, 1874-07-20

wind. landing In the deld nearly quarter Of
Tho home was lifted from its moor
ings and landod in tho yard sonc 30
teet AWAY: The coolt. .sto!o hod-steads. ohalrs'
E!snss,;;uaro, and .provnlons. went out Of the
building rhcn Il oA,sized In tbs air, dying In n!l
directions: bingulhrly enough. \ mirror, that
is.tn.1 iisa boon IN thu WAmhaugh fefnily some
sake, went through Tho nying simbcrs
satolJ, and waB found on tho GROUND only ! for
rods AWAY, safe and 8ound, not crack Ia It, 1t
nolhR ABOUT tug only asttote that escaped total
obstruction or Lad brntseH,
When The houAe began to 70, Ms, WambsuRh
took her little child III hor ar1na aud orawlod in
to- tho drain loadlng from Tho bottom Of tho
n oa,lss Ms: w.meangh W, on the eesr'staira
tho celsar bottom without waiting for further no
tloo. Tho child Of Mrs. Harding was bruised On
tho hohd BY some falling missile, hut tho balance
of tho party escaped without injury. The rain
and hail came pouring into tho COLLAR In torrents.
position was not one only Of cKtrone discomfort,
but It wRs attended, by apparent danger. Tho
mother and child wers hauled out Of tho drain
which wss soon flooded With mater, and they do
terntned to attempt to reach the honse Of Mr..
Young. some 80 roda AWAY. Tho rlnd
blsn 80 violently TINT they wore three timoa
driven back into the cellar, but finally reached
tho tor and started for Young's. But tho air
H00 &hth VI
fran the trees and fsnoea passinK over their
hsads with tho speod Of tho whtrluinl. They
wore Obliged to crouch to the earth, and finally
cr"wlcd Into ditoh with the two chill
tlron,, .prsterring the mud and vater rath-
or than nttompt to stand in \ storm
thas thrsatened to carry thom OF bodily. After
tts folco Of tho storm had beeu spont, they Buo-
coedsd n reaohiug tho houno Of Dir. Young in
safety, thankful, as thsy had abundant reason to
10, that thoy had escaped with their lives. The
fancoB aud treon In that ueiEhborhool arc sadly
demoraliZed. The crops Of sorn aud wheat
bowad thotr hoads to tho storm, and tho damage
In dollars and cents fa small compared to ths
wealth Of horrid recolootlous Of those hours Of
Tho residence Of oErin nrll1or ~ miles north
saBt OF town. was blown all to pieces. Tho house
,Ths 28xS5 foot, two stories, and Of tho seven or
eight Inmates at the tim. Of tho storm, al
e,eapsd serlous . injury savs ono lsls girl, on
A mile east Dayia Wallis houuo was blovn
down. Miss Louisa King, a sohool.teachor WAS
sorionalY hurt, and hns lost her bearing.
Ths roof Of Joshua Davis house uas torn of,
the house tsistod around, and hts barn and biloxi
smith-shop completely annlhifatod.
The qcrfnan-Catholio Church ut Gllbortvil1e ia
4 total wreck. The sdifics wns erootol somo
thres yeers ago. nas in size soxeo foet, With =
tower and ball, aud cost soma $4,000. Tho loss
determined to rebuild, some $500 having already
boon subscribed for that purposo.
Soma 80 miles south. In Tama County, a
farmer md blu litls son Hero instantly killed. BY
Tho Cedar Fal1s aantss has tho following:
"Old A[r. Dobsou east Of tho junction, tells
sad tale Of devaatation and hnyoo about his
prcmtBoR. 4 part Of hfs house waa blown down,
orchard was much damaged, and everything
about him was more or less injured. He himself
was injured. dile8 Loyersee, Of lit. Vernon,
had bin Windmill carried away.
The nortn end OF ths brick eohool-bulld-
Ing below ). Ii: Ro"nd's, on tue Water
loo road. was blown In, aud tho now
D. Barnum OF Cedar Falls at Oak Ridge, was
RACED to the ground. ]. 2. aud Thomas
Churchill in Union Township Ind their straw
barn, two totms. harness, etc., struck By light
CONS to thu liouss before the barn MAS struck.
It ia loss to them Of about $500, and falls
heavily. The residsnos Of Louis Evenaon, In the
same township. WAS also struck bJ lightning.
Tho entire family Nas shocked, and Mr. e. WAS
struck aenHoess for half All hour, but in reooy-
ering., 4 woman and child were killed BY
lightning 1t P1ainfed, ChiokaBaw County"
The Cedar Rapids Recorder. OF last week has
the following In regard to tho great storm: !:
The ssyerest storm that ever visited this Sec
tho north. About half tho roof of tho woolen
na!lla was lifted up and landed In the race. The
ouilding MAS struok By lightning and considera-
biz. damaged. Ihoir office building Was also
uaa!Y lnJAtdo. 4ho sou!n enc OF Hunt d How
lands warehouse was blown out; also the
iron foundry Of Russell i Philleo. was
serrod tho aame. Tho Monitor House
bad thrao ehimnsys blown down. Trees
and fcncea are laid ont in all conceivable shapes.
But tho nAdleBs accident that has reached u.s.
comes from Mt. Vernon Township. The brick
house Of Mr. Hewitt uas blown down. Mrs. H.
and five children wore in Tho house ut tho time
By Tho aid Of thu Oldest boy the thros children
were taken out before tbs walls fell. Mrs. How-
1T WAS last soen alive standing 1t tho north win
keop tho window 10 place. Tho wall fell In upon
her, killing her instantly. Strange enough, tho
baby rss not injured, except to be stunned by
tbs lightning, which struck Just before tho houso
w0ut down.