Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26
THE TORNADO FlEND.


Terrible Work Of y Cyclone In Hiinoas-
Many People Killed and Injured-A
School House Wrecked and the Teacher
and Scholars All KiIled-The Storm IN
Iowa and Minnesota.
EARLvuLE, Ill, June 2i.-A terrible
Cyclone and cloudburst occurred about
five miles north of this city shortly
after four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
which resulted in terrible loss of life
and property, no less than twenty-five
people being killed and q number of
houses and barns entirely demolished.
the storm came from the southwest
and swooped down on Fields school
house, new building standing at the
four corners-and tore it to pieces At
the time there were eight persons in
the school house and all were instantly
killed. Their bodies were carried some
distance and fearfully bruised and
crushed
The names of those who persisted 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, Peter Reams.
An old peddler was driving by the
school house when the cyclone struck
| it, and he, too, was caught up and
carried some distance and flung 1ifeless
into hedge. His team also was 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 con-
tinued to the northeast through Paw
Paw Grove and carried with it every
thing movable. Here the loss CT life is
reported to be greater-seventeen per-
sons killed and many injured.
Twenty houses were torn to pieces
| and the eastern part of the town en-
| tirely 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 pro-
crossed forward at the rate of eighty
miles an hour.
DESTRUCTION SOUTH OF DIXON.
DIXON, Ill, June 21.-A terrible cy-
clone passed through the southern part
of this county last evening. 1t passed
| through the village of Sublette, tearing
down all the prominent buildings, kill
ing four persons and wounding several
others.
A strip of farm houses southeast of
the village was also desolated and many
persons hurt.
A school house in Brooklyn township,
containing twenty-four children was en-
tirely wrecked and eighteen children
injured.
THE STORM AT CORNELL
CORNELL, Ill, June 2L.-A tornado
passed west of here yesterday afternoon
in path eighty rods wide and about
four miles in length. Every thing in
its path was either totally wrecked or
badly damaged. Four people were
probably fatally injured and several
others slightly hurt.
The storm struck the house of s. Ply
mire, tearing it to pieces and terribly
injuring Mr.. Plymire.
The most extensive wreck was at w.
D. Connor's. His house. barn and other
outbuildings were completely demol-
ished and he and his wife received fatal
injuries.
A son of Mr.. Morrison was badly hurt
by flying debris C. G. Leonard's house
and outbuildings were badly damaged,
one of his boys being fatally injured
and three others being slightly hurt
STORMS IN IOWA.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, June 21.-Early
yesterday morning the city was visited
by fearful thunderstorm. The spires
of the Second Presbyterian and the
German Evangelical Churches were
shattered. One electric light tower was
struck seven times and badly damaged
At Waverly very heavy fall of rain
caused dry creek in the lower part of
the city to assume the proportions of
river. Scores of families were obliged
to abandon their homes at midnight
Although much damage was done to
property there was no loss of life. A
heavy wind accompanied the rain.
HAILsToRM IN MINNESOTA.
ST. CHARLES, Mimi, June 21.-A great
hailstorm Wednesday extended over
five miles southeast, varying from one
half to two miles in width and doing
great damage to all kinds of crops The
storm was Immediately followed by the
heaviest rainfall in ten years, register
ing 2.15 inches in eighteen minutes.
Many farms that were already stripped
by hail were washed of every thing
movable, including fences and brides
The estimated damage is SIS, 900.
Nightmare Murder.
OMAHA, Neb., June al. j. Werner,