, 1875-08-03

AtlA IEhtut 1tfGN ANLb &to iuSGfi M AEIFp HHA
soothes, and for her Bmootbs tho NAY. ST.
AN INDIANA CYCLONE.
Tho Tornndo Which F'nsssd Over
Eu.,lituln county OH Thtlr.day last.
Ati'ca tfed.> lsdge1.
Mf. 1.oob and lko Solomon were at tho hotel
In fiary0yhbnrg wlSn tue ttorm came up, wi1ci,
WAS Just before supper. III the town there wa4
llttlc more than heavy rain, but it VII. noticed
TINT north of the place something at a moro
scE,ous naturO war t1ahrplsinE. Tho air uas
thick with lying debris aud khe hcnsonL woro
dark NJ night, bctokentng storm Of moro
tlan usual severity. Yesterday mor, ing. oil
their way home. Loeb aud solomon cana
through that teeson, and describe the sccie
Hwopt frum tho foundations and literally torn
into Shields. scattering tho pieces for miles
along THO path Of tbs storm. Huge trees wero
twisted on or torn up by tho roots and carried
to great distances. Fencos aud csops wero
awcpt to utter oblivion. Wheat Bl4t,cxs wera
blown into the h,r. mud tho grain al completely
tt,rohheti out ~ II run tLropl, machine. Tie
treno Is pue OF utter desoiaton, aud tho loss will
tc very great. But the mnFt tcrrible feature of
the storm WAS tho dreadful loss Of humsn Iifo.
No leas shan four persons were killed. Tie fut-
loving ts partlAl list Of the killed and fn ured:
Jefferson Showers, badly tnjurcd.-uot e1-
pecsed to livo,; vito and daugiter-in-law
ton's daughter. killed Jacob snnpIs's sislcr
killed and mother injured. Charles MarRlalls
nov houae. built last year, was torn to ticccs
and laid flat with tho eurth. Hts wifo nuI
throe children took refuge In The collar, wli}e
he and the remaining child staid iu the house.
All mlracu1oualY escaped without bodily Aarsn.
Wo hav0 no monns Of estimating tho
anount OF damage u0no. Our Informant says
the path OF tho storm was about lG0 yards
widc, and seemed to e1te1ld for miles. Tho
Charlottesville journal has the most detai'ed
statement yet presented, ns follows: "The
storm Of Tuesday even!ng, which passed high
hboso us. vlsltcd somo escsionB Bouth aud west
OF % With great destruction, passing OVER tho
nortlosn part Of Vormiiion County and tt4e
southern part Of Fountain In Tho shape OF
furious tornado. It aertus to ha,e como from
the northwest, tirst striking uear perrysvlIle,
and expanding its greatest force on tho farm
Of a Nj. Marshall, about u nch north Of Har-
yoyBburg, Fountain County. 1t had ttayecd in
about AT eaaseE1y disecslou, andseemei to STRIFE
Tho ground with such forco that II rebouulati
then striking agnin with great yiolaucc. 1t cut
Al avoiago H".th Of about quarter OF
mile in width. which. however, mar
ro"cd down st II, tho most destructive point,
In ita destruction Of Ife and properly
probably no tofnAdo has ever visited the cuuu-
try with such calatnitous results. Iu tho lint
part OF ita course It took down Tho re-idunce Of
man named Mack, aud auIoofed barns belong
ing TO Solomon Jones. William Clienuwcth, aud
jacob Dtxer. The last-name4 also suffered thu
loss OF tho roof of bis dwelling, ~ did also Abo
BepBln9or. or tho families In The path at tho de-
stIofer, =. E. SowerB III Fountain County, is tho
most unfortunate. They Lad Just come frorn
. burial Of child that day, ant OF that honse-
hold OF live persons, but ono susslyes-a littlo
bos. With bota his arms broken. Mrs. Sowezs,
nieco who "aa Temporarily stopping with tho
family, and another yerson. wore killed instantly.
Mr. sowera. sr., dlod Wednesday n,snt. md
AiA married Bon was reported dead Thurs
day morning. Tha house III mass Of
1uinH. which la the caso Of about oyorY-
tha hhs only 's osa p4e' As asuj ss T. An9n w
loss Of lifo wae that Of Mr. 8oniple. Aa beforo
stated, tho tornnao'H fury was at its maximum
90 ths farm OF Ar. Chsries MARSHALL. Sir. Mar
Biail hoa1d u coming, ami immediately proceed
cd 70 put his family In the cullar. Al woEs In
but hltnself aud little bey, when tho wnd bew
tho door shut. and he WA uuablo to opet, it.
They then started for tho Bsn,Eehoso, hoping to
get IN she coIlar but tl4o building. wAa blown
saved them froul being crushed. 7hoy were ali
unhurt. Everything iu tho shapo OF grain, tisn-
bet, etc., tH literally aWept frotn this f4tm ntr.
Marshall aatd that he bad 2, ,6u0 bnshe!A OF whoat
hvo left. The wind csrrioti tile shcayes up III Tie
air until 1t was almost black with the1n whiting
them around In large circles ~ 1t they vcro i.bl-
lug from large funnel. The woods aio tlllea
was destroyed. Illls III itself 10 great losJ,
n it WAS sad to have beon of worry superior
aud handsome growth In ono riuco 4 great
amount OF earth was dug IN, aud souo beota
laid out on tho ground.
weight beln0 lid ponnds Sas m.ycn sevo1. ~ ~.
feet. Ono huuse nas blown to n,srnt .nd tha
uoor fuMnd nver mia .wnv a. va" a."
valuable orchard. oue OF mo in tbnt
swsted to nIocos. "' .,cc 'mp'rsvt a,no""t
nf ctnth;np ,nd hcddinr w.a hin,h, fn,n ,hn
Tnosls snT torn uto sh,"1s 0s9"n n"n '. u,o Luz .no
lucky enomel, in hts mlsfnr.c, ~ nd -, w.,
nfu, nil hv lii al shio IT. ri',nI, ho haa d,,a,itn
were blown arouud, but te succccdrl in find