Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03

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IN motion. Q conversation was h.d sith
c. W~nte, ~ in;elligeat German who sa~
the tnfnsdo from the time il came in
sight until IL disappeared. He DESERVES
II rs looking like tall cloud or stream,
TIE top Of which was white, ~ il it had
been hail. II was fully fifty feet high
and kept rolling over and over from the
outside 10 the centre. Its progress was
about the same as the slow trOt Of a
horse. Most Of the time it was about
200 feet wide. and it appeared to be
going along on one leg in the centre.
This was accounted for by the feet that
the earth was ridged up almost as if by
pillow good share of the way. The
progress Of the tornado was marked by a
constant succession Of eruptions. Every
article taken up was sent straight to the
top, and thence shot out in all directions.
Special Dispatch to the Tribune.
BARRINGTON, ILL.,, May 25. The
pcculiarities of the tornado, which swept
through this town last Thursday, do not
seem to be apprt ciated by any of the
correspondents. The formation of the
great rolling cloud, which expression fit
ly describes the tornado, was seen by q
witness who explains that it was in
reality a journey together of two clouds
approaching from opposite directions,
and that neither one had any danger in
it until Joined with the other. 1t seems
to have kept almost uniform height
throughout the whole of its career; that
is, after it struck the house five miles
from here. Before that time it had been
gradually dropping towards the earth,
but after that it maintained substantially
the same height all the way. This is very
clear from the fact that in the low places,
boys, and marshes through which it passed
it scarcely touched anything, whereas,
when 1t came to a rise Of ground. or q
hill of any kind, its force was terrific.
The appearance of the country over
which it passed il most extraordinary.
There is what might be called a furrow
about 200 feet wide, perfectly black, aud
having not . fixed thing resting 10 it.
That is, the turf was torn up and thrown
either out Of the track or forwards some
distance. The fences were taken bodily,
excepting here and there a few posts.
The hedges were stripped perfectly bare.
Most Of the trees were torn up by the
roots, except in few cases where they
were small. In these cases tho insignifi-
canoe of the object saved it. The black.
ness which chararterizes this swath or
furrow of 400 feet is due to the fact
that the whole of the soil around about
is of black loan after few inches have
been cut of.
All through the path of the wind, and
for as much as q half mile on each
side, tho ground is sprinkled with various
kinds of sticks and lumber, and, curious.
ly enough thing which cannot easily
be explained-all these are stuck in the
ground and are upright. One can see q
fence. board AID the timber of a barn
standing side by side upright, and to
look at q field over which the storm
passed gives one the idea that some one
has gone over it and driven stakes in it.
This appearance is found from the begin.
ming to the end of the career of the cloud
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tions which are hard to explain. For in.
stance, at Braun's place it aunihiIated
the house itself, and even went 30 far as
to tear out the stone lining of the cellar
Aud yet, within five feet Of that place, i,
left the floor of kitchen and it took one
Of the beams out of the barn and brough,
it forwards some 100 feet, throwing i,
down near where the house had stood
though the barn WAS some distance fur.
Their on in the direction that the cloud
was going. Again. it killed almost every
living thing With which it came in con.
tact, but made curious exception Of
Braun's horses. 1t smashed up his hogs
and sheep. and poultry, but toe hosse.
were comparatively uninjured, and vil
recover. II 10 most remarkable TO per.
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