The Greenville times., 1896-05-27

eAouo reaching to the ground. Ii was
not funnel-shaped, but as il touched
the ground, swerted everything he
lore 1t We rushed for the evelona
cellars, but, fortunately. the storm did
not strike the town. There was a
sambling seusd Nhich preceded the
storm ten minutes
The storm made track nearly mile
wide, sweeping everything from the
earth, even the bark from trees. The
house occupied by Riehsfd bailey was
one mile north and two miles east of
here The storm swept it entirely away
and filed the cellar with rubbish. |
Twenty dead horses, cows and hogs fill
the yard Mrs. Bailey, two children
and nephew were killed outr light. Mr.. |
Bailey, with piece of fencing driven
in his side, is dyl ng. 1t is reported |
that several people were killed at Ira,
but the tracks are ont at Valeria and |
no trains are running aud the tele-
graph wires are down. Mingo, be.
tween Ira and Valeria, Is reported
safe.
II is reported that John Mitchelrs
house, five miles north of here, was
struck by lightning. Mitchell was
killed and his family injured.
In Bcndurant the financial loss will
be about 100000.
A strip Of country mile wide for "a
miles was nearly swept clean. Barns
are all gone, trees uprooted, stock
killed and growing crops covered with
mud aud ruined.
The reopie escaped here in cyclone
cellars. AT the home of W. I. Scott
the family went into the cellar, but
Scott refused to go. lie was badly In
jured in the wreck OF the house. At
Santiago the house Of Peter Bolen.
baugh was destroyed and his wife and
nephew, named Fletchy, were killed
while asleep in bed. s<ss
At Valeria Chas. Helam and children
were killed and 'his wife will probably
die. Relief headquarters have been
established in vacant store, and the
dead are being brought in.
| Five Persons Drowned at Dubuque.
DuBuouE, Ia, May 95.-A terrific
cloudburst struck this city and vicin-
ity,
Five persons, whose names have not
been learned, were drowned
rsrrlnc Storm In Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 25.-A storm Of wind,
rain, thunder and lightning struck
Chicago at a. m. The wind at timel
maintained tho velocity OF hurricane,
and the lightning was incessaut, Over
an inch of water fell In less than ten
minutes, which amounted to a cloud
burst The sewers were unable tc
carry off the water and as a
result Easements were flooded
The press rooms Of three morn
ing papers were flooded by water
backing up from the sewers and fire
engines had to be used to pump out
the water before the second editions
could be sent to press Much minor
damage from wind and lightning is
reported from all over the city, but nc
fatalities resul ted so far as heard Of.
The storm extended south OF Chicago
into VIII and Kankakee counties, and
oil telegraph wires are down in the
vicinity of Joliet and Kankakee, cut
ting off communication with the cen
tral part OF the state. 1t is not unlike
ly that reports of serious damage viii
: be received from this section when thu
wires get to working again.
On the lake the storm raised a
tremendous sea, but as the direction
of the wind was generally from the
west no vessels were reported II
trouble on this side of the lake. There
is every probability, however, that
wrecks will be heard Of on the eastern
shore.
The weather continues threa tening
: and more rain and wind probable.
The work of the storm In the subur
ban towns was disastrous, Edison
Park. Norwood Park, 1rvington Pari
: and Ravenswood came in for the great
est damage. Several persons wer'
hurt. some seriously, and nearly
score of buildings, two OF then
churches. were damaged. At Ravens
wood there is hardly an ornamental
: shade tree intact. and numerous weal
structures were wrecked.
: At Rayenswood MeDonald's circu
} was tented when the cyclone cam
along and ripped the canvas from the
stakes, snapped the guy ropes and up
: set the animal cages. An elephant go
loose, but was captured half an hou
later.
: At Wilson avenue and East Ravens
wood Park the plate-glass windows II
a drug store were blown in, and boar'
: sidewalks went up into the air, com
inc back to the earth in splinters
, shade trees, outhouses, etc. wer'
, demolished in all directions
AZ Summerdale one house wa
, blown down, resulting in serious II
i,r;es to woman who occupied 1t.
, The injured so far reported are;
Miss Reifenstall, slightly bruised.
peter Fox, wife and child, seriousl'
bruised. ,
Mrs. Albert Sweetzer, arm broke
, and internally injured u
Mr., James Hutchinson, badl
bruised. -. ~
Albert Danish, seriously cut an
bruised.
Elgin, Ill, Hit Hard.
ELelN, ILL.,, May 25'-A cyclone vlsl
/; ed this city at one o'clock this morl
ing. :. the n,m,
t ing station of the asylum was kiiio
by a falling chimney NJ,
I The Elgin Bicycle and Sewing MI
= chine factory was wrecked. pamag
I $4,000. ,... :, ~
Y Houses and farm barns south OF a.ol u