The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-15
ILLINOIS, CYCLONE.
The Village of Galve Swept Out
of Existence.
AT LEAST TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED.

Three States Visited by the Worst
Storm Seen for Years-The Citi-
zens Take Rcfuge in Wells and
Cellars-An Imrnehsc Amount of
Damage Done.
PEORIA, Ills, June 15.-Meagre re-
ports of terfible cyclone at Galva,
small village forty-five miles north of
this city on the Rock Island and Peoria
railroad, have reached this city. From
what can be learned almost the entire
fvillage, which contained 1000 people,
has been swept away, and there is con-
siderable loss of life.
The storm was preceded by terrible
lightning, which did great damage.
The temperature fell rapidly, and the
cyclone which followed the electrical
storm swept the town away.
Many fed to cellars, and scores of
people were found after the storm in
cisterns and wells, where they had
taken refuge.
People who came in from the district
say there is great loss of life. 1t is
estimated that there are twenty or more
dead. 1t has been thus far impossible
to get particulars or names, as the wires
are all swept away and there is no COM
munication with the town. Train dis
patchers along the line of the railway
say there will be an appalling sight to
greet the relief party. Bodies are strewn
over the devastated fields, mingled with
the ruins OF the homes.
The Worst Storm for Years.
The storm was so violent that it was
felt in this city. The electrical storm
hara ha in r,,on
and the temperature fell many degrees
In a few minutes. The day was in
tensely hot, and there was Fremont
tion of impending trouble in the breath
less atmosphere. Later in the evening
there was terrible rain storm, which
flooded everything. This is supposed to
be the soutskirts of the cyclone which
wiped Galva from the face of the earth.
There are eight telegraph lines be-
tween this city and Chicago, and all but
one of them are down. This leads to
the belief that the storm was wide
spread.
HAMMOND, Ind, June 15-A furious
wind storm struck this city, shattering
windows and unroofing houses, tearing
down awnings and filling the streets
with debris. The storm assumed the
features of a cyclone west of Hammond,
the fierce blast coming with scarcely u
warning sound. The greatest damage
was done at the Corning Steel works and
at Stein, Hirsch e. Co.'S starch works.
The wind played havoc with the tele-
graph wires, most of which are down.
Trains from the east and west are from
one to three hours late. Huge trees
were torn out by the roots and carried
away. No lives are reported lost, but
there were numerous narrow escapes.
The. Storm in other Places.
SANDWICH, His, June 15.-The city
was visited by a small cyclone that blew
in the front of The Free Press Office and
the front of Wallace Brothers grocery.
No one was seriously injured. Small
buildings and trees were blown down in
other parts of the city.
ROCKFORD, Ills, June 15.-One of the
6ercest storms of the season passed over
this section. Trees were uprooted,
fences leveled and much damage of a
similar nature done by wind and rain.
BOONE, Ia, June 15.-Two severe
storms, cyclonic in character, passed
over this region. Terrible rains ac-
companied the storms and the water
courses are full and the roads flooded.
A 8-year-old child of George Hannum,
of Dodge township, was drowned in the