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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07
The Hazel Green Iornado

Hazel Green, Illinois, the scene of the
recent terrible tornado, correspondent Of
the Chicago Tribune says is situated on a
slight elevation, surrounded with rayines
from which the ground rises and falls. but
at no time to the height of the village 1t
Is quite a popular res1rti for pleasure par
ties, and, hence. people from all parts OF
the surrounding country have friends at
" the Green, as IL is called. and during
the summer visit there. The whirwind
resulted from collision between two sec
tons OF a cloud which had divided and
come together again. The clouds Joined
and long cylindrical shaft shot down. The
cYlinder was about 1870 feet in cireumfer-
ence and 20 feet in height. 1t struck the
ground mile southwest Of Hazel Green.
and, blowing a furrow 600 feet long, 4 feet
wide, and several feet deep, seemed to ab-
sorb the earth and rocks. A. it moved
along IN northeas;erlY direction it looked
like
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

The London Sporting and Dramatic Nelos
tells this story in an article on 1.-The Shady
Side of Pigeon Shooting; capt. Bogardus,
the champion wing shot of America" it
says, "came over here to challenge any man
to shoot against him at pigeons. He polish
manner worthy of praise; but after one Of
these great matches his opponent bet him
$50 he did not kill the next bird. The
champion took the bet, the trap was pulled
but no blue rock rose to take Its flight. A
pigeon there was in the trap, but it was a
dead one. The captain paid his ESQ with
grimly amused air, as he soliloquized
This is English fair play; and this is what
the old country has come to. ,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

As young shaver of FIVE or six years wa
reading at school one day, he came upon
the passage, Keep thy tongue from es'i
and they lips from guile" Master Hope
full drawled out. keep -thy-tongue.i
hy-lips-from-grrls
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07
Home.


Inc following beautiful lines were written b
Sames Mont gomery, the well-known Ayrshire
poet Inc poet. whose smaller pieces are
in l77l. ~ ~ ~ . 's
pn, pnere Is land, Of every land the pride.
Deio'ed ny heaven DER all the world beside
where bri ghter suns dispense serensr light,
ana Mliuer moons empar7dise the night,
a land OF beauty. virtue. valor truth.
Tlme-tuto-ed age, and iove-exalted youth.
The wanderin 2 Mariner whose eye explores
me wealthiest isles, the most enchanting shorss
views not a realm 30 beautiful and fair
Nor oreathes the spirit OF pursr air
In every Cline the magnet OF his soul,
nouched by remembrance. trembles to that pole.
ror IN this land Of heavens peculiar grace
In, rhe heritage OF natures noblest race,
Ihere is a spot OF earth supremely blest,
aearer, sweeter spot than all the rect.
nhere man, creations tyrant. casts aside
HIS sword and sceptre. payeantry and pride,
While in his softened looks benignly blend
Ihe sire, the son. the husband, brother, friend.
Here woman seigns; the mother daughter vile,
S;rew with fresh flowers the narrow way o. He
IN the clear heaven OF her del ghtful eye,
An ange guard o. loves and graces lie:
Around her knee domestic duties meet
And hreside pleasures gambol at her feet.
Where shall that land that spot Of earth be found,
Art thou a man "a patriot s-lOok around,
on, thou shalt find, howeer thy footsteps roam,
Ihat land thy country, anu that spot thy home
An ice trip slip on our cOrnair
careless word made the victim swair;
A black pin slip unloosed her hair;
trip and skip left il THAR.
tray, boys crab, but grab with clir,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

al tell you what's a fact, men none of
YOU hain't never seen no runnln'. seed a
dyeer run wunst. Hit were spike buck,
an he war stretched out whell he warn't
bigger shoe-string. Talk about movin'
The shadder on a buzzard drappin' to kyarn
hahn t nowher' I'd blue speckied houn'
what had a fetch o. gray-houn in him, an
he war arter that dyeer. He'd upped him
in the thick. an here he comes a fairly
limberin' through them fiat piny woods
Fore God. hit tuck my breath away to look
at i'm. He'd cotch that dyeer too, shore,
bat jus as he got agin me he struck whal-
in bis pine centrely, head foremost. lie
stove his splintered bones three inches inter
the wood The lick Jared the pine straw
ofl7n the top limbs When he struck, his
hine legs topped roun' the tree, an hearn
the toenails what jerked out rattlin' agin
the pines fifty yards ahead Hits God,
fact ThomosriRe (Ga.) Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07
THE LATEST

WORCESTER. Mas. March 81 - An in
teryiew with assistant superintendent
Barnes of the Boston and Albany railroad
develops the facts that the damage 10 the
road is confined 70 one mile and a hall OF
track and 400 feet OF trestle work. which
will be built a soon as possible. The
food as it swept down through Cherry
Valley devastateda wide extent OF farming
lands. orchard and gardens, and deprived
the city of its main supply OF water. The
damage j. estimated at Sl,5OO.oO0- Mills
and houses were demolished and swept
away by the Irresistible torrent. y de
spatch from Blackstone. this morning. aE
9. 80 o'clock, says the water has not risen
much there yet. 1t Is now travelling very
SLOWLY, a it mas room to spread They d
not apprehend much further damage. l.
did NOT reach Millbury, Mass, till three
o'clock this morning. IL was very high there,
bat it is thought that it Will spread -
that the vicinity will not suffer mu;h
The flood reached Leesville about two hour
after the dam broke, and washed away thc
satinet mill. owned by Albert Curtis An
outlet was made and the danger at New
Worcester was avoided. Smith woOllen mil
on Lvnde Brook was destroyed. Loss ) lOO,-
900. Wright BOttOmly's shoddy mall ami
store house on Kettle stream was swept
away. Loss SIS. 600. Ashworth * Jones
fine brick wOollen factory the largest IN the
valley. was destroyed. The loss l. estim-
ated at from Sl35,O ,OO0 70 Sl50.OO0. One
thing which greatly relieves the mind %
this community IS the fact that not lie
had been lost 50 far ~ known.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

Fans are smaller. and worn suspended BY
chains from the wrist.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07
The Lynde Brook Reservoir Flood.

ALMOST ANOTHER MILL BROOK DISASTER.
WORCESTER, Mass, March 3I.-At $50
O'clock, yesterday afternoon. the reservoir
dam gave way with great crash. The
spIling wall crumbled. letting of 700 COO =
eco gallons Of water stored behind The
water rushed down the rayine in solid
mass 20 feet high. whirling and rushing at
the sam time, and the roar was terrible
First in the line of the sweeping flood Was
the stone waste gate house. When the
flood struck this it tottered. Then the key
stone OF the arch dropped out. y corner
OF the building next gave way, followed BY
the wooden roof, which was swept onward
until drawn into a whirlpool. when 1t was
crushed to match wood and thrown into the
air. The gate house was tipped over bodily
and not even q stone of it has been seen.
Down through narrow rayine. one hun
dred feet wide and one mile long,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

The fashionable basque is a long and plain
cuirass-trimmings queer as possible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

whr.ing with incredible speed around
central vacuum Ii was solid mass of
heavy rubbish. Occasionally a rock or
stick would shoot of at tangent and was
driven into the ground, until the swelling
stretch between the point of contact with
the earth and the edge Of the village i a
dlmlnutlye grove composed Of pieces OF
scantlinE, huge rocks, and the branches Of
trees. They are driven in to the ground
with their heads pointing in all directions.
demonstrating that it was whirlwind, ana
that the counterfeit grove resulted from Of
shoots from the outer circumference.
A. the cylinder came up the slope, the
rusb, and yell, and whirr Of the column
sounding like the rush and shreks Of the
wind on the sea. and like the thunder OF
guns-at-racted the attention Of the peo-
pie Of Hazel Green. and they aocked to
their doors and windows Steadily 1t came
on, sometimes bounding 30 feet into the air.
then rushing down again In two minutes
Il descended on the little hazel grove Just
southwest Of the town. The trees were
snatched up by the roots and whirled 20 feet
into the air and supported there
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

The sides were quilted and fairly lug out
clean in an instant for fifty feet. through
the pine woods on one side of the ravine the
water tore. Large trees were twisted around
like straws, pulled up by the roots and car
rled onward down the decline. The flood
tore out everything IN the ravine. \ large
barn was taken up bodily and carried aboa;
fifty feet, when it struck tree and was
broken into pieces. Next was Geo. ". Oh
ney's dwelling house. The rushing mas
struck this brOad>ide ami completely clear
Cd oui the rear and front walls. Tne ends
stood, and strange TO say supported the
roof under which the water poured IN
solid stream 20 feet high and thirty wide
When the dam first broke the gap was about
20 leet in width. This increased rapidly
until nearly the entire section, which was
50 ieet in width, had been destroyed. The
rsyine being narrow. however. held the
water back and the water continued 10 run
for three hours before the reservoir was eI-
haustcd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

Some people regard it as singular that
man ''who never played cards in his life,
because it. wicked" will exact fifteen per
cent interest from widow.-Detron Free
Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

1t is rumored in St. Petersburg that the
Gar is weary of the cares of government,
and intends TO turn them over to the Gar
ewitch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

The cap OF the column was stone , feet
long, feet wide, and feet thick. This
stone was held in it, position while the
column covered a space OF three-q uarters OF
A mile. Just between the grove and the
town, 250 feet from either, the column halt
cd aud spun around over a small space, and
then recOmmenced It's march. The air was
filed with the yells and lamentations Of the
people Never before had such tornado
reached 50 far north, yet 50 fearful and
threatening was the coming column that
the prophetic souls Of the people seemed to
warn them of the danger, and those who
wero not paralyzed dived into their cellar,
and there, shIyeIing, awaited the doom
they felt must come. Tearing off a cor
ner Of frame house, the column rose some
30 feet into the air, and there, lowering for
an instant, fell perpendicularly upon the
roof of the Masonic Hall, a stone building.
The structure was mashed fiat. This was
at 30. and meeting had been called for
o. clock. Halt an hour later seventy souls
would have been assembled in the upper
portion of the building. The next house
was OF frame, and occupied by Mrs. Rich
ards and her family. 4 daughter-ln-law
and her two children were saved by the
scantlings above them, while the rest of the
family were killed outright.
y irylng-pan containing three cakes was
on the stove and the frying pan, still con-
tanning the ca kes. was found a mile and
half northeast Of the village. TSeniy-six
houses were carried beyond the ken Of NOR
tails. " here they went. no one can tell.
The track Of the column j. filled with saw
dust and bits OF wood, as though a saw-mlll
had belched outa halt-fnished lumber-yard
The trees for several miles are filed with
chairs, bits of furniture, carpets. clothing,
bits of window-shades and household ma
terials. Mrs. LOoney was sitting in her
kitchen. The house disappeared as If touch
ed by the magician 5 wand. and the crushed
body of Mrs. Looney was found 400 feet of,
stripped of clothing and with the skin peel
ed off her back from the neck down.
Of the rest of those killed, nothing can
be said beyond that the bodies were found
not less tnan 200 feet from where they start
cd. There were some
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07


Thar KENTUCKY SHOWER OF MEAT.-Mr.
Hiram 4. Cutting, State Geologist. has
been corresponding with parties in Ken
tucky about the curious shower of some
thing supposed to be aesh and gives the
result Of his inquiries in the CaiedoHiaH
a. follows
Ilcarned from a gentleman in Louisville,
Ky. that Capt. J ". Bent of Mt. Sterling
Ky. gentleman well known for reliabih-
" IN that section, was, on the sth inst in
that city with specimens OF flesh which fell
the week before. and that 1t bad peculiar
look, being dark and specially filed with
blood hui flesh beyond the possibility of
doubt; that it wa reported TO have fallen
IN considerable quantities over some two
acres of ground, and that two bushels Of
the pieces have been collected, and quaint
ties OF it sent to various places for exami-
nation From another source ! received in
formation that Prof. Lawrence. of Louis
vile. a gentleman well known, and a relia-
bic scientist, had pronounced 1t animal
flesh, and further that hundreds of persons
would attest the truth Of its fall from a
clear SKY that there was no wind, the day
being very calm, with few feecy CLOUDS
near the horizon. A. from all sources ad-
dressed | received statements of the relia-
bility Of Capt. Bent, next addressed a let
ter of enquiry to him, and received the fol-
lowing reply
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

The mill was next struck and lifted bodi-
iy to the top of the rushing mass. On 1t
swept, at terrific rate, whlrling and turn
ing in all directions. until it struck Ash
worth Il Jones mill. This was the best
mill on the stream and one Of the best in
the country. Ii was substantially built
structure, four stories high, with an ell for
the boiler house. The BOttOmly mill struck
this ell with terrific force, knocking it to
pieces. The B0ttOmly was completely de-
molished by the shock and nothing more
was seen which could be recognized as the
mill standing but . moment before. The
boiler house of Ashworth u Jones mill was
ruined in an instant, and one end of the
main structure was swept away. The boil
er was taken up and carried along as though
il was shiDgle in mill stream. soon an
explosion was heard above the rear OF the
food and stream of water was thrown
several feet above the surface OF the cur
rent. Another explosion followed and an
other. until five occurred and tine boiler WAS
blown to pieces. Jones also lost = large
barn which was crushed like an egg shell
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

The first village the Hood encountered
was Cherry Valley \ small cottage house
stood on the opposite side of the road from
Mr. Olney's This was taken up whole,
whirled around on the surface ike a top ior
time and then went down into the water
Three or four other small dwelling houses
were taken up and borne along until crush
ed together and sunk out OF sight. The
waters from the reservoir now reached Net
tlebrOok. and a vast amount OF water swept
across pond, struck line beyond and was
turned down towards Cherry Valley. james
vile. Leesville. Stoneville and New " or
cester. j. \ Smith Il Co. : woOllen mill
stood at the head Of this pond. In front ei
1t was dam which gave way and the wa
tiers of the pond were added 10 the already
uncomfortable mass. The mill, a subStan-
tial brick structure, was next struck and
crumbled, one brick following another unit,
three-iOurths of the mill was in runs and
the water was sweeping through what WAS
lett standing. \ short distance below WAS
the Battomly mill. operated by \. Smith.
This was wooden structure about hity ieet
spare and stood below dam which held the
waters OF pond above. " hen the water
struck this 1t gave way and the water OF
the pond served to still further increase the
vast amount which was already
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

boy and girl were found cut on the
prairie, wandering about hopelessly. They
we're in a house of which no account has
been received. They remember being lifted
into the air. and. hen found, were nearly
a quarter OF a mile from where the house
used to be. badly bruised and unable TO ac-
count for their condition. Probably
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07
rnE MOST REMARKABLE SPECTACLE

was that of Dr. Kittoe's horses. An hour
before the storm arrived the Doctor had
been sent for to attend a sick man some
three miles of. He returned word that he
would not risk his horses over the prevail
ing bad roads and in sixty INMATES those
same horses. barn. buggy, and harness were
lifted 90 feet into the air, and the horses
dropped at least 100 rods from the former
site OF the barn. The column was then a
huge mass OF debris. and a spectator says
that the horses vent up through the centre
of the column. whirling around SO swiftly
that they looked "a if torn in pieces. They
were found utterly unbruised but stone
dead, and not more than 10 or 20 feet
apart.
From the southwest corner OF the town
to the cemetery, which Is in the northwest,
there i track. say 50 feet in width, which
looks as though railroad had been laid
out. Here and there Is a hole, such as you
will see where man has started to build a
house. has walled up his cellar, and then
failed. Scattered about these holes are
masses OF splInters and sawdust. Just
across the main street stood wagOn-shop.
Every vestige OF the building mas dlsap-
reared, and in its place stands pile OF
wagon hubs and ties A furniture and
coffin house few hundred feet beyond was
carried four miles and demolished. and the
coffins distributed among the inhabitants OF
the township. coffin handle was picked
up
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

from Hazel Green. On either side Of the
road. and Just on the line of the storm,
stand some Of the dsmantled and unrooted
houses. Some of them were moved from
90 10 100 feet from their foundations In
every instance the sides were stack full OF
bnge eplinters, some two feet in circumfer-
euce. and driven through the sides oil the
houses with apparently resistless force The
road far 600 or 500 yards is utterly Impas-
sable. and is covered with debris.
Hazel Green will never be resurrected;
The building of a narrow-gauge railroad
striking a town some two miles distant, has
killed Hazel Green. and there will never be
an effort to make it anything OF town
again. The inhabitants are horror-strlcken.
rillaoel and. before many years have fol-
lowed the storm, there will be but waste
10 mark the site of the romantic little town,
with here and there some chattering oiu
man TO describe the fearful visitation that
covered the prairie with wreck, and the
wreck with blood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

Farmers should commence breaking their
colts when year Old, by doing many
thusS 90 accns;om them to bride, harne IS. .
e'c. pa, on collar with harness and
trace occasionally. and lead MIN about at
ar-t, the traces being thrown over his back.
the next time hitch the traces to whjfle-
tree, and let one person hold it up by tying
d >lo't rope 10 it. long enough TO be out OF
-He reach of his heels, while another person
may lead him by halter Alter a week
" Two the colt may be hitched to the fore
wheels OF light wagon and led around
gently; and while be Is before the wheels.
md held by halter. let person touch his
llnd legs lightly, 10 accustom him by de-
,ret~ 20 being knocked considerably. 50 that
when he Is worked, and anything strikes
bis les by accident he will not he lrighten-
i. II LaYs - lrcnk cnIt- in this W..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

Many people plant their gardens too ear
IS. In New England but few things should
Hc planted before May. Lettuce, onions.
heets and peas are the first TO 90 in, to be
-JAJwed In two or three weeks with sweet
com, beans. melons. etc. In the States ex-
,ending from Delaware TO Maine, not a hill
q corn. beans or melons should be planted
before May 18th, and in cold Sprsngs it
would be better to plant such things abou:
Nav 25ih.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

The wife OF decent workingman left her
family in Brooklyn, Monday morning. TO do
some shopping in New York for the
children. She did not return. and Tues
day evening. the husband. searching for
her. recognized her IN the body of woman
floating in an East river dock II was found
early in the afternoon. tOwed in and made
fast to corner OF the pier by ropes, where
it lay, waiting for a coroner to release it,
The distracted husband begged to be al
lowed to take it home, but was told that it
could not be removed without Coroner s
order. The proper message failed to reach
the authorities until the Offices were closed.
and the poor man walked the pier all night,
mourning by the body of his wife. Not
till eleven O'Clock the next day could he
take the corpse of the wife and mother
home to her children. Anything sadder
than this sight can hardly be imagined, the
helpless figure, dressed as she left her home,
her pocketbook clutehed in her hand, tied
in the water by ropes about the waist, ex-
posed to the mockery of the wind and
waves. her crying children waiting her
return, and the half-crazed faithful mourn
er keeping his watch all the wild night in
the darkness by her side. The spectacle
was seen by thousands, hurrying to their
work next morning. and commented on
severely, but no one dared to meddle with
the body. against the law. 1t is thought
the woman was pushed or blown from the
dock. on her way home. in the gale of
Monday.
BUSINESS
has been a tride better this week There
are great many Western and Southern
merchants in the city, and they are buying
with tolerable freedom. The trade is nothing
like that OF former years. but as compared
with the utter stagnstion of the last twelve
months, it is good. May it continueto im
prove. Expenses are decreasing every day
and there is a better feeling.
Yours. ALrox.