The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.

Lives and Property Lost from the
Effects of Tornado Which swept
Over Illinois and IOwa---Fruit
Crop Injured
CHICAGO, April % "A disastrous hail
and rain storm prevailed in Western Hi
nois and Eastern Iowa last night. Dis
patches from Galesburg state that the
effects of the storm In that vicinity were
extremely severe. The hail stones were
of enormous size, many of them fram s
to 10 inches In circumference. Hun.
dreds of buildings in Galeshurg were In
jured and the Lombard University was
rid'lled. The fruit trees were completely
stripped of their blossoms, and it is
thought that the fruit crop has been ma
terialIy injured. During the hail the rain
poured down in torrents, causing per.
feet deluge. Several bridges in the out.
skirts of the CIV we're swept away great
damage was also done in the vicinity oil
Ottawa, III. Reports from Lasalle and
Eden, III ,.also place the losses high, ,and
state that many buildings were destroy
ed. 90
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED.
A special from Dubuque says a lorna
do struck the town of Pomeroy, a sta
ton on the Illinois Central Railroad ives
of Fort Dodge, Iowa, last evening, ,whici
blew down the houses of George Wal
lace, Samuel Gill, Mr. Tierney and Mr.
Pearce and killed the son of Mr.. Wallace
and also child Of Mr.. Pearce and woun
ded 15 or 20 other persons. Full details
are awaited with great anxiety The
town was small, containing not over q
houses. Miles of telegraph wires were
blown down.
At Ripley, 40 miles southeast of Pom
eroy, it blew down coal breakers ant
sheds. When all the returns are in i
will prove TO be one OF the most destruc
tive storms that ever visited Iowa
Sioux CIrY, April % "A terrible cy
clone swept over the country east and
west of this place at 81 o'clock on Sun
day afternoon. It entered the State
above the Missouri Valley junction, pass
ing northeasteriy across to Storm Lake
Pomeroy and Fonda. In Monona Coun
ty trees were torn up by the roots along
the rivers The house of J. R Thurs
ton was completely wrecked. A wing o
the house of Mrs. Riley was struck anc
torn to pieces, and P. Reilly, who wa
standing in the wing, was carried owe
the main building and over some tree
near by, and alighted without injury
j. J. Hughes house, insthe same neigh
borhood, was entirely destroyed Th,
family were away from home at the time
The force of the storm was terrific, de
stroying fences, uprooting trees, over
throwing corn cribs, &c. Horses ant
cattle were picked up and carried con
siderable distances. Near Onawa tn
house Of Mr.. White was destroyed ant
1.-THE contents scattered for miles. Fortu
nately the family were away at the time
The track Of the storm varies from bal
a mile to a mile aud half in width. Til
bail was very heavy, numberot stone
fastened together in one mass messurin
! IA inches In circumference. Near Onaw
a man was driving q double team; th
horses, wagon, harness ard driver wer
taken up bodily and carried several yard
and set down uninjured
,.e4 +. = A WOMAN KILLED
| On the Illinois Central Railroad, ea'
Of here, th. damage was more serious
and was accompanied by loss of life :
The whirlwind or tornado passed owe
Storm Lake from the southwest.
| Three quarters of a mile east of th
town the residence of Alfred King we
struck, lifted from its foundations an
dashed into thousand pieces NJ
| Kings mother was instantly killed; 81
was found some distance from where u
house stood: other members of Il
, household escaped unhurt. The light
, timbers of the house were fractured I'M
kindling wood. Trees in tue orchart
/ we're torn up and carried away. tt
house OF Mr.. Degraff, half mile fro
J Kings. was unroofed, and some catt
! were killed. ,4at -. So 81 &
Fl The farm wagons and buggy We
) broken up and carried a quarter of
: mile through the air. The watersin Il
: lake rose to q great height One e.
witness says that millions of barrels we
lifted up.i After the storm the town
lStorm Lake was crowded with men see
i ing surgeons to attend the sufferers. /.
e -FOUR PERSONS REPORTED DEAD. Is
81 It is believed that the damage sou
! of here is very great; reports say IL
\ { were killed and 40iwounded. In CT
9Th neighborhood, north of Pomeroy,
unknoRn9 man bad the top Of his he
cut of by sharp board. An eide
J lady was badly hurt by flying tjmbers
a house OF Fonda, fg. 80 81 s;af
RI WALL LAKE, Iowa, April % A fiel
: tornado struck this town yesterday, {
i stroying part Of it's persons were hu
81 SroRM LAKE, Iowa, April y "A wi
storm did serious damage here vest
day; several persons in this vicinity
reported to have been killed. j
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