The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-28
killed By a Cyclone.
Portions Of Illinois Visited by q
Terrible Storm-Several
Lives Lost.
A School House Blown to Atoms.
Teacher and Pupils All
Killed.
The Path Of the storm Strewn
With DEAD Bodies and With
the Wrecks OF Homes.

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With DEAD Bodies and With
the Wrecks OF Homes.
1t ia lucky for the Dakotas that the
severe storms and cyclones that are
visiting many portions OF the coun.
try since hot weather set in, do not
touch their borders. for ii they did,
another howl would bespread abroad
that these unparalleled states were un-
inhabitable for human beings. 1t is be.
ing demonstrated that other sections
OF the country can be visited by storms
OF wind and hail, by cyclones, water
and drought. The inhabitants OF
the Dakotas feel for their unfortunate
friends in those localities, and will do
more than their proportion to assist
in alleviatine suffering ofevery nature.
Illinois is the last to ieel the strength
OF the elements, and it is indeed
pitying tale that tells ofruined homes,
OF death, want and suffering. A cy-
clone struck the earth about Eve
miles north OF Earlville, Illinois, on
the Goth inst, which resulted in ter.
rible loss Of life and property, no less
than fifteen people being killed and q
number OF houses and barns entirely
demolished. The storm came from
the southwest, from the vicinity Of
Sublette, and had apparently spent
it's fury when it reached the vicinity Of
the Fields school house, a new build.
ing, standing at the southwest of the
Four Corners. At this time black
cloud, driven from the Northwest,
swept up and gave the cyclone renew
ed energy. The fury OF the storm was
awful. In a second the whirling tenn.
pest had struck the little school house
and in an instant the building was
torn to pieces. At that time there
were but sight people in the school
room. and as the storm was heard
coming up, they attempted to rush
outside to seek safety in the open air.
1t was too late, however, for the
death dealing tempest was upon them
and not one escaped to tell the fearful
oNP' VI
her seven nun;ls were Instantly killed
and their bodies were carried some
distance. All were fearfully bruised
and some were crushed and pounded
almost beyond recognition. Several
OF the bodies were hurled into a little
creek that flowed near, which was
now swollen into torrent.
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The names Of those who perished in
the wreekine of the school house. 80
homr o,a.
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MISS Maggie M brlde' the teaCher.
Edna HUNT.
jennie hadley.
Minnie berry.
Ada kodoiph.
Lena Prentice'
Larry "hlte.
Inc storm swept the srounu clear ol
everything nuge trees were torn up
oy the ROOTS fences were swept out OF
existence, orchards oollterated anu ev,
erytnlng IN tne pain oi tne tempest
p,ru ou p,,,v
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'"0p' on""iu -, u"0'''o" "'no''
s'r@'en' nor'h' destroying everything
IN Its path. Occasionally IT. lifted,
put the whole country from near Earl
vile 10 raw raw, IN Lee county, Is
marked with ruin. AT least nifty farm
houses and other buildings were
wrecked anu elgnt more persons killed.
All buildings, fences, orcnards ana
crops were ruined, ana tne damage
done was very, great. Even the Tor
ests were unaoie 10 resist tne terTlOie
torce OF the Wind ana huge trees were
torn up bodily or broken Gown as IL
they had peen OUT feeus. ihecJcione
continued increasing In violence until
IL reached the Viilaee OF raw raw
Grove, where the greatest destruction
OF lie and property was caused: Ihls
thriving village was Struck oy the
storm and lett In RUNS. The
loss oi lie here wss very great
ana IL Is reported that
sEvENrEEN PEOPLE wEKE KILLED
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anu ''"'y s0'eie'y '"I'ieu' i"e".y
houses were torn TO pieces and the
eastern portion of the town was en-
tirely wiped out. After the storm
bad passed the work OF rescue began.
The bodies OF some OF the victims had
see,a Oeem 'ofu a. than, meas o ya,os t anu
beyond recognition. Not a thing was
lett standing in the path OF the cy-
clone, and, where once stood q score
of comfort able homes, there are now
but scattered ruins. At the scene OF
the calamity, near Esrlville, search is