The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-25

No:e People KILLED and MaDy Obezs
wouaded Great Dsva.tat1on Marks ,hs
Path osshe s S;o1ro.
Forty two persons are known to
have lost their lives and % others are
:epor:. /: dead as the result OF the tor.
na:tcva waica devastated portions of
eastern lowa, western Illinois and
northern Wisconsin Wednesday eight
The property loss is very large. Iowa
hests the lis. with Is fatalities. They
aye as follows:
Near Riggs Jurction-M. Hines,
Maggie Maloney, James Msloaey, Rose
MaIoney. Mary Call.
Near D4lmar-Ooa A!lisoo, Pat
Haynes, Sauren Clemanson, two call
dren Of Frarcis Allison, =. D. H!Idsr,
William Gciem.
Near Preston-Charles Flora, Mrs.
Fora, TWO Flora children.
Near Qligley-Wm. O'Hera, child
OF John Clark.
Fourteen deaths are reported in Iii
nois as follows:
At 5tiIInan Valley-Aichael Mel
son, Mrs. Nelson, ilfant son OF the
Nelson's, Julia Johnson.
At Bcyon-Wil!iam R ees.
a. A1eliu-Tnomas Mullen, Schun.
,er.
a: Foresion-Tnree small childcen
OF Joan Mass.
AsPA7pa Mrs. Ftank Ch .c3es-
ter.
Al LaoaEk-N!cholas Scaul z, Sam.
ueI hoover, Mrs. John ksssler, in
mates Of the county poor house which
WAS destroyed. Three other inmates
we're fatally injured.
Wisconsin reports nine known dead
with uncon6rmed stories bringing the
total in that Stats up to 81. Tee dead
At Antigo-Ignatz Barr, Fred Bill
.ings, GoIdie S2eldon.
At Penninston-John Fosourg, E.
10. Bscknan.
a. S.igler-Fred HAnke, Mrs.
a2nke, Albert Hanke, Fred Hanks,
Jr.
At E.mhurs:, 10 reported dead at
lumber camp.
At H=tford Junction, Is reported
dead q. Godyear's lu noer camp.
The storm which worked sucl de-
vsststion IN the rich farming counties
along the eastern border OF lows and
western Illinois, started shortly after
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, a
mile south OF StanHood. From Stan
wood the storm moved rapidly in g
northeas!erly direction, passing over
The northeastern part or Clinton coun'
q, Inc northwestern par OF Clinton
county and then over the southeast.
ern portiou of Jackson county. This
se,tion Of the state Is thickly settled
No towns were in the path of the
storu, tut farm houses and barns by
the score were torn to pieces.
The storm was seen approaching by
many of the farmers, AID they sought
refuge in the cellars. At least twenty
five were, however, unable to find
shelter aud were killed, and probably
as many more were seriously iDj 1red
by flying timoers.
The path of the storm varied from
forty rods in some parts Of Clinton
county to eighty feet IN Jackson coun'
ty. Trees and ouinousas were torn 10
pieces. Roofs of farm houses were
carrled half nile along the path OF
the storm and hurled against the walls
OF big STOCK barns, curing them IN
TWO and killing hundreds Of cattle
Wh:ca had taken shelter in the saeds.
Hall a dozel scaoDl buildings are
known to have been destroyed, ous II
Is not thought taas any OF the pupils
perishad, most OF them having reach
ed home wnen The storm broke. Near
Preston, Iowa, more buildings were
destroyed tnan IN any otner Locality.
Another tornado formed AZ Amooy,
Illinois, shortly b.iore DARK Wednes
day evening. Tne s!ocm took an cas-
erIy course. It travelled about twenty
miles without changing lis course aoc
destroyed everything IL its paths, Ou.
no lives are kno8n 10 have been lost.
Owing to the peculiar atmospheric
cundlllons prevailing ali tns after.
noon, the Inhabitants were on the
lookout for ] lst Wnat happened. a.
Ihe frSL alarm they took to Inc cellars
and many Of them were i'm Imprisoned
ior hourS Dy the tlmbsrs OF Inelr
wrecked homes. Live stock suffered
considerably and the loss TO property
generally will amount to thousands
Of dollars.
al Amigo, Wis, scores OF houses
were leyeled, many were unroofed
and a score OF people were injured.
Che electric light plant and wafer
works we're wrecked. 4 heavy storm
vas general II Wise )nsIn and farm
property suffered great loss.