Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-22
CYCLONES DEADLY WORK
Illinois Receives a Shock Long
10 be Remembered by
Her Citizens
A Village Laid in Waste and a
Score of Inhabitants
Killed
A Teacher and Eight Scholars
Killed by the Ferocious
Element

AMBoY. HIS. June a The village of
| Paw Paw was visited by terrible and
fatal cycloue yesterday evening The
first notice of the coming storm was a
dark cloud in the southwest. Before the
warning could he given the greater por-
tion of the southern part of the village
was In ruins. Nearly score of inhabi-
tants are dead and dying \ tremendous
ain preceded the cyclour The streets
were flooded aud the creeks Overlooking.
! During the heaviest oi the rain the omiu-
Gus hooking cloud passed just south of
Amboy. The awful roar il made could
br heard above the rumbling thunder. 1t
No SOONER passed than leaves. sticks.
straw and debris OF all description was
! observed falling from the clouds. soon
after messenger on horseback brought
the news that cyclone had passed mile
south of town. Relief parties immediately
made their way to the scene. Trees We're
upfupted houses and barns demoli shed
and people killed on all sides. tolrtecu
persons lay dead, and many We're injured
within "a distance of two miles ol this
pldtf. Nv ~ tlpuF NHi Il ul7lAutA ~ TN
of u mile long through the handsome
grove. IL first demolished James Il. Lee
large house and barn. His family went
into the cellar and escaped with very
severe bruises. With increased fury the
cloud came upon the Hunt school house.
gle Mcbride, of Amb0y. and eight pupils.
we're waiting in the building for the storm
to abaLe. Every yeStige ot the building
was wiped out of existence. even the
STONES OF the foundation were moved.
Mol one soul in the building ESCAPED
death. The observers say the huildlng
was raised in perfect shape 30 feet in the
air and went into fragments and Was lost
sight Of The body Of the teacher was
found Ia the street partially nude and
hldlk bruised. The pupils wcr. found IN
creek some distance To the north.
Reports from surrounding towns show
/ that the storm started near Harmon. Lee
county. aud proceeded To Suhct. Comp
ton and Paw Paw. \ great many We're
seriously injured in these places. bnt are
diStiihuted over a distance Of thirty miles
and cannot all be reached. Thirteen are
known Ia hr dead mostly children The
school house ia BrOoklyn township Mas
completely demolished aud the teachers
aud scholars in nigred. two children meet
ing death.
The scene all through thedstrict he re
the cyclone paSScd l. one of complete
desolatiOu and among the families where
the ruth hand of death was laid is scene
which cannot be- depicted by mortal man
OF pen. On every hand aud every where
-hcre p,tVades feeling which brings to
the mind vivid recOlections of grave
yard history. aud when the destruction is
gazcd upon it awakens II feeling akin To
sympathy for those who have escaped the
dread disaster. II is one Of the worst of
calamitlrs hat has eqrr hefell this com
munity. and to awaken to a realty of its
terror is something beyond the cumprc-
hensiun of man. The loss by life Tar eN
ceeds that of any othrr.ye AT the same time
the loss Of property Is estimated at slOD.-
0OD with but a meagrr report of the dam
age. The whole community is in "A state
of nigh excitement and li~ turbulence viii
not be quicted until The full report has
Depu received from the outside districts