New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
TEACHER AND PUPILS DEAD.
WORK OF THE TORNADO IN NORTHERN ILL
NOIS.
TEACHER AND EIGHT PUPILS KILLED IN
THEIR RUINED sCHooLHoUsE-MANY FARMS
fLAID WASTE AND THE INJURIES
MORE OR LESS SERIOUS TO
PEOPLE WERE FREQUENT.

PEOPLE WERE FREQUENT.
Chicago, June 21.-Advices received at the Chi.
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad general
offices in this city from Northern Illinois are that
the storm yesterday severe from Shabbona to
Amboy. dispatch to The Evening Journal"
from Amboy, ILL.,, says:
The village of Paw Paw, abont thirty-two
miles southeast of Dixon and twenty miles east
of Amboy, was visited by tornado about 4 80
last night. The first notice that the village had
OF the coming storm was dark cloud in tho
southwest. A rain, preceding tie gale, lasted
about two hours and by that time the streets
were flooded and the creeks overfowing In the
heaviest of the rain. abont 80 p. m, ominous-
looking cloud passed just south OF the village,
and the awful roar it made could be distinctly
heard above the rumbling OF the thunder 10
had no sooner passed than il was observed that
leaves, sticks straw, etc, falling from the
clouds Soon afterward messenger on horse
BACK Drought the news TO town that tornado
h0d passed about one mile south of the village.
Relief parties Immediately made their way to tho
scene. Trees were uprooted houses and barns
demolished Fourteen persons were killed and
many Injured within two miles of this place.
The storm cut n swath mile long through the
grove. 1t first demolished James Blees's large
house and barn. The family went to the cellar.
and escaped with severe bruises
Apparently with increased fury the cloud of
death and destruction came down upon the Hunt
schoolhouse, which is two miles directly south
of here. The teacher, Miss Maggie Mcbride of
Amboy, and her pupils, eight in number, were
waiting in the building for the storm to abate
Every vestige of the building was swept away.
even the stones of the foundation were moved
\ot in tbe huI
observer says that the building was raised in per-
feet shape some 300 feet in the air. where it went
into fragments and was lost 10 sight. The body
Of the teacher found in the street, partially
nude and badly bruised. The pupils were found
in the creek some distance north Some Of the
bodies were washed down the creek some distance
They were divested OF all clothing and more or
less manged.
The reports from surrounding towns show the
storm to have started at Harmon, in Lee County;
from thence 10 have proceeded to Sublette, and
then on To Compton to Paw Paw. A great many
seriously injured, but distributed over q
distance of thirty miles and cannot all he reached.
The schooIhousc in Brooklyn Township, south
Of Compton, was completely demolished and tho
teacher and scholars injured, the two children
of George Polache meeting death
The names Of those who perished in the wreck
OF the flunt ScnOOlHOuSe, 80 IdI rs Known, aI0J
MAGGIE MCBRIDE ApA K5nD2ILP,H
jTEi%SSIlE% paE;i%$RSLvEY, t1EEIE WHITE.
The storm swept the ground clear Of everything
Huge trees were torn up by the roots, fences were
swept ont of existence, orchards ODlitcrated, ala
everything in the path OF the tempest destroyed.
The width of the storm about eighty rods.
Leaving the schoohouse, the storm swept on
ward in a direction almost straight north, de-
-, ssh 90 81 lnnal
rose, bat the whole country from near fariVnie
to Paw Paw in Lee County. is mar ked with ruin.
At least fifty farnhouses ana other buildings were
wrecked and eight persons Killed, IN al
di.ion to those already named. All build
ings fences orchards and crops were ruined,
and the damage done was great Even
the forests were unable TO resist the terrible
force of the wind, and huge trees were torn up
bodily broken down as If they had been mere
reeds - IN
search i, still going for the bodies Of those
who perished in the school-housc jacob Rudolph
was the first one on the scene ana III cross'he =
school house he. too, was carried down, ana oniy
saved himself by graspIng an overhanglng hino
of willow hedge, some distance below /,
County al from Sl5OOo0 10 100000.
4 dispatch to The Daily News from MENDOZA.
ILL.,. says: The tornado which eyelled portion
north Of here, yesterday, did also great damage
in the country east of the village Just across the
IA
dozen houses were blown 10 atoms and many hurt.
An old woman, Mrs Bittner, died this morning,
and two children ne not expected TO live lhence
the tornado rushed east. and demolished the farm
house Of F. J. Schmitt, four of his children being
injured severely also his hired man. 'Eal'
Beisers farm came next, and was also wrecked.
Adam Weber and Daniel Miller ioso
their hay barns. and Leonard Blass
his entire homestead Philip Schleslngers
hay-barn was blown to pieces. 80 one was seri-
ously injured at these places. John Poaches
home was then devastated. Next came school
house with twenty-five children In II. eighteen OF
whom were injured They had run from the
school right into the storm. George Poaches
place was DESTROYED and his wife probably fatally
hurt one of his children died last night Henry
Arcndt's farm was completely demolished and his
family have nothing left"
West Brooklyn. H.. June 2l.-At 4:l5 p. m.
Yesterday a tornado passed about three miles south
Of here Trees were levellcd - the ground and
n number of farmhouses and buildings were blown
down About ten persons were injured. but only
one was killed. Many horses and cattle were
killed.
VILLAGE DESTROYED By LIGHTNING
ST. Paul. June 81 (>peciaD-Milaca, village OF
500 inhabitants I'm Mile Iacs County, seventy-two
miles north Of St Paul, is reported mass OF RUNS.
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