1874.) The Iowa and Illinois Tornado. 367 
D. T. Carringer, Jackson Township, Section 15: The 
house stood on the south edge of the storm. It was carried 
to the north-east 17 feet, going deeper into the soil as it 
went. It then turned over and was blown away in frag- 
ments. The straw among the trees showed that the last 
gust came from the north-west. 
Another house struck was that of J. M. Davidson, High- 
land Township, Section 7. It stood precisely in the storm- 
centre, which here, as if conscious that this was its last 
victim in Iowa, seems to have exhausted its utmost violence. 
The house, 18x12x14 feet, was blown bodily from its 
foundations down a declivity towards a slough. It never 
touched the ground, but was shattered in the air. It seems 
to have been carried first nearly due west and then the 
Fic. 30. 
Plan of the Ruins. a, Davidson’s Body. 6, Housel’s Body. c, Mrs. Davidson. d, Heavier 
portions. e, Lighter portions. f, Stable. g, Log. 
lighter portions round in a curve to the east. The body of 
Mr. Davidson was found 20 yards west of where the house 
stood. The child was blown still further in the same 
direction. Mrs. Davidson was carried about I00 yards 
west. The body of Leyden Housel was found to the south- 
east. The heavier portions of the house were found some 
hundreds of yards to the west. Mr. Housel’s body had 
evidently been carried west with the fragments of the house, 
and then back to the east. Mrs. Davidson and the child 
escaped with their lives. 
A log of green water elm, 7 feet in circumference, 8 feet 
in length, and weighing at least a ton, was carried 50 yards, 
Straight south. A horse, weighing 1080 lbs., was carried 
45 yards. A hog weighing 300 lbs. was blown 30 yards. 
The stable and barn were blown south. An iron plough, 
