376 The Iowa and Illinois Tornado. [July 
Mr. Jones’s house was 22x 16x 12 feet to the eaves. It 
was pushed entire 5 feet to the north-east. It then toppled 
over and was blown to pieces. 
Fia. 31. 
Sketch of Storm Effects at Larkin’s, Vandevere’s, and Jones’s Houses. 
a Larkin’s House; b Vandevere’s; c Jones’s. 
The fragments in Illinois had already been gathered from 
the fields, rendering it more difficult to trace. the ruins in 
their flight. 
William Thomas, Swan Township, witness :—The centre 
of the storm passed a quarter of a mile to the north. An 
unoccupied house stood in its way. It was lifted from its 
foundations and then broken to pieces. Horses were carried 
a good way and killed. A rail was driven through one of 
the cattle, going in beneath her tail and coming out at her 
shoulder. Saw only one funnel. 
Such is a statement of some of the facts connected with 
the Iowa and Illinois tornado of May 22, 1873. I spared 
no pains in order to render it scientifically complete, some- 
times travelling miles under a fierce sun, and with a tem- 
perature among the nineties, in order to obtain the evidence 
of one man. The information given by any witness by no 
means represents the number of questions asked him. 
These were extensive and calculated to extract all the 
knowledge on the subject possessed by those under exam- 
ination. For instance, the following question was addressed 
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