The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-16
Destructive Storms In Wisconsin and
Missouri.

Journal.
Destructive Storms In Wisconsin and
Missouri.
DUBUQUE Iowa March II.
| The storm entered the village OF Hazel
Green, Wis, at the northeast quarter, and
turned across the south and middle part of
the town, leaving path from thirty to forty
rods in width in utter ruin, true dcscrip-
ton of which, with its attendant devastation
and carnage, no pen, however apt, could
possibly delineate. TwentysiY houses were
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 filled
| with the debris. Immense timbcrs, boards,
scantling and posts were thrown heavcnward,
and driven deep in the ground in their
! descent.
/ The first house in the village struck by the
whirlwind 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 it lifted
| a small tenement in its mighty arms, com
pletely crushing the building, not vcstige
of which, save the floor, is left. The family,
consisting of Mrs. Farally and two daughters,
| took refuge in the cellar, and escaped injury.
| Crossing the street it swept the thrce-story
stone structure known as the Masons' and
and Odd Fellows hall from its foundation,
and left it shapclcss pile of rock, mortar
and shattered tifnbcrs.
But few feet to the eastward its mighty
bolts were launched against the stone resi-
! dencc of Mrs. L. Richards, and tumbled its
roof and portion Of the walls upon the in
mates, consisting Of Mrs. E. and daughter
| Lizzie Jagged sixtecn), Mrs. T. II. Edwards
and infant child, all of whom were killed by
the falling rocks. johnson Richards, the
son of the dead lady, at the time the whirl-
wind struck the premises, was in the hay
| loft Of a barn on the lot, and was instantly
| killed, while Thomas Mayor, a young man
| who was on the first floor of the barn, re-
| ceiyed a frightful cut about the face, which,
though not dangerous, will disfgure 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 rackcd and shattered as if under the fire
! of hundred guns.
! The house OF Joseph Jackson was num-
| bcred 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 it 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 courscd
| down his wcathcr-bcatcn checks, and Yroans
of deep distress broke his utterances. The
spectacle was such as to soften the stoutcst
heart, and, sick and sorrowful, we dropped
| word Of sympathy and turned away.
| The chouse of DR.. Kittoe was the last de-
molishcd in the village, and though not
| razcd to the ground, there is scarcely a
! timber in the structure that does not bear
! evidence of the terrible assaults OF the
whirlwind, while the building is moved up
ward of three feet from its foundation, the
second story blown Off and the whole east
| ern end carried away. The doctor perceived
the coming danger, and, gathering his fam
| lily together, calmly awaited its coming; and
come it 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 barn at the rear of Or. Kittoe's prem
| iscs was leveIcd to the grouud, and almost
every vcstige of the structure carried from
! the spot on which it stood. A pair Of
! horses in the barn were lifted sixty feet into
| the air, and then shot off in a tangent twenty
rods, when they fell bleeding and dead. They
were standing side by side in the barn, and
when they fell they were only ten feet apart
| and still occupying the same relative posi-
! tions, 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 dam
| ger in watching the s.hfrlng horses, whose
| shrieks could be heard above the yell and
roar Of the hurricane.
| From this point the whirlwind travelled
| due cast, passing over the cemetery, damag-
! ing large number of slabs and ornaments,
and covering the ground with boards, limbs,
pieces of furniture and clothing. On it went,
| bent on its mission of death and destruc-
ton, until reaching the residence Of Thomas
! Allen, which it lifted as if it were feather,
and, carrying tia short distance, dashed it
| 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 valuable stock OF
! furniture and coflins. Mr.. Chas. Schabbcr's
| blacksmith was also blown down, as
was the extensive wagon and carriage manu-
factory of Joseph Clemenston, which, with
| Its contents, are a total loss.
The loss to property was estimated at from
| 900 to $4,000.
SEDALIA, Mo, March II.
| The tornado that passed through Monroe
County yesterday was first seen at Monroe
City, on the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Rail
road, at four p. m, passing there without
damage. Three miles from there it blew
down a farm house, 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 and two miles Of plank fence destroyed,
and one mile Of telegraph wire stripped
Elizabethtown, small village six miles
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 overtaken by
the storm and carried away and have not
since been heard from. Hay stacks were
picked up and carried for miles, and fences
generally destroyed. The citizens of Mon
roe and Hassard say they could hear the
storms rumbling noise for great distance.
/ The storms width was about half mile. A
/ passenger train left IIassard only one minute
| before the depot was blown away.