Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-21

which arrived at Chicago Wednesday night
had a remarkable experience with tornado.
At Pontiac, Ill.,, a storm cloud was seen gath
ering in the weat and moving In northeast
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 tornado. just az the en-
gine pulled into Odell, ILL.,. the storm struck
the town and the air was full Of d6bris. In
moment seven stores and the hotel we're un.
rooted and one large brick building was near
ly destroyed. Under the wreck OF the struc
ture two children we're buried. Three per
sons we're killed at DAnville, Ill.,. and many
buildings destroyed
Madison county, KY, suffered to the ex
tent OF more than $500, 600. The streams in
that county are generally low-banked, and
the unprecedented flood caused nearly all the
bridges TO be carried of.
Destructive winds again swept over the
central western states Friday night, from
Ohio to Kansas. The greatest damage was
done in Hardin county, Ohio, on the line OF
the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago rail
way, a stretch Of country about 90 miles north
of Xsnia, which suffered Wednesday night
A tornado visited Forest place of 1000 peo-
pie, about / / P NJ The air was filled with
balls of FIRE, whidh exploded with a loud
swapping sound. The storm came from the
southwest and tended to northerly direc.
tion. Full particulars, except that brought
by farmers living near the track OF the sto rm,
cannot be obtained. Five persons are known
to have been killed and a number injured
Soon after II o'clock the storm struck the
town of DunkiTk, place OF about 1900 peo.
pie The first thing known there Of the dan
ger was the terrible roaring noise. Nearly
every one was in bed at the time The tor.
nodo HfiaA huil1inno frof,n tbafr
dations and wrecked them, others were un-
rooted and soon the screams of human beings
could be heard above the roar of the ele-
ments. 1t is not known yet how many were
fatally injured, but four were picked up dead.
A destructive tornado struck the northern
part OF Shawnee county, Kan, Friday, and
swept away part Of the town of Msriden. A
very black cloud came up suddenly from the
southeast about 10 A. NJ, and sweeping
through the eastern part Of the town, did its
fearful work almost in a minute. A large
number OF buildings we're destroyed. Eigh-
teen or 20 people were more or less injured,
one or two fatally.
Dispatches from Bloomington, Jackson
willie and Morrisonvlle, H., and several points
in western Indiana report a terribly severe
rain and wind storm Friday evening. Rain
fell in torrents accompanied by high wind
and some hail Much damage was done, but
no lives we're lost. The public school build
ing at Sparta, H., was struck by lightning
Friday afternoon while the school was in
session. One pupil was instantly killed and
others we're stunned. The building was bad
ly damaged.
A cyclone formed q mile north of Lansing,
Mich, Friday night and swept in a north.
easterly direction, levelling fences aud woods
and tearing buildings into fragmente. SO far
as heard from no one was killed or seriously
injured, The damage Is estimated at $50 900
to $50 600