The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-13
ROCK ISLAND, THURSDAY, MAY ls. 1856.
WORK OF THE WIND.
More Disastrous Reports Of the Recent
Storm Yesterdays Cyclone.

CHICAGO, NAV 10 The passengers on
the Chicago & Alton train. which ar
rived here last night, had remarkable
experience with cyclone at Pontiac,
LII. The storm cloud was seen gathering
in the west and moving in "A northeastly
dir, ,clion. As the train sped on the st0rE
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, H., the
storm struck the town. and the air was
full of debris Seven stores and the hotel
were unroofed, and one large brick build
ing was nearly destroyed under the
wreck of this structure two children were
buried. The telegraph wires in that
vicinity are reported down. Specials
from Streator, and Rockford, ILL.,. and
Peru, Ind, tell of terrible wind and hail
storm at thosepoints. About $50 D. m.
heavy roaring clouds from the south and
east met Just over the city of Rockford,
and daylight was suddenly converted
into darkness and dowupour Of inn
mense hail stones followed, greatly dam
aging trees and breaking windows in the
country surrounding Streator. The rain
and hail ragged for an hour and half,
and destruction visited upon grain fruit
and all vegetation is very great. From
Peru, Ind, telegrams are received 10 the
effect that houses were unroofed, trees
uprooted and wheat blown down. A
large amount of stock is reported to have
been killed by lightning.
BLOOMINGTON. Ill, May ia Panta-
graphs special from Qdell.. Ill. is as fol>
lows: At 3:45 p. m. yesterday Il terrible
cyclone struck this vicinity, which
demolished one brick block, wrecked
three ware houses, unroofed IA hotel, Mas
sonic hall aud four store buildings, also
the upper story of the Angill block, in
which was the Odell bank and Odd Eel,
lows lodge. was completely destroyed.
Scarcely a store room in town escaped
injury The loss will amount to $50
900.
IoLIEr, May 13.-Oae of the seyerest
storms ever known at Joliet struck here
about $50 last evening; deluge of rain
and hail inundated the streets and
inuutlti SDDbh tit thitur ~ tllNuo " a.
having Il performance. and in the midst
of the performance the storm struck the
tent and turned the whole show upside
down Women screamed, animals
howled and a general stampede ensued .
Three persons were seriously injured by
the falling poles, and a number were hurt
slightly.
The large livery barn of Hord Bros.
was completely demolished, A large
three story mill was blown off lis fonnda.
tion and the two story brick hardware
store of s. Cole is total wreck.
The new school building is partly un-
rooted, one story of the school bullding
is completely destroyed. The congrega-
iional church is twisted il TO bad shape.
The Methodist church has one steeple
blown of Those fatally injured are'
Lotiie Zwifie; ten years old. The glrl
was carried over two hunderd feet in the
air and fell on the railroad track, smash =
ing in her skull; George and Charles Hoke
laboring mfn; 5. Sc0le, hardware mer
chant and two children of John Miller
were seriously hurt. The telegraph wires
were all blown down The residences of
r X. Huffer and Frank Feintield are al
most ruined. William Halls house is a
complete wreck. The damage 10 the sur
rounding country is comparatively slight.
| CHICAGO, MAY l3.-Dispatches received
\ from Sedalia and other cities in Missouri
and Leaveuworth, Kansas, report ter
rife windstorm sweeping over that terri
tory yesterday. Several persons were
killed and great damage was done tC
property spd crops