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entered CoUinsville a few feet south of Main street (western ter- 

 minus). C. Krapf lives at thih point (No. 32, D. 2) and was at 

 work in his yard ; heard it coming and saw the clouds whirling 

 very low, almost touched his house ; took his chimneys, some of 

 his fence, and hot-bed sash ; moved along Main street, doing 

 no damage, save most effectually clearing out the chimneys on 

 the north side of the street, and joined the Principal Line at 

 Main and Hesperia streets. This tornado passed high in air, 

 but its track is marked by trees broken oft' half way down ; these 

 were distinctly marked near Johnson's (5 on Diag. i), and it 

 was evident that the tornado had passed directly over his house. 

 (Compare statement of Mr. Johnson's previously given.) — Second 

 Collateral Line^ observed by Mrs. Listerman (No. 33, D. 2). 

 This vortex was smaller, not higher than a medium tree, and 

 moved along Church street. She saw it take the Methodist 

 church and the new portion of Mr. Lawrence's house, and join 

 the principal line. Its motion was very rapid. — Third Collateral 

 Li7ie has been previously described by Mrs. Peers and Mrs, 

 Blake. It extended into the valley near the Vandalia railroad, 

 where it tore down a few telegraph poles. From this point to 

 CoUinsville, this tornado passed over the tops of the trees and 

 buildings, doing very little damage. But for the witnesses who 

 saw it, and who did not see the main tornado, it would have been 

 impossible to trace its path. — The Fourth Collateral Lijie was 

 noticed by Mr. Joseph Lumagi, and did very slight damage, 

 removing a stack of hay and scattering it so evenly that Mrs. 

 Thompson describes the appearance "as ifa mosquito net had been 

 spread out over the sky." It joined the main line at the zinc works. 

 — The Fifth Collateral passed away from the principal line at 

 Hintz's mine, and its track has been followed one and a half miles. 

 It destroyed trees, fences, and a barn, and carried oft' two straw 

 stacks, of which no trace of the last has yet been found. We 

 include Mr. John Wendler's statement : "I was not well and had 

 laid down ; was called by my wife, who thought there was going 

 to be a severe storm, the clouds were so very strange. When I 

 reached the door, saw an immense balloon-looking cloud, very 

 dark and black at the top and white below ; it was about over 

 the blufts, full three miles west ; it came very fast, and I saw it 

 was turning around at the top. There was so much black smoke 



