Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-05-26
VIOLENT STORM
Awful Pesu,ts of Cyclone that
Struck Three States.
scores OF Human Lives Were Biotted Out
and Loss to Property Foots Up More
Than S5OO,OOO-Path of the
Storm Was More Than
$50 Miles in Length.

are known to have lost their lives and
% others are reported dead as the re-
suit of the tornadoes which devastated
portions of eastern Iowa, western Hi
nois and northern Wisconsin Wednes-
day night. Iowa heads the list with
10 fatalities. Fourteen deaths are re-
ported in Illinois.
Wisconsin reports nine known dead,
with uncontirmed stories bringing the
total in that state up to 81.
The storm in Iowa started near Stan
wood and swept through the north
eastern part of Cedar county, the
southeastern part of Jones county the
northern part of Clinton county and
touched the southern part of jackson
county. Nineteen persons lost their
lives and more than twice as many
were injured. The property loss will
probably reach $500, 900. In many
places not building of any descrip-
tion was left standing. Cattle, horses
and hogs were killed by the hundred.
The Iowa storm crossed the Missis-
sippi river into Illinois near Savanna.
Considera BILE damage was done on the
Illinois side before this storm spent its
force.
The second tornado in Illinois started
near Stillmau Valley and swept north
ward. wreclting farm houses and kill
ing as it went. But the greatest loss
OF life was at the point of origin, where
four were killed. At Lanark the storm
ended its career by wreclting the
county almshouse and killing three in
mates. Three others were fatally in
iured. There were over 30 persons in
the building when it went down and
all of them were more or less INJURED.
In Wisconsin the storm was more
violent than anywhere else, but fortu-
nately it originated in the numbering
districts of the northern counties,
swept along the line of the 800" road
and spent its force in the pineries.
Nine persons are known to have been
killed.
Conductor Carroll, of the Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad, who arrived in this
city Thursday after a run of over $50
miles through the storm center in
Iowa and Illinois, says:
THE first reports of the death and
disaster caused by this storm fail to
give the full account of the havoc
worked. At Elwood. Ia, a point half
way between Marion and the Mississip-
pi, several people were killed and the
buildings of the town were swept from
their foundations. At Detmar juno
tion four persons were killed; at
Briggs station report was brought of
many buildings leveled and two per-
sons killed; at Preston five We're re-
ported dead and then the train crossed
the Mississippi into Illinois.
"At savanna news was received of
the killing of four persons at Teade's
Grove. the first station east of that
city. All along the line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee x ST. Paul road, from Sa-
wanna across the state, We're received
reports of violent and destructive
storms.
AT Stillman Valley we had the first
view by daylight of the awful devas-
tation wrought by the storm. sec
tion of the village about 40 rods in
breadth was so completely razed that
not a single piece of wood yard in
length could be seen. Had the cyclone
veered few feet northward the main
street would have been destroyed and
scores of lives would have been sacri-
feed"
At Marion there was a very heavy
storm of rain. hail and wind. At Sa-
wanna hail stones that measured seven
inches in circumference fell. After it
had passed Stillman Valley the storm
turned to the north and wrought de-
struction in Wisconsin.
For $50 miles it followed the easterly
track of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
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tation in its path. Mr.. Carroll relates
that at Dellinger Junction man drove
up the railroad station. gave his horses
loose reins and rushed into the depot
for shelter. A moment later the cy-
clone caught the horses and killed both
of them. So violent was the wind that
their carcasses were torn apart.
Marshfield, Wis, May 20.-A severe
tornado passed through the central
portion of the state Wednesday night.
The storm passed through Clark, Mar
athon and Langdale counties. level
ing houses, farm buildings and forests.
Amigo suffered the most. Three peo-
pie were killed and II injured there.
Elmhurst reports ten fatalities. At
Siegler family of five perished. The
messenger sent to Marathon City for
aid states that buildings all over the
village were leveled by the storm. A
large church was blown from its
foundation. A large barn was picked
up and landed clear across a 40-acre
clearing.
Rhinelander, Wis, May 2O.-Further
details of the storm in northern Wis
consin report that Is people We're
killed at Hea ford Junction. The train
on the 500 railroad from the north was
delayed several hours, having been
compelled to turn back on account of
the storm. Telegraph poles and wires
were demolished in all directions and
buildings in the path of the storm
were raZed.
Six Men Drowned.
Pittsburg, May 2O.-Ten men at
tempted to cross the Allegheny river
q. =. l. d.,