Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20
A HEAYR STORM
I'm Illinois, Eastern Iowa, southern
wisconsin and Northern Indiana.


wisconsin and Northern Indiana
CHICAGO, May 13.-Dispatches from
Mt Carroll, Galesburg, Rockford, Mar
shall, Tuscola and Streator, ILL.,, ant
other points in Eastern Iowa, Southern
Wisconsin and Northern Indiana indicat,
that the storm OF last night was genera
throughout the localities named. Ii
every place it is reported as severe elec
trical storm, accompanied by furioui
gale and heavy fall of large hailstones
Great damage was done to buildings il
the towns and crops and fruit in tn,
country. No lives were lost, except sucI
as have already been reported.
HOUSES, BARNS AND BRIDGES oARRIEr
AwAY-PEopLE SUPPOSED TO HAVE Been
KILLED.
WnLIAMspoRT, IND, May ia cy
clone struck this place last night, de.
stroying everything in its track. Several
houses and barns in the north end of the
town were carried away. II seemed ia
have formed about two miles north west
of the town and took south-westerly di.
rection travelling about 30 miles an hour.
striking the exfreme north end of this
place. Reports come from Attica, about
two miles east of here, that 1t struck that
place about the centre of the town
and destroyed several of the
business buildings, including new mill.
The Revere House and the Chicago 4
Great Southern railway Offices and the
wagon bridge over the Wabash river were
torn down. Several persons were ON the
bridge at the time it went down, all are
supposed to have been killed. Several in
mates of the Revere House were severely
injured. The wires are all down, and il
is as yet impossible to get any definite in
formation from outside. At this place
two brick houses belonging TO Henry
Butt were torn down and Mrs. Butt was
badly injured. Aside from her the
people of this place escaped injury.
IT REACHES THE VICINITY OF CINCINNATI.
New YonK, May 13.-The hurricane in
the vicinity of Cincinnati last night
prostrated all the telegraph wires near
that city. At this hour 80 o. IN. there
is but one wire open between New York
and Cincinnati and that is by way of
indianapolis. The storm is reported to
have been quite severe in southern Ohio.
oYcLoNIo ToUoH-AT LEAST ONE DEATH
IN CONSEQUENCE.
LANARK, ILL.,, May 13.-There was a
rain, hail and wind storm here last night
at @ O'Clock which did great damage to
property and caused the loss of at least
one life. The storm came from the north
and the wind blew with great force.
Fences, sheds and barns were blown
down. Six miles south of this place the
storm seemed to be of cyclonic char
acter for space four rods in width.
Barns, fences, trees and wind-mills were
leveled with the ground.
William Hixon, a butcher of this place,
drove under shed to escape the fury of
the storm. The shed was blown down
and one of the foundation stones struck
Hixon OH the head, fracturing his skull.
He died about two hours later.
ALL SORTS OF DAMAGE AT CHESTER, ILL.
CHESTER, ILL, May 13.-Tuesday after
noon this city was visited by hurricane,
which continued fully an hour and caused
great damage to property, but by almost
miracle no serious injury was done to
any person.
The gale was accompanied by hail,
rain and vivid lightning, Houses were
unroofed and in some cases completely
demolished. Fences, trees and shrubs
We're torn away, and the air was full of
debris. The government fleet lying up
here was blown from its moorings and
part of il carried down the river.
Small water crafts were torn from their
anchorage and carried away The Buena
Vista schoolhouse and residences and
stores in all parts of the city were badly
damaged. Beyond the blowing down of
portions of tie fences, the prison escaped
without damage. 1t was the most dis
astrous storm that has visited this place
in years.
A METHODIST CHURCH SHATTERED.
ATWOOD, ILL. May 13.-A bolt of light
ming struck the Methodist church here
yesterday afternoon, shattering one end
of the structure. Hailstones Of remark
able size fell, stripping the trees of fruit,