strong or fooblo
Serenteena- -Doaoribo tho noiso OF tho tor
| nado
Eiqhtecnth-Wns there any lightning Boon II
| go, did 1t dart up and down tho funnel, or from
the funnel, or between tho overhauging cloud
aud tho earth?
.NinetcenA-Woro any other electrical phenom.
ena witnessed, such as bodies tipped with
| 11ame2
1toentieth-Wa8 there any thunder heard7
| Itoenty- y-frsEDid the tornado, in passing ovel
wator, suck it up, and aaBumo tho appearance Of
watof-spout
1tcenty-sccond- the tornado observed Il
u lift itaaf I'D from tho aarth Z II 30. what Hai