Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-19
RED BUD WRECK.
QUEER ANTICS CUT BY THE TORNADO As IT
PASSED ALONG.
Partial List Of the Houses Demolished and Those
I4jursi-Soms Very Curious Circumstances
Many Peoplslin the Town Slept
Through it all.

AAAJA6A ~ AL.
RED BUD, Ills, November 1s.-The
descent Of yesterdays terrible cyclone
was made two miles south of Red Bud.
When it reached town it first destroy
ed the twO-StOry residence of Col. Is.
w. Sharp and then utterly wrecked the
Catholic church and school, leaving the
twO-stOry rectOry, standing between
them, and higher than either of them,
Intact. The beautiful pine aud fruit
trees which filed the churchyard were
destroyed. One block further, the
residences of Herman and Fred Droege
were smashed and the German NJ. Z.
Church reduced to a shapeless heap of
brick, nothing being left above the
foundations. A number OF stables
went down, and the agricultural ware
house of Claus Peterson, large two
story brick, crUmbled, destroying lot
Of new bugRies and implements.
The residences OF John Lang, Joseph
VOgle, John Landholt and Mrs. DiSch
were destroyed. The fine two and
half story stone house of Peter Kardell
was crashed together like an egg shell
and Mrs. Kardell was seriously hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bayer were also in
tured. The residence of John Hahn
next went do n, his son Julius receiv-
Ing severe cuts on the head. The brick
building used as a dwelling, printing
Office and press room Of the Red Bod
Democrat was lifted in the air and dash
ed down, covering the sleeping inmates
with brick and mortar and breaking
presses and type cases. Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry and Archie Sutherland crawled
bruised and bleeding from the debris,
homeless and without clothing. Mr..
Perry was left without means Of carry
ing on his paper.
The bakery OF l.. Kaffenberger and
the residence of Frank Roth were I'M
rooted. The residence of Christ Gaeger,
Otto Else, Ernest Rudde and Gus Boil
hOffner were next wiped out. Christian
Mann and Charles Gubert had their
homes torn from them next, and Mrs.
Fred Havermann, Charles GidloW, Ii.
Huecker, Peter Janemann and Bicon
Duballoy suffered the same fate.
Mrs. Jacob Knope and her son Willie,
a boy of ten years, were living in a
house just erected. II was blown into
kindling wood. Willie was killed by
heavy beam, and he was found across
the street by the side Of his mother, who
was injured so badly that she died in a
few hours. The stable Of Peter
EnsOnauer was demolished and his
mules, with their hangers, were thrown
into the street 100 feet away, The old
Centennial Hotel lost its roof and one
side. The old brewery barn was RACED
20 the first story. Then the residences
OIL. Penzenauer, Henry Blais, w. Dunn,
NJ Trierweiler and VIM. Voges we're
next 10 go with that Of Mrs. d. Kautf-
man. The home of j. Manderfelt went
and Mr.. and Mrs. VANDERBILT were
seriously injured by falling timber and
bricks. VIM. Nichols house was
wrecked and the public school building
nearby nearly destroyed.
Mrs Trierweiler is so seriously hurt
that she can scarcely survive. A house
- Judge George L. Reiss, occa9
~ ~ OlUen starr, was next III bue Of
der of destruction. Mr.. and Mrs. Starr
and Miss Emma Grove were cut and
bruised in a shocking manner. The
ab0des Of w. Williamson, b. Miller, d.
Miller and w. Steinde, Sophie Rathert,
Henry and Catharine Wetzel, Dorothea
Rathert. Christian Keller, John Weszel,
Frank Lish, Fred ID. Enker and Law
renee Bauer were wrecked and Bauer
was seriously hurt. Peter Dose was cut
nv glass and bruised by brick. John
Barnes. Henry w. Schmidt, c. W.
Smith and Henry WOhlman were also
injured. The big ice house of the brew
ery aud the houses of Henry Feorell,
John MOhr and the Lutheran Church
and school were demolished. The city
iail. engine house. the city scales,
Bauer's blacksmith shop and Freuden-
berg's house and barn were all badly
wrecked.
Several women were so badly fright
aned that it is thought they VIII de-
Several curious things happened.
A valuable horse, belonging 10 W. l.
Mudd. was tranS6xed by a pine plank
and plunged madly about until he was
caught and killed. The house OF Prof.
IT !. McDonough was in the track OF
storm. but escaped with the exception
of windows, plastering, Chimney, fences,
orchards, etc. From a large stone build
inc. now wing in heap, live parior
chairs were taken by the wind and
deposited without damage in straight
row near the rear of the lot. Dead chick
ems and pigs lie everywhere. A rabbit
and chicken were killed in one stable
and their companion, a COW, left unhurt.
Tn many cases people were left unhurt
in their beds, while their houses were
blown half mile away, One third OF
The people Of Red Bud did not hear the
storm and rested quietly in bed until
morning.
Had the tornado track been 300 feet
farther north the business portion OF
the town would have been destroyed.
The Mayor convened the Council,
and the citizens called meeting, ana
relief committees were appointed TO So
Iicit assistance from the public. 1t is
believed that Red Bud, which has al
Ways been prompt to act on calls OF DIS
trass from elsewhere, will not be forgot
ten. All contributions forwarded to the
MAYOR will be placed in good hands.
Big Blow at Nleksburg.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, November 1S'-At
1870 o'clock Yesterday morning wlna
ann rain storm from the northwest
strnck this city and did serious damage.
uron IF fha pIRntlrS'