Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-05-22

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with all the facts in this case and the
epithet Of liar can be cheerfully borne.
THE WORK OF THE WIND.
Additional Particulars from the scenes of
Last Weeks Tornadoes.
AT RACINE.
Racine, Wisconsin, May l9-The scene
along the course of the cyclsne ls pitiful
and heartrending III the extreme. News
OF the disaster was not generally known
until this morning, the threatening
weather which foreboded another storm
keeping most OF the people dwelling on
the south side in the vicinity of their
homes. Few OF those who witnessed
the cyclone compreEended it's terrible
significance, supposing it merely wind
storm like those which are common oc.
currence in the summer. AS a conse.
quence it was not generally known until
this morning that Racine had suffered
calamity without parallel in its his
tory. Nearly the entire population on
the north and west side Of the river Wis.
tied the ruins. The scene among the
dead, wounded and dying was one pain.
full beyond description. In many in.
stances surviving relatives had lost all
resemblance to reason. Physicians were
not numerous enough to give prompt
assistance, and numerous bleeding vic.
TINS were rolled up in blankets, while
ANXIOUS relatives ran in every direction
to secure aid. There seems TO be dis.
agreement as 10 the number of killed.
which has been varlously given ut from
ten to thirty. Mayor Fish says thirteen.
Ihree or iour persons are missing, and
1t Is asserted that some were blown into
the lake where the cyclone ended aud of
course any such will not be found till
they rise to the surface of the water.
Ihos. Kupel, living in house by the
lake shore, saw the cyclone coming and
started for the house of Mr.. Hilker TO
get into the cellar, his wife and child be-.
ing with him. When about half way
across the lots the storm caught them.
Mrs. kupel fell and lost her hold on the
child, which was carried toward the lake,
A large Newfoundland dog of Mr.. Hilker
ran and caught the child and held in un.
til the danger was over, thus saving il
from being carried into the lake. Mr.
kupel grasped his wife and saved her
One hundred buildings of various kinds
were destroyed, fences demolished
| orchards uprooted and number oj
horses and cattle were killed. The esti
mate of the total loss must be taken witt
considerable allowances, but it is proba.
BILE that $4,000 to 100000 will not cover
1t, and the insurance must be q yerv
meagre percentage of this amount.
Among the peculiar incidents told OF
the cyclone is one to the effect that the
house OF Matt LAWN and wife, an aged
couple, residing on the lake shore, was
picked up and hurled into the lake, Ieav
ing them setting at table on the tloo]
in room uninjured. Three miles from
there, and out of the track of the storm
barn was taken up and three COWS left
standing uninjured on the floor. A barr
at Racine now stands on the gable. be.
ing upside down, but not broken. A
North Point man and a whole rig were
lifted up in the cyclone and was dropped
some fifteen feet. No damage was done
by the wind, but the wagon was injured
when it struck the ground. When the
storm struck the lake the water wa
thrown in the air to height of seventy
five feet all along the shore. The cyclone
explodes the popular belief heretofore
that such storms never visit the lake re.
gions. A house on High street before
the storm is missing and cannot be
| found.
IN sANGAMoS COUNTY.
Springfield, ILL.,, May l9.-The cyclon
which struck this lSangamon) county
near this city, last night, carried destruc
ton to property and considerable iniur
to persons IN its track. The cyclone ar
pears to have formed, 80 far as this coun
ty is concerned, about two miles and
half directly south of the west portion @
this city, striking first small house oc
cupied by John Foster, completed
demolishing it. The family were absent
1t next struck Elijah j. lies house, on
mile northeast of Fosters destroying th
house and one of the finest barns in th
county, both of brick. Damage, $4,000
The house was occupied by famil
named Booker. A babe 6 months oil
was badly injured. The next place struc
was the English place across the ros
from lies, q fine residence and ground,
owned and occupied by Mrs. Emil
English, a relative by marriage of Ho1
w. h. English of Indianapolis. Th
house, barn and all the outhouses an
fences were completely Frustrated leve
with the ground. Mrs. English wa
badly hurt, her hips beng crushed b
the falling building. Her sons escape
unhurt. "There was flash and all ws
over" said Mrs. English t
the reporter, ''and l was lei
beneath the ruins 1t is doubtft
whether she will recover. The damae
to property at the English place is abor
$4,000 From the English place til
. stmm appeared to have made a Jun,
next striking the Logan house, demoiisi
ing it. Then going through the wood
the funnel came with fearful force at til
settlement on Round Prairie. Here til
destruction was great, the houses of WI
Crandall. Mrs. Frederick Vannosliran
Samuel Ashton, James Trotter, Ge
Ray, Henry Tartey, Henry Trabel an
the west portion of Samuel Gribb's bein
. destroyed. VIM. Vannoslirand was f,
tally injured and died this morning. H
head was crushed by falling timber
Mrs. Jane Vannosllrand had . shoulde
broken. and her sister Maggie thig
badly broken. A younger sister had
hand injured. Henry Hullet, an inna,
: Of the house, had his back badly hur
. Mrs. Totter, her sons Phileman or
, George, anddaughters, Elite and Libhi
we're slightly hurt. Mrs. Rays bab
aged eighteen months, WAS badly hui