The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-20
DEADLY CYCLONE.
Over a Score OF Lives Lost and Thou
sands of Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed.

erty Destroyed.
CLINTON, Ia, May 19.-Over a score
of lives were lost and thousands of
dollars worth of property was de-
stroyed by a tornado which swept
Clinton and jackson counties Wednes-
day afternoon. The storm jumped into
western Illinois near Savannah, and it
was at that point that the loss of hu-
man life was greatest Telegraph and
telephone facilities are paralyzed and
the full extent of the storm is yet to
be learned The dead SO far reported
are:
At Preston, Ia.-Charles Flora, Mrs.
Charles Flora, three children of the
Floras.
At Quincy. Ia.-William O'Meara,
child of John Clark.
At Riggs Station, Ia.-Martin Hines,
daughter of Michael Scion.
At Stanwood, Ia--Michael Maloney,
Luke Maloney.
At Delmar Junction, Ia.-Oba Ali
son, Sauren Clemensen.
At Savannah, Ill.-Four persons,
names unknown.
The storm which worked such devas-
tation in the rich farming counties
along the eastern border of Iowa and
Western Illinois started shortly after
8 o'clock Wednesday morning. a mile
south of Stanwood. From Stanwood
the storm moved rapidly in a north
easterly direction. passing over the
northeastern part of Clinton coun'
ty, the northwestern part of Gin
ton county and then over the south
eastern portion of Jackson coun
ty. This section of the state is
thickly settled. No towns were in the
path of the storm but farm houses
and barns were torn to pieces by the
score. The storm was seen approach
ing by many of the farmers and they
sought refuge in the cellars. At least
25 were however, unable to find shelter
and probably as many more were ser
iously injured by flying timbers. The
path of the storm varied from 40 rods
in some parts of Clinton county to sc
feet in Jackson county. Trees and
outhouses were torn to pieces. Roofs
of farm houses were lifted
like straws and carried half mile
along the path of the storm and then
hurled against the walls of big stock
barns, cutting them in two and killing
hundreds of cattle which had taken
shelter in the sheds from the storms
fury. Half a dozen school buildings
are known to have been destroyed, but
it is not thought that any of the pupils
persisted, most of them having just
about reached home when the storm
broke. Near Preston, Ia. more build
ings were destroyed than in any other
locality. -
Wind swirled through the little vii
lage with frightful velocity, leaving
scarcely a house standing. Five per
sons lost their lives here. Charles Flora
with his wife and three children, hao
their home torn to pieces and were
crushed to death under the falling
walls.
The cyclone crossed to IllJf1fs be
tween Savannah and Thomf One
family of four persons was { out
near Savannah. Passing to tie east
much damage was done but it was con
fined almost entirely to outbuildings
etc. No lives are thought to have been
lost anywhere in Illinois, except those
mentioned near Savannah. Telegraph
and telephone wires are down in all
directions but it is believed that the
storm spent its force shortly after
passing over Savannah.
Another tornado formed at Amboy
Ill, shortly before dark Wednesday
evening. The storm cloud formed
about six miles south of Amboy and
took an easterly course. 1t Travelled
about twenty miles without changing
its course and destroyed everything
in its path. Orchards, farm houses
and barns were destroyed, but nc
lives are known 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 o.
them were imprisoned for hours by
the timbers of their wrecked homes
Live stock suffered considerably anc
loss to property generally will amount
to thousands of dollars.
At Amigo, Wis, scores of house:
were leveled, many were unroofed anC
scores of people were injured. The
electric light plant and water work:
were wrecked. A heavy storm wa:
general in Wisconsin and farm prop
erty suffered great loss.