The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-01

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md fens.s vers ~ WRECKED: ~; ke;non,.
ishsd. he Niiis fsrm 4 ! WILDERNESS
and TIE family without shelter. The
Chrislopher farm hes nothing len but the
soil. The William tpeers dwelling Il gone
and The owner badly hurt. Mr.. Strong,s
ss ssss an. ana o sss cri a
Eie's barn 4 down and his houses nnrcofed.
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SrRlN0vfELD, May N.
The damage CAUSED BY the cyclone which
visited this section of tho State last .liknt
I. more appalling than q 1r~! supposed.
south Il en- junction. II ana isid waste three
dwellings and - many harms and out
houses An infant boy was nearly killed.
Across the road from the Booker place
zebulcn Wilford's place was swept away
BY the tornado, but no damage - life RI
so3sSsa~t IL Seass q NJ. Ensii.S 4 was ss
torn 70 pieces. Mrs. English Was crushed
and mangled BY falling thinkers. but there
are hopes Of her recovery. After dcmol-
ishing Mrs. English's house the hurricane
sfss sssn tSr miles s ssss 2 f sns ss
situated, and played havoc With the lives
and property 81 farmers In thar vicinity.
From Round Prairie the storm swept on
10 Dawson, nine miles northeast, but doing
no serious damage until that point was
torn down and Mrs. Ferris killed.
AZ Bu6alo, another little hamlet, Mrs.
Thomas Chandler was killed by the falling
timbers OF her house.
The houses Of Mike McDonough. Benja-
min Kirk and others were blown away, but
no other lives were lost.
JACKSONVILLE. May 10.
the most disastrous wind-storm ever known
I'm her city. In the city there was consid-
cradle wind and rain, but no destruction Of
life and property. On Greacy Prairie.
eleven miles south, the farm-honses OF Por-
ter Story, Alex Gum, VIM. Blakeman,
Worcup were destroyed. One man, boy
and two children were killed and Others in
jurcd. Southeast Of the city along the line
Of the Jacksonville Southeastern Railway
much damage Is reported. Near Franklin
the storm was fearfully destructive. A.
Oxiey were swept away and his wife and
children seriously injured. AZ Woodlawn
where there was Z fatally severe tornado
three years ago, the railroad depot was de-
stroyed and cars blown from the track and
into atoms, the track being partially torn
some nine miles north Of here on the Peoria
branch Of the Wabash The storm cloud
was in the shape OF q column and struck
the south part OF town at the southern edge,
going northeast, completely across the busi-
ness and residence portion 81 the place,
pot, repair shops and thirteen dwellings,
besides injuring others and destroying
much other property.
CARLISvILLE, May -.
The tornado burst upon the county seven
miles south Of this city: The first report or
the dismay was near Piainvicw, where the
residence and harm Of Mr. Gnlick were To-
tally destroyed. The cyclone moved north
east. leyeling toths ground houses barns and
Of George Baker. tcompletely demolished
it. killing his wife and three children and
wounding two more. sheep and cattle were
torn to pieces. The path Of the monster
cyclone was literal scene Of ruin
The next house was that Of Frank Rice,
which was torn - pieces. Eleven persona
were IN the house, and but one, the wife Of
Rice, was killed The balance. ten In num-
Der, escaped with but slight injuries, some
Of them being blown out Of the Windows
several feet The house and barn were scat
storm il sfrcwn with wrecks 81 al kinds.
The cyclone passed through the finest nxri-
cultural portion Of the county. Coming
from the southwest, Il turned with won
derful velocity toward the northeast.
The storm q Barnett was very desfruc-
The loss Of life viii be considerable and
that Of farm property will mount up into
the thousands.
CLINTON, May ~.
The storm entered De Witt County II
Kenney, andin that vicinity the result was
fearful. Nine houses were lcvclled 60
mother earth, injuring several families
,~- rs.ys 1870. ~ f' . s->, ~ ~
barn }0x6O feet was dashed 70 tho ground,
killing one hundred sheep; another barn
near bysswas demolished. Is then took the
residence Of . man named Mcpherson up
into the air and carried il around in q circle
and dropped i 70 the ground 100 feet from
six people who did not receive scratch.
"A few rods to the east it struck the resi-
dence OF Geo. Clifton and tore Il 20 pieces,
blowingsfragmenfs fully half mile. Pass
ing on two miles along the creek bottom u
named Bennison and his family.
The storm continued it, course and q the
railroad half mile east . small house y -
turned over. Four miles distant Il tore
down the barns and oufh0uses belonging TO
Geo. Hartsock. Two miles further on u
2ore o4t ths gable end q Geo; shaw house y.
Tie damage from that point.
The dead are: George r. Clifton, Mr..
Clifton. Ollie Clifton, aged eight years.
JEEsEYvILLE, Nay 10.
The cyclone struck Grafton, the southern
terminus Of the JerxeyviIle Branch of the
Wabash. ~. Louis 4 Pacific Railway, six
teen miles southwest Of here. Three houses
wife were killed, and two small children IT,
tally injured. Dennis Shay was injured in
the breast. Three bargc< Of stone was broken
loose from their mornings, but were caught
BY che steamer Spread Eagle. All the der
Kicks and apparatus Of the Grafton Stone
and Transportation Company were RACED
70 the ground.
DEcAruR, May TO-
The cyclone struck ne ~, northern part III. y