The Irish standard., 1905-10-21
TORNADO WRECKS
Town IN Illinois
FOUR KILLED, MANY INJURED
AND GREAT DAMAGE DONE
AT SORRENTO.
40 HOUSES WRECKED
OR ARE BLOWN AWAY
Everything in Track of Storm Re-
duced to Debris-Cloudburst Del
uges Altoa People Saved OF
Eousetops in ST. Louis.

hOUSeCOpS Ill 81. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Oct ia tornado struck
the village of Sorrento, Ill.,, 80 miles
northeast of st. Louis. Tuesday night,
killing four persons, injuring 35 9th.
ers, of whom three will probably die,
and doing a great amount of damage
to property. Forty houses were blown
to atoms or carried far from their
foundations. A complete swath was
cut through the town. Everything in
the track of tie tornado was reduced
to debris or blown away.
List Of the Victims.
Following is a list of the dead: Mrs.
Thomas File, SO years old; Mrs. Viii.
liam Stewart, GO years old; Mr.. Will
liam Mann, 60 years old; Harrison
Mann, Is years old
Partial list of injured: Thomas
File, fatally; William Kirkland and
wife, she will probably die; William
Stewart, will probably die; Mrs. Viii.
liam Mann, Frank Shields and two
daughters, Mrs. l. j. May, Charles
Miller ana wife, Henry Hays and wife,
Henry Barlow aud wife, Mrs. Phoebe
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. George Root,
Mrs. John Griffith.
Telegraph communication with
Sorrento is cut Off and details were
obtained over the long-distance tele-
phone. The four killed were in their
homes in different parts of Sorrento.
All were badly crushed. The storm
approached from the southwest and
swept through the main residence por-
ton OF the town. The work of the
wind was quickly done and then fol.
lowed a heavy downpour of rain ac-
companied by vivid lightning and deep
thunder. Those who escaped injury
We're for the time panic-stricken, but
finally rallied and set to work to res
cue the injured.
So violent was the tornado that some
residences were swept away completely
and the debris elfectually scattered.
Houses that remained standing were
converted into temporary hospitals
and refugees and the people by Ian.
tern-light in the pouring rain searched
through debris and dragged out the
injured, who were Immediately taken
in charge by all the doctors in the vi.
cinity. The population of Sorrento
numbers LOO persons.
Towns Deluged.
The storm that wrecked Sorrento
deluged Alton, ILL.,, few miles south
OF Sorrento, in the nature of cloud
burst, and st. Louis suffered the fury
Of terrific thunderstorm. Near Al.
ton no loss OF life occurred, but the
streets were turned into temporary
rivers. Fourteen miles distant the vii
lage of Grafton was deluged. and the
main street was three feet under wa
ter. Ten miles north of Alton Chi
cago, Peoria & st. Louis freight train
struck a washout in the storm and
plunged down an embankment into
Branch creek, containing six feet oil
water. Two cars contained cattle and
horses, and only few animals in the
cars escaped death. Several tramps
seen to swing onto the train previous
ly, are believed to have persisted. I'm.
gineer Frank Drew, Fireman IT. Bal.
lard and Brakeman Albert Patton were
in the engine when it plunged into the
,, creek, and all had to swim for theil
lives. Patton was SO badly scalded
that he would have drowned, had not
his companions rescued him.
At st. Louis the lowlands of the
River Dcs Peres were flooded, AMI DO.
lice were busy Wednesday morning
rescuing people from the house. FPS
The plant of the Laclede Friedrich
company is flooded, and Vice Pres: den
j. l.. Green estimates the damage al
from 100000 to $4,000. At Union sta
| ton three trains were bulletined IN.
definitely late; two were posted as an
nulled for the day; two had not beer
heard from, and nearly all were from
one to several hours late, washouts be
| ing the assigned cause.
One-third of Forest Park, outside thu
worlds fair Enclosure, was submerged
! by water from 3 to Is feet deep. Dam
age to lawns and flower beds was done
which will cost the city $4,000 to re-
pair. The total precipitation OF rair
here was 3.2G inches.
Two Killed in Oklahoma.
Tulsa, l. T., Oct. 19.-In tornado
| which passed over the country on,
mile west of Manford, Oklahoma. lat,
Tuesday night, two children Of f. X
Anderson we're killed and Mrs. Ander
| son and Miss Maudc Root were aariOus
| ly injured. Several other persons art
reported hurt. The path Of the storm
was quarter OF mile wide and sew
| eral miles in length.