The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-06-14
CYCLONE N CENTRAL STATES
STORMS IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS
Many Deaths Oeear and Mach Prop
erty II Destrsyea-smaII Ts~ps
suffer Most-The Crops Are Dana
aged and Masy Bridges Are
out


Bloomington, Ill. june l3.--Death and
destruction followed in the wake Of the
worst tornado that has ever visited cen
tral Illinois. The wind wrought ruin and
woe, and the property loss viii be tens d
thousands Of dollars. There Is no way Of
really estimating the loss al present, oaing
10 the uncertainty rs 10 the effect upon
the growing crops which, IL is feared, SUI
fered heavily. The sddest feature was
the killing Of three young women at a
dance at the town hall Of MernA, vil-
lage 10 miles east Of this city. There was
party u ESQ young men and women i
the dance in the hall when the TORNADO
struck the building, about IL o'clock.
Everybody rushed for the door. A mum
Der Of young men held the doors TO pre-
vent the people from escaping, fearing that
they might be killed or injured il they
got outside. About half Of them, however,
escaped, and then the building collapsed.
The Others were buried in the wreck.
Three were killed and 20 or 50 Others in
jured, some Of them seriously.
ne AEAQs A4AHn AACAAA OAHMEAINs ME
Edward Martin, Miss Annie Kelly.
All are daughters Of prominent farmers
in the vicinity The bodies were horri
bly, inutilated 4 number Of young men
and women were taken from the ruins in
an unconscious condition and are stiil N
that state. and il Is feared there may be
other deaths.
AsTna got the brunt Of the storm, and
many Of the finest houses and barns there
were destroyed.
Efforts are being made TO reach the
small towns in the country. il Is be
lieVed several Of them have suffered more
OF less damage.
Al Clinton the Chicago q Alton round
house was demolished, bat no lives we're
lost.
AZ San Jose grain elevator was blown
across the Alton tracks, entirely blocking
traffic.
AT Barnes an elevator was biown down
and many farmhOuses are reported seri-
ously damaged.
Three Are Dead.
Pekin. H., June IA tornado passed
over TaEeweIl county hast night. killing
three and fatally iniuring two persons At
Kingston mines, south Of here.
The dead: Mrs. Thomas Murray and
infant; William McE1wee. aged 8
Patrick MeEIwee and wife were fatally
injured.
The entire east end Of Kingston, a vii.
lage Of miners, Of 1000 inhabitants, Was
swept away. The storm struck the place
about 1880 p. m. and lasted half an
hour. A second Storm at l:30 this morn
ing did considerable additional damage.
Physicians from Pekin. Glassford and
Maplcion were called on to care for the
wounded
Houses and barns were blown down in
GroSeland, Minerva, Dillon, Popedale and
Delavan. but % far no loss OF life in any
of these places has been reported. Kings
ton Mines seems TO have received the
brnnt Of the storm.
Opposite Pekin the river overheard lis
banks and covered COCO acres of corn,
which probably has been ruined.
Heavy Damage In Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa, June l2.-IirinnelI
reports that the town Of Laurel, Marshall
county, was severely damaged by tor
nado last night
Laurel is in jefferson township, Mar
shall county. and has population Of not
to exceed 100 people.
Meager details Of the storm that passed
over central Iowa have been received. II
is reported that no lives were lost, bu,
some Of the principal buildings Of the
place were destroyed.
osceola reports considerable damage
from the wind
Damage In the Country.
jacksonville. H.. June ls.-There was
hard windstorm here last night, but no
damage 10 this immediate section has
been reported. Danvers, on the Alton
road, north Of this place, was reported
wiped out just after the Kansas City linn.
tied train pulled out. Meager reports
show widespread damage in the country
north.
Lives and Property Lost.
Peoria, ILL.,, June la.-The storm al Pc
Oria was very destructive. Many live.
were lost and the property damage exten,
sive.
No Lives Lost.
Burlington. Iowa, June ls--Burlingtou
has been practically cut of from tele
graphic communication since O'Clock
last night.