Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
CASUALTY.
oo,,NTY. ILLINOIS, SWEPT
BY A CYCLONE.

o'''. ,,c inmates Killed Several .Ac-
II" of the Disaster.
u.4:g0 Friday afternoon occurred the
.o-rib,e storm that ever struck this
n..;on, The scene Of the worst part of
..o,n, was six miles north of Earlviile,
.h., is known as the Deacon Hunt
r, house. Two clouds met and burst.
~. .chool house was the first object in
:, track Of the storm and was entirely
S,+ oway, together with the inmates,
sf,ne of the teacher and six pupils.
t.r Reames, a peddler who lived near
~ Paw. was passing the school-house
-. his team and wagon. HIS dead body
Inter found lodged in the willow fence,
-. bis team cannot be found.
Following are the names Of those killed
tAe schoolhouse:
,,.eslE MCBRIDE, teacher.
fpNA Hunt.
-vNNIE RADLEf.
WINNIE BERRY.
IsNA PRENTICE.
c,gEY WHITE, Jr.
ADA RUDOLPH.
The parents and neighbors were soon
.sa scene of desolation and entered upon
task of searching for their loved ones.
ne q long search all were found except
"a body of little Carey White. The roads
tween Earlville and the scene of the dis
star is impossible, and parties
MO came to the Town for as
stance were unable to return.
he storm hurried on in o n%ortheasterly
E%,eetion, taking everything it came in
brtact with. The whole country from
e,r E~arlyille to Paw Paw in Lee county
marked with ruin. At least fifty farm
puses and other buildings are wrecked,
Id eight more persons killed. All fences,
Fyhards ard crops we're ruined and the
image done is very great.
The cyclone continued increasing in
olencs until it reached the village of Paw
av Grove, where the greatest destruction
life and property occurred. That viii
be was left in ruins, and the loss of life
ere was very great. 1t is reported that
h sateen persons were killed, and many
Eeyeiy injured. Twenty houses were
Pn to pieces and the western portion of
I town was entirely wiped out. Many of
bodies of the dead were carried
(nlreds of yards and mangled almost be-
led recognition.
i school house between Earlville and
W. Paw was caught by the cyclone and
upIetely wrecked. The teacher, Miss
|ggie Mcbride, and seven children were
fed. Fifteen people are reported in
Jed in and around West Broekline. The
xix Of the cyclone at Sublette was about
~ rods wide and struck both ends of the
r., taking an easterly direction.
Amboy's ccOu
is believed that the reports of the
sof life in Lee county are exaggerated.
Sublette a Mrs. Bitner was killed
falling timbers and eight or
other people were hurt, but none of
b. seriously. Ten or twelve frame
ss in the outskirts of the town were
M down, but very little damage was
10 the business part ofthe town.
Another Account.
special dispatch to the Chicago Eren-
journal from Amboy, ILL.,, a y the
sNIllase CT Paw Paw, situated about
ty.two miles southeast of Dixon and
pity miles east of Amboy, was visited
terrible and fatal Cyclone. The first
zee that the village had Of the coming
rge was a dark cloud in the southwest,
before the warning could be
Fn' a great portion of the south
part of the village was
uns and scores of inhabitants dead and
@. A tremendous rain preceded the
one, which lasted about two hours, and
mes the streets were flooded and creeks
moving. During the heaviest rain,
! 43o p. NJ, an ominous-looking
q passed just south of the village, and
awful roar it made could be dis
y! heard above the rumbling
'ae thunder. 1t had no sooner
ea than it was observed that
: and sticks in streams were falling
clouds. Soon after a messenger on
e'ack brought the news to the town
"tSeione had passed about Il mile
Vi the village. Relief parties imme-
!! made their way to the scene. Trees
upfooted. houses aud barns demol-
anu people killed on all sides. Four
people were killed and many injured
! Two miles of Amboy. The cyclone
instinct swath, one mile long, and
~ through Paw Paw grove it first de-
Asa James Bless large house and
lhe family went to the cellar and
gu with severe bruises.
paftntly with increased fury the cloud
M and destruction came down upon
ua' school house which is located
4A'es directly south of here. The
was not in session by the teacher,
aasgle Mcbride, of Paw Paw, and her
10ek OF pupils, eight in number, were
'slh the building for the storm to
Livery vestige of the building was
0u'' The stones of the foun-