New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
STORMS FEARFUL WORK
KILLS MANY PERSONS AND
LEAVES TRAIL OF HA VOC.
PTTIDTNGS AND TELEGRAPH POLES
BLOWN DOWN. CARS THROWN
FROM TRACK AND STEAMER
BROKEN IN TWO.

BROKEN IN TWO.
destructive tornado which last night swept from
the southern boundary Of Wisconsin through Cen
tral Illinois as far north as Bloomington WIN
rarnifcations west OF the Mississippi At Merha'
Ill three lives were lost and between forty ana
fifty persons injured Laurel q 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 uhe
city were seriously damaged and traffic blocked
Wires were blown down in every direction. and 1t
was only with extreme difficulty that any in
formation was obtained The storm swept through
the State about midnight accompanied by heavy
electrical discharges. For seven hours Chicago
could obtain no communication with the cities In
the path of the storm
KILLED AT A DANCE.
Bloomington. III June 11.-Death and destruction
followed in the wake Of the worst tornado last
night that has eyer visited Central Illinois There
is no way of estimating the loss at present owing
TO the uncertainty the effect upon the grow
ing crops, which II is feared. suffered heaFHy
The saddest feature. however. was the death OF
three young women who were attending dance
at the Town Hall Of Merua. a small village ten
miles east of this city. Two hundred and MY
young men and women were in the hall when 'he
tornado struck the building Everybody rusheo Ior
the door. A number of young men held the oooIs
To prevent the people from escaping. fearing thdt
they might be injured killed if they got out
side About half OF them. however. escaped ana
then the building collapsed The others wee
buried in the wreck. Three were Killed ana loi's
or fifty others more or less injured. some of them
seriously.
The storm reached Bloomington about IL P M
beginning with furious electrical display. Hun
7reds OF trees were off at the trunks and the
streets are almost impossible. Telegraph and tele-
phone poles were broken and the wires added 10 the
niocka6e 6 % I wera re lost nor was any one seri
.o51sl- f1i 1TTPT s
ton-st was blown 800 feet but escaped with only
bruises Illinois Wesleyan University. Just on lne fe
ave Of commencement week, had its roof blown OF
and was badly damaged by water. ,-,,.,,,+a-,ts
El Paso. town Of four thousaHa 5, 5Ta9a5 5Ia hI
twenty miles north of here was baoly o9Iilaseo ~
me sIorI M F;r Tl ensrtTnent apparatus The fire
tower SO feet high. blown 800 feet
CARS BLOWN OFF THE TRACK
CHAMPAIGN. Ill. June IA terrific storm swept
over this city at midnight doing considerable
damage TO buildings. railway property. electric
wires trees and crops throughout the surrounding
country No loss Of life is reported Telegraph
and telephone wires are down, and street railway
rlants have been compelled to suspend operations
Five freight We're blown from an LII Limos f In
tral freight north Of this city while running
at Iu4 he height Of the storm Mrs Martha Hay:
worth living in Creen-st.. collapsed from frsht ana
later died.
THREE LIVES LOST.
Peoria III June 11.-Peoria swept by the
worst storm in years al late hour last night 1t
struck the city travelling at the rate Of eighty
miles an hour At least ten persons are dead ana
several Others viii die from their injuries. Inc
property damage will amount to hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars
Factories throughout the city completely Grip
MED as almost every smokestack is down The
entire street railway system was put out OF bus'-
ness for several hours
The storm was most destructive at Kingston
Mines A small mining village four miles from
Peoria The record Of the storm there is appalling
electrical storm swept over the Village hrst foi
two hundred feet wide and IT swept everything be
fore Three lives were lost and several others
viii die the injuries received Sixteen persons
were seriously injured. 49, .-.-.-.-
The home OF Thomas Murray Was in TIE storm
path. and besides literally wiping the little home
of Mrs. sii HIIrTav and chd and left the father in
n dying condition Mr., and Mrs. McEwee were in
pairing to retire. Their child was killed in its
father will die
VILLAGE WIPED OUT.
Jacksonville. Iii. June 1l.-There was a hard wind
storm here last night. but damage to this i'm
mediate section has been reported Danvers the
Alton road. north Of this place, vas reported de
stroyed just after the Kansas City limited train
pulled out Meagre reports show widespread dam
age in counties north.
SMALL GRAIN DAMAGED.
Lincoln. Ill. June 11-This city and immediate 10
cslity was visited midnight by a severe and
destructive hurricane. Hard rain and lightning
DID additional Public buildings, factories
and residences We're unroofed and telephone and
e % Most sFe 9 m eaS Erees aTe bocded Efe W tn
trees and wires The villages OF Atlanta, Lawn
heavy losses on elevators and other, buildings
Small grain is damaged TO a considerable extent
BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN.
Springfield III. June lit is reported that the
town of Stanford. south Of Bloomington was badly
damaged by the storm. and that several elevators
on the Chicago and Alton. south of Bloomington
track north of Pekin was washed out
STEAMER BROKEN IN TWO.
Burlington Iowa June 11-Last nights storm
was the worst in years. and was attended by
most thrilling electrical display. There were no
fiyes lost in this city There much damage TO
property. lightning struck in several places The
steamer the Comet. broke in halves and sunk, but
no lives were lost. The Roy Roy. a pleasure craft
and lighthouses filed with water or blown
high and dry the bank
There are many reports OF damage IN the sur
rounding country, but details are lacking.
THREE KILLED HERE.
Detroit. June 1.-THE list of killed in the tor
uado that swept through this section Monday after
noon is as follows:
Mrs E C Berg. of Voss PostohHoe.
Four children Of Andrew Hum.
Five other children Of the Hum family were in
In all thirty farmhouses and barns were totally
destroyed
The damage reported in the foregoing dispatches
Was undoubtedly due to several local storms,
curing simultaneously. ard not to single one
An extensive brood of such disturbances ranging
IN severity from the tornado 10 a mere squall and
Including thunder and hail storms. Is often OBJ
served in the summer In a region where heat and
humidity abound. No solitary tornado could posi-
bly, have covered the area between Wisconsin and
Mississippi
DILLON DEHURS TO INDICTMENTS