The San Francisco call., 1898-05-20
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
IN THREE STATES THE ROLL
 IS INCREASING.
Funnel-Shaped Clouds Sweep Over a Large Area, Causing 8 Great Loss of Life and Prop
 erty.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, May 19.-Forty-two per sons are known to have lost their lives and twenty-eight others are reported dead as the result of the tornadoes which devastated portions of Eastern Iowa, Western Illinois and Northern Wisconsin last night.
 Iowa heads the list with nineteen fa- talities. They are as follows: Near Riggs Junction-Michael Hines, Mag gie Maloney, James Maloney, Rose Ma loney, Mary Call. Near Delmar-Oba Allison, Pat Hynes, Sauren Clemsen, two children of Francis Allison, A. D. Hilder, William Griem. Near Preston Charles Flora, two Flora children. Near Quigley-William O'Meara, child of John Clark.
 Fourteen deaths are reported in uli- nois as follows: At Stillman Valley Michael Nelson, Mrs. Nelson, infant son of the Nelsons, Julia Johnson. At Byron-William Rees. At Adeline- Thomas Mullen, Shuntler At For est-Three small children of John Mass. At Pawpaw-Mrs. Frank Chichester. At Lanark-NicEolas Schultz, Samuel Hoover, Mrs. John Kessler, all inmates of the county poor house, which was destroyed. Three other inmates were fatally injured.
 Wisconsin reports nine known deaths, with unconfirned stories bringing the total in that State up to thirty-seven. The dead: At Antigo-Ignatz Barr, Fred Billings, Goldie Sheldon. At Pen nington-John Fosburg, B. c. Beck man. At zeigler-Fred Hanke, Mrs. Hanke, Albert Hanke, Fred Hanke Jr. At Elmhurst-Ten reported dead at a lumber camp. At Heafford Junction Eighteen reported dead at Goodyear's lumber camp.
 WAUSAU, Wis, May 19.-The cyclone which passed across this vicinity last night and did its most severe damage at the village of Antigo, in Langslade County, took an almost straight course northeast from one end of the coun- try to the other. That 1t did not sweep through the city of Wausau, the heart of which lay right in it's path, is due to the fact that at Rib Hill, southeast Of the city, 1t seems to have def1ected from it's course. Passing north and east of Wausau 1t struck the farm house of August Hanke, about a mile and half from SiegIer postoffice, which was demolished and MT. and Mrs. Hanke and four children per ished
 Passing on toward Taegge, the saw mill of the Curtis & Yale Company was unroofed and practically demol- ished The storm center crossed the river at Granite Heights, seven miles north of Wausau, and the saWmill of David Finn was damaged and his stock n oh path of the storm to Antigo law through uninhabited timber country. At Antigo 1t struck the northernmost part Of the village and made a path about quarter of mile wide, where the viI- lage extends for about ee-fourths of mile. There were thirty houses de- stroyed. The dark, funnel-shaped cloud swung along toward the village with terrific velocity. It seemed to be com ing straight toward the business part of the city, when suddenly it was seen to veer slightly to the north and the damage was much lessened by the slight change of course.
 CHICAGO, May 19.-Conductor E. b. Carroll of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, who arrived in this city to-day after run of over 150 miles through the storm center in Iowa and Illinois yesterday, says:
 'The first report received of the death and disaster caused by this storm fails to give the full account of the havoc worked. When full reports are re- ceived believe 1t will appear that yes- terday's storm was one of the most de- structive on record.
 At Ellwood, point halfway be- tween Marion and the Mississippi, the worst havoc was wrought. Several peo- pie were killed and the buildings of the town were swept from their found ations. At Delaware Junction I re- ceived news that four persons had been killed; at Briggs Station report was brought of many buildings leveled and two persons killed; at Preston five were reported dead, and then the train crossed the Mississippi into Illinois
 At Savannah news was received of the killing of four persons at Teades Grove, the first station east of that city,"