Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-20
WORK OF A DEADLY TORNADO.
A Score or More Persons Killed and
Many Others Injured.

Great Property Damage - Many
Buildings Destroyed, and Forests
Leveled by the Fury Of tho Storm.
One Town Devastated and
Eleven Persons Killed by Build
ings Topping in Upon Them.
Rockford, ILL.,, May 19.-Eleven are
known to be dead and two score badly
injured by the tornado which swept
over Ogle county last evening. The
storm came from the southwest and
was 800 to 400 feet wide. The storm
was severest at Sillman Valley, where
it wrecked fifteen buildings, including
two churches and depot. Great dam
age was also done at Adeline, many
buildings were razed.
The list of dead and wounded is as
follows: Michael Nelson, Stillman Val
ley, instantly killed, crushed in the
ruins of his house. Mrs. M. Nelson,
Stillman Valley, received injuries from
which she dided in an hour. Julia
Johnson, Stillman Valley, 10 years old.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Johnson, in
stantly killed. Six months old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, killed. William
Rees, Marion township, farm employe,
received injuries from which he died in
short time Thomas Mullens, Ade-
line, Ill, instantly killed. Three child
rem of Mr.. and Mrs. John Masis, For
eston, Ill.,, killed outright. Schuntler,
Adeline, ILL.,, killed instantly. Mrs.
Frank Chichelicler, instantly killed at
Pawpaw.
The injured are: Two-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Nelson,
both legs broken and otherwise severe
ly injured; will possibly die. Mrs. M.
J. Bly, and baby, Stillman Valley, both
terribly injured, recovery very doubt
full G. S. Preston, Stillman Valley.
slightly injured. Peter Holquist, Still
man Valley, badly hurt by flying mis-
siles. Mrs. John Mass. of Foreston,
dangerously injured. Mrs. link
Youngs son, Stillman Valley. slightly
injured. Family of Edward Everett
Ludwig, at Foreston, injured. Mrs.
Eli Timmers, badly hurt. Many others
were more or less injured.
Amigo, Wis, May 19.-The list of
killed and injured in last nights tor
nado as far as known is as follows:
Ignatz Barr, unmarried, killed George
c. Sheldon, fatally injured. DR.. +. l.
Drake, arm broken Mrs. Alex McMil-
Ian, injured seriously. Miss Mcmillan.
back injured. Mrs. Hiram Ward, arm
broken Frank Billings, leg broken.
Mrs. Frank Linski, injured internally,
A great number of others are reported
slightly injured
Marshfield, Wis, May IA tornado
passed through, Clark, Marathon and
Laglade counties, leveling buildings ard
forests Amigo seemed to have suffer-
ed most Elmhurst reported ten fatali-
ties. At Siegler family of five is said
to have persisted. The messenger sen
to Marathon City for aid states that
buildings all over the village were lev
eled by the storm. A large church was
blown from its foundations. A barn,
40 by 80 feet was picked up and landed
clear across a forty-acre clearing.
Detroit, May ia very heavy wind
and hail storm swept across southern
Michigan this morning. At Battle
Creek NJ. M. Shipman, wagon maker.
is believed to have been killed.
Rhinelander, Wis, May ia cy-
clone passed across Pierce and Oneida
counties. At Pennington the round
house. depot and a number of houses
were destroyed Charles Fosberg and
E. C. Beekman, were killed. A num-
Der were injured. Five were reported
killed at Harshaw, twenty miles west
lWdukcc, w To-, May SP SCldl
to the Evening Wisconsin from Rune
lander, Wis, giving further details OF
the storm in northern Wisconsin, re-
ports that eighteen dead icdies lay in
the station at Heafford Junction. The
victims are supposed to be from Gift
ford camps. The train on the 500 rail-
road from the north last night was de-
layed several hours, having been COM
PEELED to turn back on account of the
storm. Telegraph poles and wires were
demolished in all directions and build
ings in the path Of the storm were
RACED.
Chicago, May 19.-Conductor E. D.
Carroll, Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad, who arrived in the
city to-day after a run of over $50
miles through the storm center in
Iowa and Illinois, says:
"The first reports received Of the
death and disaster caused by this storm
fail to give the full account Of the
havoc worked. When full reports are