Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-11
Lau1eZ, IowQ,
Is Destroyed.
Was Wor6 Of Tornado Burlington CW Off From 7ele.
graphic Communication - DanqesS is Wired Ou-
Deah and destruction Follotc in The Wake of The Storm
oS--Sad Death Of Young Dancers

Des Molnes, Ia, June 11.-Grinnell
reports that the town Of Laurel Mar
shall county was destroyed by tor
nado last night.
Owing TO the wires being down II Is
Impossible to secure definite knowledge
as to the facts.
Laurel is in Jefferson township. Mar
shall county, and has population OF
not to exceed 100 people. The only
means OF communication with the
town from the outside world is by way
OF the telegraph line, being located on
short branch OF the Iowa Central
railway. Messages are now being sent
70 nearby towns In the hope OF secur-
Ing some information.
very meagre details of the storm that
passed over central Iowa have been
received. II Is known that the storm
struck the town Of Jordan. a few miles
east OF Boone. II Is reported that no
lives were lost, but that some OF the
principal buildings OF the place were
destroyed.
Oseeola reports considerable damage
from the wind
Word was received from Laurel at
noon to the effect that the town had
not been swept away but had suf-
fered considerably from the effects OF
the strong wind. The extent Of the
damage consists Of several roofs being
blown on. and no one injured.
BURLINGTON QUIT OFF.
Burlington Ia, June II. Burlington
has been practically cut off from teie-
graphic communication since o'clock
last night Last nights storm was the
worst In years and was attended By a
most thrilling electrical display There
We're no lives lost in this city. Two
hundred thousand feet of lumber broke
from It's moorlngs above the city and
iloated down stream.
Much other damage TO property re-
suited The steamer Chef broke In
half and sank, but no lives were lost
hob Roy pleasure craft, was dam
AIMED badly and washed ashore Barg-
es and boat houses were filed with
water OF blown high ON the bank.
There are many reports OF damage
In the surrounding country, but details
are lacking
DANVERS WIPED OUT.
Jacksonville. Ills. June l1.-There was
a hard wind storm here last night, but
no damage to this immediate section
mas been reported. Danvers. on the
Alton road, north Of this place, was re-
ported wiped out Just after the Kan
sas city limited train pulled out. Mea-
gre reports show widespread damage In
the country north.
EXCURSION TRAIN HIT.
Corwith, Ia. June ia tornado
struck an empty excursion train on the
Iowa Central five miles east OF here
last night and blew three cars from
the track while the train was running
30 miles an hour. The engine and
two last coaches remained on the
track. No one was hurt.
DEATH FOLLOWS THE STORM.
Bloomington. H.. June ll.-Death
and destruction followed last night In
the wake Of the worst tornado that
has ever visited central Illinois. The
wind wrought ruin and woe and the
property loss will be tens Of thousands
OF dollars There is no way Of really
estimating the loss at present. owing
TO the uncertainty as 10 the effect up
on the growing crops. which II Ia fear
ed suffered heavily. The saddest fea-
ture was the killing OF three young wo-
men at a dance AT the town hall Of
Merna a village ten miles east OF This
city. There was party OF $50 young
men and women at the dance IN The
hall when the tornado struck the build
ing about II o'clock last night Every
body rushed for the door. A number OF
young men held the doors 20 prsvent
the people from escaping, fearing thnt
they might be injured or killed II hey
got outside About half Of them. how
ever. ESCAPED and then the building col
lapsed. The others were buried IN the
wreck. Three were killed and forty or
fifty others injured. some Of them SER
lously.
THE DEAD.
Miss Lena Jahagam.