The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-11

from the trees or elsewhere made large
holes 10 the FOOT, Williams loss Will
reach $500. 4
A dwelling on Butler street, belonging
to +. Fritz and occupied by b. NJ. Mar.
shall, was lifted from it's foundation, moved
about five feet and LETT in partly tipped
over condition. -
Many other buildings in the extreme
western part Of the city were moved, and
. few barns snd smaller structures were
blown down and shattered to pieces.
Is. +. Moore's two buildings on Wos,
Division street.-the 6rst on tho left hand
side of the bridge, wcfo torn from their
filthy water. Both of these we're occupied
by families. Tho furniture, dithes, etc,
were badly smashed.
The next TO feel the fury of the destruc.
tive element was the Millers' elevator.
Nearly all the roof vas taken oil, giving
tho pouring rain n chance TO reach the
wheat. The damage TO the Millers ele-
vstor will not fall short Of 81 zoe, and IL
may be more just how seriously the
grain Is damaged Is not yet known.
The La Belle wagon works were next
struck. The tin roofing was loosened and
torn of in an instant, and with it con-
siderable poi ton Of the boards, scsntling,
and other timbors. One large piece of the
tin and the piece of roofing torn out were
carried distance Of 300 feet and landed
ON John Bonnelrs store, corner of Forest
and Brooke streets. The roof Of Bonnslls
building was crushed In and the goods con-
sidersbiy damaged hy the rain. The dam.
age to tbs building can be repaired at an
expense Of $500. The smoko.stack at the
La Belle works WAS thrown down, and
that and . considerable share OF the roof.
ing, wsdded in oil shapes, lies 10 Forest
street, near the bridge. The damage to
these works 10 quite serious, aside from the
loss Of the roofing,
TIE barn ON Hon. Edward Piers farm,
just south Of the city limits, was lifted UP
and partially turned around. This Is one
Of the strongest barns IN the county, and 10
the same one that was unroofed and moved
from It's 70 nndation In lS45. The head
stones and 90 me trees in the family bury
ing ground on Mr.. Piers farm we're blown
down.
Col. 9. X. Piers horse and carriage barn
was unroofsd. His woodshed and farm
workshop, 20x30, was blvwn away. Many
of his fruit trees and considerable fence
was laid low.
All kinds of grain 10 down. All over
the town are buildings that we're DESTROYED
or Injured.
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A'D nA"S VI '~.o' 'oo'
Inc roof ana upper portion OF the
ouse were Torn on ana hurled several
oas AWAY wniis the oafn IN winch were
laIieo .utee Iorses Ano touf OF I'VE tonso
ny Wa Nh'eo cieAr on tneiounoetion ana |
hcfeoloIe NJ " may seem, carried py the
tiwine 10 neignt Oh no' ie" than Two
iunureu ice. IA mo az. me hofse stand
ny 10 Tue eenter s'sii ""s' py somsstrAhgc
.ss. OF .ne rAg,ng e,e,nons, singled on.
hu 'nroNn hesuiohg 'nto grove, o'stshi
'o' ~ '.v
~ '"',A"'.y Ai..eu. A"v o'Ho, w 'eH
,om iess neiPns nq."ro uPon .nsir pscA''
ut ~eie iou1u aiite' "ao' ai'nouen Sc
eEe'y inIeieu "le iAeiy 20 ieooVer. me
s'n ''se! ~ss .orn, ooaia rom ooAlu, ~
le.cs' anu seslterea oroaotsst over the
eIos, minus 'nc my, o, "n,ch no trace
As slnce oeeh uncove,eo' twenty acres
gram peionelng 70 ait. DOCS were also
e.lroyeu P9'Non VI III, Hou'eno1a Iut,
lure sHasneu, anu, IN u'', DIS loss WIZ
'S ~ W eohs'ue,Aoy ino'o 'hAh @i,oVV.
ing grove "eu',onvu US iocsteo Ia the
eishootnooa VI MS P,sce was completely
eVa.'steo many OF tue trees Deins torn
p py tne ROOFS anu others broken IN Two,
~ mo toP. mere among 'heiniien tim
or were found the remains OF several ag-
icuiturai implements pe'onging to MIR.
'oos' VINO asserts that ne saw them car.
ieu Aioi' ana tossed through the air like
at tho commencement Of
hs storm.
Further on the house and barn of II.
'ten.y were similarly visited, and the sta
'le OF Mr. hnomy thrown the ground. A .
wagon oil Mr.. Stehey; was subsequently,
ound some distance OF, lying Ia fragments
nd rendered utterly useless.