, 1883-05-26
ArER4lBiE CALAMITY.
1vrp,, Tswss IN the Nisstsatppt valley
Wrrcked by Cyclone.
auudr-d> ef People kiiied and Crippled
Hsuse> Torn inte Atoms

uuS~r~ - INV -~s~-
R,sIss. May l9-ISpeciAL For the
first Tim. since i;s settlement Racine has
been visited by cyclont. The meteero-
Iogi-s condition Of the lake shore belt of
COUNTRY vas believed 10 be such that i
disastrous Cyclone sss an imPossioiiaty,
but the debris Vi wrecked houses and /.
score u dead aEd dying. which place this
civ in mourning, attest the falst OF the
theory. The day had been notably Chi
" for this season, and men wore over
coats all day. Th- morning wa' bright
and fair, w!th the wind blowing brisAly
from the southeast As the day advanced
clouds cbscured the sky, AID 1t became
nor, chilly. At 4 o'clock a ahirlIng
mass fell TO The rArti, with noise that
can only be compared 10 the buzzinS and
rumb,ing Of Iaiilions of RAILROAD trsins.
This frishtful sound continued Tor not
more than two iniua.es, and frightened
people crept from cellars and hiding places
TO behold tho msgnifcen. spectacle rs !.
passed from the land 10 the water OF lake
Michigan, where il tsiriod and created
innumerable wafer spous, some uf which
formed a spectacle beautiful IN the e1-
treme.
Twenty-Five were killed and as many
as 100 INJURED, and fifty houses demol-
lshed. Had the cyclone struck the busi.
ness center the damage would have been
incalculablr
At Western Union junction, seven
miles west IT Racine, many houses we're
ruined. One fatal injury at this time Is
reported. Mr. " lhm AMI husband
we'll -knaan among railroad m.n in
Racince, We're killed
All tae housss on the vest Oi North
Man stree, and north nl English street
were demolished Most Of Them were
wond, bat ona MAS large brick house.
owned by Mr F.shor Many of The
houses IN North Wisconsin s'reet we're
more ar less damaged Uus house on
High street, facing Fret. was picked NJ
and appeared :. float IL the sir twei,ty
feet above the earth, ana when !. asIghted
it Was IN n terrible safe Of preservation
and faced south.
The scene an; NJ Tie dead. wounded
and DYING a; the nnr; hern part of the city
Is one painfIl beyond description. L;
manv instances the surviving relatives
have lost al scrnhlabc~ 3 rrss"ning.
: Physic.ans ara not numerous, but rhos
We hayr give prom.t assistance. Nam
erors bleedins vic,ims called pirifully fol
help, while aux.ous relatives lan IN every
direction Ia secure medical a!i Tn. saf
ferers, ~ a rule, :re p3of.
RACISE, Wis, Nay - --f.nancia. ! =!
BY the storm viii net exceed S50, 900
The bnil,:in.s dom ,lish,d wcra principal
ly frame structures. and iui,v .du,i l,sSer
range fcoIn $500 To S..GoJ.
JACKs0NvuIE. Nay 9.-The ssr!m *
tended ss far suuIh "a Ltchfsld, not fal
from which pllcs 4 Iallrosd b:idrs wa
swept away and Passenger tram on
the Iniisuap"irs sad -. l. L.uis r,liraad
plunged intn III. river The rBgIneuI
was Uiled and the fireman scaiied, prob
ably fatally. but III passengers ~ese hurt
Another of the Liter .af'.p -, yuanG
man. died thIs morning, making siH dead
there The iesa at Grassy Prairie noW
number four, msn named English, $
twel, -year-ola hoy, a:.d tSe children II
the Wrsrrcot isniiy, mak!- Z tea -trs'i IL
this coun'y.
RACINE, MAY i9.-Rlcine has be
thronsed today with people, 'shH were
down here by curiosity, and pardr by
desire to tender assistance. Nrrh =: TIT
scene OF demolished houses hls been 60
ing on hy such uf the sufferers ar werr
able to be about, IN hopes "i recovering
some Of their property from tar debris,
so widely scattered Bath ohic!ai and
popular action hat been taken With :
view tn nd those II whom al cam ht
given.
pn tn suuth si.ie :. lew uf those ahr
witnessed The PHENOMENON failed 10 com
prehend its terrible significance, sInpos
ing it To- be merely sind storm, Ike
these ui common occurrence IN simmer.
As 4 clnsnauence il Vas nat generally
known til HI. norn;pa that Racine had
suti,rcd -.I,ni:ry without paral!r! in It's
history
T;.e ,e,uc among Ike dead, wounded
anu dying MAS one painful beyond de-
scripri IL. Numet.ns bleeding victims
werc rolled Ia blankets. While aIx,"us
r,lsrlvir- ran IL very DE-. c:iau to aecnr-
medical All
Thcre vr,'s - Il, ., ! -,.rcem-rr as tC
the nua.b killed., Ins u - generally
placed at from ten {. 'vsnry, Hsyrr FISH
says thirtsen
CnNToN, II, Nty - 4 terrible
cyclone passsd over ,i,Is N:elaly last
night. W, i All immense lmou Of dan,
age /" '.rn2-r-y, '.ai k.l!Ing >, yrral per
.ons. Tn, w:ni I,.a sou;h-ast-rly
'onrs, AID f",'owcd on Sd cr,ck, In thi-
County, winch ia aiany houses wrrt
atyeTly .t-,rryrd.