, 1874-06-12


At about 8 o'clock Monday morning tho storm
doeponod, tho rain fell in torrents, tho broozo
turned to gnle, md tho lightning md thunder
were continuous and sharp. This phase of tho
All Immense amount OF damage over worry wide
stretch of country. Dubuque Fortunately escaped
with a small share OF damage to the property
within her lulta.
worked greator havoc in Dunleith than in
Dubuque. Nearly every house located under
tho brow Of tho bluIr was drencled with water
from attic to hasomnnt, hy tho totrentn which
coursed down tho 1ayinoH from tho hills back OF
the town.
Tho storm ragged with inteuse fury ut 1nile-
pondance, Buchanan County. The steeplo of the
The wind-nisls OF the Cedar Rapids, Burlington
l. Minnesota Railroad on tho west aido Of tho
riyor, and that Of the Illinois Contral Company,
north OF tho town, were both blown down. Me-
COWS now foundry building which was nonry
complete, tho wind converted into heap Of
ruins. trees in every portion Of the town wcso
shivcred by the lightning or upEooted BY tho
wind. The total damage In estimated at $40, ,000.
EAlsLv1l1E.
Tho large framc elevator Of MeBBra, Il. e,
Hossey d Co., at Earlyille Station. on tho lno
Of tho Illinois Central was thrown BY tho breeze,
and IL MASS Of ruins. Five car-loads Of wheas
were scattered over tho track beside which tho
building stood.
MAIEALuUs
Our Waterloo correspondent Gays: "Tho fow
l,ail-atonoH that fell wato fully as largo Il
pigeons egg, and the writer il credibly informed
that Boma woro picked up as large as a hen'segg.
Near tho Ilinos Central depot a corll-crlb, about
100 feet in length. mud Of very heavy, solid
nature, was lifted bodily aud carried nway tho
distance OF itH whole length. 1'roea from 12 to
1G inches in diameter wore other torn down or
split from crown to root, aa though ront astildcr
by Bomo mighty invisible power. It IL to bn
nTnIf thar hrI HNf nF1-
paratively unprotected prairie will bo very great"
sAND HPg1N68.
In Delaware County, tho tempest sooms to
have expended it's greatest torco IL damaginE
Sund Springs, the barn Of 1fr. A. ). Clen,mens,
4 large structure, wns brought Lowell with tho
oarti,. Miles aud miles OF foucing inclosug
FARMS in tho vicinity Of Dowon'B Prairio woro do
stroyod, oto.
Onr correspondent at Anamosa sayn: "Tho
largo stoYe factory waa considerably flansagua
By having a portion Of itg roof removed. A
brick burn belonging to Mr. Hull, near tho brick
yard, was N1lroofed. Ed Browns residence WaB
somewhat injured.
t1n Jackson Township, Jones County, tho
houses Of Charles Brown and Widow Smith wero
blown down.
sin Cass Township tho largo franc barn be-
longing to William Dustin wns totally demol~
iBhed, US were also the barns OF Smith Condt
aud Robert Condit, aud Mr. FriHby. 1n tho
sanlo township H. Monroe and Darney Boyle
had their houses blown down; tho house OF hlr.
DoyIo having Just been completed upon the ru-
ins Of ono which he had Just lost by fire.
sin Wayne Township anl In tho vicinity Of
| LGngworthy Station, q considerable amount Of
| aa.nage was done. A now houso belonging to
| tho uon. 2. q. Donnewitz, ut LangWorthy, was
takon from its foundation, aud a spring house,
| also belonging to tho same individual. was car-
.'Iho nov Ii, d. Church located about threo
| miles south OF Lnngworthy was worry severely
| damaged BY haying ita steoplo carried away
some distance into an adjoining fold. Tho root
| Of Widow Sulllyan's house was removed.
But about tue Hoyorcst accident occaeioned
! by the willd which came to our knowledge oc-
sarrod abont Que milo north OF 4angwortl,y at
| his little gll we're sleeping In tho wing Of tho
! uaain house, in Dimensions about 12x20 fuet.
whom tho storm came upon them aud wore both
swept away With tho Ao,iHo for = number Of
rods. Tho building waH completely HlIatterel
| Into ptccos upon falling to tho sround, md tho
mystery IL that its occupants wore not more 30
| riously injured, as father and child rolnninetl
| upon tho bed wlcn tho building struck tho
| humber Of tines. h1r. Stacy received hoilio
| slight outs upon various portions of his nntly,
and tho little girl escaped utmost wholly unin-
| jurol."
FARLEY.
Tho Herald correspondent at Farley says
"The storm took the roof from I'D Irving "a largo
barn. The roof upon tho new Presbyterian par
sonagc was also considerably damaged"
nAIENA.
| Tho Herada spocial correspondent at aalona
says IA seyoro storm Of wind and rain occur
rod here Monday morning, by which much aa's'-
| age was sustained. Trees wore broken, fences
blown down, chimnays toppled, houses partly
unroofcl, and othor like mischief done. Tho
house Of e1-Mnyor Drand lost ono-fonrtA Or lts
roof. Tho German Lutheran Church on tho hlll
WIS noarly DESTROYED, losing ono gablo ord a'id
iss roof which fell inward, destroying the Interior
| Of tho Church,
| Thut,s where Shc nlndO Il Nftstnkcs
| From the Troy q. ~ 1I1"ss.
| lanr i Anrnfnnn trni1 tha either day. 4 noWlY-