Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-05-14
One Passes Through a Portion Of
the States Of Illinois
and Indiana,
Laying Waste the Little Town Of
Odell, illinois, But Kill
ing Few.
Another is Reported at Cincinnati,
But the Wires Being
Down, the
City is Cut Off from Communication
With the Outside
World.
THE STORM.
THE WIRES DOWN IN ALL Objections
AND REPORTS MEAGRE.


AND REPORTS MEAGRE.
CHICAGO, May Il. The passengers on
the Chicago & Alton train which arrived
here tonight had a remarkable experience
with . cyclone, at Portage, Ill. The storm
cloud was seen gathering in the west and
moving in an northeast direction. AS the
train sped on the storm kept coming nearer
every mile, and the passengers began to
realize that they were being chased by a
cyclone. just as the engine pulled into
Odell the storm struck the town and the
air was full of debris. In moment seven
stores and a hotel were unroofed, and one
large brick building was nearly destroyed.
Under the wreck OF the structure two
children were buried. Telegraph wires
in that vicinity are reported down. Spe-
cials from Streator and Rockford, ILL.,, and
Peru, Ind, tell of a terrible wind and hail
stormat those points. u.
About $50 p. m. heavy roaring clouds
from the south and east met just over the
city Of Rockford, and daylight was sud-
denly converted into darkness. The down
pour of immense hailstones followed,
greatly damaging trees and breaking win
dows. In the country surrounding Streator
the rain and hail ragged for an hour and a
half, and the destruction visited upon
grains, fruits and all vegetation is very
great. . "a.
From Peru, Ind, kilograms have been re-
ceived, which report houses unroofed, trees
uprooted and wheat blown down. A large
amount of stock is reported killed by light
ming. &
All wires leading east from Chicago have
been badly demoralized tonight by the
storms at Lafayette, Indianapolis, Wyna-
mac and Logansport.
At Cincinnati cyclone is reported,
which has cut the city off from telegraphic
communication on all sides.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BLOOMINGTON, Ills, May PA special
from Odell says: At 3:45 p. m. to-day ter
rible cyclone struck this village, which de-
mOlished one brick block, wrecked three
warehouses, and unroofed hotel, the Ma
sonic hall and four store buildings; also,
the upper story Of the Angel block, in
which was the Odell bank and Odd Eel
lows lodge, was completely destroyed.
Scarcely store in town escaped injury.
The loss will amount to $4,000. Houses,
barns and sheds were twisted off their
foundations and completely destroyed.
Trees a foot in diameter were twisted up.
The storm did not last over five minutes.
Ten minutes before it the air seemed to
get green. Two clouds seemed to advance
one from the southeast and one from the
southwest, and met over the town, forming
q mOnstrOus whirlwind. The large livery
barn of HOrd Bros. was completely demol-
ished A large three story mill was blown
story brick hard ware store of S. s. Cole is a
total wreck. The hotel is injured badly,
not a WholewindOw remaining in the build
ing. A number Of residences are badly
wrecked. The streets are filled with tim
Der, boards, fences. tin roofs and prOstrate
trees. The new school building is COM
pletely destroyed. The Congregational
church is twisted in bad shape. 81
Those fatally injured are: L0ttie Sewi-
fe. lO-year-old girl who was carried over
200 feet in the air and fell on the railroad
Charles Hoke, livery mems. s. Cole, hard
ware merchant, and two children Of John
Miller are seriously hurt. The children
had taken refuge in brick building and
were buried in the ruins. All telegraph
wires were blown down, and communities
ton with the outside world was completely
cut off. The damage in the surrounding
country is comparatively light q
.5t SENATE.
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