Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1882-06-24
Bi0UNT COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
SATURDAY, JUNE "a, 1882.
THE GREAT TORNADO.

DEs NONE, a., June 2O.-An
appeal for aid signed by J. S.
Clarkson, editor of the Des Moines
Register is furnished on behalf of
the stricken communities in Iowa
with the request that all newspa-
pcrs publish il. Clarkson says.
after two days and nights spent in
traversingthc track of the tornado,
that swept over this State with such
fearful havoc last Saturday night
and having reports from scores of
reporters Of the Reporter and the
Associated Press sent to all parts
Oft. | find the condition of the
stricken people 50 piteous and 50
needful of instant and generous
help, that | send this appeal to the
people oft Uuited States in their
behalf. The tornado made de-
structive sweep through a thickly
settled portion Of Iowa, some 10
miles in length and over an ave
rage OF "a bali mile wide, extending
from points south of Amcs in the
center of the State and in the
shape of Il Cresccnt.to to the south of
English in Kcokuk county. From
the southeastern part of the State
we have the names ROW ot69 killed
and 500 wounded, Onc-half of the
latter are grievously hurt and prob
ably a fifth of them fatally. Over
800 families have had their homes
totally dcstoycd, and there are now
at least 1900 persons homeless
and in want. The loss la property
will exceed two million. dollars
and may reach three million. In the
town of GCinncll alone over $400--
0OO in property was destroyed. ca
none of which was there Il cent of
insurance, as in case OF fires. IL
will take at least 100000 TO nut
the people there beyond nced and
distress. 1t will take 100000. at.
once to put The wounded in II con
nition to be cared for. 1t viii take
$1.000,000, at the lowest to keep
the sufferers from want and to
help them put the hunblcst OF
roofs over their heads. The peo-
pie of Dcs Moines, Ia, are respond
Ing generously. The citizens of this
city have subscribed $4,000 this
mrrpiug and will make it 10000
by night in money and are send
ing provisions and clothing. 1t
will tIEc the help Of every humane
city and town in the West and
of every liberal city and town IN
the East to put comfort and safety
between these strickca people and
further suGcriag and fatality. All
the people of Iowa can do Will be
slonc to allcviat the condition and
repair in part the losses of the
sufferers. But it will take one
million to do il evan Isl half way
comfort aud rccomposc, and the
people OF ihc State, who have al
ways borHc their share and dane
tlcirpart in ayI national calaniu-
tics may fifty ask the people Of
other communities to heip tbcm
in the bour of great calamity to
many of it's worthicst people, and
10 this end ] ask my lcllcwmon
throughout the United States to
place the facts before their readers
and give shcm timely hclr to it,
sutlicicat purposes Of raising and
providing and at the earliest mo
mcnt possible. Every condition
ofWcc EXISTS that luast lcndcr|y
appeals to the pity of the hunlan
car Tho WOUNDS inflicted by tie
debris that filled The air liIso chaos
bv clcct'ic balls Of airc that seem
I'd 70 trafcrss every inch W space
and TIN. exploded with tcarfully
fatal effects Will. many Of them
dol NJ stili ANA aGrsing evan