The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-24
4 TERRIBLE TORNADO.
Great Dsssruesion Of Life and Property
sn ygIseo0zin and Illinois, Missouri
and slIanescts. on Friday
Aftsrpcon.
In Illinois.

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In Illinois.
Sr Louis, May ia special io the.
PosLD Dispatch FROM SlauntssB, Ill, says.
At 10 O'Clock lAss night tornado pAsss d
about three miles east OF here, totally
demolishing LiYingston's fne farm resi-
dence and dangerously iDjuring Mr.. Liv-
ingston Other buildings in the Vicinity
were destroy ed and orchards injured
A Construction crew, comprising about
twenty i've OF the Springfield Southwest
ern railroad men, were camping near
Mrs Olives house. some sleeping IN q
large barn All were seriously injured.
Mr.. CAriwell contractor, and Alma Ber-
RE were instantly killed. A little girl,
aged eight years, can't recover. Ttle-
grams for aid have Deen sent out.
AT CLINTON.
CLINTON, May 10 "A terrible cyclone
passed over this vicinity last night, do
ing immense damage TO property and
killing several. The wind took south
easterly course aHd followed up Salt
Creek, ia this county, on which line
many houses were utterly de-
stroyed About six miles south Of
Clinton the wind tore down house,
killing Peter Clifton, his wife and their
tct OlN anu Aub5iAy III
iured another child. A family named
Bennison were injured seriously and
many other families whose names could
not be secured. The damage is very
great.
A Post Dispatch special from Jersey.
Vile, Ills, says that the storm Yesterday
afternoon at Grafton demolished several
buildings, killing Michael Learned and
fatally injuring las two children.
Post Dispatch special from Shipman
| Ills, says, y cyclone passed through this
section doing great damage. A number
of persons are reported seriously injuF-
ed and one dead. The storm came from
the southwest. passing half mile WesI
| of this place and mile east of Park.
view, covering about a quarter of q
/ spending for the relief of the sufferers.
| A Special TO the Post Dispatch, from
Alton. Ill, says: The storm last night
was heavy. but did no great damage
here, but At Grafton, a few miles north
| great damage was done All the der.
ricks of the Grafton Stone Quarry Co
were destroyed, together with five en-
| gines and several houses. The loss II
very heavy. Three houses in Shinu
HalloW, near Grafton, were totally
wrecked. They belonged to Denny
Shay, John McVeigh and Mike Garner
Mrs. Garner was killed and her husband
is supposed to have been thrown int
the Tavine and killed Mike Garner haC
his hip dislocatsd and a daughter o.
Denny Shay had a leg broken. Tht
storm was also severe st Edwardsville,
Mrs. Will Maxey, of Alton, while going
from her fathers, near Edwardsville, tC
a neighbours, was killed by being blown
against tree. The roof o.
the court house was blown off
The storm that passed over Grafton
ShipmaG and other places in Hin bis las
| night seems TO have CONE directly frem
the west The first heard of il was q
Jonesburg where 1t crossed the Wabash
railroad, leVelIng several houses to thu
ground and killing one lady in the coun
try. The wires are broken and no de
tails are yet received.
AT SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGBIELD, Ills, May 19.-Th
damage done by the cyclone which visi
led this section last nigh
is more appalling than d
first supposed. II struck the groun(
on Elijah lies farm, south OF the juno
tion and laid vast, three dwelling
outhouses. Mrs. Hes hous
/
demolished. II was occupied by MI
Booker, who was considerably in
jured; an infant boy was nearl,
killed Across the road from Booker
place was Schiiaon Wilford's HON
which was swept away by the cyclone
but there was no damage to life. A quar-
ter of mile further to the northeast. tn
house OF Mrs. English was torn to pieces
and everything about the place was eI
tirely destroyed Mrs. English wa
crushed and manglsd by the fall
, ing tImbers but hopes of her recover
are entertained.
After demolishing Mrs English's HON
the hurricane struck four miles east {
the city. where little settlement O
Round Prairie is situated, and playe
havoc with the lives of the farmers
that vicinity. The first farm in Ii
track of the storm was thi
of VIM. CONTROL, occupie
They took refuge IN the cellar an
7 weathcred the storm IN safety, while II
}, house was torn away. Buildings, fenc
v and stock were destroyed and kille
. The homes of William Northrand, NJ
Mcveigh, Henry Huglett, Samuel AS
: ton. Jas Trotter, Geo. Ray, II. Turtle
u Henry FaiFbree and Samuel gruff we
O torn down and great damage was dor
a to other property.
AT JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, May 19.--Morg'
county experienced, last evening, Il
most disastrous wind storm ever know
l. in this city. There was considerat
wind and rain, but no destruction
IS life or property.
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