Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-21
FATALLY INJURED.
MT. VERNON, TT, ALMOST ENTIRELY
SWEPT FROM THE EARTH.

1--WE ! Ehom lElE CATt EIs
A Cyclone Horrible in Its Effects, Fol-
lowed by Fire, Devastates the Town,
Destroying Property and Killing and
fnjnring Many Persons.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-A cyclone
struck Mt. Vernon, H., at 1850 p. m.
Sunday, from the northwest, leyeling
half of the town. The remainder Of the
place caught fire, and as there was a
strong wind blowing, the flames soon got
beyond the control of the fire depart
ment. Above the roar Of the wind could
be heard the groans and shrieks of the
dying. The bodies buried in the debris
could be seen On every hand. The storm
passed from the southeast and had a ro-
tary motion, striking first just south OF
the city hall, Their carried away the third
and fourth stories of the Mt. Vernon mill.
The Methodist church fell just a few min
utes after $50 people had left the Sunday
school room. The Commercial hotel lost
its third story. The wind struck the
county court house and rendered it q
heap of ruins; the county records were
saved. The Crews block, on the south
side of the square, was 1eveled with the
earth. Under it was found the body of
| John Crews, owner of the block.
The roof and second story of r. l..
| Stratton 81 Co.'s hardware store blew
away. A large two-story brick school
house did not withstand the terrible
shock any better than the smallest house
in the track of the cyclone. The large
two-story frame house of George Ward
was picked up and carried about twenty
feet and left unhurt, while two bricl;
buildings within 100 feet were left in
ruins.
Reports are coming in from the coun-
try, and the storm seems to have swept
everything for miles. Many who escaped
| with their lives have nothing besides, and
are walking the streets with no home to
go to. The dead and dying are scattered
throughout the city.
Three-fourths of the business portion
Of the city is ruined financially. The
public square is in the center of the
town, the court house was in the center
of the square, the school building in the
northeast corne of the city. All the
dwellings in that portion of the city are
destroyed. and the ruins of some are still
burning. In all 300 buildings are de-
stroyed, and many others injured.
The dead are now being gathered at
Inc supreme couro mouse, which has been
cohyerted mo a hospital This build
lms aiso uamageu, q not seriously,
me laeesG reports SHOWS thlrby-one dead,
anu aoouI one a injured, some OF
WHO'LL WIN uie. a NUMBER OF wounded
are aylns. "A mp OF men struck by
iaiihg tlmoefs, ana whose names cannot
De learnea a present. are reported badly
INJURED q dying.
i1enry Eills was covered by the brick of
ms puildlhg, ana escaped by a miracle.
~ was ooseleu UP, n onarles ELLIS,
his protheI, .was seriously injured.
1o1s STORE, y. w. Morgan's
semeiiy sso1e, Haa4ey, West ana SWlft's
STORE anu Jackson.s saddlery store are
al ~ ruins: On the south side of the
square the frame buildings, though in
;h5:.a, :sssRsa s.sssr
bakery, the Baptlst church, Cooks drug
store, Marroass saloon, Perry's hotel,
?tfatton o. Johnson's brick stores
were leveled. Inc entire east side of the
SQUARE is uestroyed, ana In one of the
lidin John Walters and child lost
1nelr liVes, as qua Henry Walters. Mrs.
waters wa found with her babe in her
ain,s' po.h ueau,
u notuhease corner OF the square,
nomalus grocery store was blown down,
snu sue ieoi anu SECOND story or Il. l..
5 s,ia q Us hardware store was
nioWn away, whae the frame hotel adj
.plnlag Vas uinaslnea. Across, toward
. 4 s no..neass polelon OF tne city, swept
si', ssoiia' anu a hunlpe OF people We're
slieu alo .ne scnool Dullolng blown
LOW. NO iess man half a million dol.
hI AZ 1911 asa u propetsy a peen destroyed
ny m nne osoaone anu lire;
i1e opTta.oi az ehe mount vernon end
oam .ne h9 Was o. nashville, whose
aa,.atn GO mooa, mas an uncle and
som LIZ; ata b;a ene lGlns, and me poor Eel
; ~ 49, :. neal1 outsoing Win grlef,
- 49, ~. mla ~ IL az ms post o. duty.
ono9 y =, n tha ~ nsahs Gang were lmprls-
Tshaiu ~ sne iuins anu burned TO death.
aneii o.les u pain ana 9lstress were ago.
raanb 49, S,e eEsleni hotning could
teao. InehA. Aheir remains could not be
AT / D. M. the fires were under cop.
troll. Only OCCASIONAL groans of the dying
anu 1ae oroau 5racS made by the cyclone
h follow;ns 10 = iis. .ss fnn
| of the killed and serio1,s1v wn,,ndad
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