Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-19
iIyY LIVES ARE LOST.
a. work Of a Tornado in the Middle
West.
40, THAN A SCORE OF PEOPLE KILLED.
20. and Barns Torn to Pieces
w. .,,eis OF Cattle iSiiicd-ere"'
pcstruction of Property

rs aoao which swept Clinton ana
- c,,nties this afternoon. The
a'A' ,,,,,,ned into western Illinois neai
'' "rnah. and 1T was at that por'
,he loss of human life was great
n' Tslegraphic and telephone facih-
- are paralyzed tonight and the run
~ of the storm Is yet to be learned
va sood so far reported are;
spe nas,o, Ia.-Charles Flora, Mrs.
/ Al Tto,a. and three children.
aarleso tglev Ia,-William O'Meara,
hild " station, Ia--Martin Hines,
A.,,tsr Of Michael Dolan.
Ausnnw,, r,,ood Ia.-Michael Maloney,
nike Mal0ney. t. o,,o AM
an D. Clemenson. -, ,,,-,, ~,
o.. eLillman Valley. Ill.-Michael Mel
~ Mrs, Nelson, three Nelson emil
zen. a., II, -Tyo unknown per-
ons u ptohard Rose
AZ p9,y paw. Ill-NIrs. Frank Chich-
ster. , ~, -Four ,arsona names
m rs,' s,nrm which worked such devas-
~ in the rich farming counties
aeng the eastern border OF Iowa ana
stern Illinois, started shortly atter
o'clock this afternoon, mile south
4 stanwOod.
A.. IN n northwesterly direction, pass
~ over the northwestern part of Clin-
nS county and then over the southern
.a,+ion OF Jackson county. This Sec
4, AZ the state Is thickly settled. No
nuns were in the path of the storm,
nj farmhouses and barns were torn to
Ieces by the score. .
Tho storm was seen approaching by
rany Of the farmers and they sought
rfuee in the cellars. At least twenty
I've were, however, unable to find shell
~ and probably as many more were
eriously injured by flying timbers.
The path of the storm varied from
hrty rods in some parts OF Clinton
onnty TO eighty feet in Jackson coun-
y Trees and outhouses were torn to
Isces Roofs of farmhouses were lifted
Ike straws and CARED half a mile
lang the path of the storm and then
,uled against the walls of big stock
ANS, cutting them in two and killing
hundreds Of cattle which had taken
helter in the sheds from the storms
,ury
trown to have been destroyed. but 1t Is
10, thought that any of the pupils per
shei, most of them having just about
reached home when the storm broke
Mt
Al Preston, Ia, more buildings were
sss,royed than In any other locality.
M wind swirled through the little vii
kge With frightful velocity. leaving
Earesy house standing. Five per-
sons ost their lives there. Charles
Faa with his wife and three children
bad their home torn to pieces and
Eae crushed to death under the falling
sails
The cyclone crossed to Illinois be-
lueen Savannah and Thompson. One
hmlly of four persons were wiped out
near Savannah. Passing to the east
much damage was done. but 1t was
confined almost ientirely to outbuild-
.ngs, etc. No lives are thought to have
been lost anywhere in Illinois. except
those mentioned near Savannah. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are down
in all directions, but 1t is believed
that the storm has spent its force.
Another tornado formed near Amboy
H. shortly before dark this evening
The storm cloud formed about six
miles south VI Amboy and took on q
easterly course. 1t Travelled about q
miles without changing its course, and
destroyed everything In its path. Or
shards, farmhouses and barns were de-
stroyed. but no lives areknown to have
been lost. ~
Owing to the peculiar atmospheric
conditions prevailing all afternoon, the
Inhabitants were on the lookout fol
Just what happened. At the first alarm
they took to the cellars, and many OF
them were imprisoned for hours by the
tlmbers of their wrecked homes. Live
stock suffered considerably and the loss
to property generally will amount tc
thousands of dollars.
AZ Amigo, Wis, scores of houses
were leveled, many were unroofed ant
score of people were injured. A heav,
storm was general In Wisconsin ant
farm property suffered great loss.
POoRHoUSE DEMOLISHED.
Dubuque, Ia, May 1s.-Passengers
Who arrived on the Milwaukee roat
tonight say they met the storm about
o'clock below Lanark, Ill. A CLOUD
appaling in its blaskness approached
from the northwest and struck tn,
ualn almost as soon as seen. North.
west OF this point funnel shaped cloud.
We're seen occasionally dropping TO tn,
earth
There was a heavy hailstorm, ant
passengers saw unprotected trees ant
parts of fences and buildings flying II
~ directions. Just before they reached
lahhrk they saw shattered farmhouse.
hd many farmers rushing across tn,
fields. Wv
mile and a half out of Lanark {
loorhouse was demolished. The build,
iiing was Of brick. and how many OF
we twenty-five inmates We're buried II
nle debris could not be learned. The,
aeafd reports OF many persons having
zen Killed and much property de
isuoyed, but names could not b,
Al settlement short distance out
'nree houses were wrecked, the peopl,
cellars.
FATALITY IN WISCONSIN.
augusta, Wis. May 1s.-A destructiv,
Sel0he passed eastward half mil,
norm Of this city today. Several O
we farms In Its path lost buildings ant
some stock was killed.
.heports from Osseo are to the effec
ust All OF the members of the famll,
IT, AeN clementson, near there, werl
a a.h One child has since died ant
another will die.
MORE DEATiIB.
rpuiuth, MINI, May ia storm
sH 81 ne village of Pennington, on tn,
MI N.Y. nhe' this afternoon. PRACTICAL,
ap4Is our the place. Three persons
known to have been killed an,
ssovvnloly fifty are injured. The section
'ah and two section men ar,
Sng the killed There was untolt
NIL ,Jdrihg among the injured people til
tb,,1 could be sent to North Grandon
snnay miles away, for assistance.
y piyVial train with physicians and pro
XXI ,ons went TO the scene of the storm
iy inInhing' They report that scarce
building IL left standing.
lannon's Opinion OF the spaniards.