The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
DEATH AND
 DESTRUCTION
 IN ITS PATH Tornado Sweeps Over
 Eastern Iowa. SCORE OF PERSONS KILLED HOUSES RAzED AND THEIR IN
 MATES CRUSHED. The Storm Crosses the Mississippi Into Illinois, It's Course Marked by Ruined Buildings and
 Leveled Orchards.
SCORE OF PERSONS KILLED
HOUSES RAZED AND THEIR IN
 MATES CRUSHED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

 of dollars worth of property was de- stroyed by tornado which swept Clin- ton and Jackson Counties this after noon. The storm jumped into Western Illinois near Savannah, and 1t was at that point that the loss of human life was the greatest. Telegraph and tele- phone facilities are paralyzed tonight and the full extent of the storm is yet to be learned The dead so far re- ported are:
 At Preston, Iowa-Charles Flora, Mrs. Flora, three children.
 At Quigley, Iowa-William O'Meara, child of John Clark.
 At Riggs Station, Iowa Martin Hines, daughter of Michael Solon.
 At Stanwood, Ia.-Michael Maloney, Luke Maloney.
 At Delmar Junction-Oba Allison, B. Clemenson.
 At Savannah, III. Four persons, names unknown.
 The storm which worked such de- vastation in the rich f-rming counties along the eastern border of Iowa and Western Illinois started shortly after 3 o'clock this morning mile south of
 
 rapidly in a northeasterly direction, passing over the northeastern part of Clinton County, the northwestern part oI Clinton County and then over the southern portion of Jackson County. This section of the State is thickly set- tied. No towns were in the path Of the storm, but farmhouses and barns were torn to pieces by the score.
 The storm was seen approaching by many of the farmers, and they sought refuge in the cellars. At least twenty five were, however, unable to find shelter, and probably as many more were seriously injured by flying tim bers. The path of the storm varied in width from forty rods in some parts of Clinton County to eighty feet in Jack son County.
 Trees and outhouses were torn to pieces. Roofs of farmhouses were lift ed like straws and carried a half mile along the path of the storm and then hurled against the walls of big. stock barns, cutting thes1 in two and killing hundreds of cattle which had taken shelter in the sheds from the storm S fury. A half dozen school buildings are known to have been destroyed. but 1t is not thought that any of the pupils perished, most of them having just reached home when the storm broke out.
 Near Preston, Iowa, more buildings were destroyed than in any other To- cality. The wind swirled through the little village with frightful velocity, leaving scarcely house standing. Five persons lost their lives there. Charles Flora, with his wife and three children, had his home torn to pieces, and all were crushed to death under the fall ing walls.
 The cyclone crossed to Illinois, be- tween Savannah and Thompson. One family of four persons was destroyed near Savannah. Passing to the east, much damage was done, but it was confined almost entirely to outbuild- ingS. 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 it is believed that the storm has spent it's force.
 Another tornado formed at Amboy, H., shortly before dark this evening The storm cloud formed about six miles south of ,Amboy and took an easterly course. It travelled about twenty miles without changing it's course, and de- Stroyed everything in it's path. Or chards, farmhouses and barns were wrecked, but no lives are known to have been lost.
 Owing to the peculiar atmospheric SotA0t eASNAS HA e1iA oAeSihOOA tiiS inhabitants were on the lookout for just what had occurred. At the first alarm, they took to the cellars, and many of them were imprisoned for hours by the timbers of their wrecked houses Livestock suffered con- siderably, and the loss to property gen. orally will amount to thousands of dol lars.
 At Antigo, Wis, scores of houses were leveled, many were unroofed, and score of people were injured. A heavy storm was general in Wisconsin, and farm property suffered great loss.
 DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 1S.-Passen- gers who arrived on the Milwaukee road tonight say they met the storm about o'clock below Lanark, H.. A cloud, appalling in its blackness, ap- preached from the northwest and struck the train almost as soon as seen 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 were rushing across the fields.
 mile and half out of Lanark a 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 de- stroyed, but names could not be learned. At settlement a short dis tance out three houses were wrecked, the people saving their lives by rush ing into storm cellars.
 At Skillman, H., the home of Micnael Nelson was destroyed. Nel- son. his wife and two children were killed. Two persons. names not known were killed at Adeline. Ill. Richard Rose, at Byron, H., and Mrs. Frank Chichester, at Pawpaw. H., lost their lives.
 DULUTH. Minn.. May 1s.-A tornado struck the village of Pennington on the Soo line this afternoon. completely wiping out the place. Three persons are known to. have been killed and probably fifty are injured. The sec ton foreman and two sectionmen are among the killed There was untold suffering among the injured people till word could be sent to North Brandon, thirty miles away. for assistance. A special train with physicians and pro- visions went to the scene of the storm this evening. They report that scarce ly building is left standing.