The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-08

Louisville. KY, June S.-A tele-
phone message from Greensburg, KY,
reports a cloudburst at Gradyyille,
KY, early this morning, in which ten
or fifteen lives were lost. Five bodies
have already been recovered Eight
houses are reported TO have been
washed away.
Later reports say that twenty-one
people are missing at Gradyville.
Three bodies had been recovered up
to ten O'Clock. partial list of the
dead and missing is as follows: Mr..
and Mrs Strong Hill, the family of
John Moore. Mrs. Austin Wilmore.
Miss .Wilmore, DR.. l. c. Nell and
family (the former a state senator)
H Moss and family of five.
The cloudburst turned the big
creek near town into torrent which
quickly overfiowed it's banks and pour
ed a great volume of water down up
on Gradyville. Nearly every house in
the place was washed away, and those
VINO met death were either drowned
or crushed to death in the houses as
they were torn from their founda-
tions. Every stream in the vicinity is
out of its banks. The cloudburst did
enormous damage aside from the loss
of life, all the bridges in the vicinity
being washed away and thousands of
acres of corn ruined. Gradyville has
population of about $50 and is is
miles from a railroad.
Storm of Wide Extent.
Chicago. Ill, June S.-Dispatches
from southern Illinois. Indiana and
Kentucky tell of storms of tornado
severity which caused some loss OF
life and the destruction of much pro
perty. At Milden, ILL.,, % miles south
east of St Louis. early today four
persons were killed and a score of
others injured by a tornado.
At Gradyville. KY, a cloudburst is
said to nave caused the loss of ten
to fifteen lives and washed away
eight houses
At York, ILL.,, last night 25 or 80
houses were destroyed and a number
of persons killed.
At Farmersburg and Sullivan. Ind.
much damage was done by wind and
rain
DuQuoin. ILL.,, was visited by the
same storm that caused so much de-
struction at York. but no lives were
lost there.
Further Details From York.
Terre Haute, Ind, June S.-Meagre
details from West York, H., tell of
a destructive tornado that visited the
village of York. located upon the Wa
bash river southwest of this city last
Hook. aged so, found crushed to death
in his garden; Mrs. Malinda Pink
ston, aged As. found dead in a tree.
The members of the families of these
two victims were also injured. The
number of injured is placed at thirty.
Forty or fifty houses were demolish-
ed. The wires are down and particu-
lars lacking. The tornado struck the
village soon after the supper hour
and naged for several minutes. South |
OF here in Indiana there was a severe
storm of wind and rain and much |
damage
At Farmersburg and Sullivan the ]
bridges and culverts were washed out
and growing crops injured. The cleo
trical display was unusual. though no
casualties from lightning were re-
ported.
Four Killed at Minden.
Nashville, ILL.,, June S.-A tornado |
swept over New Minden, seven miles
north of this city this morning, kill
ing four persons and injuring over a
score. The dead are Mrs. Henry
Wefpe and two children aid a child
of Carl Steumeyer. Mrs Carl Steu-
meyer may die.
Great Loss to Log Men,
Lexington, KY, June S--A cloud
burst over central and eastern Ken
tucl<y last night did great damage. de
stroying fences. bridges and other
property. The lowlands along the riv-
ers and creeks are reported inundat-
ed The log men (lumbermen) fear
great loss as they had made no pre-
cautions against flood at this time