The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-14
CYCLONE And FLOOD
TORNADO SWEEPS ILLINOIS, IN.
DIANA AND KENTUCKY.
TWENTY-FIVE REPORTED KILLED
Many Escape Death BY Seeking Cover
In Caves and ceIlars-Property
Damage Enormous.

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| tcnslty, and that the loss Of life was
above the average for such yisitations,
as widely separated as were the angry
currents.
From New Mlnden, ILL.,, the follow
| ing list OF dead are reported:
Henry Weihe, aged 80.
Mrs. Henry Weihe, aged 81.
Theodore WeIhe. aged s.
Edwin Weihe, aged 3.
Herman Weihe, aged 6.
Miss Elda Stuemeicr, aged 2.
Among the injured were:
Mrs. Henry Stucmeler, back and leg
injured.
Miss Lydia Heseman, abdominal in
juries.
Miss Clara Heseman, confusion OF
the head
Prof Herman Wente, bruised about
the body.
Gottlieb Friedrichsmeyer, injured
about the head.
Mrs. GottlIeb Frledrichsmcyer 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 $685.
600. At this point two separate cy.
clones united and together wrought
their vengeance on the locality, with
but scant warning. Many people es.
capped with their lives by seeking
cover in caves and cellars.
At York. ILL.,, Friday night, at the
same time New Minden was being Wis
tied by the storm, n fierce tornado
swept through the town and three PEG.
pie were killed and several injured.
some OF them fatally. The dead were:
Henry Rock, Terre Taute, Ind.
Mrs. Lucinda Plnkerton.
Mrs. John Bostick.
Fatally injured:
Clyde Scott, Il. F. Miller Mrs n.
Miller, Mrs. S. F. Freeman, Annabel
Newman, Mrs. Lydia Foster, Jas. Lay.
ton and wife, GRANVILLE, Ind.
The storm occurred at the supper
hour, and many families were buried
in the debris. The property loss will
reach $l50000
On the same evening n storm swept
across the eastern portion OF Perry
county. Ill.,. demollshing houses. barns,
orchards and carrying away live stock
and vehicles. Duquoin was also visit.
ed and property to the value of per-
haps $4,000 ruined, at Duquoin, and
In that immediate vicinity Portions
of the tracks of the Illinois Central
railroad, on the EldoradO division.
were submerged and washed away.
The streets Of Duquoin were Uttered
with trees and portions of barns and
buildings
In the vicinity of Duquoin the storm
was largely In the nature of cloud
burst, accompanied b" high wind.
The same storm that swept across
a portion of Illinois dipped down into
Kentucky. and at GRANVILLE, located
six miles from Columbia, n cloud burst
joined hands with a huge cyclone, up.
roofing trees, growing crops, houses,
and In fact everything In It's path
Over score OF lives were sent into
eternity without warning, the storm
appearing with unusual suddenness.
The reported dead are:
Or. l.. C. Nell, former state senator
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lum Hill and family.
John Moore and family.
Mrs. Austin Wilmorc
II. Moss and wife.
Miss Ada Wilmore.
Miss Mary Wilmore.
Hatfield Moss.
Ora Moss. aged IS.
Carrie Moss, aged 10.
Pearl Moss, aged 1G.
Matte Moss. aged 10.
Mollie Moss, aged 5.
Philip Moss, aged 3.
Mrs. Mary Moss.
Carl Wilson
Garland Wilson.
Mrs. Keltner.
AS proof that It was the same storm
that visited portions OF Illinois II is
pointed out that while the devastation
was under way at New Minden, and
other points farther away, the supper
hours was on, while at Gradyville II
was 10 o'clock at night when the
storm broke. 1t continued until IL
by which time It appeared
that the heavens had opened and were
pouring down a deluge II is believed
that a number of bodies were swept
away in the food that raced down the
swollen course of Big creek, at Ora.
dyville.