The record-union., 1898-05-19


not thought that any of the pupils per-
ished, most of them having just about
reached home when the storm broke
out.
Near Preston. Ia, more buildings
were destroyed than in any other local
ity. The wind swirled through the lit
tie village with frightful velocity, leav-
ing scarcely a house standing. Five
persons lost their lives here. Charles
Flora, with his wife and three chill
dren had their home torn to pieces,
and were crushed to death under the
falling walls.
The cyclone crossed to Illinois be-
tween Savannah and Thompson. One
family of four persons was wiped out
near Savannah. Passing to the east,
much damage was done, but it was con-
fined almost entirely to outbuildings.
No lives are thought to have been lost
anywhere in Illinois except those men
toned near Savannah.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down in all directions, but it is believed
that the storm has spent its force.
Another tornado formed at Amboy,
H., shortly before dark this evening
The stormcloud formed first about six
miles south of Amboy and took on an
easterly course. 1t travelled about
twenty miles without changing its
course, and destroyed everything in its
path. Orchards, farmhouses and barns
We're destroyed, but no lives are known
to have been lost. Owing to the pc
culiar atmospheric conditions prevail
ing all afternoon, the inhabitants were
on the lookout for just what happened
At the first alarm they took to the
cellars, and many Of them were I'M
prisoned for hours by the timbers OF
their wrecked houses. Livestock sur
fered considerably. and the loss to
property generally will amount to thou
sands of dollars.
| At Amigo, Wis, scores of houses
We're leveled, many were unrooted ana
a score of people were injured. A
heavy storm was general in Wisconsin,
and farm property suffered great loss.
! At Skillman Valley, H., the home OF
Michael Nelson was destroyed. Mel
son, his wife and two children were
killed. Two persons, names not known,
were killed at Adeline. ILL.,. Richard
Rose at Byron, Ill, and Mrs. Frank
Chichestock at Pawpaw, Ill, lost their
lives.
STORM WITNESSED BY PASSEN-
GERS.
DUBUQUE Qa.), May 1S.-Passen-
gers who arrived on the Milwaukee
road tonight say they met the storm
about 3 o'clock below Lanark, Ill A
cloud, appalling in it's blackness, APP
preached from the northwest ana
struck the train almost as soon as seem
and with great fury. Northwest Of that
point funnel-shaped clouds were seen
occasionally dropping to the earth.
There was a heavy hailstorm, and
passengers saw uprooted trees and
parts of fences and buildings flying in
all directions.
Just before the train reached Lanark
they saw shattered farmhouses and
many farmers rushing across the fields.
A mile and a half out of Lanark
poorhouse was demolished. The build
ing was of brick, and how many of the
! twenty-five inmates were buried in the
debris could not be learned They heard
reports of many persons having been
killed and much property destroyed,
/ but names could not be learned. At
settlement a short distance out three
! houses were wrecked, the people saw
| ing their lives by rushing into storm
| cellars.
CYCLONE IN WISCONSIN.
AUGUSTA CWis), May 1S.-A de-
structive cyclone passed eastward half
! a mile north of this city to-day. Sew