Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21

Brakeman and two children in the West
roat family, making ten dead in this
county.
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 19.-The damage
caused by the cyclone which visited this
section of the state last night is more ap-
palling than was at first suppos ed. 1t
struck the ground on Elijah lies farm,
south of the junction and laid waste three
dwellings and as many farms and out
houses. Mr.. He's house, large two story
brick, was entirely demolished. 1t was oc-
cupied by Mr.. Brooker, who was most ter
| ribly injured and an infant boy nearly
killed. Across the road from the Brooker
place Zebulor Willford's house was swept
| away by the tornado but no damage to
| life resulted. A quarter of mile to the
northeast the farm of Mrs. English was
torn to pieces and everything about the
place entirely destroyed. Mrs. English
M. McVeagh, Henry Hugh and Samuel
Ashton were crushed and mangled by fall
ing timbers but there are hopes of their
recovery. After demolishing Mr.. Englishs
home the hurricane struck the earth again
four miles east of the city where the little
town of Round Prairie is situated, and
of the farmers in that vicinity. The first
| farm in the track of the storm was that of
VIM. Contrall. 1t was occupied by him
self and wife and hired man, who took
refuge in the cellar. Here they weathered
| the storm in safety, while the house, barn,
| outbuildings, fences and stock were de-
stroyed and killed. The homes of Mr.. Mes
trand, Mr.. McVeigh, Henry Hughitt, Sam
uel Aashton, James Trotter, George Ray,
Henry Turlly, Henry Faibec, and Samuel
Grub were torn down and great damage
done their other property. The killed and
injured are Mr.. Booker and child; Mrs.
English and two children, injured serious
| ly; Mr.. For bee, billed; Mrs. Van Norstrand,
probobly fatally; Misses Maggie and An
ME VanNostrand, badly hurt. Those only
slightly injured are two daughters of Mr..
Farbec, Henry Hughitt, Benjamin Nc
Veaghs son and Mrs. Trotter.
| From Round Prairie the storm swept on
to Dawson, nine miles northeast, but doing
no serious damage until it reached that
point. Here number of houses were
torn down and Mrs. Ferris killed. AT Buff
falo, little hamlet, Mrs. Thomas Chandler
was killed by falling timbers of her home.
The homes of Michael McDonough, Benz.
Keck and others were blown away, but no
other lives were lost.
| Another storm is reported to have struck
| just east of Jacksonville and pursued a
northeasterly course twenty-five miles west
of Springfield. 1t is said the little hamlet
of Leitenburg was destroyed and eight
persons killed and injured. Full particu-
lars not obtainable.
| THE DAMAGE AT WATERFOWL.
WATERFOWL, Wis, May 19.-The only
damage in Jefferson county is to orchards
and window glass, although there are
rumors of buildings blown down, but no
particulars can be learned. The loss will
aggregate several thousand dollars. A
portion of the roof of the college of the
Sacred Heart, at this place, was broken off
and the south windows of the building
were, broken by large hailstones. The
storm came from the south.
AT CLINTON.
CLINTON, ILL.,, May ia terrible cy-
clone passed over this vicinity last night,
doing immense damage to property and
killing several tenants. The wind took a
southwesterly course and followed up Salt
creek, in this county, on which line many
houses were utterly destroyed. About six
miles south of Clinton the wind tore
down house, killing Peter Clifton, his
wife and eight-year-old daughter and IA
tally injuring another child. A family
named Denison was injured seriously and
many other families more or less. The
names could not be secured. The damage
is very great.
| AT sTAUNToN.
STAUNToN, Ill, May 19.-At 10 O'clock
last night tornado passed about three
miles east of here, totally demolished Liv-
| ingstone's fine farm residence and danger
ously injuring Mr.. Livingstone. Other
buildings in the vicinity were destroyed
and orchards injured. A construction
crew, composing about twenty-five, of the
Springfield South Eastern railway, were
camping near Mrs. divers house, some
sleeping IN large barn. Ali were seriously
injured. Mr.. Cartwe!l, contractor, and
Alva Berry were instantly killed. A little
girl, aged eight, cannot recover. TeIe-
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