The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-21

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ment as 10 the number killed, which ha,
been variouBly given from ten to thirty
Mayor Fish says thirteen.
Thomas Long was struck by brick, cut
ting to the. bone, and producing com
pound fracture OF the thigh. Mr.. Willing
is badly bruised his wife has one side o.
her head completely scalped, cheek bones
broken, and o cut four inches long on her
right limb 10 the bone. There were five
children, three oil whom were seriously
bruised, and two could not be found last
night. A little girl Of FIVE months was dis
covered this morning in yard near by,
with both legs broken, dead. A boy eight
years OF agewas also found alive, but badly
bruised. Jos. Keipel, living in the house
on the lake shore, saw the cyclone coming,
and started ior the house Of Mr.. HilkeT,,
to get into the cellar, his wife and
child being with him. When about half
way across the lots the storm caught them,
and Mrs. K. fell and lost her hold on the
child, which was carried rapidly toward
the lake. A large Newfoundland dog Of
Mr.. Hilker's ran and caught the child and
held 1t until the danger was over, thus
saving Il from being carried into the lake.
Mr.. Hilker grasped his wife and saved her.
One hundred buildings Of various kinds
were destroyed, fences demolished, or
cbards uprooted and number Of horses
and cattle killed. Any estimate Of the
total loss must be taken with considerable
allowance, but 1t is probable that S75, 900
TO 100000 will not cover II, and the in
surance must be very meager percent
age Of this amount. RI
AT OTHER FONTS.
JACKSONVILLE, H., May l8.-Morgan
county experienced last evening the most
disastrous wind storm ever known in her
history.
At Woodlawn, where there was a fatally
severe tornado three years ago, the railroad
depot was destroyed and cars blown from
the track and into atoms, the track being
partially torn up. The worst OF the cyclone,
however, was some nine miles north oil
here, on the Peoria branch OF the Wabash.
The storm cloud was In the shape OF
column, and struck the south part OF the
town at its southern edge, going northeast
and completely across the business and
residence portion OF the place, leveling
four stores, two churches, the depot, repair
shops and thirteen dwellings, besides
injuring others and destroying much other
p operty. ztg
At Mrs. Griffins' house her three sons
and one daughter were injured, and an.
other daughter aged twenty-five, killed.
She herself is in a dangerous condition
from the shock to her whole system. An,
other ruined dwelling is that OF her son,
Dr. Grittins, who, with his wife, Is at the
City Hospital here, and both are probably
fatally internally injured. His seven
months old daughter was killed. Another
OF the wounded is Mr.. Kitchens, the
village blacksmith, who was at Mrs. Grit
fms house. Jas. Steyenson's house was
destroyed, his own leg broken, and his
vile killed. Mr.. and Mrs. John Trotter, an
aged couple, lost their lives in their wrecked
home, making five dead in the town, and
fully fifteen injured. Three OF these will
probably die, Nine OF the injured were
brought to this city this morning. The
house Of Hon. Sol. Woods and also bis barn
were destroyed. Further southeast, along
the track Of the storm, farm houses and
barns were leveled to the ground.
SPRINGFIELD, I'LL, May l9.-The damage
caused by the cyclone which visited this
section last night 10 more appalling than at
first supposed. 1t struck the ground on
Elijah lies farm, south OF the junction,
and laid waste three dwellings and as
many barns and outhouses. Mr. lies
house, large two-story brick, was entirely
demolished. 1t was occupied by Mr. Book
er, who was considerably injured. His in.
fant boy was nearly killed. Across the
road from Bookef's place, Zebulon Will.
ford's home was swept away by the lorna.
do, but no damage to life resulted. A quar-.
ter Of a mile further 10 the northeast the
house OF Mrs. English was torn to pieces
and everything about the place entirely
destroyed. Mrs. English was crushed and
mangled by falling timbers, but there are
hopes OF her recovery.
Alter demolishing Mrs. English's home,
the hurricane struck again, four miles east
Of the city, where the little settlement OF
Round Prairie was situated, and played
havoc with the lives and property OF the
farmers in that vicinity. The first farm in
the track Of the storm was that OF Wm.
Controll, occupied by himself, wife and
hired man. They took refuge in the cellar,
and weathered the storm In safety, while
the house was torn out, buildings, fences,
and stock destroyed and killed. .