The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19
o1ns Sweeps Through Iowa
and Illinois.
- TWENTY LIVES ARE LOST.
- lews, Literally wiped FreD
s -. eartb-fagm Houses In That
-. We're Carried for Miles ~
vetaa--Hsndreds Of Live stock
0sse killed and Damage to Prep
- Cannot Now BE Csicsissea-

rrwroy. Ia, May fs.-0ver q score OF
s-,.vs lost and thousands of doiiaes'
- - property was destroyed by tor
~ ~hsrs swept Clinton and Jackson
.-~1,~s th,s afternoon. The storm jumped
- Uessern Illinois near Savannah and Ii
- - That point that the ioss OF human
-. - Great. Ths Geographic and tele-
~. abilities are paraIyzed tonight and
- IAN extent OF the storm il yet TO De
49,. The dead 20 far reported are:
q preston. Is: Charles Flora. Mrs.
resrses Flora and three children.
~ cuigIey. Ia: William OMeara, child
Y John Clark
81 Rlsss Station. Ia: Martin Hines.
xs.ahser Of Michael Doian.
n etantonwood. Ia: Michael Maloney.
10 Maloney.
"a DsImar Junction. Ia: Oba Allison. b.
Cs0enson.
u1kneun.
- storm, which worked such devasta-
-. Il the ricn farming counties along the
ssrsufn border OF Iowa and Western Hi
- efaried shortly after o'clock this
s-mSfnx. mile south of Stanwood. From
an1ppd |, moved rapidly In a northeast
- krecfion. passing over the north
800 part of Clinton county and then
- ne southern portion Of Jackson
eeer6. This section OF the state II ihlckly
sfted. No towns were In the ;sath of the
assm lot farm houses and barns were
nTp 10 pieces by the score.
fhestorm was seen approaching By many
fsrmers. snd they sought refuge in the cell
lzrs. About twenty-five. however, were I'M
shss 10 find shelter. and probably as many
noge we're seriously injured by flying TIM
besA The width OF the path OF the storm
varies from forty rods. in some parts Of
CIinlon county. TO eighty feet In jackson
Seunty.
Treea and outhouses were torn 10 pieces.
Roofs Of farHhouses were lifted like straws
ana carried half mile along the path OF
TIE storm and then hurled against the walls
II biz stock barns cutting them In I'VE and
killing hundreds Of cattle. which had. taken
sheiser Ia the sheds from the storms fury.
Half dozen school buildings are known
10 have been destroyed, but II Is not
taought tia; any of the pupils persisted.
nest OF them having reached home when
the storm broke out. Near Preston. Ia.
more buildings were destroyed than In any
ether locality. The wind swirled through
the little village with frightfui velocity,
having scarcely n house standing. FIVE
persons lost their lives here. Charles Flora.
with his wife and three children. had their
home torn to pieces. and were crushed TO
leath under the falling walls.
The cyclone crossed 10 Illinois between
Savannah and Thompson. One family OF
four pefsons was wiped out near Savan-
nah. Passing 10 the east, much damage
was done. but IL was confined almost en-
firtlr 10 outbuildIngs. etc. No lives are
thought to have been lost anywhere in I'LL
va&S xxs4 b
nah. Telegraph and telephone wires are
eown n all directions. but II is believed
tss. the storm has spent It's force.
Another tornado formed at Amboy. ILL.,.
shortiy before dark this evening The
tssun cloud formed about six miles south
OF Amboy and took an easteriy course.
II Travelled asou. twenty miles without
cnsnEing Its direction and destroyed every
tang in It's path. Orchards. farm houses
and harms were demolished. but no lives are
Known TO be lost. Owing 10 the peculiar
asuaospheric conditions prevailing all the
afternoon. the nhahitants were on the out
box for jus; what happened. They took
70 the cellars. and many of them were i'm
pfsoaed for hours by the timbers OF their
Wicked homes Live stock suffered con-
siderAhly. and the loss 10 property general
b wiz asount TO thousands OF dollars.
AZ oAiuuian ' alieS, III. the nome OF Mi
esas Nelson was destroyed. Nelson. his
wife and two children were killed. Two
persons. names unknown. were killed at
Adene. III: Richard Rose. at Byron. Ill.,.
ard Mrs. Frank Chichester. at Pawpaw.
III. iost their lives.
Al Amigo. Wis. scores OF houses were
kseled. many were unrocfed and a score
81 people were injured. A heavy storm was
eenefai In Wisconsin and farm property
suffered sreat loss.