Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-21
DEATHS WILD WHIRl.
An Illinois Cyclone Deals Out Death
and Destruction.
OVER A SCORE OF LIVES LOST.
A Schoolhouse Struck and All Its
Inmates Killed.
OVER A SCORE OF LIVES LOST.
DETAILS OF THE TERRIBLE DISASTER

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spread rum over the whole country from near
Eariviiie, IN Lasalle county,to 10 Paw Paw, in Lee
county. At least 6fty farm houses aud other
buildings were wrecked at EarlYile and eight
or more persons killed All buildings. fences,
orchards and crops were ruined and the dam
age done was very great Even the forests
we're unable TO resist the terrible force of the
wind, and huge trees were torn up bodily or
broken down as if they had been but reeds.
The cyclone continued increasing in violence
on its awful way until il reached the village OF
Paw Paw Grove, where the greatest destruc-
ton OF life and property was caused. Paw
Paw Grove is village of about 400 inhabitants,
in Lee county, on the hicago. burlington and
Quincy road, about thirty eight miles wes, OF
Aurora
special from Dixon. ILL.,. saws: Seventeen
people were killed at Paw Paw Grove and the
town destroyed. The wires are all down and
the news was brought in by a carrier over the
country. dispatch just received by the
prosecuting attorney from the coroner az
Amboy states that the number Of killed is
greater than at first reported. aud that relief
party has gone from that city to Paw Paw.
The storm struck the village Of sublette,
tearing down all Of the prominent buildings,
killing four persons and wounding several
others. A strip of farm houses southeast Of the
village was also desolated and many persons
hurt school house in Brooklyn containing
twenty-four children was entirely wrecked and
eighteen children injured.
A special dispatch from Mendoza says: A
cyclone swept over the country about nine
miles north of this city late yesterday after
noon and did great damage. Owing to it's
being in the country il is impossible 20 obtain
particulars. The storm started west of SUBJ
lette and travelled about 10 miles in south
easterly direction in path half mile wide.
Hundreds are wounded, but as yet no one is
reported dead Ten houses are blown to
kindling wood in the village of Sublette. A
school house near Phippips Lassingers. north
OF this city, containing 25 children, was blown
to atoms, and the teacher and children were
found lying about the debris bruised and
bleeding. All the doctors from this city are
on the scene. Many farm houses were blown
to pieces near West Brooklyn.
THE SCENE AT EARLvIILE.
At the scene of the calamity near Earlyills
search was still going on late last night for the
bodies of some of those who persisted in the
school house. As as the down-pouring rain
subsided SO that it was possible to get out
those living near came to the rescue and
worked like heroes in the search for the dead
and dying and in the rescue Of horses and
stock carried into the streams. At the school
house Jacob Rudolph was the first on the
scene, and in crossing swollen stream be-
tween his residence and the school house he
was carried down, and only saved him.
self by grasping an oyerhanging limb
OF willow hedge some distance below.
While yet in the water the bodies of Miss Nc
Bride and a little girl ioated down to
him, and all were taken out together. Search
ing parties from the immediate neighbor-
hood are now engaged in the hunt for the bodies,
and Others from this city have endeavored to
reach the scene, but have been forced TO turn
back. Telegraph connections between Earlyille
and Paw Paw have been cut of, and it is not
thought that trains from the north will be able
to reach here. Earlville is q village of couple
OF thousand inhabitants in Lasalle county, Ill,
on the Burlington and Quincy road, seventy
four miles southwest of Chicago.
At Mount Carroll, III. d., rain fell in torrents.
Carroll creek rose 25 feet in an hour, and car
ried away many horses and cattle.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOL HOUSE.
A later dispatch from Amboy, Lee county,
says it is believed that the reports Of loss of life
in that county are exaggerated At Sublette a
Mrs. Bitner killed by falling timbers and
eight or ten other people were hurt, but none
of them seriously. Ten or twelve frame
houses in the outskirts of the town
were blown down, but very
little damage was done TO the
business part of the town. school house be-
tween Earlvilie and Paw Paw was caught by
the cyclone and completely wrecked The
teacher, Miss Maggie Mcbride and seven
children were killed. At the time there were
but these eight persons 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 experience of that
moment The teacher Miss Maggie Mcbride.
and her seven pupils we're instantly killed, and
their bodies were carried some dis
tance. All were fearfnlly bruised and
most beyond recognition. Several of the
bodies were hurled into the little creek that
flowed near, which was now swollen INTO a
torrent The names of those who persisted in
the wreckage of the school house so far as
known are: Miss Maggie Mcbride, the teacher;
Edna Hunt, Jennie Radley, Minnie Berry, Ada
Rudolph, Lena Prentice, Carrie White.
The storm here swept the ground clear OF
everything. Huge trees we're torn up by the
roots fences were swept out Of existence, or
chards obliterated and everything in the path
of the tempest destroyed The width Of the
storm about eighty rods. Leaving the
school house, the storm swept onward in a di-
rection almost straight NORTH, destroying every
thing in it's path
Fifteen people are reported injured in and
around West Brook lyn. The track of the cy-
clone at Sblette was about forty rods wide and
struck the north end OF the town, taking an