The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-23

the stranger to speak of foreign lands, and
at last of Spain; until, forgetting himself,
he spoke of scenes and narrated legends
in words which disclosed to her his iden-
tity. CIapping her hands, she cried:
"You are Washington Irving!" They
made a covenant of friendship, then,
which was close and warm to the day of
the authors death.
Tornadoes 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
rods in width in utter ruin, true dcscrip-
ton of which, with its attendant devastation
and carnage, no pen, however apt, could
possibly delineatc. Twenty-six 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 filed
with the debris. Immense timbers, 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
small tenement in its mighty arms, COM
pletely crushing the building, not a vestige
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 three story
stone structure known as the Masons' and
and Odd Fellows hall from its foundation,
and left it shapelcss pile of rock, mortar
and shattered timbers.
But few feet to the eastward its mighty
bolts were launched against the stone resi-
dence of Mrs. E. Richards, and tumbled its
roof and portion of the walls upon the in
mates, consisting of Mrs. E. and daughter
Lizzie Jagged sixteen), Mrs. T. H. 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 barn on the lot, and was instantly
killed, while Thomas Mayor, young man
who was on the first floor of the barn. re-
ceived frightful cut about the face, which,
though not dangerous, will disfigure 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 if under the fire
of a hundred guns.
Inc house Ol JOSepu JdckSOH WAS uuM.
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 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 weather beaten checks, and groans
of deep distress broke his utterances. 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 DR.. Kittoe was the last. de
molished in the village, and though not
| 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 cast
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 oarn at the rear of DIR. Kittoe's prem
Uses was leve]ed to the grouud, and almost
every vestige of the structure carried from
the spoI on which it stood. A 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
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-
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 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 it short distance dashed it
in pieces, killing Mr.. Allen and his son,
aged twelve years, instantly, and badly in
| juring other members of the family. The
large furniture establishment of Ed and
Matthew Thompson was totally demolished.
! The building contained valuable stock of
| furniture ard collins. Mr.. Chss. Schabbcr's
! blacksmith-shop was also blown down, as
was the extensive wagon and carriage manu-
| factory of Joseph Clsmenston, which, with
its contents, are total loss.
The loss to property was estimated at from
| $40 GOO 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 q 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, a 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
storm g rumbling noise for great distance.
| The storms width was about half mile. A
| passenger train left Hassard only one minute
before the depot was blown away.