Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
RAVAGE AND DEATH
Ride in Fury with the Terrible
Cyclone.
A TOWN IN KENTUCKY OEsoLATED.
Ten Corpses, Nine Hurt Unto Death
and Forty-two Otherwise
Mangled People.

Seventy Houses Blown to Pieces-Three
Minutes of Destruction and nm Age OF
woe-The wild winds mt CIinton-The
Death Roll and List of Injured-work
of the Hurricane In New York and IL
| Iinois -Storm-swcpt ST. Louisa Day of
Elemental Havoc.
| CLINTON, Ky, Jan IA few minutes
after o o'clock Sunday evening cyclone
struck this town, destroying seventy build
hgs, killing ten persons and wounding fifty,
several Of the latter being so badly injured
that they cannot survive. The usual cyclonic
the twister arrived. The temperature was
warm and there were several dangerous
looking clouds in the south. A short thun-
derstorm set in and then up from the south
came the funnel-shaped cloud, sweeping
everything before IT, The dwelling houses
are nearly all constructed of wood, and a
number OF them were lifted from their
foundations and dashed TO pieces against the
ground.
Cut Its Way Through Town.
A path a block wide was cut clean through
the western portion of the city, but fortu-
nstely the main residence district escaped
The wind crossed Main street and razed a
number of stores, the second floors of which
were occupied as dwellings Scarcely three
minutes were consumed in the work of de-
struction. Then the air was filled with the
cries of the wounded, and the whole adult
population turned out and began rescuing
the living and caring tor the dead
Leaving Ten Corpses En- Route.
The list of the dead is as follows: J. A.
Rhodes, Peter Rhodes, John Rhodes, Mrs.
William Bone, Burnett Bone, John W. Cad
die, an infant of Judge Z. C. Hodge, Walter
Nance, an infant of j. W. Gaddie, W. r.
Nance. The injured who are not expected
to recover are: Mrs. j. A. Rhodes and child,
Robert johnson and son, j. r. Graham,
wife and two children, Judge E. c. Hodges
The Wounded Who May Recover.
Those who are believed TO have a chance
for their lives are: Mrs. J. W, Gaddie and
child; G. r. Gwynn; Mrs. G. r Gwynn;
c. W. voorhees, and family of five; Mrs
Hodges; Rev. N. W. Little, wife and two
children; A. +. Justis, wife and child
William Bone, and four children; D..
Stubblefield, wife and four children; Mrs.
Foster and two children; five members of
j. X Graham's family; j. p Nichols, wife
and three children. All these people are
suffering with cuts, bruises, broken limbs and
internal injuries.
Swept Everything Clean.
The cyclone swept away everything in its
path on both sides of town. The tall iron
chimney on the -four mill was torn from its
fastenings and carried considerable dis
lance away. The Baptist church steeple
was blown over, falling on the roof and
breaking through with crash. A number
OF freight cars which stood on the tracks of
the New Orleans, St Louis & Chicago road
were turned over and pile of lumber was
scattered like straw. The money loss is es-
timated at so 600, hut it is thought the town
can get along without outside help A COM
mittee is actively seeking aid and has so far
collected 5000. This will be used to
promptly help the destitute
Heavy Blow to the Losers.
The sufferers can Ill afford their losses, as
they represent about all their possessions.
The public buildings, hotels and houses of
citizens are thrown open to the injured.
Mayor Halliday, of Cairo, sent four physi-
clans from that place, and they rendered all
possible assistance 10 the wounded. Offers
of aid by telegraph have been received from
outside points and the question of accepting
viii be decided by the committee. Clinton
has population of l 500, and is in Hickman
county