Iron County register., 1883-05-24

railroad train, and swept all things before 1t.
1t uprooted John Lvingstone's orchard. tore
the roof from his barn, and then demolished
his dwelling. Mr.. Livingstone and his wife
were carried on their bed among the flying
storm next wrecked the dwelling and barn
and all the outbuildings belonging to another
farmer named Carson Corbine, and also killed
some Of his cattle. Then sweeping down the
tents Of some railroad laborers and killing \
number OF them, the cyclone crushed Mrs.
Olives dwelling, and lifting her large barn
high In the air dashed 1t to the ground. The
number Of persons either killed or injured In
the township was five. In Plainview, same
county, two dwellings and barn were de-
mOlished, and o woman and three children
were blown into tree, where they were
found, on Saturday, horribly mangled. The
estimated loss jim Olive and Stanton town.
ships, Macoupin county, is 500, 900.
Nine houses were demolished at Kenney,
ILL.,, and many persons were injured. In Tex
as barn was demolished and 100 sheep were
killed; and house was lifted in the air,
whirled around, and dropped 100 feet from
its foundation. Five other houses were de-
destroyed, and man and his wife and lit
tie daughter were killed. The iron railroad
bridge over Shoal creek at Hillsboro, ILL.,, was
lifted bodily and carried twenty feet and
turned over into the creek.
Scores of houses and barns near SPRING
field, ILL.,, were demolished. A heavy oak
beam was blown four miles cast of its orig
inal position. A horse was taken from a
stable and carried about 800 yards into an
adjacent field. When found he was tied to d
part OF the manger, which had been taken
with him. He received but few bruises.
Trees fifteen and twenty inches in diameter
were broken and twisted like straws; horses
and cattle were picked up and landed hun
dreds of yards away; and chickens, geese and
other fowls were found In the cyclones wake
perfectly stripped Of feathers; while frag-
ments Of household goods and farming i'm
plements were scattered In all directions.
The estimated loss In Sangamon county is
$15O,0
Many homes were demolished in Morgan
county, ILL.,, and there was fearful loss of
life. In Woodlawn the railway station was
destroyed and cars were blown from the
track and to atoms. the track being partially
torn up. The worst Of the cyclone in that
county, however, was some nine miles north
of Jacksonville on the Peoria branch of the
Wabash. The storm struck the south part
of the town at the edge, going northeast,
completely across the business and residence
part of the place, leveling four stores, two
churches, a depot, repair shops and thirteen
dwellings Literberry, ILL.,, q town which
had about 900 inhsbitants, was almost wiped
out. With the exception of nine dwellings,
every building In the place was demolished.
Five persons we're killed.
Among other places In Illinois visited by
the cyclone, with more or less loss Of life and
destruction Of property, were Roodhouse,
Mason City, Manito, Pesotum, NOkomis, etc.
At Racine, Wis.,, the cyclone first struck a
farm house, levcling II and crippling six Of
the inmates. Here 1t rose from the earth,
which 1t again struck about half mile to the
northeast. From hero It proceeded due east
almost to the lake shore, covering q path
nearly quarter Of mile in width. In the
The locality devastated consisted mainly OF
class Of poor houses, but here and there
was brick house. Nothing escaped the cy.
clone.
Eureka Springs. Ark, was visited by q
hailstorm on Friday, which did great deal
of damage to the house roofs; and tornado
that formed five miles southeast of that place
demolished a sawmill dwelling house, and
then went whooping down Keel's creek, leav-
ing , clear swath a quarter of mile wide
through the tall timber, and destroying two
more saw mills.