South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-03
Terrible Tornado in the South.
west--Greas DESTRUCTION of
rropesty dsai Sone Lices Lost.

weSt--Greas Destruction of
Hrooesty dsai Sone Lires Lost.
A terrible wind storm. aslountin.
almost tn stornado, struck the northern
part of ST. Charles. Mo-, on tie after
noon or the 27th ult.. and. Passing down
Maiu aai "a streets. dsnolishcd =. bad
~ injured twenty or marc buildings. A.
troaS those most, seriously dana -ed are
Aramer's warehouse, wrecked and his
Touring rpi'l ggreSsiy.iuiuYe,,ss { ,e .e.uss
house was unroofel and the front blown
down. The county Jail WAS uaroofed
aud The walls blown down two stories
below the soof. leay;n,; the iron cells
exposed. Concert hall aud 81. Charslcs
savings bank, the gas works, ana Piper
agricultural warehouse were totally ies.
troyed., The first National Hank will
have TO be, pulled down. The county
clerks Office. the California house, the
Democrat. Ners aud Zetuag newspaper
offices. the Park hotel. the German Meth
odist church. Odd fellows building, and
numerous other buildings are all badly
injured. James Gasney, an employee
at the gas works, and his little son were
killed. Three or four other persons
were more or less hurt. The storm
went in the direction of Portage, Des
Sioux. and is said to have DESTROYED
several farm houses and injured num-
Der of persons. IL was not more than
five minutes going through the city. The
noise was terrible, aud the. popular de-
scription is that it rescmblei 8 multi.
tudc OF railroad trains passing. at full
speed over long enclosed bridge. The
damage at st. Charles is estimated at
$50, 900 to 100000.
The house OF Rnrus Robbins. six
miles north of that city was demolished.
and Mr.. Robbins, his wife, three chill.
drcn. n gentleman, lady and child were
seriously injured. The tornado struck
/ the railroad bridge. but withou, injuring
1t, after which it descended TO the river,
and lifted great columns of water to the
height Of several hundred feet.
Over fifty houses were demolished 1T
Princeton, Gibson county, Indiana, on
the night of the same day. Sunday, Feb.
ruary 2Itli, by tornado that lasted on
~ about one minute. and fifty more were
damaged. Among the demolished was
the new church OF the Covenanters. Tho
fine new public school building was
badly damaged A little child was
blown from its bed into a garden ami
another was found on q railroad track
hundred yards from the house. light
persons were dangerously injured, fuuc
OF whom are not expected to recover
One woman lost her eyesight. In the
track OF the storm il is impossible TO
distinguish streets or former location of
residences. Several persons were buried
under the wreck Of theiF dwellings and
were taken out uDharmed. One family
found themselves walking on tie ceiling
OF their rooms, the house having been
inverted; yet they escapcd unframed,
while those WHO attempted to escape
were injured. The following arc the
names of some Of tho injured: Mrs.
Clark, back broken; James TAYLOR, in.
jured internally Mrs. Black herd. thigh
broken; Miss kindle, both legs broken.
James Leslie, m old man, who is full
cousin Of General Andrew Jackson, was
sleeping in his bed in the second story
Of his large brick residence, when the
wind struck the house and tore out the
end, carrying him together with his he'd
out into the road. and without iniurng
him in the least. The family OF Mr.
Jasper Jennings, composed OF ten per.
sons, made a miraculous escape. The
foundation and FIRST story OF the house
were blown ont from under IL, and the
second story and roof fell down, and il
was almost fiattened. The family were
all crowded together in a place three
feet high, and from their situation. were
only rescued by the assistance OF those
who had escaped after the wind subsid-
cd. Immense quantities of hail fell,
ranging in size from u alHit t6 u hens
egg. The town to-day presents most
pitiable appearance. The destruction
OF property has fallen upon those who
are unable to bear it. To adl TO the
terror of the scene. two houses which
were blown down took lire AMI were con
sumed. The damage in Princeton Is
estimated ut over $4,000. Numerous
farms with their buildings throughout
the country have also been destroyed so
that the whole loss in the county will
be near S25o.0U0 At Patoka, u station
some few miles north Of Princeton, many
hailstones were found there measuring
over 8 inches in circumference and some
nearly 8 inches.
On tho same night a terrific wind and
thunder storm prevailed in Chicago and
Milwaukee and vicinity. lasting nearly
all night, prostratng telegraph wires in
all directions.
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