The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-06-22
Destructive Wind.StOrms.
BELoIr, Wis, June 12.

BELoIT, Wis, June 12.
A terrible cyclone struck this city Monday
afternoon, coming from the southwest and
doing damage to the amount of about $780,
900. The storm concentrated in the river, TAX
ing first the Chicago 81 Northwestern bridge
over Rock River. The roof OF Browns
block. in which the OutIo0h; Office is located,
was hurled across the street, breaking the
glass in Carpenters block. Ritscher's
block, Emerson's drug store and Goodwins
block were damaged. The storm then fol-
lowed the river northeast and demolished
the carriage-wOrks of o. III. Dingman. Part
of the Rock River Mills was demolished,
and All operator buried.
In the west part of the city three houses
were blown down, one moved off its foun-
dation, and five barns destroyed. On the
east side the steepies of the Presbyterian
and of the First Congregational Churches
were blown of. Broad streets were rem
dered impossible by trees of from one to
four feet in diameter. which were torn up
by the roots. The public school in the east
side, fine brick structure, was somewhat
damaged. j. I. JOhnson'S paint shop was
ruined.
The casualties. so far as known, are one
killed and twenty wounded. Ed. Halloran,
employed in the Rock River Paper Mills,
was struck in the face by beam and had
his head crushed. John Malloy was injured
Internally and cut on the head. Philip
Gleason, Mike Smith, q. l.. Cast and Willis
Hendley were caught on the street, struck
by flying boards and bricks, knocked down,
cut and injured severely. ID. McManus, S.
Pease and wife and Eddie Snow were buried
in the ruins i'm their house and severely ill.,
jured. Otis Olds, college student, was in
jured internally and many Others hurt.
DUBUQUE, Ia, June L.
Wild and threatening weather pre-
vailed in this State Monday. Brush Creek,
q village of six hundred inhabitants, in Fay
cite County, was struck by 2. cyclone, de-
stroying over one-third of the buildings, and
inficting damage estimated at $4,000.
Sumner, Bremen County, was also visited,
and a number of buildings blown
down. No lives are reported lost at
either place, but serious injuries were
sustained. At Tripoli, the scene of the
exploits of the Barber brothers, the large
machinery warehouse of j. c. Garrett was
completely destroyed. Two men who were
in the building at the time succeeded in es-
Gaping with few bruises. Considerable
damage was done to business. houses, and
Gany small buildings and cOrn-cribS were
blown to atoms. Several persons were
slightly injured, but none seriously.
INDIANAPoLIS, Ind, June L..
North Vernon was visited by a cyclone
Sunday night, at half-past seven O'Clock. 1t
passed through the southern par of the
town, destroyed five or six buildings one of
them being 4 brick church and tie rest
dwellings. No one was injured, SO far as
known.
A train of ten ears on the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi Railroad was blown from the track
about seven miles east of North Vernon. No
one was injured
Further up the Ohio & Mississippi Rail-
road, at Osgood, several houses were blown
down and two persons are reported killed.
The cloud was funnel-shaped, and moved
eastward.