Huntsville gazette., 1883-05-26


barn, full of tobacco, was totally demol-
ished. The Mills farm is a wilderness
and the family without shelter. The
Christopher farm has nothing left but the
soil. The William Speers dwelling is gone
and the owner badly hurt. Mr.. Strong's
house, barn and orchard are all wrecked,
his chickens and calves killed. Mr.. Prin-
gle's barn is down and his houses unroofed.
Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, May 19.
The damage caused by the cyclone which
visited this section of the State last night
is more appalling than at first supposed.
1t struck the ground on Elijah Hes farm,
south of the Junction, and laid waste three
dwellings and as many barns and out
houses. An infant boy was nearly killed.
Across the road from the Booker place
Zebulon Wilford's place was swept away
by the tornado, but no damage to life re-
suited. A quarter of mile further to the
northeast the house of Mrs. English was
torn to pieces. Mrs. English was crushed
and mangled by falling timbers, but there
are hopes of her recovery. After demol-
ishing Mrs. English's house the hurricane
struck again four miles east of the city,
where the settlement of Round Prairie is
situated, and played havoc with the lives
and property Of farmers in that vicinity.
From Round Prairie the storm swept on
to Dawson, nine miles northeast, but doing
no serious damage until that point was
reached. Here a number of houses were
torn down and Mrs. Ferris killed.
At Buffalo, 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.
Morgan County experienced last evening
the most disastrous wind-storm ever known
in her city. In the city there was consid-
erable wind and rain, but no destruction of
life and property. On Greacy Prairie,
eleven miles south, the farn-houses Of Por-
ter Story, Alex. Gum, VIM. Brakeman,
Thomas Kensler, Jesse Covington and r.
Worcup were destroyed. One man, a boy
and two children were killed and others in
jured. Southeast of the city along the line
of the Jacksonville Southeastern Railway
much damage IS reported. Near Franklin
the storm was fearfully destructive. At
Pisgah the house, barn and orchard Of Jas.
Oxley were swept away and his wife and
children seriously injured. At Woodlawn
where there was 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
up. The worst of the cyclone, ,however,was
some nine miles north of here on the Peoria
branch of the Wabash. The storm cloud
was in the shape of a column and struck
the south part of town at the southern edge,
going northeast, completely across the busi-
ness and residence portion of the place,
levelling four stores, two churches, a de-
pot, repair shops and thirteen dwellings,
besides injuring others and destroying
much other property.
CARLINvILLE, May 10.
The tornado burst upon the county seven
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the dismay was near Plainview, where the
residence and barn of Mr.. Gulick were to-
tally destroyed. The cyclone moved north
east, ,leveling to the ground houses, barns and
orchards, and finally striking the residence
of George Baker. 1t completely 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 literal scene of ruin.
The next house was that of Frank Rice,
which was torn to pieces. Eleven persons
We're in the house, and but one, the v lIe 81
Rice, was killed. The balance, ten in num-
ber, escaped with but slight injuries, some
Of them being blown out of the windows,
several feet. The house and barn were scat
tered TO the four winds. The path of the
storm is strewn with wrecks of all kinds.
The cyclone passed through the finest agri-
cultural portion of the county. Coming
from the southwest, it turned with won
derful velocity toward the northeast.
The storm at Barnett was very destruc-
tive, demolishing several houses and barns.
The loss Of life will be considerable and
that Of farm property will mount up into
the thousands.
CLINTON, May 10.
The storm entered De Witt County at
Kenney, and in that vicinity the result was
fearful Nine houses were levelled to
mother earth, injuring several families
. IA lxz..t fl,r.a. ffat.lar
course and struck Texas Township, where
barn 40x60 feet was dashed to tho ground,
killing one hundred sheep; another barn
near by..was demolished. 1t then took the
residence of man named Mcpherson up
into the air and carried it around in circle
and dropped it to the ground 100 feet from
its foundation. In this house there were
six people who did not receive scratch.
A few rods to the east it struck the resi-
dence Of Geo. Clifton and tore it to pieces,
acknowledgements fully half mile. Pass
ing on two miles along the creek bottom 1T
tore a house down occupied by man
named Bennison and his family.
The storm continued its course and at the
railroad a half mile east a small house was
turned over. Four miles distant it tore
down the barns and outhouses belonging 70
Geo. Hartsock. Two miles further on 1t
lore out the gable end of Geo. Shaw's house
and all his barns, and passed on, doing lit
tie damage from thaU polnt.
The dead are: George z. Clifton, Mrs.
Clifton, Ollie Clifton, aged eight years.
JERsEYvILLE, May 10.
The cyclone struck Grafton, the southern
terminus Of the Jerseyville Branch Of the
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific Railway, six
teen miles southwest of here. Three houses
are a total wreck. Michael Larned and
wife were killed, and two small children fa-
tally injured. Dennis Shay was injured i'll
the breast Three barges of stone was broken
loose from their moorings, but were caught
by the steamer Spread Eagle. All the der
ricks and apparatus Of the Grafton Stone
and Transportation Company were razed
to the ground.
DECATUR, May 10.
The cyclone struck the northern part OF
Macon County, causing the death of three
persons near Maroa, one near Buffalo, and
Gripping many people, besides killing and
manning stock, sweeping away farm
houses and barns, fences, and tearing ~
the largest trees.
Wisconsin.
RACINE, May 10.
At seven O'Clock last night this section of
country experienced the first cyclone in its
hitsory. The cyclone was announced by the
braa kinr of the clouds and by terrific rum