The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-27
H STORM KING

Leaves Destruction and Desolation to
Mark His Course.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 26.-The storm
left the grain lying fiat and did consid-
cradle minor damage.
jacksonville, ILL.,, June 20. - The
damage to wheat in this county by yes
terday's storm Is estimated at 500, 600.
There is much other damage, as all of
the creeks are OVERLOOKING and the low
lands flooded.
Champaign. June 28.-The surround
ing country suffered severe loss by the
storm. Probably hundred houses
and buildings were damaged here, and
in Urbana the rain fell in torrents and
the trees were uprooted by scores.
Fairburg, ILL.,, June 26.-The storm
completely destroyed the unfinished
Methodist church here; loss, $1,000.
A number Of other buildings were un-
rooted, moved from their foundations
or blown about.
Dwight, Ill, June 26.-The wind
carried John Longs house, 1sx2S in
size, about twenty feet from its place,
but injured nobody.
Brookville, ILL.,, June 2~6.-Fourteen
buildings were unroofed here yesterday.
Galesburg, ILL.,, June 26.-The crops
in this section are heavily damaged.
Kankakee, ILL.,, June 26.-The east
bound express for Cincinnati, when
three miles north of here, was caught
by the wind, yesterday, and the locomo-
tive and cars were thrown from the
track into a ditch. OF the fifteen pas
sengers all were more or less bruised,
but none were seriously injured.
Dixon, ILL.,, June 26.-The storm
struck this town at II O'Clock yester-
day and did great damage. The fair
grounds, with its fences, trees, sheds,
etc., are n complete wreck. The Chi
cago & Northwestern windmill, engine
house and freight house are partially
destroyed. Many buildings in the
town Were %unroofed, lumber in the
yards was scattered and few buildings
demolished; trees were twisted and
broken of. No loss Of life.
Lincoln, June 26.-The storm yeSter-
day damaged all the grains. Rye suffered
heavily. Nearly every corn-tield in
this vicinity is flooded.
Danyille, ILL.,, June 25.-The damage
to grain and grass is reported very
great i'll this section.
Moline, ILL.,, June 26.-Hail-stones
the size of hens eggs fell here yesterday,
and great damage to the crops is re-
ported.
Mahomet, ILL.,, June 26.-Reports
coming in show that the storm vas
widespread and disastrous to crops
and property.
Indianola, Iowa, June GA num-
her of cattle were killed yesterday and
families were for a time compelled to
vacate their premises, fearing the tor
nado would bring down the houses.
Muscatine, Iowa, June 26.-Hun-
dreds of trees snapped like pipe-stems
in yesterdays storm, and thousands of
panes of glass were shivered by the
great hail that fell. No n injured.
DesMoines, Iowa, June 26. The
rainfall here was heavy and the out
look for the crops gloomy, but no special
damage done.
Springfield, Ohio, June 26.-During
the storm last evening a child at Wind
nam Was killed by the falling Of a barn.
The residence of Mr.. Click was blown
down, breaking the leg and arm of
Mrs. Click. The damage to the crops
is incalculable, not only in the vicinity
of Springfield, but all along the whole
pathway of the storm.
AT Reading, Ohio, the stable of
Rosenberg was blown down, instantly
killing the proprietors.
at Lancaster, Ohio, the residences
and stores were unroofed and the Cath
ole Church steeple blown down.