The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

ior was damaged badly by water.
The railroads report damaged tracks
due to washouts and number of
freight wrecks due to telegraph poles
falling on the tracks. So far as now
known. no one was killed or injured IN
this manner.
Efforts are being made to reach the
small towns in the county 1t is believ-
ed several of them have suffered more
or less damage.
STARTED IN WISCONSIN.
Chicago, June 11-Meager reports here
tell of a destructive tornado that last
night swept fropa the southern boun-
dary of Wisconsin through Central Hi
nois as far south as Bloomington, with
ramifcations west of the Mississippi
At Merna, III, three lives were. lost
and twenty people injured Laurel,
little town in Marshall county, Iowa, is
said to have been wiped out by the
fury of the storm.
Bloomington. H.. was hit severely
and buildings in all parts of the city
were seriously damaged and traffic
blocked. So far as was known, early,
no lives were lost in Bloomington.
Wires were blown in every direction
and it was with extreme difficulty that
any information was secured Crews
from the telegraph and telephone com
pany offices left Chicago early to begin
the work of restoring the shattered
lines.
The storm swept through the state
about midnight accompanied by electri-
cal discharges Of a severe nature For
seven hours Chicago could obtain no
comm unication with the cities in the
path of the storm.
BURLINGTON CUT OFF.
Burlington, Ia, June 11.-Burlington
has been practically cut off from tele-
graphic communication since 9 o'clock
last night, the wires being down In all
directions. Last nights storm was the
worst in years and was attended by
most thrilling electrical display. There
were no lives lost in this city. Two
hundred thousand feet of lumber broke
from its noorings above the city and
hoated down stream.
Much other damage to property re-
suited. The steamer Chet broke in half,
but no lives were lost Rob Roy. q
pleasure craft, was damaged badly and
washed ashore. Barges and boat houses
were filled with water, or blown high on
the bank
There are many reports of damage IN
the surrounding country, but details are
lacking.
STRUCK JORDAN, IOWA.
Des Moines. June livery meagre de-
tails of the storm that passed over cen
traI Iowa have been received here SO
far owing to the fact that not half d
dozen wires running out of the city are
in working order It is known that the
storm struck the town of Jordan, few
miles east of Boone. 1t is reported that
no lives were lost but that some OF the
principal buildings Of the place were
! destroyed. OSkalOOSa reports consider
able damage there from the wind.
DUMPED MOVING TRAIN.
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
MONDAYS CASUALTIES.
Detroit, Mimi, June IA corrected
list OF the killed in the tornado Of Mon
day follows:
MRS. F. c. BERG.
| For children of Andrew Hium-twd
| girls, aged 13 and Il, and two boys,
five other Hum children are more
or less seriously injured. Mrs Hum
was probably fatally hurt. Hum him
self was unScathed- In all 80 farm
| houses and barns were totally destroyed.
DANVERS WIPED OUT.
Jacksonville, Ill. June 11.-There was
| a hard wind storm here last night but
no damage to this immediate section has
I been reported. DanVerS, on the Alton
road north of this place, was wiped out
| just after the Kansas City limited tram
pulled out. At San Jose, this side of
! Danvers, a large elevator was blown
! on the track. Meagre reports show
widespread damage in the country
north.
THREE KILLED AT KINGSTON.
Pelxin, Ill, June IA tornado passed
over TazewelI county last night, killing
three and fatally wounding two persons
i at Kingston mines, south of here The
/ dead;
MRS. THOMAS MURRAY and in
fant
WILLIE M'ELWEE. aged 3
Patrick McIsIwee and wife were ia
tally injured.
The entire east end of Kingston. a
was swept away The storm struck the
place about 1890 p. m. and lasted half
an hour, causing $4,000 damages. A
! second storm at 80 this morning did
| considerable additional damage Ply
sicians from Pekin, Glasfcrd and Maple
I ton were called to care for the wounded.
Houses and barns were blown down
! in Groveland, Miner, Dillon. HopedaIe
/ and Delavan, but so far no loss of life
in any Of these places has been re-
ported. Kingston mines seems to have
received the brunt of the storm
Opposite Pekin the river Overfowed its
4 banks and covered 5000 acres of corn,
which probably has been ruined
STREETS BLOCKADED.
Lincoln, Ill. June 11.-This city and
immediate locality was visited at mid
night by a severe and destructive hur-
+ ricane Hard rain and lightning did
/ additional damage. Public buildings.
| factories and residences were unroofed
! and telephone and electric street rail-
way systems We're badly crippled Most
| of the streets are blockaded with fallen
J trees and wires. The villages of At
/ lanta, Lawndale. Elkhart and others in
this county suffered heavy losses on
! elevators and other buildings Small
| grain is dam aged to a considerable ex-
tent. No loss of life is reported.
| SEVERE At PEORIA
Peoria. Ill, June 1.-THE storm at Pc
oria was very destructive. Many lives
were lost and the property damage was
/
hundreds of thousands of dollars A
! Chieagn Rock Island and Pacifie mas