The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-05-26

Christopher farm mas mourning iett out Une
soil. The William Speers dwelling is gone
and the owner badly hurt. Mr.. Strong's
house, barn and orchard are all wrecked,
hia chickens and calves killed. Mr.. Prin
gle's barn Is down aud his houses unroofed.
On Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD. May 10.
The damage caused by the cyclone which
visited this section Of the State last night
is more appalling than at first supposed.
1t struck the groiind on Elijah lies farm
south Of the Junction, and laid waste three
dwellings and as many barns and out
houses. An infant boy was nearly killed.
Across the road from the Booker place
Zebulon Wilford's place was swept away
by the tornado, but no damage to Life re-
suited. quarter Of mile further 70 the
northeast the house OF Mrs. English was
torn to pieces. Mrs. English was crushed
and mangled by falling timbers, but there
are hopes Of her recovery. After def1Ol-
ishing Mrs. English's house the hurricane
struck again four miles east of the city,
where the settlement of Round Prairie Is
Situated, and played havoc with the lives
and property OF farmers in that vicinity.
From Round Prairie the storm swept on
to Dawson, nine miles northeast, but doing
no serious damage until that point was
reached. Here a number of houses were
torn down and Mrs. Ferris killed.
At Buffalo, another little hamlet, Mrs.
Thomas Chandler was killed by the falling
timbers of her house ..t..,
The houses ct Mike McDonough, Benja-
min Kirk and others were blown away, but
no other lives were lost. ~ .~etr
JACKSONVILLE, May 49,
Morgan Cosnty experienced last evening
the most disastrous wind storm ever known
in her city. In the city there was consid.
cradle wind and rain, but no destruction of
eleven miles south, the farm-houses of Por-
ter Story, Alex. Gum, VIM. Brakeman,
Thomas Kensler, Jesse Covington and X.
Worcup were destroyed. One man, hoy
and two children were killed and others In
jured. Southeast of the city along the line
of the Jacksonville Southeastern Railway
much damage is reported. Near Franklin
the storm was fearfully destructive. At
Pisgah the house, barn and orchard of Jas.
Oxley were swept away and his wife and
children seriously injured. At Woodlawn
where there was a fatally severe tornado
three years ago, the railroad depot was de-
stroyed and cars blown from the track and
into atoms, the track being partially torn
up. The worst of the cyclone, however, was
some nine miles north of here on the Peoria
branch of the Wabash. The storm cloud
was in the shape of a column and struck
the south part OF town at the southern edge,
| going northeast, completely across the bust.
ness and residence portion of the place,
| levelling four stores, two churches, de-
pot, repair shops and thirteen' dwellings,
! besides injmingl others and destroying
| much other property. r-.-..-.-.st.' f,-sI Ia
CAp11NvuJr. Nav 10
| The tornado burst upon the county seven
miles south of this city. The first report of
the dismay was near Plainview, where the
residence and barn of Mr.. Gulick were to-
Oally destroyed. Inc yci0he nloNeu noIon,
easl,ieVelnlS 70 bhe GROUND houses arns anu
| orchards, and finally striking the residence
| of George Baker. 1t completely demolished
IL, kliiihg ms wlie ana o. onree cIllareh anu
| Wouhuihs TWO more oheep anu catele were
TORN 10 pieces. Inc path OF tne monster
cyCione was ileeIal scel ,s ot l Lii,
Inc next mouse was NAV q n1Se,
Whlcn was TORN TO pieces. 3 hleVsll persons
were IN ohe - ~ pll o -. ~
NICE, Waskiiis9i ~ peihuces ~ ~ ~ 1
Der, escapes WIN pus sllShe liiJtItes, so'Ile
ol Oleih Delng pIownl oue ~ une glnueN -
seveIal lvee. Inc house any ~ VIZ Stsle
IeIsu 70 VIC tours Nt W - 4 NC pau, Vi Une
storm Is sIfewl " lsn WreeKs Oh al klnus s
lhe cySIone passeq snropsn Dne nilesC az
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rom ,ne sontnwest, y ~. tullleu WIN won
ueriui veioSiSy ts fi,e
tive de,poiisS;ny sevss.aI i,o3Ysss ana bsAns
The LOGS Of life will he con siderable and
that of farm property will mount up into
the thousands - ht," ~
CrrNro,y. Nav 10
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aittl ~ 'ilas silI y -
Iea.Lul' Ntiie tGusssl 49, "
Inother eai1n' seSelet tii..1s,
seriously. u men .
course anu ade ~, W -. is s
Darn 4oAoV IeeS was uis,,e. 20 o,, q. otaa ,
ons te TOOL, a.
atce of a. man named MrPbeTsoi, m
into the air and carried it around in circle
and dropped it to the ground 100 feet from
| its foundation In this house, there were
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