The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-27
In THE TRACK OF TORNADO.
THE DESTRUCTION ny LAST DEEK'S
STORM ~ THE WEST.
Houses Lined ana then Dashed "a Spiintcrs-
Woman Drawn ~ Four Hundred Feet
Into the ARA spectacle Of devastation.

ht0uscs ttfcu ana then Hnshcd 10 Nplintcrn-
Woman Drawn ~ Four Hundred feet
Into the ARA Spectacle Of devastation.
F,,ap N. G,s,naf caumeciR
Cu1cAGO. May 2l Last nights storm in
the suburban towns WIS TERRIBLY severe. Nrsr
harrington. H.. the farm Of VIM. Btuu waS
struck at about six O'Clock. Tho storm cll ud
WIZ Observed first by Henry Siofcl. hired
man. who WIS at work near the house. advanc-
ing from the southwest. bounding over the
ground. accompanied Ivy nm almost indcscrib-
able nuisr When It got within about two nun
drod yards THE farmhouse II struck the ground
with u drncning nJfo. and seemed To- rest
Their" for moment II then roso in the air
about nity feet. carrying with it mass Of earth.
trees. sticks and debris and as it approached
the house II again descended. striking the side
ot thu building, literally lifting it up and whrl-
INK il over and over. tearing 1t to pieces and
scattering it in every direction. Tho work "
destruction took place in the air, at n height Of
about a hundred and ntty feet.
Stofcl ran toward the house when hc saw tho
storm coming. taking with him little son Of
Mr. Brun: but tho tornado struck him about
ten rods from the house. throwing him and the
boy ia opposite directions. lie struck tho
ground about thirty feet distnnt on his brrs
aud lay thcro stunned for fcw minutes Tho
nfst thing j" saw WIS the house going M. and
hr was Obliged to hang on tp the grass with
mud he Eut up 10 SOC what had hncomr of Mrs.
liruu and the children. tn" hoy who was with
him hr uirkrd up alive a short di-tuncn away.
ana m % rNSiur' about hundred rodsun enc of
tholitjlo girls WIS found with her head torn from
hrr shoulders aud her clothing entirely stripped
ir'm her lOdy The other lttl" gir WIS found
in the ward. whore both children wcrc playing
when the storm struck. Nearly every hor" in
the little ones body was broken. Mr. Brm
wis found drai about llity FOULS from the house.
Mr.. Drum WIS ~ Plume Grove. about four mics
distant when the storm arose. Seeing Tho dl-
t.tti Ina tt| HIl Ns
homo. hut WAS met halt way hy The ucighl'rs.
Next 70 demolished the nHruot Henry Myers,
of Nycrs'- WIS liftci from It's foundation md
Carried sumc distance away. II then crossed
which were deposited I'm III" outskirts of Bar
riugtou 90 the depth OF several INCHES. As It
nonrrd me village II wae soon to li,t upand uH-s
over 70 iu % unrthcasi'ty direction. without doc
INK any iurthrr damage.
I'm ~oyniu Iduccs whcrr the storm struck tho
ground II took earth and an things Ina liz path.
leaving Il great holc1rom ljO Co. 500 feet square.
Tho damage tn vng tuttpu, fences iruit trees,
ana other property /. grcnt Srvcrni cnii!r and
horse. have in"n MISSING since thr storm
immcuse hail-tuncs ION 90 ilehllud inrk.
som" of which w'rc from ihro" &C., i've ln'.ue
fruit and flowers trac- nid glass. y fierce lur-
ricInr actompani.l the storm at that point
MADISON. Wis. May -. In tho spar-'ly s.t-
tied region h'iNccn here ana Nin'ral POINT il'
storm swept "a cinun track half mile Wit'.
from the southwest. Hairhroadth r-oap"- ar'
about hrsken limbs. disil-urrl iar-. Wud
mnimod bodies n- rrmndNrt. Rim l"ll
Throughout in shcrts. H- though Oh. 'I"uI-
iIrm-riNn- had d,sacnlod. and thc n.ni Will
lmurc what was not DESTROYED in the traces oi
Ole Larson Ioarth'- house. a largo fr,nr
ono stood about % milo south oi Mount Ntr-
non. At the sound at TIA" upprun'hln. - rm
pnd oWiuuus mnuerIuEs. his VIZ uufN.r
become eN't'd. bat WAS ca'mri hy tho u.u
who had been driven into thf house.. ifHrIN
struck the house. crushing u Ikr paper smell,
and then lifting % irDm i's loun 'uiiOn lUrri"l
pi"'"n"al To- me ground grinding ill' atom"
ngansi caoh other ol" barely escaped with
his liir by taking to the collar
som" 81 the largest iimhrr- disarponr'd one
tlroly; On soar hing, for Oh, inmates. Larson
found bis Wli"'~ brother ANA irihrr mashed -
Jelly three hundred feet from tue house. ll-
mother ln-aw WAS seriously hurt. hut escaped
instant death ~ miracle" 49,
DrRvQur. Iowa, May 2L-Wm. Co-ter an
eyewitness. tes Of the destruction 90 Sieu-t'-
ley : house. az Mineral Point ,Tmvc.lm IN %
norihwcsirr'y direction from Brlmout Mount.
about 80 O'Clock 7. NJ, on Thursday. and IN n
Few minutes death AMI desoation wore the re-
-uri most nt 90 curri"d no u the air. rnd -'ut-
rr'd Hfl' tour quuri ~ Of ga. f1uiH-~. Thor"
w'rH twelve int-uf- 800 iN" house. ans wi..u
thrt SAW iue c'.u.i. mud cOtuiue .1flIul. i,-
ward th"m ih.y rIoughtiuNy ran into ilir 'fller.
! Tram" u~'iiIatm 1ni craokg. NsiaN. TIL" WIZ
! dp,y- wrrr blown 300. the door. il"w open. the
ngus' we ..',N IA ,WnIni WH ult s,l,.n; nr
alo't about four hundred feet. dashed her t1 tho
| ground. Her shoes wore taken ~ 900 hsr feet
nni wt 'r.nl AWAY I'll" house was d'roi -lgi,
-yoi irom the toun lnllnn. having tAe torrn a
women ani children loo th" ha-"mcu' Part of
! of the house was found over "A milo distant
driven over Ave loct into ihc ground
The kiu"d, as FAR as, Mr. oates could lonrn.
mer~. 70 daughter ~ Mr.. II lehluud. two children
/ of Mr. bcurl-lcv. Mr.. and Mrs. Buhnn. William
| OnI"f Na.dwick. ana Mr.. 'ramrr oi Oh" same
MADISON. Wis. May % From Perry. in this