, 1888-02-23
WIPED OUT.
4 Cyclone Strikes thel Town of
MOu 1t Vernon.
And Leaves the Place q Heap Of
Ruins.
Thrilling Account Of the Terri
BILE Disaster.

bic Disaster.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia cyclone struck
M0nnt Vernon, Illinois. to-day, and the
town was virtually destroyed. u number OF
lives were lost aud many persons injured.
Such were reports that reached this city
this evening. Mt. Vernon Is situated In
the southern part Of the state about sixty
line.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19,-The following is a
list as far as Is known Of the killed and
serously wounded by the cyclone ut Mt.
Vernon, Illinois, this afternoon.
KILLED.
DEWEY. MRS. Russell.
WALLER. MRS. JOHN U. and baby.
WATERS, HENRY.
YEARWOOD. IAAvID f. aid wife.
MURRAY, JOHN q.
CUMMINGS. NJ K. an engineer.
WESfBROOK, MARY.
BEAkSUN. JAMES.
HALCOMB, MRS.
YEARMOOD, DIR. JOHN and wife.
iEARWOOD, SAMUEL and wife.
PURCELL GEORGE.
JONES, WILLIAM, Mrs. and child.
DODsON JOHN.
SUTTON MRS. JOSIE.
not kuOwn.
COOPER, MRS COLONEL.
MAXEY. EDDIE.
WATERS, $. j.
PIERCE. GEORGE.
LEGGE, MRS. l.. f. and two telegraph
operators.
FATALLY INJURED.
LEGG, LAWLER Il.
WATERS, MRS FANNY.
LISENbY, LAURA Miss.
ELllS. CHARLES
GALBRAITH, O. Mr.. and Mrs.
WEIR, CHARLES
WESrl,RDOK Mr and Mrs.
BENPDES, AMANDA
lItNMaN, w. Fl.
BENNETT LIZZIE
HANBRlCk, j. g.
POOLE CH HARLEj
HENBRICK, CORlNNE Miss
ALBRIGHT, Mrs.
ELLIS. HENRY
MlLLlCROOP. Mr..
HOWARD, JOEL
CALVIN, Mr.. and Mrs.
EVANSVILLE. Ind Feb. 10 News OF the
C! clone NJ Mt. Vernon, i,inuis is frag-
mentary. tut al Associated Press reporter
will send connected account MS soon as pos
sible. The tram due from there at IL II m.
will bring details. Telegraph lines are
working unsatisfactory. Thi cyclone
struck town ah,'ut half past tour ami cJm-
n'iited terrible damage. ,he damage is
principally in The nor hern part and ON
Court House Square The may or telegraph
ed here for aid one tire engine and two hose
reels were sent with iireniem to work them,
also nine physicians and twenty five citizens
including newspaper 'eporters, The tele-
graph line between Mt. Vernon aud
st. LOUIS is repotted down. The distance
from here is eiphty-tive miles. A special
train will reach there about IL, and will
have some detail, soon after. a destruc-
tive storm is re ,.oIte,i at Nortonville. Ken
lucky, No particulars. The only connec.
tiOn from Evansville IL by the railroad wire
Hsed to run trains.by. st Louis has lin
tied telegraph connection.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia dispatch from Ev.
ansvile. Indiana, says over 100 persons
were killed in the cyclone at Mount 'pr-
non, Illinois. Telegran,s were received this
evening at Evansville from Mount Vernon,
asking for hep. A train with two engines
was at once sent, having on board u surgeon
and such other assistance as could hastily
be gathered.
CESrRALIA, H.. Feb. 10 "A special to the
Daily News says that two-thirds of Mt.
Vernon is wiped out. Besides the people
killed outright many were injured. In re-
spouse to calls for aid. twenty members Of
the Centralia fire department, four pin. sci-
ans and u number of leadiRg citizens lett to-
night for the scene Of the catastrophe.
CHICAGO. Feb. ia special to the Daily
News from Evansville, Ind, says A cy-
clone struck Mount Vernon, ILL.,, at 4:5O
a. M. to-day. from the northwest sweeping
around in Il half circle and leveling hall 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 tire department. Above the roar of the
wind could be heard the shreeks and
groans of the dying, and
hodes half buried In the debris could
be seen on every hand. The roof amt sec.
ware store WAS blown away. A large two
story brick school house did not withstand
theshock any better than the smallest
house. The large two story frame house Of
George Ward WAS picked up aud carried
ahout twenty feet and lett unhuit, while
two brick buildings within 100 feet were
left in ruins. The loss cannot be estimated,
property has been destroyed by the
cyclone or fire In that neighborhood. The
sky has cleared and no clouds give aLy
intin,atiOn OF the disastrous storm. IL Is
growing colder and many homeless peo pie
will suffer IL the weather becomes severe.
Reports are coming from the country and
the storm seems u have swept everything