Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-06-26
SWEEP: BY CYCLONES.

Terrible Loss of Life and Devastation
Caused by Cyclonic Storms in Illinois
Iowa and Minnesota-Twenty- Six Persons
Killed Near Earlville, ILL.,, and Man!
Badly Injured-Damage Elsewhere.
EARvILLE, ILL.,, June 21.-A terrible
cyclone and cloud-burst occurred abou
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 fifteen PEG
| pie being killed and number of houses
and barns being entirely demolished
| The storm came from the southwest and
swooped down on Fields school-house
new building standing at the Foul
Corners and tore it to pieces. At the
time there were but 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 per-
ished 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. carried
some distance and flung lifeless into a
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 of life
is reported to be greater-seventeen
persons being killed and many injured.
Twenty houses were torn to pieces and
the eastern part of the town is entirely
wiped out. Some of the victims were
carried hundreds of yards and mangled
almost beyond 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 the rate of eighty
miles an hour.
The Country West of Cornell. ILL.,, De-
vastated-Other Storms.
CORNELL, Ill, June 21.-A cyclone
swept over the country west of here
about half-past two o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Every thing in its path was
destroyed. The path of the storm was
about eight rods in width. The cy-
clone first struck the house of S. Ply
mier, tore it to pieces and carried the
ruins quarter OF mile. Mr.. Plymier
was badly hurt. Two houses belonging
to VIM. Vincamp and J. NJ. Bradley
were badly damaged. The house of
VIM. Sutclitfe was also partly wrecked.
The house of w. d. Conner was torn to
pieces and Conner and his wife both
badly injured. A sch DOL house near by
was blown entirely away. A young son
of Mr.. Morrison was badly hurt. Sew
eral other houses were partly wrecked.
About a mile to the northeast the
cyclone 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 its path.
At Mud Creek many trees were blown
across the track of the Wabash railroad.
At Sublett several houses were blown
down, trees uprooted, fences destroyed
and several pers ons hurt. No lives are
reported lost.