1874.] The Iowa and Illinots Tornado. 371 
visited this locality. We saw one hailstone which weighed 
81 ounces. The hail-storm was followed by a heavy rain, 
after which the sun came out bright and pleasant for the 
rest of the day.” 
Extract from the ‘ Washington County Press” of May 
28, 1873 :— 
‘‘ The writer was in a street car, half-way from Moline to 
Rock Island, at 4.30 P.M., on Thursday, when it was struck 
dead ahead by the most terrific wind and rain storm we 
ever experienced.” 
S. J. Mather, editor “‘ Wilton Chronicle,” Iowa, witness : 
Between 4 P.M. and 6 P.M. a very dark cloud passed over 
which poured down a very heavy rain. 
Extract from the ‘‘ Chicago Tribune,” May 25, 1873 :— 
“At Muscatine the rain came down as if the flood-gates 
of Heaven had been opened, followed by hail, Between 
there and Wilton Junction, at Monona, Fredonia, and other 
stations along the south-western division of the Chicago, 
Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad, the country was flooded.” 
The tow-boat Victory lost her pilot house and smoke-stack 
when near Buffalo, on the Mississippi. The tug Nonesuch 
lost her smoke-stack and pilot-house at Moline. She was 
driven ashore. 
A. H. Swan, editor of the ‘‘ Monmouth Review,” witness: 
There was an exceedingly heavy rain, a little hail and a 
great deal of lightning about 5 p.m. ‘The atmosphere smelt 
as of brimstone previously. It was oppressively hot ; per- 
hapsg5°. 
The temperature and pressure on May 22, 1873, at places 
near the tornado :— 
DAVENPORT. KEOKUK. WEsT UNION. 
————_—. — —— 
Bar. (hhere bate here barer ebhers 
wees... «20°73 «64° 20764 «(69° 20°40 Ox 
PEEMMaSs J. . 20°60 77 20°51 °85 20°40 G5 
fee. = = 20°00 66 26°71 ~72 20°53 64 
The condition of the barometer and thermometer at West 
Union was obtained from Frank McClintock, correspondent 
of the Smithsonian Institute, who also furnishes the follow- 
ing noteworthy fact :—‘‘ Wind changed from the south to 
the west rapidly at 3.45 P.M. It worked back to the south 
before 9 P.M.” The relative humidity at— 
DAVENPORT. KEOKUK. 
MMe ols aa 94 85 
PR Re tee et we ol el Ne ig] 54 
7 UMS ee ne 94 85 
