Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-13
TORNADO FREAKS.
Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois
Again Visited.

southern wisconsin and Northern Illinois
Again Visited.
Chicago. June l1.-Information has
the town Of Beloit, Wis, early tonight.
There is only one reporter at Beloit and
the report may be late.
The Inter- Oceans Beloit, Wis. spec,al
says: This city was struck by tornado
about O'Clock this evening with the re-.
suit OF demoralizing the business por-
ton of the town, killing one man and
woundlng several others. The storm
came from a south-westerly direction
and was met by cnrrent of air going
south, causing rotary motion. accom-
panied by heavy rain. 1t struck the
number OF dwellings. then passed to the
heart of the city unroofing q number Of
business houses. blowing down the
Northwestern railway bridge, scatter
ing the machinery from the Rock River
paper mills and killing Edward HaIloran.
one OF the hands. The loss will be
heavy, as tue goods in the injured build.
lngs are damaged by water.
Another account of the tornado at Be-
lott says many buildings in the heart of
the city were damaged, and some almost
totally ruined. On East Bridge street.
between State and Bridge, stores were
badly injured. The Rock River PAPER
Mill company suffer heavy loss.
at their east side mill large machine
shop was demolished in the northeast
part of town, and Edward Halloran. an
employe, buried in the ruins. The
streets are filled with debris, telephone
and telegraph poles. Three men are re.
ported Killed.
The Daily News Harvard, ILL.,, special
says: A peculiar cyclone passed short
distance southeast of this place tonight
with heavy hail and rain. It met an.
other cyclone north of here, reversed ita
course, jumped over this place and
struck the earth mile south of here.
ssweeplng away dwellings, barns and
fences. Turning to direct eastward
course, it levelled few dwellings, and
barns. A few persons we're wounded.
but no lives lost.
Cedar Rapids, 10, June ia special
to the Morning Republican from West
Union, To-, states that a tornado struck
Brush Creek this afternoon about three
o'clock, and blew one third of the town
away. Loss, $4,000. No lives are re-
AOoSs a bCuOOl.uOuo6 was also
blown over between Oelwein and Nav.
nard stations, on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern road, about the
same time.
Dubuque, June ia dispatch from
Waverly say. young cyclone this after.
noon visited Tripoli, the scene of the e1-
ploits of the Barber brothers. The time
was about $3.50. 1t blew down trees and
RslUJins-" .ughr,ss'., .,uane eoJuS WV y.
$1,000. Two men were in the warehouse
at the time, but succeeded in escaping
with few bruises. Considerable damage
was done to business houses, and many
small buildings and corn were blown to
atoms. Several persons were slightly in
jured, but none seriously.
Chicago, June 1.-THE Inter Oceans
Galens, Ill. special says: A whirlwind
passed over Elmo, in the southern part
of Wisconsin, about o'clock this after
noon, doing much damage. Owing to
interrupted telegraphic communication
it is impossible to learn.the particulars. A
freight tram on the Northwestern rail-
road was picked up bodily, except the
engine, carried from the track and com.
pletely wrecked. The conductor, VIM.
Gleason, was seriously, and w. E. Com.
stock, a travelling man of Chicago, slightly
hurt.