, 1875-08-07
THE STORM ERA.
Terrific Tornado in Knox, Lee,
and DeKalb Counties,
III.
Buildings, Trees, Fences, and Crops
Scattered About Promiscu-
.0usEy.
Many Dwellings Demolished and
Their Occupants Badly
Crushed.
Several Fatalities Reported from This
Cause in Knox County.
Reports Of Flood Losses in Southern
Illinois Greatly Exaggerated.
Crops of All Kinds in Kansas
Never More Plentiful.
No Serious Overflow Of the Mississippi Yet
Reported.
Several Fatalities Reported from This
Cause in Knox County.
Reports Of Flood Losses in Southern
Illinois Greatly Exaggerated.
Crops Of All Kinds in I[QnsQ8
Never More Plentiful.
No Serious Overflow Of the Mississippi Yet
Reported.
ILLINOIS,.

ILLINOIS.
| NEAn aALEsECnu.
| 9nerfdt DsDahh 10 The Ch,eaoc Ttsbuns.
| GAIEsDuRo, ILL.,. Aug. Cat 6 o'clock n :,
| night this vicinity was visited by dAusr ~,
tornado that ncattered destruction alon ~:
/ entire track. It is first heard from It AI.,+.
Warren County, whare It took an easter :, co,r..
and crossed the northern suburbs Of f,s,s.,,,r-
| dcmolahing everything in ita CT <arrc n ~,
about \ hasf-mile In width. The ffst p1aco TN,
WAS struck waa George Turper Aue 3 tonsa vbict
whs sutirely dcstroyetl Next came thu res,,tauen
| OF Ar y. daltz, "hle "as whrled high in The
at IN THOUSAND Bpli nters. Tic home Of John
Anderson WAS domohAhed' Killing hi. vito and
severely 1n]or'ng him' John McGraws house,
t1eAt! 'ia1"eA pafn' cora- cribs. and orchards
"o,o !e'eloo' =. D. Se'Bof d hay-uhcds roro do
1nolishcd. and @ acres Of o1cbar,, b,ovn ovor
Iha houEo vas badly u .tnagcd, aud 90 acres of
corn taken up By tho ootH, while 40 or 90 acres
adds''ooA1 we're noF or ieas damaged. Three
boJa are missing. 1ud arc supposed to have been
picked mp by tile tornado and killed, Tho i,ottses
OF beAkeTE bFV Ill and Robert 6tott were d.
| st1oYoo' uarp Of ConloY'B house Was blown
| oo"u. no uHe and barn belonging to Peter
| Conee "eFf' overturned John Mc0fath had
| I'"oo Dual ols Of corn in crib blown nwny and h
| large htu nber Of hogs killed. dead eteor vas
1onhu, 'SAich had beon carried mile fro,n IL,
| n,;l,.. ~ c.Is oesa4''a "'tu'n OF j
sW'ped destroyer psost.ated everything in its
Path till It arrived at Wataga, mlloA northeast.
where A. Dseea's house, haystacks, orchards,
mo1;shed 1ho,o.. w..,,t.. e'8o-ci'o u.s.
Dr. H,at,r,. h,-, ,norns 49," y, o.too1ep'
t,our. Nv, A,r. 1v,h,. , ~ .o0e
and bo,se,r non,Iv k;IoJ ,1o.a 'n'a .'t.'
othsr bnL1jnur heto,1,,o - I, .saoos, =, An.'
Bu,ith. J. 0ison Mr. aw.., "' ". H.
lima. vc,a toru do~,, .,a ~. ~na A's' 10
| far and vida or ,xo,t A., os@'s"fo"
Knoxville, vhera u. hou.. =, ~. ~. ~ noa1
lajl in rnps ov,r tha f.n,,,.,s ,... o4' $oa "ae
being iu,nrea hevood racoro.., "s@uo, one 10 en1fo
HRS. Da,ton hcjrc dan,arors,. ,." a a'' auo
impossible Ia riya hut a 1neorrs IT, -, N9
tent of tho damage tn crons VII. 49,. .as ca.
grain TIM, bad beou atack.d .vo-. t.'oa VI
| and eo1u.aeds are 1.ia v,st. .e 4'.,.s.
extsus. No possible ea,imnto c,n T., .s,.a y"
ur.ou Tho damage At ptesout. IA il e,tsn,. o.aa
| 15 or 20 min. a, co,,,x-. ~. o'es
cut e1citemcut has e.iatca in .;;, 49,. Hfsa''
and the different noin,s ,Innc ,na , ~ u's'
tor have boon Waited hv nsrsa,a .' Hlo ~ uieas'
aud relatives sro v,c.nx s =, :, aoao ~ a.'enas
ced,d th., mi. x,s,tat:a - eeosts'iy con-
.su9u tnA1 'a'H ''s'tatioo is without parallel IN
'n' "s'0'' OF Ano1 county'
Special Dtspateh to H.. cA<1aoo T,J,aa,
WA44oA. ILL.,. Aur. 0-Tha 49, I"'...,-
| w,,1 -, ,.! 49,. u'oF' oessFuctiFo
h'a1.s | 49, .An a'oln .o" eVes visited thss section
Da"ao upon as ABOUT o'clock last evening. 1t
commenced raining At Csc and noon \ heavy
mass OF ercep looking cIorl, .,.-o 7;,o,,.,
| r.nid1v .nnro,cs;"r -. '.uao .e "oto discovered
49,. ~, ~'p'o~<Aus 'oo to"a from tho SOUTH
,"a., $780, tuos came 10 the shape Of oycIono,
Of houses aud trees, II struck tba v;,I,aa .s ,rs
h,,ow Via -..;aen - 1Aue> ~ =. ans S'nags Just
s,n,,.h % au ava tsI!asnse tn or :! Aolyoke In the
1at 49, a"u - toosea = entirely around his place.
belonging to Tlomas Woolcy optirnv ac.tr,,ina
IL, passed across tbe rtreet md n 80 .t"
damon ~ r. a,.... .a .a4 e'.aeA tne 1eS1-
h,,nta." ~ - - .s', asot, 'sat'n8 Gown The chtmuess,
w.. :, 'l snsne'os' anu twisting OF tFoca over
carving away the doors and taking a c.rrI.ao
Which wa ,nada 49,, N ~, 49,. ~s8o ~
II co,,,,n,s,x "s .'s' :" teo' ooeoloe' su1nln8
.,.1,au 1up,u'sv ~. o'as eao aem'sn'og 1t. ue1t
entirely on tho foundation md causing . con,.
plcts wreck, sertously intu.ipg Mr.. VIA Eror
hr,,a,. ,'n,aa ~ n4tt ~ Heia e"ah'
oa&oo house entlrely unEoalnE It, tearing up
tue sidewalk and carrying It through thu .lr for
long tlistancs. Tha fencea 80. III .,'
down, aud the cardnns Mi ia 49,
Besides these thsra u,,e t4,r @ ".s.
Corn Is perfeet,y nj in liza ALI. H., aamasoa.
the tornado psesel. WHEAT in rhnchs s?1 s,.n, "tn
cnttreIy destroyo,i ;The n.nsna ~ y. .s.j. a.n ~
kl0, 600 to sI6000 TAis mor.ne. Isu Is1vs nra.d ~
of spectatorw IL v,sttnn t,o aa''1 :atku elo"o
tool soutt,eas,a.," I seSIs S me tornado
'@@'s 4',9c,toa ntscu ison hess'