The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-20

thing about the place was entirely de-
stroyed. Mrs. English was crushed and
mangled by falling .imbers, but there are
hopes OF her recovery. Her two little sons.
Joseph and Thomas, were only slightly in
jured.
The hurricane struck the earth again
four miles east Of the city, where the little
settlement Of Round Prairie is situated.
and played havoc with the lives and pro-
perry OF farmers in that vicinity. Several
persons who took refuge in cellars escaped
uniniured, although the houses were swept
from over their heads. Henry Farbec was
killed, and twelve or fifteen persons more
or less injured. From Round Prairie the
storm swept on TO Dawson, nine miles
northeast, but doing no serious damage till
that point was reached. Here a number OF
houses were torn down. and Mrs. Ferris
was killed. AT Buffalo. another little ham,
LET, Mrs. Thomas Chandler was killed by
the falling timbers OF her house.
Another storm is reported 10 have struck
just east OF Jacksonville, and 10 have pur-
sued northcasterly course TWENTY-FIVE
miles west Of Springfield. IL is said that
the little hamlet OF Leitcnburg was de-
stroyed, and that eight persons were killed
and injured. Full particulars are as yet
unobtainable.
MORGAN COUNTY has 4 DISASTROUS VISITATION.
JACKSONVILLE. I'LL. May 19.-MOrgan
county experienced last evening the most
disastrous winG-stOrm known in its his
tory. On Greasy Prairie, eleven nliles
south OF here, several farm-houscs were
DESTROYED. and one man. boy. and two
children were killed. and others were in
iured. Southeast Of the city. along the
line OF the Jacksonville Southeastern rail-
road, much damage is reported. Near
Franklin the storm was fearfully de-
stTucuye. At PIsgah the house, barn.
and orchard Of James OXley were
swept away, and his wife and children
were seriously injured. At Woodlawn,
where there was a severe tornado,
attended with fatal casualties three years
ago. the railroad depot was destroyed,
and cars were blown from the track into
atoms. the track being partially torn up.
The worst OF the cyclone, however. was
some nine miles north Of here at Liter, on
the Peoria branch Of the Wabash rail-
road. The storm cloud was in shape Of 4
column. and struck the south part OF town
and travelled northeast completely across
place. dwelling four stores, two churches.
depot, repair-sbop, and thirteen dwellings.
besides injuring others and DESTROYING
much other property. At Mrs. Griffin,
house her three sons and one daughter
were injured. and another daughter. aged
twenty-five. was killed. She herself was in
q dangerous condition from the shock 10
her whole system. Another ruined dwell
q, ftof - s~ INr. ~
" ith his wife, i at the city hospital here.
and both are probably fatally injured in
ternally. His seycn-months-0ld daughter
was killed. James SteyensOn's house was
DESTROYED. He had q leg broken and hi
wife was killed. Mr.. and Mrs. John Trot-
ter. an aged couple. lost Their lives in their
wrecked home. This makes the number Of
killed IN the town five. There are fully
fifteen persons injured, three OF whom
will probably die. Ten Of the injured
were brought TO this city this morning.
Farther to the southeast along the track OF
the storm scattering farm-hOuses and
barns were leycled 10 the ground. The
storm extended A. far south n Lltchfield.
Not far from that place a railroad bridge
was swept away. and passenger train on
the indianapolis and II. Louis railroad
Ilul-tu illlD AAlf iANlufs uf NAl-inffl VI
the train was killed and the fireman scald-
ed, probably fatally, but none Of the pas
sengerS were hurt.
Another Of the Liter sufferers, a young
man named Liter, died this morning.
making six dead there. The dead at
Greasy Prairie now number four-a man
named English. twelve-year-old boy
named Brakeman. and two children in the
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county.
GREAT DAMAGE AT sHIpMAN.
SHIPNAN. Ill. May ia cyclone pass
cd through this section yesterday doing
great damage. Several persons are reported
seriously injured and one dead. The storm
came from southwest, passing half a mile
west Of this place and one mile east OF
Plainview, and covered the space Of about
a quarter Of mile in width.
At GRAFTON, EDwARDsyHIE, AND ALTON.
ALTON, Ill. May 19.-The storm here
last night was heavy. but did no great
damage. Al Grafton. few miles north,
great damage was done. All the derrickS
of the Grafton stone Quarry Company
were destroyed, together with five engines
and several houses. The loss j. very heavy.
Three houses in Shinn Hollow. near Graf
ton. belonging to Denny Shay, John Ne
Weight. and Michael Garner. were totally
wrecked. Mrs. Garner was killed, and her
husband j. supposed to have been thrown
into the rsyine and killed and his body
washed into the river. The daughter Of
Denny Shay had leg broken.
The storm was also severe at Edwards
Vile. MR.. William MaXey. OF Alton, while
going from her fathers house. near Ed
wardsylllc. to q neighbours was killed by
being blown against tree. The ROOF OF
the courthouse Wa, blown of.
TIE STORM IN De WITT COUNTY.
CLINTON, ILL, May 19.-In De Witt
county last night eleven ilrm-houses were
demolished by storm. Some were blown
completely ont OF sight. George =. Gill
ton. hi. wife. and Seyen-year-Old daughter
were killed, and many persons injured.
FIFTY-FOUR KILLED AND TWO HUNDRED
WOUNDED.
CHICAGO. May 19.-From adyices receiv-
ed bv the Associated Press from points in
Ilin0i, visited by the cyclone Friday night
fltv-four deaths have already been report
ed in the State. and the number injured Is
estimated at very nearly 200. Owing 10
the condition Of the wires north OF Mil
waukee no accurate computation Of the
loss O! lie in Wisconsin can be made.
Dunn's AcQuiffal Sayagely Com.
uleufcd tDOn.