Garden Plain, Illinois Tornado
May 11, 1875
On Tuesday afternoon, May 11, 1875, quite a
severe tornado swept through Garden Plain,
destroying considerable property, but
fortunately without doing any personal injury.
The storm came from the southwest, originating
as near as can be ascertained in that portion of
the township, and gathering strength as it
progressed destroyed trees, fences, and some
out-buildings, and killed hogs, cattle and
poultry, until it reached the barn of
Jacob Parker,
part of which it completely demolished, and
unroofed the balance, so that Mr. Parker was
obliged to build almost entirely anew. Passing
on toward the northwest it lifted the windmill
on John Hudson’s
farm from its foundation, carried it over the
fence a few yards, and then let it fall,
breaking it into fragments.
Mr. Parker and
Mr. Hudson
were also sufferers to a considerable extent in
hogs, poultry, fruit and shade trees, fences,
etc. Keeping its course to the northwest it
carried away more trees and fences, and cut up
various other pranks, until it reached Union
Grove township, where it did considerable
damage. Then, as if satisfied with its work, it
ceased further destruction.
History of Whiteside
County, Illinois : from its first settlement to
the present time, with numerous biographical and
family sketches, 1877, pages
211-212
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