Telegram-herald., 1890-01-15
The BIG STORM.
Ls1alled ESports Of Its WORK
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Tbs nFss house s.rlck ln Giaton was
0e seeaoH- H-h04ss q ihs Illinois Cen
ia r~llroad, Occaplst b Mr. J. A.
hhOdss snd family The house ~as
torn - sPIntsFs All Mr. Rhodes and
t~o eld1ren Esrs kilsd outright
rs e.fs All one child ESCAPED
dsaEh. b4s both are Dangerously hurt
Among me many other incidents ne
hoase ~ NJ J1ll Gaddis 4as blown
d0sn. and 4ftrr~ ards 0sddie Nas found
lndsr the dabrls WITH an infant Ia
child was NOT h-rE The house
o. Roberl Johnson. which stood
on tae brow ~ ne hll, seemed 20 al
vds ln hAt cat.lng "a 40 just below
the secoad foor aud letting he upper
portion iall in = place. Mr. Johnson
W4s ln rs l0eer room au1 The upper
part fell on him, pinning him 70
ths Earth With lolst across bis
back Fla moans attracted attention
and be- VAS rescued His son Robert
Nas upstairs and dangerously hurt by
falling um m5ers Although suffering
intense AGONY he begged MS rescusrs
Co III h.u alone ani help some one Who
could I've. His brother David was also
ta.le ha-t
Ih. ensl-e east side o. the town 3
wrecked Noss % Tho buildings we're
Of substantial character. of brick and
stone. costing g. J00 20 $4,000 each.
Taess wen. down Ike char The in
teasity o., tas a.nI actually killed
poalry AMI birds many being picked
up ts4l .n .ae street An eye witness
tnus describes tho cloud as Il. whlrled
toward ths doomed city.
The force of tho nd was 81 flcient
to i.f. blgZies carriages aad wagons in
the air hundreds Of feet, dashing them
to tde earth ioto spllnsers. Organs,
pianos, sewing machines. every thing
that was portable vas wrecked.
A young man named Bones aged Il.
Was picked up by the wind from the
fung timbers and dropped upon the
ground dead considerable distance
away
it IS thought the city vill be able 70
supply al demands ior help for the
homeless. and a committee is az work
seeking a.d- Tae ci-y stood partly on
The 1de Of a bin and par.- = in valley.
1t vas ths portion on tho hillside which
suffered Medical assistance VAS sent
from Cairo sunday night
Clinton presents dreary aspect, bat
under ths circumstances the citizens
bsAr shsir burdens nobIy. The work OF
helping The destitute and homeless goes
forward MANY farmers Nhoss lands
sdioln the -fsy have come forward and
offered shelter and bones % those who
have lost their AL
The damage 20 property a. Clinton
Will not fall much short OF Si1l. 900.
The storm passed north of Sew Mad
rid No. crosging the river noar point
opposite Moscow. by thence northwest
20 Clinton and Wick'ifs. Tho path oS
the storm was about quarter % a nile
vide
Within ave miles % Cairo a. Wick
Ire. f.. ths storu also dld havoc.
SAvsn buildings Rars destroyed and
SIX persons ve~r injured. Five frei ght