St. Landry democrat., 1883-06-23
sCOURGED BY STORMS.

The Destructive Touch of the Tornado
Felt in Four States-Twenty People Res
i ported Killed in Southern illinois,
/ Trains Blown from the Track.
i MARION, I'LL, June II.
a terrible cyclone struck the southeast
portion of Williamson County on Saturday
night, June 8. Several houses were thrown
down, and all the farm fences in it's path
! were destroyed. The loss of life is not
known, but will reach twenty or twenty
five, it is supposed. Its direction was
from southeast to the northwest. Two
boys were killed in New Burnside, and
one whole family were struck by lightning.
The mother was killed and the rest of the
family are dying. Every report that comes
in makes matters worse. It's track was
about quarter of mile in width. The
lightning and wind was terrific, but the
rain was not so very hard. Large trees
were rooted up and borne along by the
wind. Whole flocks of sheep Were blown
away. This is one of the best regions in
Southern Illinois for peaches, but not 6,
single tree is left standing in it's track.
This is the only storm of this nature that
has visited this section since the great hur-
ricane of twenty years ago. The track of
the storm can be easily traced by the
desolation and waste it has left. Reports
are coming in very slowly.
The Ruin at Beloit, Wis.
BELOIT, WIS, June II.
A terrible tornado struck this place at
p. M, coming from the southwest, doing
damage to the amount of So, 900 to $780,
COO. The storm concentrated on the river,
taking first the Chicago & Northwestern
bridge and blowing it into Rock River, then
the roof of the Brown block and hurled it
across the street, breaking glass in Car
penter's block, Rich's block. Emerson's
drugstore and Goodwin's block, then fol-
lowing the river northeast it demolished
the carriage factory of 0. H. Denman; then
to the Rock River paper MILL part Of
which was demolished, killing one man,
seriously injuring one, and others slightly.
In the west part of the city three houses
were blown down, one moved off its foun-
dations and five barns destroyed. On the
east side the steeples of the Presbyterian
and First Congregational churches were
blown off. Broad street, the finest in the
city, is impossible. Trees. from one TO
four feet in diameter, were torn up in all
parts of the city. The public school, on the
considerably. j. F. Johnson's paint-shop,
two stories, is ruined. The telephone and
telegraph wires are down all over the city.
The casualties so far as known are one
killed and twenty wounded. The larger
part of the wounded are not badly hurt.
The Wreck in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, June II.
While the cyclone that passed over YER
non and vicinity, fifty miles south of In
dianapolis, last night was of fearful force,
so far as can be learned no loss of life
was occasioned by its visitation, and re-
ports of damage are rather meager in de-
tails. 1t pursued a narrow path, fortu-
nately no more than $50 feet in width in
any place, and sometimes even smaller
than that. 1t passed over the country be-
tween Vernon and North Vernon, and ev-
erything in its path was leveled to the
ground.
Farther east, in Ripley County, two per-
sons are reported to have been killed at
Osgood, but no names or particulars are
given.
As indicating the extraordinary power OF
the wind it is related that as it passed
over Muscatatuck Creek all the water in
the stream was lifted in the air and the
bottom exposed for a minute. In the Vi
entity of Butlerville, east of North Yer
non, the storm struck a moving freight
train on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad.Ihe
cars were loaded to their utmost capacity
with sugar. Seven of them We're carried
from the track as if they had been mere
shells aud thrown into the woods some dis
lance away, and nine others are lying. on
their sides near the track. None of the
train hands injured except Fireman Wheel
er, vino was cut on the head by flying de-
bris.
Extensive damage was done to trees and
out-houses, and that no more serious results
followed is miracle.
An iowa Cyclone.
DUBUQUE, June II.
The weather for the past day or two has
been favorable for cyclones, and dispatches
received by the Times this evening vtate
that the interior of the State was this morn-
ing visited by these terrible disturbances at
various points. At British Creek, Fayette
County, a frightful cyclone swept through
the village at 3 o'clock, completely Destroy
ing about one-third of the town. No one
was killed, but the damage is about $50, 400.
Sumner, Brewer County, was also visited,
the wind blowing down several buildings,
including Gardeners large warehouse,
which is a total wreck. The depot was al
so demolished and several other buildirags.
A man by the name of Carpenter is. re-
ported seriously injured.
A dispatch from Waver1y says ycang
cyclone this afternoon visited Irlpoll, the
scene of the exploits of the Barber brothers;
time, about $3.50. 1t blew down trees and
buildings. The large machinery warehouse
of J. G. Gault was completely destroyed,
the loss being about $500 or 81 900. Two
men were in the warehouse at the time, but
succeeded il. escaping with few bruiaes.
Considerable damage was done to business
houses, and many small buildings and corn
cribs were blown to atoms. Several per-
sons were slightly injured, but none seri-
ously.
A WhirIwind ct Elmo, Wis.
GALENA, ILL., June II.
A whirlwind passed over Elmo, Southern
Wisconsin, at 4:3o o'clock this afternoon,
doing much damage undoubtedly, full par