Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-12
Destructive Storms Along the
Borders Of Illinois and
Wisconsin,
Large Amounts Of Property
Suddenly Removed and
Shattered.
A Freight Train Picked Up and
Wre cked.
A Cyclone In Indiana.

Vernon was visited by Cyclone last
night about half past seven o'clock.
1t passed through the southern part of
the town, destroyed i've or six houses,
one brick church and the rest dwell
ings. No one is known to be injured.
A train OF ten cars on the y. u Nj.
railroad was blown from the track
about seven miles east of North Yer
non. No one was injured. Further
up on the o. & M. railroad at Osgood
several houses were blewn down and
two persons were reported killed. The
cloud was funnel shaped and moving
eastward.
Cyclones in Iowa.
Special DispAtche 10 THs BEE
CEDAR RAPIDS, June IA special
to the Republican from West Union,
Iowa, states that tornado struck
Brush Greek this afternoon about 3
o'clock, and blew one-third of the
town away. Loss from $50, ,0C0 to $40,-
600. No lives are reported lost. A
school house was also blown over be-
tween Oelwlne and Maynard stations,
on the B., OR. & N, about the same
time.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 1l.-Dls-
pat hes from Wsverly say: "a
cy ,lone this afternoon visited Tripoli,
the scene Of the exploits of the Bar.
Der Brothers, about $3.50, and blew
down trees and buildings. The large
machinery warehouse of J. @. Garrett
was completely destroyed. Consider
able damage was done on the busi
ness houses aud many small building
were blown to atoms. Several person.
slightly Injured.
The Blast at Beloit.
Special Dispatch TO The Bee.
BELoIT, Wis, June 11.-This cit
was struck by tornado about 6 thi
evening, with the result of dem orali2
Ing the business portion of the town
killing one man and wounding severa
others. The storm came from
southwesterly dire ,ion, and was me
by current Of air going south, caua
: Ing rotary motion, accompanied b
-, heavy rain. It struck the wester
; portion of the city, wrecked a nun
D ber of buildings, then past over tn
heart of the city, unrooting numbe
of business house, blowing down th
Northwestern railway bridge, scatte
ing the machinery room of tbs Roc
6 river paper mills, and killing Elwar
Holleran, Que Of the hands. Th
loss will be heavy, as the goods In tn
! injured buildings are damaged
water.
n A Double Header.
+ special Dispatch to The BEn.
4 CHICAGO, June IL "A Daily New
: Harvard, (Ill., y special says 4 peculi
n cyclone passed short distance sout
O east of this place tonight, wi
=. heavy rain and hail, met another G
q clone, north of here, reversed
At course, jumped over this place al
Btruck the earth a mile south OF hel
"a sweepirg away dwellings, barns a
+. fences. Turning to direct ea5twa
"a course, IL leveled o number of dive
Ia ings and barns. A few persons we
ID wounded but no lives lost.
n. a Whirlwlnd.
,e Special Dispatch to THE BEE.
IN CHICAGO, June 1.-THE Int
i'd Oceans Galens (Ill.,) special says
m wh'rlwind passed over Elmo, In
IS, southern part of Wisconsin, about
O'Clock this afternoon doing mu
damsgs. Owing to the interrupt
telegraphic communication 1t Ia i
or possible to learn the particulars,
n freight train on the Northweste
ot railway was picked up bodily, exct
a. the engine, and carried from
he track and completely wrecked. I
la. conductor, VIM, Gleason, WAS serlo
no ly, and w. Comstock, travelling N
aS Of Chicago, slightly hurt.