The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-24
4 DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
Great Damage ut Racine, Wis. 1o..
OF Life-E6ecrs In Other Place.

severely. peft1cuiariV Racine, Wis. The cv.
clone struck Racine ut o'clock paasin.
through the extreme northwestern norton
ofthe city, deMolishiDg $50 houses and
barns, and causing loss of life of .hont
twenty beside 100 more OF less severely In
iured. The cir was oppress,vely warm. Tn.
cyclone was announced by the breaking NJ
the clouds, which took on Whirline mn.
ton and struck the earth with noise which
might be compared with the roar and rum.
bling of 1000 railroad trains thunderinp
over bridge. The path OF the storm vas
little over mile long and perhaps . quar-
ter of mile wide. In this territory here
and there building is left standing. Brick
and frame houses alike were DESTROYED. and
their sites are marked only by heaps of de.
bris.
Many occupants of houses escaped bv
seeking cellars and other places of com cara
tive safety, but the cyclone came with such
lightning qnickness that many were killed
before reaching shelter. In only . few
cases were houses moved from their toun-
dations: Those in the center ofthe storm
where they stood. The cyclone ss il
moved from the city cut upon the waters of
Lake Michigan, presented grand specta-
Gle, slch as Is seen but once in q lifetime.
The revolving columns of cir
seemed monste, wreaths Of
SNAKE, and tley wbiried over the
watery expanse, bearing with them spiral
columns of water. Noship that encountered
this monster of the air could by any posi-
bility escape destruction. The list OF cas-
ualities, so far as they can be learned, is %
follows:
Fatally injured-Mr. Kurtz. Herman
Kurl, Mrs. Mccarthy, August kisner and
wife, Simon Geise, son and daughter, and
Fred Falk.
Kilied-Paul Kuhl, Albert Kuhl, daueh-
ter of Barney yelling, infant son of August
kisner.
Dangerously injured-Matt Levy, two
children of Mrs. Barry, Mrs. Mary Witter,
Mrs. Flanagan and three children.
WATERFOWL, Wis was also visited bv q ter
tation in that city. Houses were torn
down and trees uprooted by this cyclones
awful strength every window in the south
side of every house in town was broken.
Hail stones as big as walnuts. In MANY
panes OF glass thera were perfectly round
holes as though made BY rifle ball. The
roof of the Northwestern Lutheran univer.
sity was blown of.
Shortly before six o'clock dark cloud
village near Harvard, III. Roaring Was
heard and suddenly nel.shaped cy-
clone formed and swooped down q pom the
place with fearful rapidity. Houses were
torn to pieces like cardboard, and Whirled
thus in the air. Large buildings were lev
elea in an instant. There are no definite
details, but it is understood that number
of persons were killed and at least twenty
wounded. Passing to the east
able damage. Here the wind chal.ged to
renee, a small station six miles north of Har-
ward, was badly damaged and the surround
ing country deso'ate.
Duluth, Moorhead and other points in
the northwest came in for q visitation. At
Duluth burst OF wind blew down build
ings, and among them one under construc-
ton was entirely destroyed at . loss of &c..
600.
At Springfield. Ill.,, large number OF
injured. The hurricane struck the earth
again four miles east Of the city, where the
little settlement OF Round Prairie is situated
and play ed havoc with the lives and property
of the farmers of that vicinity. The houses
of Wi liam NostIand, Mr.. McVelgh, Henry
Hughitt, Samuel Ashton, James Trotter,
George Ray, Henry Turlly, Henry Farbec,
and Samuel A. Grubb were torn down and
great damage done their other property.
The killed and injured are:
Mr.. Booker aud child. Mrs. English and
two children, injured seriously. Mrs. For
beg, killed. Mrs. Jane Van Nostrand, prob
ably fatally injured. Misses Maggie and
Annie Van Nostrand, badly hurt.
From Ronnd Prairie the storm swept on
TO Dawson, nine miles northeast, but doing
no serious damage until that point was
reached. Here q number of houses were
tom down and Mrs.. Ferris killed. At
Chandler was killed by the falling timbeu
of her house.
On Greasy Prairie, eleven miles south, the
farm houses Of Porter Story, Alex Gum,
William Brakeman, Thomas hester, Jesse
Covington, and A. Warsup were destroyed.
One man, boy, and two children were
killed, and Others injured. Near franklin
the storm was teariully destructive. At
Pisga, the house, barn and orchard ofJames
oxley were swept away and his wife and
children seriously injured. At Woodlawn,
ago, the railroad depot was destroyed.
At Leitenburg, some nine miles north OF
here on the Peoria branch of The Wabash
railway, the storm was in the shape of q
column and struck the south part of the
town at the southern edge, going northeast,
completely across the business residence
portion of the place, leveling four stores,
shop and thirteen dwellings, besides injur-
ing others and destroying much other prop
erty. Five were killed and fifteen injured.
The dead at Greasy Prairie now number
four, q man named English, twenty-year-
old boy named Brakeman, and two children
in the Westroat family, making ten dead.
At Clinton, Dewitt county the names of
the dead are: George P. Clifton, Mrs. Cliff
ton, his wife, and Ollie Clifton. aged seven.
At Grafton. Ill.,, Mrs. Garner was killed,
and her husband is supposed to have been
thrown into the ravine and killed and the
body washed into the river. A daughter of
Garner has a hip dislocated, and a daugh-
ter of Denny Shey q leg broken. The storm
was also severe at Edwardsville. Mrs. Will
Maxey of Alton was killed near Edwards
vile by being blown against . tree The
roof OF the court house was blown off.
little Mac Among His Old Com
rades.
Washington Special: After remaining
two hours at Mount Vernon, the veterans
re-embarked and were brought back to
Washington. A banquet at night at Ab-
ner's Summer garden closed the reunion.
About 4, 900 members and citizens of Wash
ington sat down to well-tilled tables The
garden was beautifully decorated. The full
Marine band furnished music assisted by .
glee club of twenty singers. At the princi-
pal tables We're seated officers of the society
and distinguished guests, among them
Gems. Sherman, Mcclellan, Rosecrans,
Sclocnm, Scho6eld, Bingham and Van
Sliet; Rear Admiral Rogers, Gen. Schenck
Gen. Walker, Senator Miller of California,
Commissioner of Pensions Dudley, and
Charles Dudley Warner.
Gen. Mcclellan made his appearance some
time after the banquet began, and IS soon
as he entered some one called out ''Three
cheers for Little Mac" They were given
heartily, most of the guests rising to respond.
The old commander of the Potomac bowed
bis acknowledgment, and passing down in
the rear Of the guests table, shaking hands
here and there with old friends, took . seat
next to Gen. Sherman. The fint toast,
"Tne President" was drank standing. The
next toast. 1.-THE Army of the United States"
was responded to by Gen. Sherman.
Phil Thompson Declared Guiltless.
The trial nf Phil Thorn MON ~ If .r.