Sparta, Michigan Tornado
June
1860
The Tornado in Michigan.
Our supposition that the late tornado, after
striking Late Michigan, had exhausted itself on
the water, proves to have been erroneous. The
Grand Have Clarion of Tuesday last, which we
examined carefully for any traces of the storm,
gave no evidence of anything unusual in the
atmospheric line, in that quarter. But the Grand
Rapids Herald of the same date learns that it
came across in undiminished force on Sunday
night, sweeping over the northern townships of
Ottawa county, and leaving fearful devastation
in its track, though it is not known as yet that
any lives were lost. The Herald’s informant
states that the roof of the barn belonging to
Nathan EARLE, in the town of Sparta, was taken
completely off; while his sheds, fences &c.,
were all blown down. The hurricane swept over a
space of a hundred rods in width, tearing up
trees, and doing a great amount of damage to all
the farms within its path. In the town of
Sparta, trees were twisted completely off by the
wind, leaving only stumps three or four feet in
height.
Chicago Press and Tribune, Chicago, IL 8
Jun 1860
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