The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-07-13

stricken with the rush of the mighty
water. Every building in the place,
saye the mill was carried down stream
or 0oved from It's foundation. A
mil daso sOne distance up the stream
hroke away and lot down the water
d &bOdys AfIer the storm had abated
sea5ch WIS made aud forty.two per-
soI3 weio found missing. OF this
number nine dead bodies of men, wo-
men and children were picked up
along the stream. Death and desola-
ton are seen on all sides. The scene,
with the shrieks of women and chill
dren in the blackness Of the night, was
heartrending. Search is being made
for those still missing.
July 5.-A ter.
rife storm prevailed over the northern
part Of this State last night, on the
line Of the Illinois Central and Du-
buque and st. Paul and Midland rail-
roads. Rridges and embankments on
the illinois Central were washed out
And no train on either to-day. The
tfilA9e 0f Rockdale was washed out
|'1Stt hight and, fOrty-two persons
dfowned. .Rockdale is six miles west
0f Dubuque, The track between Julif
aid. Dubuque is, washed out, and it
win take two weeks to repair dam
- BLis BUsLiisserpo5N, ron, Iowa, July 5.-Last
hight =; terrible tornado passed
Through South Burlington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stockwell were Killed instantly
while lying in their bed. Mr.. Dyke,
Of, Minnesota, while visiting Mr.. r.
r., Root, on Sumner street, was in.
stantly Killed, and the body was found
IN the wreck of the dwelling, which
MAS IeyeIed, TO the ground. Numer-
Gus, others were more or less injured,
buf not seIionsly. Twenty-nine build.
! ings were ,riddled to pieces. The
storm was of but moment's duration
and its work of destruction was light
ming ike. 20 ;te "a ln.-
/. BURLANGToN, Ia, July 6.-By letters
to the Gazette, information is receiv-
ed that the storm was not confined to
this locality. 1t parted east of OF.
tumwa, into three Parts, one part 60
ing down the Des Moines river. des-
trOying houses and fences. AT Frank
| lin Mills, Lee county, the woolen mill
was destroyed. No news Of any
deaths At Danville, west of Bur.
| ling tOn,, the rain came in q deluge,
falling in solid sheets of water. Ii
wasg but q few moments until the
whole country was one vast lake. The
sufferers we may note are: Ii. 5
| Samtelle,i house aud barn destroyed
loss S., ,5O0;S. NJ, Samtelle, house de.
strOyed, loss $500; N. II. Lewis, barn
destroyed, loss So, 800: II. b. Foster
barn destroyed, loss 81, 800; John
Fredericks, house destroyed, loss ST..
900 StilIG Turner, cheese factory de.
stroyed, loss $1,000; buildings with
roots wholly or partially torn oil
chinnies' blown of, aud otherwise
damaged, will make q total in excess
of3S Sl5,OOQ OH buildings alone. Near
| ly all The barns contained more or less
grain This loss can hardly be deter
mined. sFences every W here arc q com.
piete wreck. Many orchards are torn
to pieces and completely ruined. Crops
are suffering terribly, especially small
grain. being in some instances beaten
Into the ground. The general less in
that Tow nship alone is variously esti-
mated ~ from $4O,OOO to $5O,OOO. A
strong wind storm prevailed which
destroyed thOusands Of acres of grain
aud tore,up orchards, leveliDg fence,
and barns 10 the ground, but up Il
this hour NO more deaths arc reported
s,STs LOUIS, July Ga special to th,
Republican says the damage in Adsil
county to the crops and farms by the
storms OF July Sd aud 4th. is 500, ,OOO
The injury in other counties by RAIN
and wind is also very great. In som'
places the bottoms are submerged b!
oysrfowed streams aud the crops to
tally destroyed. A-
!lDEs AeINEs, July Later advice
show that some. twenty-five person
were killed in Warren county alone
that probably one hundred and fift!
houses were completely destroyed, q
many more badly injured, aud that tn
destruction Of crops, fences and ami
mails was immense. The names o
j killed aud wounded cannot be obtain
! ed They are mostly wives and chill
dren Of farmers.p Some reports plac
the number Of killed in Warren coun
] " alone, as high as forty. The trait
on the Des MOines & ludianola road
, which left here last night, is water
4 bound ebetweend North and Middl
d ravere, 5di oi iio- eJf
i jgoss gaisd .,ss.tgle i re,
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