Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-23
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The storm entered the village Of Hazel
Green. Wis, at the northeast quarter, and
turned across the south and middle part VI
the town, leaving path from thirty 70 forty
rods In width in utter ruin, true nescrip-
ton OF which, with its attendant dcvastsfion
and carnage, no pen, nowssef h ap., e osre
totally demolished, and their contents borne
upon the winds in every direction. Fields,
| yards, streets, and even the cemetery, over
which the storm passed but slightly, are nilco
with the debris. Immense nmoers, boards,
scantiing and posts were thrown hcayenwa!n,
and driven deep 10 the ground IA Her
| dcscent.
The first house in the village struck by the
whiriwind Was wooden structure, one story
high, owned by John Funk, the roof Of
which was partially carried away, without
damage To the inmates. Further on u hitcd
O small tenement In its mighty arms, com
pleteiy crushing the building, not vestige
Of which, save tine hoor, b. left. II he family,
consisting OF Mrs. Farslly and two daug hfers,
took refuge in the cellar, and escaped injury.
Crossing the street IL swept the threc-story
stone structure known as the Masons ana
and Odd Fellows hall from its foundation,
and left 1t a shapeless pile OF rock, mortar
and shattered timbers.
But q few feet TO the eastward its mighty
bolts were launched against the stone resi-
dence Of Mrs. T.. Richards, and tumb.ea 10
roof and a portion of the walls upon the In
mates, consisting of Mrs. u. and daughter
Lizzie (aged sixteenl, Mrs. T. II. Edwards
ana infant child, all Of whom were killed by
the falling rocks. johnson Richards. the
son Of the dead lady, at the time the whiri-
wind struck the premises, was In the hay
loft Of q barn on the lot, and was instantly
killed, while Thomas Mayor, young man
who was on the first floor OF the barn, re-
o.. <%.,t ss.t ksosx he far w
though no; dangerous, will dishgure him for
life. The barn on the premises OF mrs.
Richards was demolished, and fine trot-
ting horse, owned by Thomas Wagner, in
stantly killed By the falling timbers. Across
the street from the Richards house, the
wooden building occupied by Levi Eastman
was racked and Shattered as II under the fre
Of hundred guns. 50 f3fAtt Att
The house Of Joseph Jackson was num-
bered among the ruined dwellings, and his
son Alfred, fine lad aged fourteen years,
instantly killed. Mrs. jackson was serious
ly bruised In the back, and II Is thought her
spine is injured The sorrow-stricken father
related the terrible scene OF ruin and death
which had visited his hearthstone, and while
telling the sad story scalding tears coursed
down his weather-be eheeks, and groans
OF deep distress broke his utteranccs. The
spectacle was such as to soften the stoutest
heart, and, sick and sorrowful, we dropped
word of sympathy and turned away.
The house of DIR. kittoe was the last de
molisbed In the village, and though NOT
RACED to the ground, there is scarcely
timber in the structure that does not bear
evidence OF The terrible assaults OF the
| wilirlwjnd, while the building Is moved up
ward Of three feet from its foundation, the
| second story blown off, and the whole east
| e.n end carried away. The doctor perceived
! the coming danger, and gathering his fam
! lily together calmly awaited Its coming; ana
come 1t did, with fury which rent the frail
| tenement from top TO bottom, and scattered
the debris about and upon the pale inmates.
not one of whom was injured in the least.
| The uarn at the rear OF DIR. Kittoe's prem
| Uses WIS leveIed to the grouud, and almost
every vestige of the structure carried from
| the spot on which 1t stood. pair OF
| horses In the barn were lifted sixty feet Into
the air, and then shot off in atangent twenty
rods, when they fell bleeding and dead. They
J were standing side by side In the barn, and
when they fell they were only ten feet apart
r. d still occupying the same relative posi-.
| items, the nigh horse on the nigh side and
/ the off horse on the off side. As they spun
| In the air, spectators forgot all fear of dan
| ger In watching the whirling horses, whose
| shrieks could be heard above the yell and
! roar of the hurricane.
From this point the whirlwind Travelled
| due east, passing owe. the cemetery, damag-
| ing large number OF slabs and ornaments,
4 x
| pieces of furniture and clothing. On Invent,
! bent on its mission of death and destruc-
! ton, until reaching the residence of Thomas
Allen, which 1t lifted as IL 1t were feather,
and, carrying 1t short distance, dashed 1t
| in pieces, killing Mr.. Allen and his son,
aged twelve years, instantly, and badly in
/ Turing other members of the family. The
| large furniture establishment Of Ed and
/ Matthew Thompson WAS totally demolished.
/ The building contained a valuable stock OF
furniture ard collins Mr.. Chas sehabber's
blacksmith-shop was also blown down, as
was the extensive wagon and carriage manu-
factory Of Joseph Clemenston, which, with
| it's contents, are total loss.
| The loss TO property was estimated at from
SAC, 600 TO $50 600.
/ sEDALL. Mo-, March II. :
/ The tornado that passed through Monroe
| County yesterday was first seen at Monroe
City, on the Missouri, Kansas u Texas Rail
| road, at four p. m, passing there without
| damage. Three miles from there 1t blew
down a farmhouse, killing three women and
severely crippling another.
At Hassard, two-story frame house was
| completely demolished and the section
house railroad depot, several build
ings ana two miles Of plank fence destroyed,
| and one mile Of telegraph wire stripped.
| Elizabethtown, small village dix miller
| from Hassard, suffered severely; every
| building, except three, was destroyed, IN,
| Guiding two churches, and one woman and
one child killed instantly Two school
children on the way home were oyertaken by
/ the storm and carried away and have not
since been heard from. Hay stacks were
/ picked up and earn ed for miles, and fences
| generally destroyed. The citizens of Mon
| roe and Hassard say they could hear the
storms rumblng noise for great distance.
| The storms width was about half mile. A
passenger train left Hassard only one minute