The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30


the debris OF the house Of Mr.. Ora
ham. Her house was little damaged but
she was fatally hurt. Mrs. Griswold and her
son were blown from their house, but In oppo-
site directions. Mr.. Foste., . farmer north
west Of Gnnnel had twenty five cattle lifted
from herd. carried sixty rods and dropped
dead. One family In 0rinnsn were sitting to-
getner In . low room when inc mouse was taken
from over their heads, carried OF and crushed
In ono direction, and in q moment after
they were whirled away In another direction.
Prof. Magoun, nephew OF the President OF
the Universally was In front OF Prof. Chamber
lan's house with span o. horses and carriage.
He grasped tree and held on. The carriage
was whirled away aud torn in splinters, tho
harness stripped from the horses, the horses
lifted into the air, and one dropped dead sew
eral rods away. The other has not been found.
Large trees wero broken near the ground, and
the upper twisted one way around the trunk
while . few feet distant the process was OK
actly reversed.
Prof. Buck was In the southeast chamber
He started with his son to 60 down cellar when
the whole OF that side of the house was carried
on, leaving the remainder but little damaged.
He and his son leaped to the ground. In the
tops of some trees was forced new phaeton
90 tightly that it can only be cut out. 1t was
doubled into . roll, and must have dropped
there when the trees were bent downward
Horses and cows had timbers and
loes and tires OF wagon wheels were
to be seen with the hub and spokes gone. At
one place whore only could be seen tho mud
colored debris of . dwelling which had EVIL
IDENTITY been one Of refinement and culture, the
only thing left to evidence the fact was beau
tiful untarnished rose in full bloom, q marvel
in such surroundings. One man who was hur-
rying 70 protect his home, but too late, threw
his arms around tree, and while there horse
and carriage were thrown over him and dashed
to the earth beyond.
Twenty-seyen loaded cars on the Central road
which had just come into the station from the
north were struck In loop Of the whirl and
turned over into the ditch toward the west, or
face or the storm. The locomotive was lifted
from the track and set on the ties right side up,
while one mile east, west-bound freight-train
in motion was keeed over to the east, and the
conductor and brakeman were killed. In some
houses every inmate was killed or hurt, vet the
house left while the next house and its con-
tents were utterly destroyed and broken into
Fragments yet the inmates not seriously hurt.
Between Mr.. Roberts house and barn. which
were totally demolished, was a large pile of
stovewood, not . stick of which was moved.
Gr. Roberts had about CTS in his house. in
Guiding o ESQ bill. After the storm he saw .
piece OF paper futtering on the ground, and
found it was the $50 bill, held by little silver
of wood. The rest was not found. One OF his
buggies was taken, and another by the side of
it left.
Thousands Of instances Of the marvellous
caprices OF this gyrating storm could be re-
lated. The victims know nothing or anything
except their ewn experience. Ii was all over IN
three minutes. or before one could stop to
think or act 1t is discovered that over space
OF four blocks where every vestiSe of habita-
ton is ground TO pieces the people saved their
lives by fleeing to the cellar before the cloud
burst came.
The most of the dead were found where
IL. 4. \ N..t ..a
cellar. Ii il therefore safe to assume that the
cellar will be the aick resort hereafter on the
approach Of one OF these besoms OF destruction,
beyond the power Of the most fertile brain to
describe. There is no safety in any building
erected by man. Nothing on the face OF the
earth can withstand the force OF one OF these
monsters.
gentleman who witnessed the movement or
the cloud, which could be done few rods
away says it was black mass funnel shape,
whirling along with terrible rumble, but no
wind. At the upper and in the center was a
continuous urid flame Of lightning, and con-
slant explosions, like hand grenades. Behind
this WAS a mass of water and mud. Every per-
aon killed was so covered with mud that they
could not be identified until they were washed.
The houses we're plastered with mud, and mud
covers every foot Of the track OF the cloud.
The Cyclone Observation-Disclosures In
Much has been written with regard to the APP
pearance Of the cyclone, but can not refrain,
in this connection, from reproducing, ~ nearly
ns I can, description given mo with uncon-
scious eloquence by an eyewitness to the descent
CT the boreal monster upon the fated town.
"The sun went down." he said, "behind q
bank of peculiar clouds. They were Of fantas-
! a. ~.
impaired to them crimson. angry hue. l
couldn't help for the life OF me, thinking of
the ferooious red eyes of an untamaDle bull
dog, when l looked at the lurid spectacle. Night
came on, and with il the storm. lnces-
SAINT lightning Illuminated the northern
and western heavens. The clouds grew
blacker and the atmospheric agitation in
creased The balloon shaped cloud abont VIII ch
you already know could be seen approaching n
quarter OF an hour before it reached the town,
and for Mt least five minutes before its arrival
! the roaring sound, which has been apty llkened
to the rumbling OF fifty freight trains across an
iron bridge, filled the ali With its omlnous
echoes. 1t was preceded by violent wind.
! which blew down trees and drove people
into the house. 1 was standing in an open
! space on ole OF the western streets or the
| town, and feeling that l was safer there thu n
| / could be in a house, l determined to
! stay there, though admit l was frightened
! nall 10 utdtn. Inc TOdT
] er, and the lowering mass seemed to reach out
! black arms to the earth, when with horrible,
whstling shrek, the monster swept by within
N hundred yards of the spot where was rooted
with amazement and fear. Tie raging thing
swocped down upon the place, licking up every
thing in its path. Some of the houses were
mashed down and swept aloLS: while others
were picked up bodily torn to pieces, and
| the furniture and occupants lifted into
the air, either to be- hurled 10 the earth again
or blown the Lord knows Where. The dread nj
giant pursued its way, crushing, crunching and
destroying with cruel wantonness In the nm
earthly glare produced by the blazing lightning,
which flashed wickedly aud necessarily, and 10y
| the balls of fire with which the gyrating mass
seemed To be alive. / could tue air tilled
with flying objects Of every conceivable form,
from scraps Of paper to sections OF roofs and
floors. to the height OF or 500 feet, and
don't know bow much higher. house would
be crushed like All eggshell and In less time
than it takes to tell the materials that
composed 1t would be climbing skyward with
incredible rapidity. The air was charged with
electricity, and where stood the atmosphere
was of a ghosty palor. The whrrIng monster
| threw out flashes, aud sparks, and balls ~ 1t
passed along. Mingled with the frightful
roaring OF the cyclone could be heard the shrill,
| blood-curdllng shrieks OF women AZ they were
! caught up and borne away to their death. The
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