The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-20
ONE BURSTING SUDDENLY ON THE CITY
OF RACINE, WISCONSIM

p. n. sharp electric storm prevailed. although
but little rain fell The sun came out for about
an hour. the temperature being about TO-. To-
ward p. M. heavy masses OF clouds again
gathered In the west. pretending a storm. and
the air was oppressively warm. The cyclone
was announced by breaking Of tho clouds
and 1t struck the earth with noise which can
only be compared to the roar and rumbing
OF thousand railroad trains over q bridge.
The frightful sound continued for not more
than two minutes. The frightened people had
fed to their cellars and other places for safety,
and when they crept out from their hiding
places they beheld the grand spectacle Of the
cyclone as 1t passed from the land over the
waters OF Lake Michigan. The whiring COL
umns OF air seemed like monster wreaths OF
smoke as they few over the watery expanse.
bearing with them spiral columns Of water.
No ship that encountered this monster OF the
air could by any possibility have escaped.
The cyclone fret struck at VOLTS gardens, in
the extreme northwestern portion OF the city,
whore 1t levelled a farm house and crippled six
OF the inmates. Here 1t seemed to rise from the
Garth. but 1t again descended. and struck about
half mile to the northeast at the corner Of
st. Clair and High streets. where Lutz's gar
dens were situated. Thence 1t proceeded
due east almost to the lake shore. covering
path nearly quarter Of q mile In
width. In the path Of the storm hardly build
ing remains intact. Brick and frame houses
alike collapsed. and their sites are marked only
stroyed consisted. for the most part, Of frame
st nu put here and, and there was brick
Sew %, ~ t6e The "a
heaps Of stone. boards. and bricks. In some
places where the houses were unusually close
large as to effectuslly blockade the streets
Everywhere throughout that part OF tho city
Dish All The houses on the vest side Of p Main
north OF English street. are demolished. Most
ouse srs O. y ou was Srcs
wrssied. Many houses on North s%Si seeonsinn
on High street. facing east was picked up and
to 9at wbsn the ar feet above
to H state 81 preseryation and a' faced
south. A barn on Milwaukee street was
United nt9 The air snG
CYCLONE were drawn into, the air. trees were ere
tSop W by the End
orally q scene Of ruin. The .cispboards Of houses
seem TO have been ground into splinters. In
IN the %iqd SSso S osla
centre simply fell In ruins whore they. stood:
sSouad and /. Z reported that spne lIsSt a ~
,.iS' sa SR SlNSGoeas AAff te1f l4sallalet b
building was reduced to mere pile 81 bricks
Beach's barn was taken into the. air and,
after whirlins iIke ,tpp. aIishtsd il good
Ssam ends en- a. Ns mills saS u snessr
HmanniaetoEEy. and the brick yards q William
aoo o ne fs OF
OF Father Matthew Hall was damaged The
and the eornise Of St. ossphs Cathedral was
twisted Off. The roof OF Policeman Griebiel's
G"te Soss and snrs old
Mumbered among the things that were.
Telegraph poles were blown down; and as tho
points is di aicult. The lilo train from Chicago
was delayed a mile north of the city by house
were taken of clear as though swept by a can
nonade; On top Of one abbreviated poplar was
hoop skirt Many chickens and domestic ami
mas fla were scsn s' aone tho dcod wounded and
dying in the northern part OF tho city was ono
painful beyond description. In many instances
naa NOS most an
victims ms. were ,s rolled r, up in blankets while
S$:o.S $';s' &C. '; as a:
St. Luke's and St Msry's Hosp tails. Tie dead
are lying In various parts OF the city with
fatalities would exceed twenty.fSe. but sur .ic
Two tResys were
boys, whose bodies were found lying eide by
81 IL Fs ars Ss ARE
wounds, Many Of the latter have very peculiar
hurts. Some are blind, others have, all their
bruised. MANNED, and mutilated. About $50
buildings were destroyed.
Mss Ssssf a hs ans
about With The
IN s'f Immediate want. and the Mayor has sis Is.
ss ass sailing b s the Ct ' tse
office Of the City Treasurer. A special meeting
OF the Council was called at 10 a. NJ; and action
MANNED and penniless. The suffering is con-
fined to the very northern outskirts OF the city,
their little property. which was completely
Tie financial loss will not exceed $50. 900. and
Had the cyclone struck the business centre the
damage would not easily have been calculable.
man sa
amSss 20 as
given as from ten 70 thirty. ~ Mayer Fish says
The number H Ths dead
Barney Vikings daughter. Mrs. N. Jackson
fatally injured). and two unknown girls.
Three or four persons are missing II is as
serted that some were blown into the lake.
whore the cyclone ended. and OF course any
such will not be found until they rlse to the
WHTERTowS. Wis. May ls-.The only damage
done In Jefferson county by the cyclone, was 70
orchards and window glass. A part Of the roof
q ths College q ne Sacred Heart e. this place ace
buildings were broken by haiistones.
ST. LOUIS, May ia cyclone passed over
Grafton shiEIman: and other places in Illinois;
from t6e, west. The first heard Of II was was
in the town and killing one woman In
the country. The telegraph wires are broken,
and no details have been received. Special
dispatches say that the storm. did great
damage In the neighborhood Of Shipman. 1t
came from the southeast passed half a mile
west OF that place and covered a space about
q quarter OF milo wide. At Plain
View much property was destroyed and
several persons were severely injured including
a maintained Miller, his wife and four chill
drsn. At Grafton. q few miles north OF Alton:
great damage was done. All the derricks OF
Tho Grafton Stone Quarry Company were de-
str0yed. with five engines and several houses.
Three houses In Shinn Hollow near Grafton,
belonging to Denny Shay. John Mcveight, and
Michael Garner. were totally wrecked. Mrs.
Garner was killed. and her husband Is sup.
nosad IN ha hneu thrown into n rayine and