The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-14
SEVERE STORMS.
Disastrous Effects of Wind
and Water.
Iowa, Kansas and Illinois Visited
KANSAS.


visited Sumner and Sedgwick counties on
Sunday night, causing the destruction of a
vast amount of property and killing few
and wounding many persons. 1t was first
seen near Minneah, on the Arkansas river
three miles from Mulvane junction and
| travelled rapidly in northeasterly direc-
| ton, striking ia a cornfield near Mulvane
It passed a mile north of Mulvane and
| picking up story frame house turned it
over twice and smashed it into smithereens.
A lady and her child were injured intern
ally as well as bruised, and the chances are
that she will die. The residence of a man
named Egan was demolished. This was
done by one branch of cyclone and
water spout. Another branch did much
damage at Belle Plaine. The two united
near Mulvane and it was the two combined
that did the work During the destruction
large hail stones fell in large quantities
and a hot wind prevailed, making it diff
cult to breathe and turning the leaves of
corn black as dirt. After leaving Mulvane
the cyclone wheeled off in a southerly di-
rection and struck Floral, a small town
about four miles from Zely. One person
was killed there and two more or less dan
gerously wounded The crops were much
injured.
TOPEKA, Ks, June ia correspon-
describing scene near Olivet says: A
horse was lifted out of its stable and car
ried over a high hill and dashed upon the
ground in cernfield a mile away. Cattle
were lifted from the ground and carried
into the air and dashed to pieces. Powell's
fine orchard was totally destroyed, trees
being torn out of the ground and twisted
into a thousand fragments. Miss Tweed
found the works of her gold watch quar-
ter OF mile from the house. The furni-
ture was all destroyed, and bed clothes
and wearing apparel entirely disappeared.
Miss Tweed's clothing was torn off and she
has not single dress left in the world. |
Her trunk was lifted out of the house and
carried off, and has not been found.
The physicians of Malvern, O1ivet and |
Lyndon are on the grounds, and hundreds |
OF people are at work doing all that can
be done to alleviate the suffering. Mr. |
Rosecranz, who lives northwest, and Mrs |
John Harper, who lives northeast Of NAL
vern, are known. to have been killed. Mrs. |
Rosecranz, Mr.. Collyer, Miss Francis Coll
yer Mrs. Calkins, John Harper, Mart
Neatly, Mrs. Devlin, badly hurt; John Lee
Thomas Lee and VIM. Appier are badly
bruised. A number of Others, whose nam
es were not learned, were more or less in
jured.
From this point the storm moved a little
northeastward, going about mile north
for every three miles east, Mrs. Freeman,
widow lady living near, lost her house
and every thing in it. Plauntier's house
and buildings were left in ruins. Three ne
gro children were killed.
IOWA
ROME, Iowa, June IA violent storm
on Sunday evening tore off half the roof of
Poolough's brick store and blew down
GxxroiIt fTrrN ctr oJ1 Io,.
belonging to Mr.. Wise, two miles north of
the station. The storm was severe and
probably other property was more or less
injured
DEsMo1NEs, June 13.-One of the most
destructive storms that has ever visited
Central Iowa swept through here on Sun
day afternoon and evening A heavy hail
storm at Peoria, in the northwestern part
OF Polk county, broke much window glass,
and In some instances the hail stones
mashed through window boards and plas-
tering The stones, which were the size
goose eggs, killed a number of live stock
and poultry as well as rabbits and birds. !
During the storm in DesMoines on
Sunday afternoon the Baptist church
was struck and large hole burnt in the
roof. Many trees were denuded of
branches or turned up in this vicinity,
and crops leveled. Near Rising Sun half
a dozen houses were blown away. A man ,
named Erickson was killed and his baby {
and wife blown a distance of quarter of {
a mile. His wife's mind is badly affected.
Joe Walkers house was demolished and
his baby killed. Many families took re-
fuge in their cellars. In Camp township |
four houses were blown down. In Grant I
township a child belong to Douglass John
son was killed. Several houses were demol t
shed The damage by hail was great near {
Guthrie county, the stones tear !
many shutters to pieces and perfectly rid {
Hing the unprotected window glass Crops !
are beaten into the ground and much live
stock and poultry killed. Casey, Guthrie I
county, reports two fine farm houses blown /
away and the furniture destroyed. In :
several instances money kept in houses ]
1as been scattered to the four winds. The {
wagon bridge at Summerset was demolish- | s
I'd. The Touring mill at the same place :
vas unroofed, and six inches of hail fell.
One house was swept away and another
1nroofed near Adair, Guthrie county, t
Robt. Towbridge and Herman Rathburn 7
we're killed by lightning three miles north :
sast of Extra, Audubon county, while t
.iding in wagon. At Norwalk, Warren t
county, two houses and four barns were
John Kellar's little girl was v
/
ID to catch her and by throwing himself \
IN the ground and seizing a small shrub q
leld both himself and the child till the =
vhirl- wind had raised. Passing north of Il
he river the storm cloud sucked up water 8
md took all the planks off the bridge t
Adam Stiffner lost every hill of corn in c
hirty acres The stacks had been two !
eet high but it is impossible now to tell
hat it ever had been planted. x
AT GALEsBURG. 0
GALEsBURG, ILL.,, June ia terrible y
vind and rain storm visited this city last n
light. 1t had the appearance of a tornado. ?
The rain came down in torrents, and the n
rind caused considerable destruction.
'rees and fences are wrecked in all parts :,
+ the city The hail which followed broke c.
aany lights of glass iEstores residences a
nd public buildings. The strawberries @ g
nd other small fruit are ruined. The n
orn is also badly damaged Several !, !,
ridges have been washed out and over
ows are general. :,
Governor Foster, of Ohio, is suffering :,
rom an attack of erysipelas. W