The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-24
Further Details of Destruction by
the Late Tornado in tho
Northwest.
Two Children Blown Away and Never
Found-Many Persons Killed and a
Large Number Wounded
Vast Injury to Buildings, Stock, Fences
and Growing Crops at Many
Points.

DELL RAPIDS, OAK, July 23.-At three
O'Clock Monday afternoon tornado
struck this village from the northwest,
and wrought considerable damage. None
were killed or seriously injured in the
village. Barns and other out-buildings
without number were blown to pieces.
Nearly all the glass in the west side of
buildings was broken by the hail which
accompanied the storm.
In the county there was great havoc.
Those reported killed are: Mr.. Jno.
Hale, Mrs Dickinson's daughter. Two
children.of Mrs Maltby, living eight miles
west OF town were blown away and can
not be found, -Four other deaths are an
nounccd, Those seriously injured are
Cora Boff, two children of Jones Helms,
Christopher Walters, a son Of Chris. Wal
ters, two children of General Gunderson,
Peter Hallworsen, and Mrs. Marcus.
Several tarm-hOuScs were DESTROYED,
and nearly every farm lost barns and
outbuiidings. great many horses and
cattle We're killed. Crops were leyeled
aud destroyed by the hail. The track is
about eight miles wide at this place, with
the village in the center. The loss in
the village is about 100000. Three
ionrths OF the crop in strip six miles
wide aud twenty long are gone, The
storm lasted about thirty minutes Mrs.
Hale Was buried to-day.
LryERNE, MINI, July 23.-Two men
and two young women were killed in this
vicinity by the storm OF Monday and
number of others injured. The damage
in Luycrne is estimated at about ST., 900.
\ good many buildings were blown down
through Rock County, and crops were
somewhat damaged. Toward four o'clock
in the afternoon the outline of the APP
preaching tempest became clearly defined
in the northwest, and very soon after a
huge mass of Oyerhangiug clouds, plainly
indicating the approach Of a strong wind,
rolled toward town with startling rapid
ity. The appearance of the storm,
though unusually threatening, was not
such as to occasion serious alarm, and
after the first vigorous gust the impress
sion prevailed that the worst was over
In this apr -ars Ices were deceptive.
After brief cessation of the storm the
rain began to fall in torrents, and the
wind gathered strength. A moment
later the wind tempest began the work
in real earnest. The rain was driven be-
fore the wind in vast sheet with great
force, and each moment the terrors of
the tempest grew hercer
There was now good cause for alarm
The spre OF the Baptist Church was
hurled to the ground. The strongest
structures trcmbLed to their foundations.
Others rocked aud sWayed in momentary
danger of destruction, while those less
substantial or more directly exposed
to the wind We're blown into a
thousand pieces. Tin roofs, shingles
and corniceS We're torn from the busi-
ness buildings. Signs were wrenched
from their taStenings aud dashed into
store fronts and broken boards and win
dows were driven through the air in
wild confusion. The tempest ragged thus
furiouSly for over half an hour, and the
scene during the time was appalling.
For time it seemed that the destruction
would be general, but the force of the
tempest was diminished and toward five
O'Clock it completely subsidized
Rock RAPIDS, a., July ga severe
storm passed over this place about three
O'Clock Monday afternoon. 1t did no
serious damage here, except to the crops.
HURON, OAK, July 23.-Reports from
the track of the wind and hail storm
which crossed the southwest part Of this
county Monday afternoon, are very dis
couraging. Crops within strip about
seven miles wide by twenty long, from
WolSey on the Milwaukee Road, to
Carthage on the Northwestern, are al
most destroyed. The loss to farmers
will reach $4,000. The towns of VOL
sey and Carthage suffered much damage
from breaking OF glass, but no lives were
lost.