Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-14
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the earth. travelling in southeasterly
direction until it reached the summit of
Brasher street hill. when it whirled and
proceeded due east until it struck the
pine trees in Chippianock GENE terry
These trees served to break its force. and
after it, had proceeded farther east and
crossed Rock river it was less destruc
tive. though it did considerable damage
east OF the river.
The first building struck was the brick
barn on the Case farm, portion of the
roof Of which was carried away. Then
the brick cottage of John Sigmund on the
west side of Twelfth street north of Aiken
was struck. The storm blew in at the
west window on the second floor, blow.
ing a window in the face OF Mr.. Sigmund
who was preparing to retire, got under
the roof and raised the entire south side
and carried 1t away. A number Of vim
story frame of Mr. Orrin Leonard. stu
ated on the knoll at the corner OF Twelfth
and Aiken streets served as a target for
the storm. Here il seems 10 have
SPENT ITS FURY,
for the house was almost entirely demol-
ished. 1t was unroofed entirely and the
inside turned into a whirling mass. Par>
titions between the rooms were destroyed
and the furniture was blown about from
one part of the house to another. The
storm did not last more than two min
ntes, but in that time Mr.. Leonard and
his family experienced to the fullest ex-
tent the terrors of a cyclone. Mr. Leon
ards two boys, Harry and Scott. were in
bed on the second floor and they had
fairly to be dug out from among the mass
of plaster and furniture that fell on
their bed. They we're not in the least
injured. The remainder of the family
were on the first floor. Mabel. Mr.. Leo
nard's daughter. who is suffering with a
diseased limb, was sitting near the win
dow in the conservatory. The storm
beat in the glass, and pieces of trees and
framework from the house were blown
into the room. Mr.. Leonard threw him.
self between his daughter and the win
dow and thus shielded her until the
storm had passed. He then. got his
family together. and taking his daughter
a hnrria6 N no of
Lamont. several rods east of the storms
track. The rain beat into the roof1ess
house and drenched the furniture.
1t is impossible to describe the damages
done at Mr.. Leonard's premises. His
summer kitchen was swept away and an
| immense cooking range carried several
yards by the wind. His barn was lifted
up and set down again in a thousand
pieces several yards east, while two car
riages were battered TO pieces by the
| wind and scattered among the trees The
horse was left standing unhsrmed where
| it was hitched in the barn. Household
| furniture and wearing apparel were scat
tered TO the four winds, and Mr. Leon
| ards loss is almost complete. His house
| is a wreck, and his furniture for the most
part gone or damaged so far as to be al
most useless. 1t is estimated thu So, =
600 will not more than cover his loss.
| Sheriff T. s. Silvis has placed his hand
some brick dwelling east of Mr.. Leon,
ards house at his disposal. ard he will
| occupy it for the present.
The two~story frame with tower across
Aiken street from Mr.. Leonard's house
owned by W. C. Collins and occurred by
| VIM. Blanchard, was more or less dam
| aged. roof and. windows broken.
etc, while the splendid orchard on the
premises was leveled. Trees about the
brick country house of Sheriff T. S Sill
Wis OH the hill east of Mr.. Leonard's
house. were uprootei, but the house was
unscsthed. though the barn is gone.
The roof of Aunt Mary" Ricbmond's
brick cottage on Twelfth street south of
MIR. Leonard's house, was partly demol-
| ished, the summer kitchen was torn
away and the stove and tub of clothes
found number of rods east across in
rsvine. The cottage was considerably
| damaged in other ways. Next east of
| Miss Rchmonds cottage is Roswald
Richnonds elegant two-story and a half
| brick. 1t stood the blunt of the storm
admirably, though chimney was blown
down, corn cribs swept away and wood
house destroyed. A barn was carried
away, and two horses in it scarcely
| scratched.
The next house south of MIR. Rich
mona's IS the old Lloyd homestead owned
by L. d. Snider and occupied by G. W.
SHIRLEY. The house Is brick. and is to-
day without roof. while the interior is
| a mass of wreck and ruin. The family
were sitting on the rear porch when the
storm struck and thus escaped. The
summer kitchen is gone. The barn. a
building 32x24 feet in dimensions was
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around and set down comparatively unin-
jured. A buggy and a road cart are gone.
There were three horses in the barn and
none OF them were injured.
Mrs. M. Paulsen's cottage next south
was damaged somewhat but not seriously.
John Paulsen's house next was not badly
damaged, though windows were broken