Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-13
WINCHESTER RINTHE WIND
TWO CLOUDS COLLIDE ABoVE
THE CITY.


lasting fifteen minutes. Two clouds OF
greenish cast, hanging low, one from the
northeast and the other from the south
west, met and burst Immediately over the
city. The wind attained great velocity,
and hail stones the size of walnuts fell to
a depth of from two inches 20 two feet.
Trees were stripped OF their foliage and
rain fell in torrents, filling the streets and
cellars. Every house with a western ex-
posure had all the window glass de-
stroyed. Carriages were overturned on
roads leading to the city, the occupants
narrowly escaping with their lives. For
tunately the storm did not extend more
than a mile on either side OF the place.
People were greatly alarmed during its
prevalence.
TRAIN CHASED BY A CYCLONE.
CHICAGO. May 12.-Passengers on a
Chicago and Alton train which arrived
tonight had remarkable experince
with cyclone. At Pontiac, ILL.,, a storm
cloud was seen gathering in the west and
moving in a northeasterly direction. AS
the train sped on the storm kept coming
nearer every minute and the passengers
began to realize that they were being
chased by q cyclone. just as the train
pulled into Odell, ILL.,, the storm struck
the town, and the air was full of debris.
In moment seven stores and hotel
were unroOfed and one large brick build
ing was nearly destroyed. Under the
wreck of the structure two children were
buried. Telegraph wires In that vicinity
are reported down.
SEVERAL CITIES VISITED.
Specials from Streator and Rockford,
sll., and Peru, Ind, tell OF a terrible wind
and hail storm at those points. About
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon heavy, roaring
clouds from the south and east met just
over the city of Rockford, and daylight
was suddenly converted into darkness.
A downpOur OF immense hailstones fol-
lowed, greatly damaging trees and break
ing windows.
In the country surrounding Streator
rain and hail ragged for an hour and half
and the destruction visited upon grain,
fruit and all vegetation is very great.
From Peru, Ind, kilograms are received
to the effect that houses were unrOOfed,
trees uprooted and wheat blown down.
A large amount OF stock is reported killed
by the lightning.
All the wires leading east from Chicago
have been badly demoralized tonight by
storms at Lafayette, indianapolis, Wini-
mac and Logansport and at Cincinnati.
oDELEs DEVASTATION.
JOLIET, ILL, May ia most destruc-
tive cyclone is reported from Odell, a
village 40 miles south of Joliet, on the
Chicago and Alton. This afternoon about
4 O'Clock the storm burst. The delegates
| to the State Sabbath School Convention
| returning on the train arriving here at Q
O'Clock this afternoon state that as the
/ train neared Odell they saw a cy-
clone approaching. First they saw
the root of an elevator raise and
~ In IN al nd hsrffA fv.as
collapse. Then the hotel and houses
raised up, tumbled over like feathers and
were shattered TO pieces. Both bricK and
frame and all sizes, from shantiss to two
story buildings, went. The train was
stopped, but as the wind was blowing
parallel with the track it was not upset,
! though bricks and sticks broke the win
dows. Considerable time was required to
move debris from the track before the
train could proceed.
LOOKING FOR THE DEAD.
After the cyclone people busted them
| selves looking under the ruined houses
for those missing. The train resumed its
| journey without giving the delegates a
| chance 10 learn the casualties, but they
report that several men, women and chill
dren are killed and Injured. Local tele-
graph agents have been trying TO rsi.s
Odel all the evening but cannot succeed
I
and damage cannot be ascertained.
DEAFENING THUNDERBOLTs.
JOLIET, May u, II p. M.-One OF the
| seyerest storms ever known here struck
Joliet about $3.50 O'clOck this evening. A
deluge of rain and hail inundated the
earth. The thunderbOlts were deafening,
and the electric display unparalleled. A
circus was having performance here,
and in the midst OF IL the storm struck the
tent and turned the whole show upside
down. A general stampede ensued amid
sheets OF lightning, drenching rain, and
resistless gales Of wind. Three persons
we're seriously injured by falling poles,
and number were hurt slightly.
ANOTHER STORY FROM oDELL.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL, May l2.-The
Paragraphs special from Odell Is as fol-
lows: At 3:45 O'Clock to-day a terrible cy-
clone struck this village, which demOl-
ished one brick block, wrecked three
warehouses, unr0ofed a hotel, Masonic
hall and four store buildings, aud also the
upper story OF the Angel block, in which
was the Odell bank and Odd Fellows
| lodge Scarcely store in town escaped
injury. The loss will amount TO $4,000.
Houses, barns and sheds were twisted
OF their foundations and completely de-
strOyed. Trees a foot IN diameter were
twisted up. The storm did not last over
/ five minutes. Ten minutes before IL the
air seemed 10 get green. Two clouds
seemed 10 advance, one from the southeast
and one from The southwest. and met over
the town. forming monstrous Whir-
wind. The large livery barn of HOrd
| Bros, large three-stOry mill, and the
twO-stOry brick hardware store Of 5. 5.
/ Cole are all wrecked. The hotel
Is injured badly. Not whole
window remains in the building.
/ A number OF residences were badly
wrecked. The streets are Oiled with TIM
bers, board fences, tin roofs and pros
trated trees. the new school building is
| partly unr0Ofed.
Tue fatally injured are Lottle Zwihe.
10-year-old girl, who was carried
over 200 feet In the air and fell on the rail-
road track, fracturing her skull; George
and Charles Hoke, liYerymen; 3. ). Cole,
| hardware merchant, aud two children OF
Johu Miller are seriously hurt. The
damage in the surrounding country IL
Comparatively slight.
f't a rBUNDERsrORM AT DAYTON.
DAYTON. o., May ia fearful thun-
derstOrm visited this city this evening,
commencing at 500 O'Clock, and at 10
o'clock Is stlll In progress. The cleo.
trical display was decidedly brilliant and
the rainfall very heavy, flooding many
cpllarar In VARIOUS parts Of the CITY mar. |