The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-21

the southwest an appalling sight, Of devasta-
classes taSs; i have Is in pa shis t d,siesi itti tse sn the ttSeSf cot.
the cloud fret dropped down, and in whirl;
the elissips pieces, strewed them oil along the
strests Be- traced ssseI'R for in this. poorer. quarter IL! ter
Grsd1nfb on has u p9s Ssse aSt sstnGpssd !, HOY noy
marx The lots. Fiiteen fopsdatIonss. ystif re- e.
three houses are standing In the path OF the
storm. and these ART, wrecked, On the right
and left OF the path the debris plunged like
Looking northeast across the railroad the
ruin appears more terrible because the build
l TSs. w wsvs l1 msSds h ioe 60 s yards n q Clean sS% sWsts.
S Sssss an snS s'@i tasp sISi; sR walls lss so MARI Ra Re s sssis
side q M path dismsntied OHthousss hali
stands the ruins Of the three-story brick flour
mill. the walls stripped down, and the ma
s snrrsln s1P0fBs y 'u nhn on 'hf So nsesh' s sae ths
crushed Baptist Church and, the large, brick
GommerSiaf Hotel: unro9ied and partly torn
Post once e "%4sdsG and ifi IN ,i i"5at's stands tan | he
shattered Court House. with dome thrown
partially tumbied down. and in the .snpreme
Court yard is the tin and timber and roofs OF
In front Of the. Post ofics. across Bunton
ground, and nearly AZ 70 the south and east
scarcely touched. The sireets here are broad,
but to-day they are flled with the debris, Of tho
s snsinsss s, 6ous sSs OF sasi Bant sIas and n xE M;sSsh MIN aoa
prsssryed. T,s stbiisuln q, thoroashiy tear
ings. they were mashed, and twisted
into useless masses. and the roofs carried
sever Several rP Bill se' S,o tF9n's Of aH aSre rear s,d kpsst Ssl. os ss
tornado ground the walls to Q level and the
strasSit tho s'i la nt' PLANK Ia sn' Tss Gvsns' BANK and on On
the the corner !. EXHIBITS x IL IS { . burning If, and The safe
YET pnear riHsff lie II fSe ,e csa AIRED rem 9na aims 'e Of r J. y.
Murray, owner Of the block.
Looking to the south and east from this cor
ing, against each other, but still holding to-
c esths BUT n Thu .ipss and liaqSS amm hsa I ssa fS. .sat
quarters and signs up long before the excur-
%s eIenr af t ReTa 1. to pG 9b, In I.. or tbH ruins nhpf,o Mere re
sumed. Other, bakeries were wiped. cut q
was to be purchased In the town, nor will such
a state OF affairs soon be remedied. However.
r;o, enc suffers iasv f %. Tant st Of food s.sa shelter 1sit S,o or
Of the court house. It was hard to tell just
where one building began and the other left
titions were. shufled up in confusion and
crushed against the few brick wallis that ,still
r was q Ssad standing oss Iai .v Everything s nra,. slSng j h ere
insurance being available.
.Bunton street. east Of Washington, was COM
9o tsstess GlGi slisa b S9 Ihi irO mai tse Of Roar ste of TSic i
the destruction Of large warehouses and hand
s sems riis a%Ser ,s apPe sns m puSbi Ike lS snd T fssn,
but the chaos is complete. Where houses. have
hAAN fo~n tnI AVID nyr,nrt nvunp nrI AhA
timbers scattered hithsr and thither,
there Is not to the eye the desolation
stoas is With pr'; TN slds By s 8 sDw Of On mt fSs
aae oaa S spgFls sSs s Ssaios snG bel t5s U RRfs is s 81 sh is'
ury. Then the cloud bounded away through
the woodland and over the prairie to return nc
the %s1 ssst rue sna the sf taiss aat x e aaSs hs ans Sr isass
The corps Of physicians that RESPONDED to the
first call were quickly organized. and all day
shock to manyhas been terrible, and Outside Of
BEEN beeaA1 required. 4 complste list Of dead and
wounded has not yet been complied. The
property loss will aggregate over $500 0Oo;
heard through Sdi the town. and every little while sSie
q body OF, men passed down tho street carrying
burial. As yet no Arrangement has been made
for a general funeral. Some OF the bodies
have been taken to other towns and some into
the country. Following is a list OF the dead:
Murray. Mrs. Russell Dewey; Mary wsstSreot, Henri
jones' iSasss and S' shhlS. tsrso Riv fas asr, inV Ss%loisd &: John Ysar
SSSs hs;p ~ IssloredS Mis- 5ssis sSS.,en: John SSss.sa
iutc allsSn saHi Ms. Irwin win S Sss'is shis!ds. Amsnas slsr
JONI ones :" youngest ch aid A 1f'
The list Of injured includes these:
William Sheldon, crushed. cannot live; Gabriel Jonei
nnd Tits In mater Sts s snS, 'i sIsr,s end b .wH eh hIaIs.d! se Ga%s,
f ss%u. { .s tsRhc'ssy s r1lasT ana ana . sfsiy sSFa'i Sss
sesry. coloIed;, shoulder sprained; T. ! wi!l!amson
bruised; $iIis%a I Is I AZ ~ mp; md ssssd Gr I1s
s sss s.ns ia sp,I If s S5fssni ben sil lb.sI ssnsiSi mr. ae 'aIS:
s1et. ma NJ: t%.Ts Sad$aa. sass :ssaiSss; NJ MA
H.. lieu. sI s.si, ,nj Ss. Az Ss.. H fl. s.: arm S.s sit siss:s5
AZ s.ihIle sSaS . ssp,h Ii1.i in,ssrP%H &c. w. ,sISrsoi; n ssa i
sru a.sEa i! 5 sA Cox a15 Sian "ss Scratched, SSs. ssvsa es G:1s
s.a 2 Gi s;sl.s. :. ft Il Il rna slH 'r l.is si4 ss5i%sn s nas::sl
~. J. ~ m.mbr dl struck ..,, on t The head q, Dora rpgS, liam, lam
; SsI5sssi!, f iisi::Ins T Iss sr s:s,..s sls ID 4. Map i : hi II
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! Eaix',E b. .'ssl sI sIp St S.aiy f iair! !'Sn' S s%s f Fs:5i i %s!:xsP,
Maxey. skull fractured, probably fatal.
Kettle Mnxey. burned and bruised; Mrs Maxey limb
bruised EEddi. BAN shoulder broken, may Iiys
SSI;ssi:ss and Gut; ,, dS%,. tssaesy eh s.ioD. cut M \
family o. ave badly injured, bruised, and burned; q j
body seriously injured. C. Cook; serious: j. J. Man
ME- iHsensbecisr,, thigh fractured; Mrs stephen Mills and
child, breast m ash ed and burned; Vim. Joness daughter
eaiored, isg crushed; I'd Harper coiorcd, badly crushed
will die: Adam Ponds head and knee seriously injured
Mrs. Sam Yearwood and baby, injured INTERNALLY, vii
die; Washington johnson, head fractured; three chill
dren Of Daniel Yearwood, all seriously injured. and VII
die; GrandmotherD odson, badly injured; Charles Wood
ward, shoulder broken; r. b. Ross nose broken.
Col, u. sullivan, crushed and cut; Col Malone anf
wife and Eddie and Frank Malone, cut aud bruised
MIRA Msynor. seriously cut and bruised; lanes Hitch
chick and son Ray. both painfully, bruised. sam Iout
n.y, arm and body badly bruised; H. s. Reardon. slight
ly injured.
This circular was issued this morning and Ii
now being sent through the mail:
mount VERNON. ILL.,, Feb. 20.
a. To the Mayor and CitIens
THE city Of Mount Vernon. ILL.,. was VISITED
by q terrible tornado on. yesterday AFTERNOON
which carried death and destruction IN It's path
About thirty people were Killed outright, ant
scores of men. woman, and children are mann