The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-19
CYCLONE SWEEPS IOWA.
Many Persons Killed and Much Prop
erfy Wrecked.


CLINTON, IOWA, May. 1S.-Over n
score of lives were lost and thousands of
dollars worth of property were destroy
ey 10y tornado which swept Clinton
and Jackson counties this afternoon. The
storm jumped into Western Illinois near
Savanna, and il was 40 that point that
the loss of human life was greatest.
Telegraph and telephone facilities are
paralyzed tonight and the full extent OF
the storm is yet to- Doe learned. About
twenty persons are reported dead.
The storm which worked such devasta-
ton in the rich farming counties also on
the Eastern border OF Illinois. started
shortly after 3 O'Clock this afternoon at
Stanwood. From Stanwood. the storm
moaYd rapidly I'm nOrtheasterly direc-
ton, passing over the Northeastern part
or clinton county, the uorthW estern
part Of Clinton and then over the South
eastern portion OF Jackson county.
THICKLY-SETTLED SECTION.
This section Of the State IS thlckly set
tied No towns were IN reach of the
storm, but farmhouses and barns by the
score were torn 10 pieces. The storm
was seen approaching by many of the
farmers and they sought refuge in the cell
lars. At least twenty-five were. how
ever unable 10 find shelter and were
Killed and probably as many more were
seriously injured by flying timbers. The
path OF the storm varied from forty rods
In some parts OF Clinton county 10 eighty
feet in Jackson county. Trees ana out
houses were torn 10 pieces, Roofs of
tarmhouses We're carried half a mile along
the path of the storm and hurled against
the walls of big stock barns cutting them
in two and killing hundreds OF cattle
which had taken shelter I'm the sheds
Half a dozen school buildings are known
TO have heen destroyed, but IL is not
thought that any OF the pupils persisted,
most of them having reached home when
the storm broke.
Near Preston. Iowa, more buildings
were destroyed than in any other local
itY.
SWEPT ALL BEFORE 1T.
A tornado formed az AmbOy, ILL.,. short
" before day this morning. The storm
took an easterly course 1t travelled
about twenty miles without changing its
course, and destroyed everything in it's
been lost.
At the first alarm they took to the
cellars, and many Of them were impris-
Oned for hours by the timbers of their
wrecked homes. Live stock suffered con-
siderably and the loss TO property gener-
ally will amount TO thousands of dollars.
At Amigo, Wis, scores OF houses were
leVelled. many were unroOfed, and a score
plant and water works were wrecked. A
heavy storm was general in Wisconsin,
and farm properly suffered great loss.
FAMILY KILLED.
CLINTON, IA, May 1S-At Skilman
Valley. H., the home of Michael Nelson
was destroyed. Nelson his wife and two
children were killed. Two persons, names
not known. We're Killed at Adeline. III.
Richard Reese, at Byron, H.. and Mrs.
Frank Chichester, at Paw Paw, H., lost
their lives.
DUBUQUE. IA. May 1s.-Passengers on
an incoming Milwaukee train report a
very heavy storm throughout Western
Illinois. AT Lanark' the poor-house,
brick structure, was demolished. and
some of the twenty-five inmates may have
been buried i'm the ruins.
TOUCHED WISCONSIN.
AUGUSTA, WIS, May ls-A destruc-
tive cyclone passed .eastwardiy hair q
mile north of this city to-day. Several
farmers in It's path lost their buildings
and some stock was killed.
At Osseo the family OF Alex. Clement
son. were all injured. one child was
killed and another will probably die.
Houses. barnes and telegraph lines were
demolished.