The Forrest City times., 1907-06-14
CYCLONE AND FLOOD
TORNADO SWEEPS ILLINOIS. IN
 DIANA AND KENTUCKY.
TWSNTY.NINE REPORTED KILLED
Many Escape Death By Seeking Cover in Caves and CelIars-Property
 Damage Enormous.

S. Louis.-Reports that have coms In from the territory visited b. high winds and cyclones Friday night show that the twisters were of unusual in tensity. and that the loss of life was above the average fer such visitations as widely separated as were the angr. currents.
 From New Minden. Ill, the follow Ing list of dead are reported:
 Henry Weihe. aged 32
 Mrs. Henry Weihe. aged 31.
 Theodore Weihe. aged s.
 Edwin Weihe. aged 5.
 Herman Weihe, aged {.
 Miss Elda Stuemeier. aged 3.
 Among the injured were
 Mrs. Henry Stuemeier. back and leg injured
 Miss Lydia Heseman. abdominal in juries
 Miss Clara Eeseman, confusion oi the head
 Prof. Herman Wente. bruised about the body.
 Gottlieh Friedrichsmeypr. injured about the head
 Mrs. Gottlieb Friedrichsmeyer. in. jured about the head and ear partially torn off
 Mrs. Lydia Nottmeyer. injured about the body
 At, and near Minden. property was damaged to the extent of perhaps S35,. 000 At this point two separate cy- clones united and together wrought their vengeance on the locality. with but scant warning Many people es caped with their lives by seeking cover in caves and cellars.
 Al York. IL, Friday night at the same time New Minden was being wis ited by the storm. a fierce tornado swept through the town and thro,a peo pie were killed and several injured some of them fatally The dead were Eenry Rock. Terre Taute. Ind
 Mrs. Lucinda Pinkerton.
 Mrs. John Bostick.
 Fatally injured
 Clyde Scott, B. F Miller, Mrs. B Miller. Mrs. S F Freeman Annahel Newman, Mrs. Lydia Foster. Jas. Lay ton and wife, Grayville, Ind.
 The storm occurred al the supper hour. and many families were buried in the debris The property loss will reach sl50,000
 On the same evening storm swept across the eastern portion of Perry county. Ill. demolishing houses. barns orchards and carrying away live stock and vehicles. Duquoin was also visit ed and property to the value of per haps S50,000 ruined, at Duquoin. and iE that immediate vicinity. Portions of the tracks of the Illinois Central were submerged and washed away The streets of Duquoin Were filtered with trees and portions of barns and buildings.
 In the vicinity of Duquoin the storm was largely iI the nature of cloud burst. accompanied by high wind.
 The same storm that swept across q portion of Illinois dipped down into Kentucky. and at Grayville. locates six miles from Columbia. a cloud burst Joined hands with huge cyclone, up roofing trees. growing crops. houses and in fact everything in its path Over a score of lives were sent into eternity without warning. the storm appearing with unusual suddenness
 The reported dead are:
 Dr. l.. C. Nell. former state senator and family.
 MT. and Mrs Lum Hill and family.
 John Moore and family
 Mrs Austin Wilmore
 H Moss and wife
 Miss Ada Wilmore
 Miss Mary Wilmore.
 Hatfield Moss
 Ora Moss. aged IS.
 Carrie Moss. aged 10
 Pearl Moss, aged 16.
 Matte Moss. aged 13.
 Mollie Moss. aged ,.
 Philip Moss, aged 8
 Mrs. Mary Moss.
 Carl Wilson.
 Garland Wilson.
 Mrs. keltner
 As proof that it was the same storm that visited portions of Illinois it is pointed out that while the devastation was u1Ger way at New Minden. an1 other points farther away. the supper hours was on. while at Gradyville i