The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
DEATH In A STORM.
The Bloomington Ql) District
Suffers from Cloudburst.
Two Little Children Are Drowned. While
Their Mothers Are Rescued Disaster
on the 81. Clair River Causes
Loss of Four Lives.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. Aug. 20.-This re-
gion was visited by a tornado and
cloudburst Wednesday the like OF
which has never before been seen here.
In thirty minutes the beds of dry
streams were filed with boiling torrents
filling this valleys until they were riv-
ers ia size SO deep that horses had to
swim to cross them. The Morris ave-
nue. road southwest of this city was
overhowed, and while Mesdames Riddle
and Roberts, of Heyworth, and daugh-
tiers were trying to cross the valley
their horse and carriage was swept
from the bridge and the children
drowned. The tents, awnings and
seats of Pawnee Bills Wild West show
at the fair grounds were blown away
and smashed down, and 1000 people
were panic-stricken.
The two children drowned were aged
z and years The valley flooded was
a quarter Of mile wide and the bridge
over the bed OF the stream was ? or
feet under water. The woman driving
attempted to cross ii and either missed
the bridge or was washed off IL by the
current. The buggy careened over
sidewise and threw the two women
and their children into the foaming
current, which swiftly washed their
children away, the women clinging
10 the vehicle until help came.
1t was nearly dark, but Henry Weber
CHANGED TO see the accident. and plung-
ing oravely in rescued the women,
Just how Is not known. The women
were taken out more dead than alive,
and when they came to, went insane
with grief over the loss of their little
ones.
PoRr HuRoS, Mich, Aug. 30. AN ac-
cident occurred on the st. Clair river
near Marysville during squall aud
rainstorm Wednesday afternoon in
which four persons lost their lives.
A picnic was being held at Stag
island. opposite Marysvillc, and
Mrs Michael Derufg, Frank De-
rufg, her brother-in-law, and three
young ladies-Miss Celia ChonislSi,
Minnie Schyenhart and Edith Com
mer-rowed over early in the day.
When the storm was seen coming up
they started back for home, but when
within 400 feet of tho shore the squall
struck the little craft and capsized
1t. Miss Schvenhart, a girl of -.
clambered upon the boat, but the 9TH
er three women all got hold of Frank
Derufg. For awhile he held on TO the
upturned boat with one hand and made
a heroic battle for life, but when one
of the women, in her desperation,
rot hold of his free hand the hindrance
proved too much and he had to let go,
and all four sunk To the bottom. The
Schvenhart girl chung 10 the boat and
was rescued later by some boys. Mrs.
Derufg leaves a husband and two
small children. The two young women
were each about 20 years of age.
ClEsroN, Ia, Aug. 29.-This part of
Iowa was visited Tuesday night by the
most violent rain and electric storm
for years. Nearly inches of water
fell in about four hours. The streets
were flooded and many cellars filed
with water. Culverts and outbuildings
were washed away. The lightning
struck a number of buildings in this
city.
ANONhtOlsbs llAfs aug AZ i4AB h1hAAik
struck several houses Iii rockford
Tuesday night during the terrific
thunderstorm and several small blazes
were started mt once. The machine
shop OF Spengler Bros. was destroyed;
loss, $1,000. The barn OF Richard
Tigeswell, east OF the city. was struck
and burned with much corn and oats
and hay and two horses; loss SIS, 00O
ELoTN, ILL.,, Aug. 30. The storm
early Wednesday morning did much
damage, several barns and much live
stock being destroyed west of Elgin.
There were also several fire losses in
Elgin. The electric railway was in.
tcrfered with. Barns owned by Henry
Willxie, William Manschelx and Will
liam Buzzell, near Hampshire, were
burned. Wilxie lost Ave horses and
two cows. Nearly all OF Kane county
and portions of Du Page suffered, but
the rain did much good.
SYRACUSE. N. y, Aug. ga storm
of hail, wind and rain struck this city
nc o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Itlast-
cd not more than half an hour, but in
that time hundreds OF dollars worth
Of property was destroyed and several
persons injured.