The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-09
BLEW WHEAT OUT OF THE GROUND.
Tricks Of the Late Tornado IL Sourherr
Illinois.

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/ Illinois.
ST.. LOUIS, April 7,-Information
from parts of the tornado-swept re-
gion of Southern Illinois and Ken
lucky is to the effect that fifteen
| families in Bay Bottoms, near Col
| conda, illinois, were rendered home
less and most of their members miur-
ed. The storm literally swept grow
ing wheat from the ground. Ten
dwellings were totally wrecked and
all barns and other outhouses de-
stroyed. Several hundred head Of
cattle were scattered and killed. In
Livingston county, KY, directly
across the Ohio river from Golconda,
Jacob Schwab had his farm house
blown away, his barns and threshing
machine wrecked, and was himself
carried two hundred feet, dashed
against tree, mangled beyond rec
ognition, and died Instantly.
The house of William Bell was torn
to pieces, his furniture blown into
the river five miles away, his barn
demolished, stock killed, and OF
his family of five, every one had an
arm or leg broken or was otherwise
injured.
Eli Bobbett and family were at
supper and although his house was
carried away and demolished no one
was hurt. Some of the dishes on the
supper table were found on the 9th
er side of the Ohio river. At Hen
derson, KY, it is estimated that over
forty persons were killed or fatally
injured in that vicinity, and twice as
many more wounded, but no names
are given.
On Friday men went over to Circle
in skiffs, and transferred people from
trees and roofs to gin houses, which
are generally substantial buildings,
These houses are now packed with
people, hundreds of people be-
ing in some of them. Mr.. Coombs
took to Helena one hundred and
thirty-one persons and one hundred
and ten cattle. Many of the planters
in the Circle are utterly ruined, and
the remainder have no seed to plant,
even should the waters subside in
time to put in crop Suffering has
been and will be great, and aid of all
kinds Will be necessary to carry
the people through their affection.
ST.. Louis, April Information
from what is known as Laconia Cir
Gle, section of country between
Helena and Arkansas City, which is
practically surrounded by the Miss
issippi and White rivers, is to the ef-
feet that people there are in de-
plorable condition. Water poured
over the levees on both sides, and in
three hours the Circle was filed even
with the surface of the river. The
water averaged eight feet deep. This
occurred so suddenly that the people
had no time to do anything, Their
houses, stock and everything else
they owned were in the water, and in
some cases swept away before they
realized what had happened.
PEOPLE LIVING IN LOFTS.
The citizens of Helena sent the
steamer Houston Coombs down there
last Thursday as relief boat, to aid
the people. A correspondent on
board writes that when the steamer
arrived at the Circle, a number of
houses were found blown off their
blocks or stills, and others were ca
reened. The peple had been living
in the lofts of some Of the low houses
and when these careened they could
only escape by knocking holes in the
roofs. Several people were blown
into the water and swan to others,
where they remained Thursdaynight,
and number of cattle were drowned.