The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-24
THE DEATH.DEALiNG CYCLONE.
Sweeps Over Portions OF Wisconsin and
Illinois.

Racine at o'clock last night, passing
through the extreme NorshTcsicrn por-
ton Of the city, dsnnlissiimg lj4 houses
and barns and killing about 20 persons,
beside injuring 100 others more or less
seriously. The day was ushcrcd in
bright and cool, with fresh wind blow.
ing from the Southeast Towards noon
tn sky became overcast, and about 4
o'clock n sharp electric storm prevailed,
although but little rain fell. The sun
again came out for about an hour during
the afternoon, the temperature u.
about 70 degrees. Towards & O'Clock
heavy masses Of clouds again gathered
in the West, portcnding storm, and the
air was opprcssivcly warm. The cyclone
WAS announced by the breaking Of the
clouds, and it struck the earth with a
noise which might be compared with the
noise and rumbIing of II thousand rail
rond trains laundering over bridge.
The path Of the storm is II little over
half mile long and perhaps II quarter
of mile wide in this territory. a build
ing is left standing here and there.
Brick and frame houses alike collapsed,
and the sites arc marked only by heaps
Of debris. Many occupants Of houses
escaped by fleeing to the cellars and
other places of comparative safety, but
the cyclone camo with such lightning
quickncss that many were killed before
reaching the cellars. In only a few
cases were houses moved from their
foundations. Those in the middle Of
the storm centre simply fell in ruins
where they had stood. Some nearer to
the circumference were turned around,
and it is reported that some light articles
such rs wagons were swept into the lake.
The cyclone, rs it moved from tho
city out upon the waters of Lake Michi
gan, presented grand spectacle. Whirl-
ing columns of air seemed, us they flew
over the watery cXpansc, to he bearing
with them spiral columns Of water, and
no ship that encountered this monster of
air could by any possibility escape
destruction. Al the physicians Of the
city responded nobly 20 the call for assis
tance and did what they could 10 aiicvi.
a,o the sufEcrings Of the wounded, who
were at once conveyed 10 st. Lukc's and
st. Mary's Hospitals. The dead were
taken, some to the houses Of friends and
others to the court house An inquest
will be held to-day by the Coroner.
LATER.-Tho Investigation begun
early this morning only served to swell
the list of casualties and make more
sweeping the destruction accustomed by
the cyclone last night. 1t is now csti.
mated that fully twenty five persons were
killed and one hundred injured. One
hundred aud fifty houses were demolish.
ed, and had tho cyclone struck the bust.
ness centre the damage would not easily
have been calculable. At Western I'm.
ion Junction, seven miles West of Racine,
many houses were wrecked and one
young man named Webber was killed.
Up to noon the list of tho dead had not
been fully obtained. Men are q. work
clearing away the debris. Step. are
already being taken to relieve those in
immediate want, and the Mayor has is.
sued manifesto calling upon the citi.
zens for contributions to be left at the
office of the City Treasurer. A special
meeting Of Council was called at 10 o..
for the dead and MANNED and penniless.
The suffering ia confined to the very
Northern outskirts of the city, among
laborers and mechanics, who owned their
little property, which was completely
swept away. A large brick dwelling, in
which were fourteen people, was reduced
to huge pile of ruins. Not one of the
inmates were more than slightly injured.
exceed Sl5O,O0O. The buildings demoi
ished are principally frame structures,
and individual losses range from $500 to
81 900.
DULUTH, MINI, May ia wind
a. oil IN
passed over this place between and 2
o'clock sterday afternoon. Several
houses demolished, countless lum.
done the mills. No lives were lost, 30
ously hurt.
WATERFOWL, Wis, May l9.-The
only damage done in Jefferson County
by the cyclone was to orchards and win.
dow glass, though it is rumored that some
buildings were blown down.
CLINTON, ILL, May ia terrible
Cyclone passed over this vicinity last
night, doing large amount of damage
and killing several people. The wind
took Southeasterly course and followed
up Salt Greek In this County, on the line
Of which many houses were totally
ucSlLOycu. AUOut SiA OVuLu VI
Clinton the wind tore down house,
killing Peter Clinton, his wife and eight.
year.old daughter and fatally injuring
another child. A member of the family
named Bennison was seriously injured
and many other families were more or
less injured whose names could not be
obtained. The damage is very great.
CHICAGO, May ia train over the
Galena division of the Northwestern
Railroad which arrived last night
brought the following meagre particulars
of cyclone near Harvard, Illinois:
shortly before o'clock last evening
dark cloud was seen hanging over
Chemung, small village near Harvard,
A roaring sound was heard and suddenly
a funnei.shaped cyclone formed and
swooped down on the place with fearful
rapidity. Houses were torn to pieces
like go many card boards whirled
through 1he air, and largo buildings were
leveled in an instant. There are no
definite details, but it Is understood that
q number of persons were killed and at
least 20 wounded. Passing to the East,
the storm struck Belyldere, doing consid.
erable damage. Here tho wind changed;
10 Northeast and widensd to q mile.
o ANAL station ak miles
North of Harvard, was badly damaged