Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-06-28
AN AWFUL CYCLONE
Sweeps Over Illinois, Carrying
Death and Devastation.
Over Thirty Persons Reported Killed and
Many Others Injured "A School
House Torn to Pieces and tho
Teacher and Seven Pupils
Crushed to Death.

EARLvILLE, ILL.,, June 21.--A terrible
cyclone and cloudburst occurred about.
five miles north of this city shortly after
four o'clock Friday afternoon, which re-
suited in terrible loss of life and prop
erty, no less than twenty-five people be-
ing killed and number OF houses and
barns entirely demolished. The storm
came from the southwest and swooped
down on Fields school house, now
building standing at the Four Corners
and tore it to pieces. At the time there
were eight persons in the school room
and all were instantly killed. Their
bodies were carried some distance and
fearfully bruised and crushed. The
names OF those who perished in the
school house so far as known are: Miss
Maggie Mcbride, the teacher; Edna
Hunt, Jennie Radley, Minnie Berry, Ada
Rudolph, Lena Prentice, Carrie White
and Peter Reams.
An unknown peddler was driving by
the school house when the cyclone
struck it and he was caught up and car
ried some distance and flung lifeless.
into a hedge. His team was also carried
away.
The house of Newton Wood was next.
struck and not vestige of it remains.
The family sought refuge in the cellar
and escaped. From the school house
the storm continued to the northeast
through Pawpaw grove and carried with
it every thing movable. Here the loss
of life is reported to be greater
seventeen persons killed and many in
iured. Twenty houses were torn to-
pieces and the eastern part of the town
entirely wiped out.
Some of the victims were carried hun
dreds OF yards and mangled almost be-
yond recognition. The force of the
cyclone was terrific. Nothing remains
in its path but the bare earth, huge
trees being torn out and carried away.
The width of the storm was about eighty
rods and it progressed forward at tho
rate of eighty miles an hour. The work
of rescue began Immediately. but at the.
hour of writing but little can be learned
in regard to the names of the killed and
injured.
CORNELL, ILL.,, June GA cyclone
swept over the country west of here
Friday afternoon. Every thing in it's
path was destroyed. The path OF tho
storm was about eight rods in width.
The cyclone first struck the house of S.
Plymier, tore it to pieces and carried
the ruins quarter of mile. Mr.. Ply
mier was badly hurt. Two houses be-
longing to William Vincamp and j. NJ.
Bradley were badly damaged. The
house of William Sutcliffe was also
partly wrecked. The house of w. d.
Connor was torn to pieces and Connor
and his wife both badly injured. A.
school house near by was entire
ly blown away. A young son of Mr..
Morrison was badly hurt. Several other
houses were partly wrecked.
About mile to the northeast the cy-
clone struck the house of C. c. Leonard,
destroyed it and injured four of his sons,
one very seriously. For four miles the
cyclone left ruin in it's path. At Mud
Creek many trees were blown across the
track of the Wabash railroad. At Sub
lette several houses were blown down,
trees uprooted, fences DESTROYED and
several persons hurt No lives are re-
ported lost.