Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1892 — In Tornadoes. [ARTICLE]

In Tornadoes.

Harper's Bazar. Those living in portions of ouz country exposed to tornadoes will be glad to know that scientists tell us there is always warning of the approaching of a tornado to those that' are observant. Clouds may be seen hurrying together in the southwest and west, a low dull roar of the wind in those clouds may bo perceived, while their is a great stillness and sultry heat in the air; all of whij sg is are sufficient to bid pef pic look for safety. This safety the., will never find in an easterly direc* tion. One who faces the cloud as it comes should seek safety to the right. The only absolute safety, however, is to be found under ground, in the cellar of the house, if it is a wooden house, as the storm will whirl off the beams and boards of the structure; but if it is a brick or a stone bouse, the shattered walls will only tumble in; the brick or stone house, moreover will fall sooner than the wooden one. which yields and gives. In the tornado countries, especially in the more open portions, (hero should be an under ground place provided* foi refuge, with its roof arched one strengthened by b .ahis. so that II cannot be broken ay anything heavy falling upon it. A