The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-05-21
CHASED BY A CYCLONE.

) CHICAGO, May 12.-Passepgers on tn
Chicago and Alton train, which arrived tc
night, had remarkable experience with
, cyclone at Pontiac, Ill. A storm clout
was seen gathering in the west and movin.
In northcasterly direction. As the trair
sped on the storm kept coming neare,
every minute, and the passengers began ts
realize that they were being chased by tn,
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 hote
were .nroofed and one large brick building
was nearly destroyed. Under the wreck Of
the structure two children were buried
Telegraph wires in that vicinity are re-
ported down. Specials from Streator I'D
Rockford, ILL.,, and Peru, Ind, tell of a
terrible wind and hail storm at those points.
About 80 z. NJ, 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 bailstones followed, greatly dam
aging the trees and breaking windows.
In tho country surrounding Strcator
rain and hail ragged for an hour and half.
and the destruction visited upon the grain,
fruit and all vege tation is very great. From
Peru, Ind, telegrams arc received to the
effect that houses were unroofed trees up
rooted and wheat down down. A
large amount of atock is reported killed by
lightning
The STORM AT JOLIET AND ODELL.-
Chicago, May 12.-The Inter. Oceans Jol-
let, Ill.,, special says: a most destructive
cyclone is reported from Odel, a village
forty miles south of Joliet on the Chicago
and Alton Road.
This afternoon about 4 o'clock the storm
burst. Delegates to the Sabbath school
Convention returning on a train arriving
here at .. m, state that as the train
neared Odell they saw tho cyclone approach
ing. First they saw the loof of an eleva-
tor rise and sail of in the air and the build
ing collapse: ------------ -,
and wc1t shattered to, pieces. Both brick
| and franc buildings, and all sizes, iran
shanties tosswo-sto.y buildings, went. The
train was stopped, but as tho wind wa.
blowing parallel with the track it was not
upset, though bricks and sticks broke the
windows.
| Considerable time was required to re-
move the debris from the track before the
train could proceed. After the cyclone
the people busted themselves looking under
the ruined houses for those missing. The
train resumed its journey without giving
any delegates chance to learn the causal-
tiles, but they report that several men,
women and children are killed and injured.
Local telegraph agents have been trying
to raise Odell all the evening, but cannot
succeed, and tho extent Of the loss Of life
and damage cannot be ascertained.
Later.-One of the severest storms ever
known here struck Joliet about s 80 O'Clock
this evening.
The deluge Of rain, thunder and hail
inundated the earth. The thunder was
deafcning and the electric display unparal
eled. n circus show was having a per
formancc here, and in the midst of the
performance the strom struck the tent and
turned the whole show upside down. 4
general stampede ensued amid sheets o.
lightning, drenching rains and resistles
gales of wind Three persons were seri
ously injured by falling poles. A numbe
wero hurt slightly.
CINCINNATI Cur OFF PROM TIE WoRLr
Now York, May 12.-Reports fror
Plttsburg and other points indicate terribl
r storms in the neighborhood Of Cincinnati
: All the wires arc down in that region, an
: Cincinnati tonight is inaccessible from an
point. St. Louis is also cut off from con
munication by loss of wires.
$ Abjure slang Sternly and upon principl
y If for no other reason, because it ma
. rows your vocabulary 1t is the favori
- refuge of the slovenly and the indolen
Il If your thought does not deserve a ne
is dress, keep it in some back closet of 20,
d own brain.
A drummer who has just returned fro
is southern Florida says the beef in that sc
y ton is SO tough as to make it almost il
1t possible to stick a fork into the gravy.
,e It is said that there arc more lies told