The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-23
an AWFUL CYCLONE
'nssco Over n Section of Illinols-A Mum.
ber OF pGrkonH Killed

Fhssco oScr section OF ltlinois-A Mum.
= Der orPorsons Killed.
AMBoY, I'LL, June ga sevete cy.
clone passed over the southern and cen.
raj portions Of Lee county Friday nj.
.ernoon, leaving destruction and death
in its wake. There being no near tele.
graphic communication it is difficult to
obtain complete reports. AS near as
can now be learned, the storm made its
first appearance at point some fifteen
miles west Of the village Of sublette, and
what is known as the Blackburn herd,
where number OF cattle We're killed.
Prom thence it pureued an oaaterly di.
rection in q track twenty to forty rods,
cleaning everything before it. Among
the buildings destroyed are those of vii.
liam Shaw, Daniel Haley, William
Reeves, William Il. Long and John K.
Hatch, all leading farmers in that Sec
ton. The storm crossed the Illinois
Central railroad ut Sublet.e, wipiug I'D
eight or ten little buildings on tie north
edge OF the town and ipIuring some
seventeen persons to q greater or less ex-
tent, butnone seriously. The storm was
so narrow here that tho damage WINS
nominal, though very complete rs in
most cases it took everything, The
storm still pursued m easterly course,
losing none OF its fury. Some four miles
east Of the village the home of John Bit.
ner, wealthy farmer, was demolished
and his wife so seriously injured by be.
Ing stsuct with q cook stove that she
died yesterday morning.
A DELUGE OF RAIN,
1t next struck the little village OF
SonthpaY, come twenty .miles east oithis
village and ifteen mlle9 ea2t q sublette,
where the. reuult was q serious one,
Here the storm was preceded by'a del.
uge Of rain, lasting two houra, which
does not seem to have been the case
weat OF there. The cyclone struck the
PLACE 80 suddenly and Unexpectedly
that no time was LEFT for pre paration,
The preceding rain and terrible electric
storm had the effect OF keeping every
one within doors. At about 80 p. M,
above the peals OF thunder, an uncertain
rumbling was heard. Looking out dark
cloud was seen approaching from the
West, and in less time than it takes ID
tell it, the southern part Of the little
village lay in ruins, while the piteous
cries Of the dying and soriously injured
were heard oh every side. Relief par.
ties were hastily 'organized, started out,
gud it was found that the destruction
YES comBlete. Within two miles Of the
place fourteen bodies iyets found 70 bs
dead Or so badly Injured that they died
coon qlterward. \ strip about forty rods
wide and Dns mile long was oompleteiy
devastated. The first building that it
struck was that OF John Blues, where
his house and large barn were demol.
ished. The family sought refuge in the
cellar and escaped without serious in
jurics. IN ,.s H., work Of destruction the
next object Of attack was the i.un.
school hoTge. TING school waa not in
session at the time, having been dis.
missed owing to tho fury Of tho storm.
But 1t being 30 great, Miss Maggie Nc.
Bride and her eight. little pupils had
been unable to leave the building.
CARRIED THE SCHOOL HOUSE.
When the wind struck this building il
was carried up into the air for a distance
Of 800 feet, where it,was wrecked and
ost sight Of: Neither the teacher no,