The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-11
TERRIBLE TORNADO In ILLINOIS.
The Town OF Tampico swept Away-
Several Persons Injured.
Especial despatch to the Chicago Timesl

MENDOZA, Ill. June :, 1874
the town Of Tampico, containing about 100
houses ana 700 Inhabitants, in whiteside county.
thirty-seven miles from this place, was visited by
. tornado last night and almost entirely de.
stroyed. superintendent Ledyard OF the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad, hearing OF the
disaster, Immediately despatched q train nom
Mendoza, under the charge OF Train Master Henry,
to the relief Of the people. Drs. Cook and Ed
war0s, OF Mendoza, volunteered their services and
accompanied the train to Tampico Through the
kindness Of Mr.. Henry your correspondent
was permitted to 80 with them. Ow.
Ing 10 the telegraph wires being down
NO particulars could be learned Of the ex-
felt In this regard me special train reached Tam
pico about two p. u. me following are the par
came from the west and did not leave 3 building
standing IN it, way through the town. 1t seemed
town and DESTROYING It then rising rom the the
and half 9 mule long. The storm struck the town
At ten minutes past eleven p n. and lasted but q
few moments Most OF the Inhabitants were in
bed and asleep, not dreaming OF sucn terrible
companied BY severe thunder and lightning;
them all at once, came me fearful wind, and
sv ns aon Ss many e e
their dwellings,, while. others were buried under
the ruins q their buildings The scene was awful
The storm soon spent it's fury but the few moments
It lasted sud1ced to destroy many pleasant homes
Quite number were severely hurt several dan
re loss TO property win not be less than
the following are the names Of those seriously
injured -Mr. J. g. Banes badly bruised; Mrs. !
Banes, Jaw broken and badly hurt aDout the head,
douots being entertained OF her recovery; Miss -
Banes, badly bruised Mrs. Pearsall, badly injured
Mrs. Gates severely bruised, her shoulder suffer-
ing bad confusion; Granville Conner, badly hurt
about the head; . young Mr.. Pearsall, severely
quite number were slightly bruised by the
There were q number Of miraculous escapes.
TO look at the ruins ana then imagine how the
people escaped with their lives IL truly wonderful.
himself and wife ana SIX children buried under the
ruins or carried far from their dwelling by the force
from the house. with iesruliy bruised shoulder.
NJ Gates. on picking himself cut from tne ruins
e. 9s sea ssro sSe sS
mediate searcn for his wiis and little ones.
ing some one grosn, he FASTENED in that direction,
and stumbled upon hts wife, who was too badly
Of safety ana returned 70 look Tor his little ones.
Aided BY tne lightning. ne found two Of them upon
samce ss SO The other 70 s
upon the prairie, unin!ured, but badly ffighteneG
%y nSOss nssTJy my al; but thank God. my nam.
A family Of eleven persons, living in . house OBJ
postte 70 xr. Oateg, were completely covered
with the ruins Of their building, and, strange to
say, NOS one OF them was seriously injured.
The storm struck MOTEL occupied by william
Banes, tearing away and destroying the wing and
moving the main building on its foundation. the
family, consisting OF Banes, his wife and three
girls, were blown out OF the building and covered
with the ruins q another house and ali iearfuily
bruised.
carried there by the force OF the wind. Attempt
inR to rise, ne was struck down by q piece OF TIM
Der. Being considerably frightened, he attempted
to get upon his feet, but was struck BY another
nying timber, and knocked down. He then, a. he
said, concluded IL was not safe to be up and lay
stil till the storm had spent It's fury. Hs injuries
are slight.
one church were completely destroyed, and every
building in the town more or less damaged.
the loss, a. TAR ~ your correspondent could
learn, II as Follows :-dlassburn D Bryant largo
elevator containing IA 900 bushels Of grain, COM
pleteIy lov0Ilod TO the ground ana the grain scat
tered loss $40 900; 7. B Besch, elevator contain
ing 600 bushels Of grain. destroyed, loss $40
hotel, occupied BY Nj. Banes, damaged 70 the ex-
tent OF 4s06; Mr.. Bows, $500: Mr.. Pearsal5 $500;
Mr: ou!1s6s: SAoo IL. nsres seso; h ~ aa%-
xAI10rA 16oQ; Mr. Qeglb VtQ6